2023-2024 AMP Happenings
Weekly updates of the important events and happenings.
AMP HAPPENINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 1ST
The following are the events and happenings for the week of April 1st.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Monday, April 1, 2024 - Deadline for Chapter FFA Degree Application
- Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - JM FFA Talent Contest; 4:30PM; AMP Arena
- Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - JM FFA Booster Club Meeting; 6:30PM; AMP Commons
- Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - North East Ag Fair Premium Auction Payout after the JM FFA Booster Club General Meeting in AMP Commons
- Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - STAAR English I
- Thursday, April 11, 2024 - STAAR English II
- Saturday, April 13, 2024 - "Down Home in San Antone" Gala; 6:00PM to 11:00PM; Voigt Center
AMP DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
CAMPUS SAFETY REMINDER
The following measures are in place to provide safety to the JMHS campus and AMP Complex:
- NEISD has a closed campus policy. Students cannot leave campus during school hours, including lunchtime, without authorization from a parent/guardian, school administration, and obtaining a pass from the attendance office.
- Parents/guardians needing to make deliveries to AMP students during school hours must bring the items (school supplies, clothing, payments, food, etc.) into the AMP Administration office for delivery to students. We will not be allowing students to go into the parking lot to pick up deliveries.
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING NEWS
- Use the following link to submit a request to see Mrs. Purcell: 2023-2024 Request to See Counselor Form
- Mrs. Purcell, AMP Counselor, is located in the AMP Administration Office.
- Contact information for Mrs. Purcell:
Email - jpurce@neisd.net
Phone - (210) 356-1493
The following are helpful resources for Seniors:
TSIA April testing opportunities: April 11th & 12th and April 20th
Use the attached google form to sign up for one of the April TSIA sessions here at Madison. These will be the last two opportunities to test here at Madison. Deadline to sign up for the April 11 & 12 test will be April 8 end of school day, deadline for April 20 test will be April 18 end of school day.
SPRING 2024 SEMESTER EXAM SCHEDULE
The Spring 2024 Semester Exam Schedules for seniors and underclassmen have been released and are available below.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
David Molak Kindness Scholarship
Deadline: April 14, 2024
This $1,000 scholarship has been established by David’s Legacy Foundation to honor the love and kindness that David Molak showed his friends and family.
CRITERIA FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP: This scholarship recognizes exceptional graduating high school seniors in all Bexar County Independent School Districts and Bexar County Charter Schools, who exhibit characteristics of kindness in all aspects of their life. Our hope is that with assistance from this scholarship for their freshman year in college, recipients will continue to spread kindness into their adult life.
Deadline: April 26, 2024
Purpose
The purpose of this scholarship fund is to reward North East ISD students for their success in Career and Technical Education programs and to encourage students to further their education.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Surita Wyatt Scholarship, one must be a North East Independent School District high school senior who has completed or is participating in one or more Career and Technical Education courses. There are two types of scholarship awards available. Four scholarships in the amount of $500 will be awarded to four seniors to further their education upon graduation from high school. In addition, one student will be awarded a $1000 scholarship and named the overall senior CTE student for NEISD.
THE BASH IS BACK
Please join us at the 2024 James Madison FFA Booster Club Spring Scholarship Fundraiser Social! This is a 21+ adult event.
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
Time: 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Location: The Voigt Center, 701 El Portal Dr., San Antonio, TX 78232
Tickets on sale now for the "Down Home in San Antone" Gala to be held on Saturday, April 13th from 6:00PM to 11:00PM at the the Voigt Center in Hollywood Park.
The proceeds from the Gala will support the JMFFA Booster Club scholarship program.
Buy tickets online via Square:
Individual Tickets @ $60.00 each - https://checkout.square.site/merchant/6QX2DEVXCSM1Q/checkout/J3M6VFAO5Q622ODE2U4MHP6M
Table for Group of 10 @ $700.00 - https://square.link/u/3ohhlCO1
APRIL JM FFA BOOSTER CLUB GENERAL MEETING - APRIL 2ND
The next monthly meeting of the FFA Booster Club will be Tuesday, April 2nd at 6:30pm in the AMP Commons. All parents/guardians of AMP students are encouraged to join us for the Booster Club meeting.
Major agenda items for the April meeting will be the nomination of the 2024-2025 Executive Board for the FFA Booster Club, planning for the "Down Home in San Antone" Gala, and distribution of the 2024 North East Ag Fair Premium Auction checks.
2024 AMP LIVESTOCK EXPO SPECIES BREAKOUT SESSIONS - APRIL 16TH
The AMP Livestock Expo is a platform where AMP students can gain knowledge and experience in actual production agriculture through the raising and exhibiting of a livestock animal. The possibility of raising a livestock project (goats, lambs, rabbits, or swine) is a fantastic way to get hands on skills in agriculture and is one of many ways a student can meet the goal of having a Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) project in the AMP.
The AMP staff will be sharing information about the opportunity to raise and exhibit a livestock animal at the 2024 AMP Livestock Expo (generally known as the JV livestock program) through individual breakout sessions for goats, lambs, rabbits, and swine from 7:00PM to 7:55PM on Tuesday, April 16th in the AMP Complex. Students and parents/guardians will be able to attend two breakout sessions of their choice that evening.
We will post an informational presentation about the AMP Livestock Expo and all necessary documents on the AMP Livestock Expo website in the coming weeks (https://amplivestockexpo.weebly.com). Students and parents/guardians should view the informational presentation prior to attending the species breakout sessions on April 16th.
2024 AMP AWARDS APPLICATION
As we do at the end of each school year, the AMP recognizes student achievements from throughout the school year in many different areas.
The 2024 AMP Awards Application is now available for students to apply to 40 different award categories for recognition. For a student to be considered for any of the award categories, they must check the award area that they are applying for and briefly explain why they should receive the award. Students may apply for multiple award categories, however, must submit a separate award application for each category.
Award applications must be submitted online through the following link and are due by April 28, 2024: https://forms.gle/8gdzuC27bhe99S6E7.
Award winners will be recognized at the 2024 AMP Awards Gala on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
JAMES MADISON FFA BOOSTER CLUB
The FFA Booster Club exists to organize and conduct fundraising activities to provide financial support to all students of the AMP in order to enhance the educational and agricultural experiences of the students. Parents/guardians can support the James Madison FFA Booster Club by making the AMP a family experience. This can be done through a variety of means such as volunteering of your time and talents, introducing the FFA Booster Club to corporate sponsors, or financially supporting the FFA Booster Club with donations or purchasing merchandise.
The next general meeting of the James Madison FFA Booster Club will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd at 6:30PM at the AMP Complex.
All parents/guardians are highly encouraged to sign up for the FFA Booster Club email distribution list by clicking HERE. (Please note, the James Madison FFA Booster Club does NOT share contact information and will communicate with its members only in regards to matters pertaining to the James Madison FFA Booster Club, the James Madison FFA Chapter, and the Agriscience Magnet Program.)
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