AHS Teachers Are Blogging

A group of AHS teachers recently participated in a staff development designed around building a classroom blog for engaging their students. The basics of what a blog is and ideas about how to use one in the classroom were shared. Teachers were also given sample blog assignments they could incorporate in their class.

Alumni Basketball Game Is Set

Announcing....Aynor Alumni Basketball Game, Saturday, March 10^th, 6:00 PM, Cost: $5.00. Come out and have fun and support Blue Jacket Basketball! All past Aynor High School players are welcome to play. For more information call Dawn James at 488-7127.

AHS Champions!

Congratulations are in order for Ethan Nobles who won his second State Championship in wrestling this past Saturday, February 25. Ethan represented AHS in grand fashion. Two other Blue Jackets also placed in the championship: Jordan Johnson and Zach Stacy placed third in their respective weight classes. Go Big Blue!!!

AHS Celebrates Black History Month

The Black History Program for Aynor High School was held on Friday, February 17th, 2012 at 1:00 and 2:00 pm.

The committee was headed by Miss Kimberley Myers and Ms. Lenetta J. Southern. The theme of the program was

 "A Timeline Through History."  Performances were given by student presenters representing great African Americans, such as Dr. Ben Carson, the songstress, Billie Holiday and astronaut Dr. Mae C. Jemison, just to name a few. Ms. Linda Samuels and her family performed two moving gospel songs. Members of the District Office and the community were invited to the program. Miss Myers and Ms. Southern would like to thank the contributors/servers for the Heritage Luncheon. Also, we they would like to thank the administration, Mr. Mendez, Mrs. Ward, the participants and their parents for helping to make our program a success. 

Cultures Abound At AHS

Over the past few weeks, the Human Geography AP (Advanced Placement) class at AHS has been hard at work learning about various cultures throughout the world. The students were assigned a project in which they had to establish their own cultures. The class really decided to take their creativity to the next level and came up with some brilliant projects that showed great effort and a vivid imagination. The students were asked to present the following from their culture: religion, architecture, sports, forms of entertainment, clothing, food, language, music and the culture itself. Each group had a unique and different culture that portrayed their understanding of the assignment. The student exhibits were voted on by peers, administrators and teachers. The best project winners were: Joshua Hudson, Courtney Johnson, Meaghan Morrell and William Saylor.

AHS Chorus Showcased At State Teacher Forum

The AHS Blue Notes Ensemble under the direction of Mrs. Amy Ward, traveled to the Bay Watch Resort at North Myrtle Beach last Friday, February 17, to perform for the South Carolina State Teacher of the Year Forum.  The group performed five pieces including the following: America, This is My Country, I Remember-soloist Victoria Lambert, Carolina in My Mind-Soloists, Trever Cooper, Seth Hardwick, and Darrell Miller, You Are So Beautiful Shining Star-Soloists: Sarah Altman & Seth Hardwick

Defending Champ, North South All Star

Not only will Ethan Nobles be defending his state championship when he travels to Anderson for the State Wrestling Tournament, he will also be representing AHS on the North South All Star Wrestling Team when the competition is held at North Myrtle Beach High School. Way to go, Ethan, and good luck to all of our Jacket Wrestlers! Of special note: Ethan is one of three wrestlers in the state who will be defending his championship title.

AHS Wrestlers Move To State Competition

Congratulations to the following AHS wrestlers for qualifying for the State Championship Wrestling Tournament over this past weekend: Ethan Nobles was a repeat 1st place finisher in the Lower State Wrestling Tournament with Zack Stacy placing second and Jordan Johnson and Andrew Scruggs placing 4th . All four of these Jacket Athletes will represent Aynor High in a vie for individual state championships. Go Big Blue!

FBLA Members Qualify for State Competition

Congratulations to the AHS Future Business Leaders of America members who placed in competition this past Saturday, February 4 at the District Leadership Conference. Makela Rae Toth finished 5th and Delaney Smith 3rd in Impromptu Speaking; Ashley Hucks finished 4th in Personal Finance; Jordan Goewey and Emily Lambert finished 2nd as our Business Ethics team; Trevor Squires finished 1st in Business Math; Alexis Holt finished 1st in Cyber Security. The students have now qualified to move to the state competition next month in Charleston, SC. Good luck to our Blue Jacket FBLA members!!

Academic Team Celebrates (Again)!

 You may remember in November 2011 the AHS Academic Team celebrating bringing home the championship trophy for the Horry County Championship Academic Tournament, but more recently the team members were celebrating in another way. The AHS administration treated the champions to a limousine ride from Aynor High School to the Outback Steakhouse in Myrtle Beach to celebrate their terrific accomplishment. The team will compete in the National Academic Quiz tournament competition in Atlanta, GA over the Memorial Day weekend in May 2012. Members of the team include: Meghan Morrell, Kishan Patel, Dhruv Patel and Alex Garland. The team coach is Ms. Megan Luksa.

 

Senior Cap and Gown Pictures

On Wednesday, February 8, 2012, LifeTouch will be at AHS to take senior cap and gown pictures. The pictures will be taken in the auditorium. If you have any questions regarding senior cap and gown pictures, please contact Ms. Megan Luksa at AHS.