There has been a change to the lunch menu at the elementary school for Monday, October 31st. We will now be serving turkey and cheese sandwiches instead of sloppy joes.
AFCES students that ride the shuttle to Franklin Grove each morning were hard at work this week. We are thankful for Mrs Hansfield, morning supervisor, and our NHS helpers for helping our students share their AFC pride!! 💛🖤 Go Raiders! 💛🖤
The Book Fair begins MONDAY!
Biology students studying the effects of catalase in living tissue with hydrogen peroxide.
Earth Science students studying the effect of acid on limestone.
Anatomy students studying human body tissues.
We do have enough for a fan bus to the playoff game on Saturday. There are a few seats still available if you would still like to sign up! The bus will leave the high school at 10:00 AM Saturday morning. The only cost is the $5 to get into the game. The bus will most likely stop at a gas station and/or a fast food place as well. If you would like to ride the bus, contact Mrs. Gittleson at tgittleson@afcschools.net.
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Biology students testing the enzyme catalase breaking down hydrogen peroxide.
4 days until the Book Fair begins!
Marketing class' tribute to brands of yesterday. May they rest in peace.
Spanish 2 students worked in small groups to create a story map poster in Spanish to demonstrate comprehension of our new short story!
Deadline for signing up for the fan bus to the playoff game on Saturday is the end of the school day tomorrow, Thursday, October 27. If there aren't 20 or more signed up, there will be no fan bus.
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AFC is offering a fan bus to the playoff game at Milford on Saturday. It will be a school bus that leaves the Jr/Sr High School at 10:00 am. The cost will be admission to the game, which is $5. Jr/Sr High School students can sign up in the office. Any adults can email Mrs. Gittleson at tgittleson@afcschools.net to sign up. If there isn't enough interest, there will be no bus. Come cheer on the Raiders!
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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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5 days until the Book Fair!
If you haven't already, consider setting up an eWallet for your child to use during the book fair. Anyone can add funds to their eWallet and they can shop the Book Fair immediately with those funds.
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.
