Academy of Richmond County

January 17-24 🥶🧊🏂

Friday, January 17

6:00 & 7:30 Varsity Basketball 🏀🏀🏀 v Cross Creek @ Cross Creek

Monday, January 20

NO SCHOOL-Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday 💬🤲🏫

Tuesday, January 21

8:30 Gifted testing in the media center 📝

5:30 Wrestling 🤼🤼🤼 @ Burke County

6:00 & 7:30 Varsity Basketball 🏀🏀🏀 v Hephzibah @ ARC

Thursday, January 23

9:00-12:00 Food distribution at Tubman Education Center 🥐🥓🥚

Friday, January 24

6:00 & 7:30 Varsity Basketball 🏀🏀🏀 v Baldwin @ ARC

February 13, 2025 Progress Reports go home 📈

February 14, 2025 Professional Learning Day 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫

February 17, 2025 No School-President's Day 👩🏻‍💼

February 18, 2025 Asynchronous Learning 👩🏻‍💻

March 10, 2025 Asynchronous Learning 👩🏻‍💻

April 7-14, 2025 Spring Break 🌴🎉⛳

April 18, 2025 No School-Good Friday 🐰

April 26, 2025 Prom 💃

May 28, 2025 Graduation 8:00 am at the Bell Auditorium 🎓

We are offering Extended Learning every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 3:30-5:30 in room 404. Students can expect personal assistance, help with Georgia Virtual School Tutoring and help navigating Canvas and other instructional resources to support learning.

Wed Jan 22 - Senior Cap & Gown Portrait Proof Delivery during lunches in the gym

Wed Jan 29 - Senior Cap & Gown Portrait Orders during lunches in the gym

This week, your child will brought home their MAP Family Report. This report provides valuable insights into your child's academic progress and areas of growth in Math and ELA. The information included helps you understand your child's performance and how you can support their learning journey. The report also contains detailed explanations to help you interpret the results. Be sure to review it and discuss any questions or concerns with your child's teacher.

ARC is fortunate to house the International Baccalaureate Programme. We have both the Diploma Programme (DP) and the Career-Related Programme (CP). Every five years, we undergo a 5 year self-study in order to be reaccredited. We look forward to starting that process this month. Be on the lookout for opportunities to participate in our self study. This effort will require the support of the whole school and we look forward to another positive evaluation from the IB.

Laptops are still available for student check out. Insurance is $29.99, but must be purchased while the computer is still healthy. Students are expected to bring their laptops to school every day. Classroom carts are often not available because we expect all students to have their own computer at school every day. Please see the media center staff for more information about laptops, including being a day user, if preferred.

Senior Delivery: Tuesday April 22, 2025 during lunch – media center

Senior Delivery Make Up Day: Friday May 2, 2025 during lunch – media center

Cell phones, headphones, ear buds, and any other electronic devices are not permitted in the classrooms in Richmond County schools this year. We encourage students to leave them at home. If they are on campus, they must be powered OFF and completely out of sight. No text messaging, app-based communication, or social media is permitted during the school day...including through personal computers.

Emergency calls may be made in the front office. Parents may contact students by calling the main office and school office staff will relay emergency messages from parents to students. Non-emergency messages cannot be delivered during the school day. Families should discuss appointments and other activities outside of school instructional time.

The school system is not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged electronic communication devices or cell phones nor will the administration or school officials investigate missing or damaged cell phones.

• First violation --> The device will be taken to the front office and the student or parent can retrieve it at 3:10 pm. It will be documented in Infinite Campus.
  
• Second violation --> If taken on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, the device will be taken to the front office and the parent can retrieve it on Friday at 3:10 pm. If taken on Thursday or Friday, the device will be taken to the front office and the parent can retrieve it on the following Monday at 3:10 pm. It will be documented in Infinite Campus.
• Third violation --> If taken on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, the device will be taken to the front office and the parent can retrieve it on Friday at 3:10 pm. If taken on Thursday or Friday, the device will be taken to the front office and the parent can retrieve it on the following Monday at 3:10 pm. The student will serve one day of ISS. It will be documented in Infinite Campus.

