Congratulations to Zane Murphy for his selection to Friday Night Drive's (Shaw Local News) week 9 football team of the week. Zane was voted in as a Defensive Back. He had 2 interceptions as well as 122 yards receiving and 1 touchdown against Rockford Christian Life last week. Zane was one of 23 players in northern Illinois to be voted to the team.
Carson Rueff was also up for nomination in the quarterback position. Carson was 10-15 for 212 passing YDS, 5 passing TDs and 48 Rushing YDs with 1 rushing TD.
Way to represent boys and all of the AFC Raiders! Go get 'em on Saturday at Milford!
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The Lady Raiders play in the Polo Regional this evening against Fulton at 6:00.
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Check out AFC's new sideline store! It can be found under Athletics on afcschools.net named AFC APPAREL. For the next 30 days, everything is 25% off is you use the code SPIRIT.
The store can be directly accessed using this URL:
http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/illinois/ashton/ashton-franklin-center-h-s
Check out the Raider gear offered!
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SIX days until the Scholastic Book Fair!
ONE week until the Scholastic Book Fair opens at AFC Elementary!
It's almost SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR time! Our Book Fair will begin on October 31st. A paper with specific dates/times for our Book Fair hours was sent home with your child last week. If you have any questions, please email jburkitt@afcschools.net.
The AFC Raider will play their first round playoff football game next Saturday at Milford at 2:00! Go get ‘em Raiders!
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Congratulations to the 2022 Marcia Thompson Invite All Tournament Team:
L to R: Taylor Jahn-AFC, Paige Sexton-Serena, Lindee Poper-Polo, Maera Jimenez-Marquette, Sophie Thompson-Serena, Lindsey Kaufman-Marquette.
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Chemistry students separating aspirin and testing for starch and salicylic acid.
Doors open at 6:30 - join us in the HS gym at 7:00pm!
New FFA shirts! #AFCFFA
FFA members delivered almost 50 lunches yesterday to area farmers. Thank you, farmers! #AFCFFA
Using their observation skills Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth graders have been working on a mixed media still life using pumpkins and leaves. These images will soon be uploaded to your child’s Artsonia account. Please contact Mrs. Coffman if you need access to that account. Happy Fall Y’all!
In response to the FAFSA mandate for all IL High School graduates Sauk Valley Community College is pleased to announce that they will be holding a FAFSA completion event on campus November 16th from 11am-6pm.
Students and parents can use the following link to register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfnoS5qkK6FMBZefPemMjZSxCFsg5ToX6y3Fnb5MPV6AsTDA/viewform
For more information on the mandate or to access necessary exemption forms - https://www.isac.org/pd/fafsa-mandate.html
Mr Martin's general business class is going mobile with their line of food trucks.
Spanish 2 students worked in small groups to create a story map poster in Spanish to demonstrate comprehension of our new short story!
AFC will be hosting a Playoff Pairing watch party on Saturday evening in the high school gym. Doors will open at 6:30 with the playoff pairings being announced at 7:00. Public is invited to join the football team to see who they will play in the first round of the playoffs. Cupcakes, pop, Power Ade, and water will be provided. It's an exciting time for AFC football!
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Thank you, farmers! Please enjoy a free lunch provided by the AFC FFA! We wish you a safe and productive harvest! #AFCFFA
An addition to this week's schedule:
Saturday, 10/22: Boys Cross Country Regionals @ Rock Falls, 10:45
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Schedule of Events Week of 10/17:
Monday, 10/17: 7th and 8th grade Academic Bowl at Byron, 3:30
Tuesday, 10/18: 6th grade Boys Basketball vs. Polo, 4:00
7th and 8th grade Boys Basketball @ Polo (Centennial ES), 4:00
Fr/So, JV, and Varsity Volleyball vs. Polo (Senior Night), 5:00
Thursday, 10/20: Varsity Football @ Rockford Christian Life, 7:00
Address of football field is 5950 Spring Creek Road, Rockford
Enter parking lot off of Mulford and head towards the back of
the school. Field is behind the school.
Saturday, 10/22: Varsity Volleyball Marcia Thompson Invite, AFC, 8:00 AM