Guidance

Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) weeks are here!! Every year all schools in the state of KY participate in this state-mandated assessment. The middle schools & elementary schools will be taking theirs in May. AHS will be in CATS zone from 4/19-4/30.

Here's a break down of where you are to report for each day (at 8:15 a.m.): bring pencils

Monday, 4/19 (white day) go to the gym, then to testing rooms daily
Tuesday, 4/20 (blue day) go to the gym (senior assembly)
Wednesday, 4/21 go to your CATS testing rooms (rosters posted in guidance office window).
Thursday, 4/22 go to the auditorium for presentation, Making College Count
Friday, 4/23 go to one of these five areas : (grouped by alphabet)

• gym upstairs, north side (Alexander- Craig)
• gym floor (Creamer-Hawthorne)
• gym upstairs, south side (Hayden-Midkiff)
• chorus room (Miller-Schaeffer)
• band room (Schwartz-Zimmerman)

** On Tuesday, 4/20 & Thursday, 4/22 during the assemblies, we will taking donations for the Logan Satterly Memorial Scholarship Fund .

Week 2:

Monday, 4/26 (blue day) attend regular class schedule
Tuesday, 4/27 (white day) go to first block activity (rosters & locations posted on guidance office window)
Wednesday, 4/28 report to the commons area , orange sheet given to you of your career awareness day schedule (speakers). You will attend four different speakers in C section (your orange sheet has room #'s & times). Please follow your career speaker schedule (orange sheet)!
Thursday, 4/29 report to the auditorium for presentation
Friday, 4/30 attend regular class schedule

Reminders:

The AHS graduation announcements will be available on Friday, 4/23 during your lunch. Pick them up in front of the attendance office.

AHS Honors/Awards Night is May 11. This is a special night to honor seniors and their accomplishments. Continue to bring award letters (from colleges, scholarships, etc.) to guidance to get this information in our program & for PA announcements!

The end of the year SENIOR activities information (handout) will be given out at the 4/20 assembly in gym. AM Tech College/Higher Ed seniors can get theirs from guidance office upon returning from Tech College.
You will be completing the Senior Transition Survey on 4/21 after your CATS test. Please complete it thoroughly , contact email, address, phone; also, your final transcript will be sent to the college/ post-secondary institution that you list (page 2).
AHS SR/Jr Prom, Saturday, May 1--- what an exciting night for each of you---enjoy!! J J My senior son attended prom 4/17 at DCHS and he looked sooo sharp, handsome, grown up..
Advanced Placement (AP) exams begin on Tuesday, May 4. Please check the AP schedule in the guidance office window & report to the exam location 15 mins. before the AP test time (on AP schedule).

Scholarship Opportunities:

#67 Autism Society of Western KY "Focus on Abilities" Scholarship - offers a $500 award; criteria: those with autism, and their family members, along with students pursuing a degree with emphasis on serving the needs of those with autism; must type a one page essay, and two letters of reference (Kreke can get you one)! Deadline for application (postmarked) is Friday, April 23. Act now, don't delay!

#68 DCEA Scholarship - If your parent is a current member of Daviess County Education Association and has been a member for four years prior to your graduation and you have a grade point average of 2.5 average or above, apply for this scholarship now! Applications must be returned to Dwayne Bishop at College View Middle School no later than Friday, April 23, 2004.

#69 Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society Scholarship - offers one $1,000 awards; must have secured an admission to a recognized Engineering Program. Deadline (postmarked) is Thursday, April 22.

#70 AHS Eagle High Trust Scholarship- offers a $500 award; criteria: must be planning to major in Business. Deadline is Friday, April 30 to Mr. Mark Gray, rm 409.

#71 KHEAA Teacher Scholarship - The Teacher Scholarship Program is administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) and provides financial assistance in the form of a conversion scholarship/loan to highly qualified, financially needy Kentucky students who are pursuing initial teacher certification at participating institutions. Applications are available in the Guidance Office. Your FAFSA need analysis data and scholarship application must be received by KHEAA's Teacher Scholarship Program by Saturday, May 1, 2004.

#72 Making It Count Scholarship - offers five $1,000 awards to seniors who can exhibit scholastic excellence based on the "Winning Characteristics" that will be discussed in the program at AHS on Thurday, 4/22 in the auditorium (1 st block). You must be planning to attend a post-secondary educational setting. Download an application at www.makingitcount.com

#73 Pilot Club of Owensboro Scholarship - offers a $800 award; must be a senior planning on attending Owensboro Community College. Complete application and mail to Ms. Massey by Sunday, 4/25/04 (address on application) to be considered for this scholarship.

Developing dreams with wings will be our SENIOR CATS Testing weeks theme! Please continue to do just that..develop YOUR dreams..and get ready to soar!!

J J Ms. Kreke