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President Obama's Bullying Message / Stop Bullying Now! Letter from Dennis McKinney, State Treasurer - Treasurer’s Office partners with NFL and Visa on Financial Football / Treasurer’s website offers money saving ideas Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education issues letter concerning obligations to protect students from student-on-student harassment.

01/26/2012 - VARSITY BOYS WIN 4TH CONSECUTIVE MCLOUTH TOURNAMENT - Last Saturday evening the ACCHS Tiger Boys finished in first place in the annual McLouth BB Tourney for the fourth consecutive year, winning by a score of 60-47 against the Jeff North Chargers. Austin Eckert received the tournament MVP honor for the third year in a row, and Jacob Hansen also made the all-tournament team...(FB page for photos).

01/25/2012 - 30 Year Reunion Planned for 1982 ACCHS Class 4A State Championship Wrestling Team. A 30 Year Reunion has been planned for the 1982 ACCHS Class 4A State Championship Wrestling Team. The event will be held this Friday night, January 27, 2012 at the ACCHS-Doniphan West Wrestling Dual in the ACCHS gymnasium in Effingham. The 1982 wrestlers, coaches and coaches’ representatives have been invited back to be recognized at the conclusion of the match. A reception will be held in the commons area immediately following the recognition ceremony. Senior Parent Night along with King & Queen of Mats will take place prior to the match. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at approximately 5:15 PM. There will be no charge for admission Friday night. Area patrons and community members are invited to join for this very special evening. Go Tigers!

01/23/2012 - The Atchison County Drama Club has a few DVDs of this year's and last year's musical productions available for sale. DVDs of "The Wizard of Oz" are $10 (includes a photo DVD and video of the performance), and DVDs of "Damn Yankees" are $5. Contact Noelle Walters if you are interested in purchasing either of these.

01/23/2012 - Mark your calendars – Spring Play Auditions will be held Monday, January 23, and Wednesday, January 25, from3:30-5:00 in the Auditorium. If you are unable to attend one of these dates,please see Mrs. Walters in Room 117. The Spring Play will be held March 30, 31,and April 1.

01/20/2012 - ACCHS Wrestling Announcement and Queen of Mats PR to the Public - ACCHS will host Doniphan West wrestling on Friday, January 27 at 5:15 p.m. The ACCHS Band and Cheerleaders will begin the event at 4:50 p.m. with a Pep Rally. Before the start of the wrestling, recognition of Senior Wrestling Parents and DVL All-League Football Players will occur. A coronation ceremony for Queen of Mats will conclude the preliminary ceremonies. Join the ACCHS community for a great evening of wrestling and royalty.

01/17/2012 - Elementary teachers visit James Lewis Elementary in Blue Springs, MO.

Several Atchison County Elementary teachers and Principal Brookover traveled to Blue Springs, Mo. on Tuesday to visit James Lewis Elementary. The purpose of the visit is to acquire a better understanding of the Pathways to Reading training our elementary teachers will begin receiving in March. In addition, the visit will help create a network with teachers from other schools who have experience using this program.

Pathways to Reading (PTR) is a Teacher Professional Development Training Program and reading curriculum for beginning readers in grades K-2 and struggling readers in upper grades. The reading curriculum is comprehensive including manuals, lesson plans, assessments, and small group and large group instruction strategies. The primary focus of PTR is to help teachers understand, and apply in the classroom, the five scientifically validated core components of the reading process. The five core components are: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension

01/17/2012 - JCN Mid-Season Girls' Basketball Tourney Bracket (PDF)

01/17/2012 - Atchison County Girls top Class 2A No. 1 Ranked JCN (Topeka Capital Journal)

01/17/2012 - KBCA Releases Basketball Rankings - Girls #3 in Class 3A

01/17/2012 - Atchison County Boys Basketball improves to 9-0 with victory over JCN (Topeka Capital Journal)

01/17/2012 - KBCA Releases Basketball Rankings - Boys #2 in Class 3A

01/13/2012 - ACCHS Wrestling News - 2011-2012 HS Wrestling Page

01/11/2012 - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran scheduled to visit ACCJSH Friday. Senator Moran is scheduled to be in Effingham at the JSH on Friday, January 13, from approximately 10:30 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. as part of his statewide listening tour.

01/10/2012 - Elementary PTO News - Minutes from November and December posted.

01/09/2012 - McLouth Varsity Boys Basketball Tournament Bracket - Play begins Tuesday, January 17 at McLouth.

01/05/2012 - January is School Board Appreciation Month! Go to press release..

12/20/2011 - Links to School Activities Photos on the Newsleaf Website

12/20/2011 - Homeland Security: Be Smart with Your Smartphone’s Security

09/29/2011 - KVA All Academic Teams Named...Eight 2010 ACCHS Volleyball Student Athletes Recognized. Congratulations!! The Kansas Volleyball Association has released its 2010 All Academic Team. Seven players from the ACCHS 2010 Volleyball team were named to the KVA All Academic First Team and they are: Kiley Dorssom, Brooke Fowler, Katrina Reiss, Kelsey Weber, Tara Ellerman, Taylor Pieper, Brooklyn Otte. In addition, Brittaney Miller was named 2010 All Academic Honorable Mention.

09/27/2011 - As part of the Kansas Character Education Initiative, grant money has been awarded to our Jr./Sr. High School. This year marks the third and final year that this grant money will be awarded to our building. As a requirement for this grant and for the opportunity to reapply for a similar grant, we ask parents to participate in the Culture of Excellence & Ethics Assessment (CEEA) survey. CEEA surveys are anonymous and our school only receives the information that is used to help in efforts to improve school safety and enhance learning for all students.

The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete. We value your input and respect your right to confidentiality. Our building number is 4891 - you will need this number to login to the survey!

Our deadline for completion is October 3, 2011. You may access the survey online by using the following web address: http://excellenceandethics.org/assess/s3ks_parents.php

09/27/2011 - Congratulations and KUDOS to Theresa Cattrell, Food Service Director, and all the USD 377 Food Service staff for receiving the 2010-2011 Healthier US School Challenge Silver Award at both the Elementary and Junior Senior High.

We are the first district in Kansas to receive the award at the high school level. Thanks for all your hard work and providing nutritious meals to students at Atchison County Community Schools.

2010-2011 USD 377 Food Service Staff - JSH: Charlotte Rathert, Marlena Wheeler, Sandy Grippin and Pam Roudebush; Elementary: Deborah Schneider, Alvera Lee and Diane Besinger.

08/25/2011 - ACCHS ACT Scores Increase in all Content Areas—Math and Science Rise above State and National Averages—Composite Score Highest in School History!-Recently released ACT scores show that ACCHS students excelled on the ACT last year. Overall, ACCHS students’ composite score jumped from 21.0 in 2010 to 21.7 in 2011, which is the highest composite score in school history. What a great accomplishment for our students and staff!! The fact that significant gains were made in every content area is a testament to the hard work and commitment by our students and staff.

ACCHS students averaged scores of 20.3 in English, 22.4 in mathematics, 21.7 in reading, and 22.1 in science. State average scores were 21.4 in English, 21.8 in mathematics, 22.3 in reading, and 21.9 in science. District scores were above the national average score in every content area including the composite score. Thirty-five ACCHS students took the ACT test in 2011.

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