Academy of Richmond County

September 13-20 🌻⛅🌻

Friday, September 13

3:10 pm Progress Reports go home 💯

7:30 pm 🏈🏈🏈 v Howard @ Howard

Saturday, September 14

8:30 am Cross Country 👟👟👟 @ Augusta Prep

Rally High Volleyball Tournament 🏐🏐🏐 Lake Point Center

Wednesday, September 18

5:30 pm Softball 🥎🥎🥎 v Westside @ ARC

Thursday, September 19

3:30 ARC Homecoming Parade 🤹🏻‍♂️🤹🏻‍♀️

5:30 pm Softball 🥎🥎🥎 v Hephzibah @ Hephzibah

Friday, September 20

7:30 pm 🏈🏈🏈 v Cross Creek @ ARC (Homecoming)

Oct 10 Professional Learning Day--no school

Oct 11 Asynchronous Learning Day--no school

Oct 14-15 Student/Teacher Fall Break

Nov 1 Progress Reports

Nov 11 Veterans Day Holiday

Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving Holiday

Dec 16-20 Semester Exams & Makeups

April 18, 2025 Prom

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

ARC 2024 Homecoming Tailgate Celebration

When: Friday, 9/20, 4 pm - 10 pm

Where: ARC parking lot

Cost: 3 spots- $70; 4 spots- $85

Calling all ARC Alumni and Friends!

Reserve your spot today and support the Purple Pride Marching Band…..PPMB!

Deadline for reservations: Thursday, 9/19

You can contact the following for reservation or info:

Band Director- Robert Freeman, (803) 522-1224

Band Booster VP- Camethia “Meme” West, (706) 829-0856

Band Assistant/Alumni - Deandria Deboskie, (706) 220-0984

Test date: October 24

Make-up date: October 28

All 10th grade students will be registered to test

11th grade students may test, but do not have to pay (See Ms. Stephens to register)

9th grade students must pay to register to test.

Register for PSAT here or use the QR Code.

October 5--register by Sept 20

November 2--register by Oct 18

December 7--register by Nov 22

March 8--register by Feb 21

May 3--register by Apr 18

June 7--register by May 22

October 26-register by Sept 20

December 14-register by Nov 8

February 8-register by Jan 3

April 5-register by Feb 28

June 14-register by May 9

July 12-register by June 6

Don’t rely on answer choice probability or patterns

Any question could have the answer A, B, C, or D. You may have 10 A’s in a row, or no A’s at all in any set of question answers. Use the option eliminator tool to cross off options that you know are wrong to narrow down to the best choice.

Yearbook Ordering Information

2025 ARC Yearbook Ordering Information:

Back to School Sale is NOW LIVE!

Preorder now to get the lowest price of the season.

All orders are placed through the Jostens Website

SENIOR AD Ordering Information

Class of 2025 Ads - Early Bird Pricing is Now Available!

Order and Create your Ad early to get the best price of the year.

Visit the Jostens website to place Senior Ad Orders:

Create your Senior Ad Here

Picture Day Info

ARC UNDERCLASSMEN & FACULTY PICTURE DAY INFORMATION 2024/2025

Picture Make-up Day: Oct 22nd

Picture Day order information was sent home this week through English classes. Please send your order information and payment on picture day if you would like to order a student picture package.

Class of 2025 Senior Portraits

FINAL MAKE UP DATE: Oct 7th

You must be photographed by Oct 7 by Rick Milton Photography to be included in the Senior Portrait Section of the 2025 Yearbook.

Use this link to sign up for a make up appointment or retake.

Contact Rick Milton Photography's Studio with any additional questions.

706-860-3612

Yearbook Staff/Club Information

Interested in being on the ARC Yearbook Staff? Fill out the information in the link. Staff Info Form

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.

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.

Boys and Girls Cross Country 👟👟👟

9/25/24 5:15 pm Pelion Strictly Running @ Pelion, SC

10/1/24 5:30 pm WACO Invite @ Sandersville, GA

10/11/24 5:30 pm All County Meet @ Diamond Lakes

10/22/24 5:00 pm Non-Region Region Meet @ Milledgeville, GA

11/2/24 TBA GHSA Sectionals @ Jones County, GA

11/9/24 12:30 pm Boys GHSA State @ Carrolton High School

11/9/24 1:00 pm Girls GHSA State @ Carrolton High School

Boys Varsity Football 🏈🏈🏈

9/20/24 7:30 v Cross Creek @ ARC

10/4/24 7:30 v Baldwin @ ARC

10/11/24 7:30 v West Laurens @ West Laurens

10/25/24 7:30 v Hephzibah @ ARC

11/1/24 7:30 v Aquinas @ Aquinas

Girls Softball 🥎🥎🥎

9/24/24 5:30 v Cross Creek @ ARC

9/25/24 5:30 v Harlem @ ARC

Girls Volleyball (JV and Varsity) 🏐🏐🏐

9/23/24 5:00 & 6:00 v Alleluia (JV & V) @ Alleluia

9/24/24 6:00 & 7:00 v Hephzibah & Aquinas @ Aquinas

9/26/24 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 v Harlem, Hephzibah, Westside @ Harlem

10/3/24 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 v Morgan County, Oconee County, Lakeside @ Morgan County

10/8/24 5:00 & 7:00 v Evans and Lakeside @ ARC

10/10/24 5:00 v Davidson (Varsity only) @ ARC

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.

First meeting is scheduled for September 9, 2024 at 6:00 pm in Room 404 in the new building. All are welcome!

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.

For COVID-19 related absences, please contact Nurse Tiller at TilleCu@boe.richmond.k12.ga.us. When all information is received, the attendance will be updated and teachers will receive an email informing them of the student’s absence.

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!

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!

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.)