• Fourth violation --> The device will be taken to the front office and the parent can retrieve it 10 days later at 3:10 pm. The parent must schedule a conference with administration. Additionally, the student will serve 3 days of ISS. It will be documented in Infinite Campus.
• Further incidents will result in discipline deemed appropriate by administration under the circumstances.

NON-COMPLIANCE: All administrators, teachers, and staff members are authorized to confiscate cell phones, electronic communication devices and/or accessories any time a student is in violation of the policy. Refusal to surrender a device will result a two-day OUT OF SCHOOL suspension.

We will be hosting another ACT Boot Camp on Feb 5. Our SAT on Dec 4 Boot Camp was so successful so we are looking to replicate it! Please let guidance know if you are interested in participating!

March 8--register by Feb 21

May 3--register by Apr 18

June 7--register by May 22

February 8-registration closed

April 5-register by Feb 28

June 14-register by May 9

July 12-register by June 6

Always Understand Your Mistakes

This is vital if you want to see dramatic improvements. If you take the time to understand each mistake you make on practice questions, why you made it, and what you will do to avoid it in the future, you’re virtually guaranteed a good score on the test.

Mistakes usually fall into one of four categories:

#1: Content weakness
#2: Time pressure
#3: Question comprehension issue
#4: Careless error

After you finish a practice test, catalog all the questions you answer incorrectly so you can work on detecting error patterns. Did you consistently answer a particular type of math question wrong (content weakness)? Did you keep missing the words “except” or “least” (careless error) in questions? Did you consistently miss questions at the end of sections (time pressure)?

Whatever your issues, you have to understand them completely so you can fix the problems you’re having and see positive changes in your scores!

This website is helpful for kids studying for the SAT. Students have said studying the Desmos guide a teacher posted in canvas helped them score higher on the Math portion of the SAT.

Desmos_SAT_Tips_and_Tricks.pdf (bwseducationconsulting.com)

Yearbook Ordering Information

2025 ARC Yearbook Ordering Information: All orders are placed through the Jostens Website

Class of 2025 Ads -Deadline is Feb 7!

Visit the Jostens website to place Senior Ad Orders: Create your Senior Ad Here

Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball 🏀🏀🏀

1/28/25 6:00 & 7:30 v Westside @ ARC

1/31/25 6:00 & 7:30 v Howard @ Howard

2/4/25 6:00 & 7:30 v Aquinas @ ARC

2/7/25 6:00 & 7:30 v West Laurens @ West Laurens

Boys and Girls Swim 🏊🏊🏻‍♂️🏊

1/28/25 5:30 v Aquinas, Evans, Lakeside, Westminster, Grovetown, Davidson @ Augusta Aquatic Center--SENIOR NIGHT

Boys and Girls Wrestling 🤼🤼🤼

1/28/25 5:30 at Hephzibah

2/1/25 10:00 at Westside Area Traditional

2/8/25 10:00 at Sectional Tournament

2/13/25 – 2/15/25 at State Tournament at TBA

Need some new ARC merch from Booster Club? Click here!

Or use this link if the QR code doesn't work for you!

Interested in joining the Booster Club? Click the link below to complete the membership form and use this link for the PayPal account to support the booster club. Questions? Contact Booster Club President Travis Wright at travisewright2415@gmail.com or Secretary Mary Wallace Broome at mwpbroome@yahoo.com.

Check this link for new Booster Club merch!

Please check out our Title 1 Parents Right to Know Notification document.

Anyone wanting to volunteer must follow the volunteer policies for the Richmond County School System. They must also complete the Mandated Reporter Training.

There are 3 levels of volunteers and volunteers have been cleared at the appropriate levels before working with students.

