Class of 2020

Click HERE to take the mandatory Senior Scholarship Survey.

Please provide the name(s) and amount(s) of any type of scholarships, grants or endowment money that you have received for college. We will use this information to calculate the total amount of award money garnered by this graduating class. Additionally, we hope to create a school board featuring all the scholarship winners of the class of 2020 and honor you virtually. Our underclassmen look up to you and we hope that this will give them inspiration in their pursuits. Thanks for your help with this & congratulations on all your achievements. You all have been a fantastic class to work with and we will miss you!

The more plans we make for our virtual graduation ceremony and our drive-through diploma presentation, the more excited I become in knowing that the ACRHS Class of 2020 will be honored in the most unique and caring manner. Our virtual ceremony, that will include the principal’s message, student speakers, special music, and the individual recognition of each graduate will be viewed at 9:00am on Saturday, June 6 through our ACRHS FaceBook page and a link on our school website posted later in the day. We will follow the virtual graduation ceremony with a drive through diploma presentation beginning at 11:00am. Each senior, who chooses to do so, will be invited to arrive in their cap and gown to receive their diploma in a traditional format with a photo opportunity. This will in an outdoor drive through environment where families may arrive in no more than two vehicles per graduate to hear their child’s name called and watch the individual diploma presentation. Look for specific details to follow soon in your emails, on our website, and in a message from me. I want every senior family to know their child will be honored for this huge milestone of their life. ACRHS school personnel have worked and will continue to work tirelessly to be sure that our seniors will be recognized for their accomplishments and to make their graduation a very special event.

Click HERE to view our Virtual Senior Awards for 2019-2020.

As many of you know, our Senior Awards this year moved to a virtual format. While we wish we could celebrate with you in person as we traditionally do in collaboration with our amazing PTSO, this celebration was done virtually through a website, presented on Monday, May 18th starting at 3pm. Students being celebrated at this time received an email sent 5/18 at 3pm to the student's BCS email account, and parent/guardian email accounts (that we have on file) as well as posts on our ACRHS facebook page, ACRHS PTSO facebook page, school website on our homepage under "Honoring Seniors" and other social media outlets. We will keep this website up and active, so feel free to share!

What will be recognized there?

We will be holding as true to our traditional in-person program as we possibly can with the following recognitions:

Honors Recognition:

We will be posting the names of students who have achieved Highest Honors, High Honors, and Honors. Students with highest honors hold a 4.25 GPA or higher. Students with high honors hold a GPA between a 4.0-4.24 and students with honors hold between a 3.5-3.99 GPA. Each of these students have received a gold or silver cord that will be worn with their gown at graduation to signify their academic achievement. Traditionally, these cords and tassels are given during this ceremony; however, we chose to distribute these with graduation supplies this year due to social distancing measures and schools being closed.

CTE Honors:

Each Spring CTE Honors students with a GPA of 3.0 or better. These students must have completed or presently be completing a CTE Cluster (a total of 4 classes with 1 course being a 2nd level). This is a red cord that was given during graduation supply dispersal.

Video Clips of Senior Departmental Awards

• Excellence in English
• Excellence in Mathematics
• Excellence in Science
• Excellence in Social Studies
• Excellence in Spanish
• Excellence in Latin
• Excellence in French
• Excellence in Chinese
• Excellence in Instrumental Music
• Excellence in Vocal Music
• Excellence in Visual Arts
• Excellence in Theatre Arts
• Excellence in Physical Education
• Excellence in Career Technical Education
• Excellence in ROTC

Additional Senior Video Recognitions

• Principal’s Award
• West Point Admittance
• International Exchange Students Recognition
• Stephens-Lee Most Improved Senior Award
• Athletes of the Year

Video Announcements of Scholarships

AC Reynolds has outstanding seniors who have garnered the recognition of numerous scholarship programs. We want to thank the scholarship program representatives who have reached out to us to honor their awardees. We especially thank those who have taken the time to reach out specifically to our ACR community. While we are so incredibly proud of the students listed and honored here. Keep in mind, this is by no means a comprehensive list of students who have received scholarships. Many of our graduates pursue scholarships directly at the school they are attending or from private organizations of their choice. Some seniors are also awaiting scholarship acceptances and decisions. While we are unable to honor everyone in this program, we are so proud of you all and hope you continue to pursue scholarship opportunities year after year.

During this Virtual Ceremony as we traditionally do, we will be honoring the following:

• Ken Rudeen Scholarships sponsored by ACR Athletic Booster Club
• Asheville Civitan Scholarship
• SECU People Helping People Scholarship
• AB Tech Scholarships
• CFWNC Scholarships
• Buncombe County Schools Foundation Scholarships
• WNC Journey Scholarship
• Ingles Market Scholarship
• Distinguished Young Women Scholarships

In closing, we hope you take a moment to look through the website as we celebrate and honor some of the accomplishments of our seniors. While we are deeply saddened we can’t be celebrating with you in person, we hope you have taken some time individually and with your friends and family to celebrate your accomplishments. Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

Below are new scholarships to explore. Please let me know if you have any questions. As always, please refer to earlier emails sent, or our school website if you have any questions regarding scholarships:

https://acrhs.buncombeschools.org/our_school/counseling/scholarship_news

Dr. Keith Black Scholarship: Due: 5/27/2020

Dr. Keith Black of Black Orthodontics is providing our school with one $500 scholarship. This scholarship is for a deserving senior who will pursue a degree in the medical field. Listed below are requirements that Dr. Black deems necessary to receive the award:

Requirements:

• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• An acceptance letter from a school that provides higher education in the health field of study.
• One letter of recommendation.
• Email this information to Ms. Lewit along with the application:
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t-krcoIY_fBOYyxNrf16N_wDMA-ML7Cl/view?usp=sharing
  

St. Luke’s Scholarship: Due: 6/10/2020

Amount: $1,000 renewable up to 4 years

Requirements: 2.75 GPA or higher

To apply, students must complete THREE parts. Part 1 is this online application with uploaded essay. Part 2 is to submit via email or mail copies of the applicant and applicant’s parents tax statements (if the student is listed as their dependent) to St. Luke’s Church, 219 Chunn’s Cove, Asheville, 28805 by June 10, 2020. Part 3 is to have additional information mailed to the above address, including the academic summary page sent by the applicant’s records department (counselor), a one page essay, AND three letters of reference.

If you need help or have questions, please email stlukesscholarship@gmail.com or call Sarah Cain at 828-450-6476.http://stlukesavl.org/application-packet-2018/

SigEp Scholarships: Vary but mostly due 6/1/2020

To qualify for the Balanced Man Scholarship, incoming students should submit an online application and enroll full time at any of these universities for the fall 2020 term. Final deadlines vary by school, but the early application deadline for most scholarships is June 1, 2020. Applicants have no obligation to affiliate with or join SigEp to be eligible. This resource is intended to assist with college affordability, while introducing students to campus life opportunities. Search to see if your school is participating here: https://sigep.org/scholarships/

Joseph Ainsworth: A-D, joseph.ainsworth@bcsemail.org

Jennifer Kohn: E-K, jennifer.kohn@bcsemail.org

Eva Lewit: L-Q, eva.lewit@bcsemail.org

Laura McCreary: R-Z, laura.mccreary@bcsemail.org

Email: eva.lewit@bcsemail.org
Website: https://acrhs.buncombeschools.org/our_school/counseling
Location: 1 Rocket Drive, Asheville, NC, USA
Phone: (828) 298-7665
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