Attention AFCES Parents,
Tomorrow is our Scholastic Book Fair kick off! We are very excited to be able to offer both in-person and online sales! In-person sales will be from November 15th - November 19th. Online sales will run through November 28th.
We are also excited to sponsor a week full of exciting dress up days, an ALL for BOOKS Coin Drive, a Family Reading Night, and much more.
Tomorrow is "My Favorite Monday" where students are invited to dress up as their favorite book character. Tomorrow is also "Penny Monday' where we are inviting students to bring in pennies for our ALL for BOOKS Coin Drive. All money collected will go toward purchasing books for our school's library.
More information can be found by visiting our Book Fair's website at : https://www.scholastic.com/bf/afces
Come out to "Meet the Raiders" tonight and be introduced to our winter sports athletes. There will be parent meetings for high school girls and boys basketball teams following the festivities. The event will be held in the high school gym beginning at 7:00 PM. Masks are required.
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Four members of the AFC FFA Chapter attended Leadership Training School last night at Rochelle Township High School. They met FFA members from around Section 2 and learned about leadership from current and previous Section 2 and State FFA Officers. #AFCFFA
ISO the following tournament help:
Monday, 11/22: 1 clock person
Tuesday, 11/23: 1 clock person
Time: 5:30 PM - 9:00 PMish
Saturday, 12/4: 2 clock people and 2 scorekeepers
Time: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PMish
If you can only work part of this time, that would be awesome as well.
Tuesday, 12/7: 2 clock people and 2 scorekeepers
Time: 3:30 PM - 6:30 PMish
There is a small stipend for each of these jobs. If interested, please contact Traci Gittleson at tgittleson@afcschools.net.
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Just a friendly reminder that the items ordered from the Perfect Pastries Fundraiser will be delivered tomorrow November 12th. Pick-up will be from 3:30 - 5:30 in the ES Cafeteria. These items are not able to be stored at the school, so please make arrangements to pick up your items within the time frame provided. Thank you!
Due to the elementary gym being used for the book fair, 5th/6th boys basketball practices will have to be moved to the junior high gym in Ashton starting tonight, 11/11, through Friday, 11/19. Practices will be at the same time, just different location. Apologies for the confusion and inconvenience this may cause.
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Today, the Intro to Ag class had a chapter visit with our Illinois Association FFA State Treasurer, Kara Freebairn, Section 2 President, Jack Richolson, and Section 2 Sentinel, Mallory Henert. They talked about core values, backgrounds, and goals. #AFCFFA
Below you will find a link for an upcoming Pfizer vaccination clinic for children ages 5 through 11. Please select the link for information on this clinic which will be held on 11/16/21 from 3pm until 6pm at the AFC Elementary School. It is recommended that you complete the registration from before arriving (second link below).
https://5il.co/11qm5
https://5il.co/11qm4
Just a friendly reminder the K-6 Craft Night form and money are due back to the ES by Friday, November 12th.
The 7th and 8th grade boys basketball teams play at St. Mary's in Dixon this evening at 5:00. The 8th grade will play the first game with the 7th grade to follow. The bus will leave the Jr/Sr HS at 4:30.
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Winter sports pictures will be taken on Friday, November 19. Please see the attached flyer!
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Would you like some FFA merch? The new AFC FFA shirts and hoodies are available! Order one today from the website. FFA members - you will be ordered a t-shirt through the chapter but use this link if you would like anything else! #AFCFFA
https://stores.inksoft.com/ashton_franklin_ffa_180643/shop/home
The AFC High School Boys Basketball team is having a team store. The following link will take you to the store where there are lots of options for Raider wear!
https://afcbball21.itemorder.com/sale
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Congratulations to Kate Viall for placing 4th in the middle school portion of the Section 2 Meats Judging Career Development Event. FFA members identified cuts of meat, graded beef carcasses for quality and yield grade, and placed rings of ham, ribs and hog carcasses. #AFCFFA
Join us on Thursday, November 11th at AFC Elementary School for a Veteran's Day assembly! Doors will open at 1:15.
Floral Friday: In Horticulture today, students were given a piece of cardboard and told to make an arrangement based on geometric design principles. Not bad for a first try! #AFCFFA
FYI!
When registering an athlete on the AFC athletics site, it may be easier to use a computer rather than a phone. If using a phone, Google Chrome may be the best option as a web browser. The website doesn't seem to run well on other web browsers.
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The 6th grade boys basketball game at South Beloit today will be played at South Beloit Junior High School, 840 Blackhawk Blvd. Game time is 4:30 instead of the usual 4:00.
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The high school volleyball banquet will be tomorrow night, 11/4, at 7:00 in the high school gym. There will be no potluck, but desserts, pop, and water will be provided.
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