Please check in with Ms. Hawkins, our school social worker, for more information. (hawkica@boe.richmond.k12.ga.us)

If your child needs to be absent for any reason this school year, please utilize the school attendance email address: musketeerattendance@gmail.com. We are encouraging parents to provide doctor/dentist excuses, as much as possible. The RCSS code of conduct permits 5 parent notes per school year.

This year, they’re awarding $277,000 in scholarships and educational grants to seniors graduating from high school and adults seeking career advancement. They’ll be accepting applications December 2nd-February 28th.

Scholarship applications for graduating high school seniors and professionals seeking career advancement should be submitted online and can be found here along with eligibility criteria: https://www.peachstatefcu.org/scholarships.

Helpful Tips

• Applicants should not apply for more than one scholarship.
• Interested individuals should carefully review the criteria for our scholarships to ensure they are eligible to apply.
• Student scholarships are broken down into three categories: merit-based, needs-based, and students who are pursuing a degree in education. They should select the category that best fits their needs.
• The Career Advancement Scholarships are for adult members of the credit union whose accounts are in good standing.

The Clemson C-CAT Program is now accepting nominations for 9th and 10th grade students for their 24-25 Sessions.

Clemson’s Challenge for Academically Talented Students (C-CATS) recruits outstanding students to participate in high-powered weekend retreats. Through team-building and academic sessions, students gain leadership skills, make lasting friendships, and improve their ability to think clearly and perform under pressure, all while having the time of their lives!

Spend the weekend exploring Clemson University while developing leadership skills and building friendships with other top performing students.

Interested? See your counselor for more information.

Mercer University is currently seeking students who will be sophomores and juniors during the 2024-2025 academic year, Mercer University’s Certificate of Achievement and Service Excellence (CASE) program seeks to identify students who embody Mercer’s commitment to research and service. Two-thirds of Mercer students participate in at least one service-learning experience during their time on campus, and the CASE program will recognize students who value service both personally and as an important component of higher learning.

To be a CASE Scholar, students must hold a 3.5 GPA or higher, demonstrate continued involvement in service during high school, and submit an application form or be nominated for the program by a school counselor or teacher. Eligible nominees will then be invited to apply to the program by the Office of University Admissions. Scholars will be awarded the Certificate of Achievement and Service Excellence along with a $500 scholarship, contingent upon their acceptance and enrollment to Mercer University.

Ready to apply? Click the link below.

https://undergrad.mercer.edu/case-program/

Senior dues are due March 14th and are $80 through MySchoolBucks. It covers a fall t-shirt, spring t-shirt, and senior week activities.

Senior fall t-shirt is available for purchase for $15 separately for anyone through MySchoolBucks.

All work should be completed on time. Teachers may deduct five points per day and communicate this in the Infinite Campus gradebook. Work turned in after the learning has occurred may not be graded (no more than 5 school days from the due date). If a student continues to submit work late, a parent-teacher conference may be held to co-develop a plan of action.

Using Artificial Intelligence to complete assignments where students are asked to produce original work will be considered Academic Dishonesty.

Can't find us in the Parent App?

Yeah, I couldn't either. While I was logged in as a parent, I went to Account. Scrolled down to QR Code for Mobile Login and there it was! Very easy...once you know what you are looking for!

HOT TIP

Switch browsers. For whatever reason, I kept clicking logout and it was keeping me logged in to my son's account. I had his account open in Chrome and had to create my account in Firefox.

Go to the parent site. Create an account. Enter one child's paring code--I suggest doing your favorite kid first....kidding! Once you are logged in, if you have multiple kids, go to Account, then down to Observing. In the box, add the pairing code from your other child and click "+Student." Voila!

Want to observe your kid's classes in Canvas?

Get the paring code from your child(ren). To do that, have them login. Go to Account. Then Settings. On the right side, there will be a button that says, "Pair with an Observer." Write this code down or take a quick pic for your child (or children if you have multiple in the school system. Do all of your children at once. It'll be easier. Also, if you are a teacher in RCSS, it was recommended to me to use a separate email account from my work email.)