College Signing Day at AHS

Taken from myrtlebeachonline.com:

Four Aynor athletes will be signing with their respective colleges on Wednesday (April 30, 2014) at the school.

Tight end and defensive lineman DQ Nash will join a considerable list of Grand Strand football players at Limestone. Nash will be joined by fellow football players Nathan Peeples (The Citadel) and Louis Taylor (Orangeburg Prep).

Blue Jacket wrestler Wyatt McCracken will sign with Anderson.

Those four signings will take place at 1:25 p.m. in the AHS Community Room.

Read more here: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/04/28/4193914/socastee-conway-football-to-play.html?sp=/99/167/#storylink=cpy

AHS Booster Club Fundraiser

AHS Booster Club Annual Fundraiser

The Hills on 501 in Aynor, SC

Saturday May 3, 2014 from 5-8 p.m.

BBQ Dinner/Silent Auction/Reverse Raffle

Prizes are $2000.00 /$1000.00 /20 gift cards

$50.00 per ticket - 2 meals and 1 raffle

Entertainment provided by Cool Hands

5 p.m.-Social

5:30-7 p.m.-Dinner

7 p.m.-until-Raffle and Silent Auction

Plates: BBQ, Green Beans, Sweet Potato Souffle, Slaw, rolls, banana pudding, and sweet tea

For more information or to purchase tickets call: 

Wes: 843-340-1751; Dale: 843-246-1162; Kay: 843-450-8814; Kat: 843-358-2467 or 843-421-5885

AHS Guidance News (deadlines listed)

Any 10th or 11th grade student that is planning to apply to the PACE program must sign up to take the Compass Test. Any 12th grade student planning to attend HGTC next fall and has not taken the Compass Test should sign up in the guidance office to take the test. The Compass Test will be given Wednesday, April 30 at 8:30 a.m. to those students who have signed up in the guidance office.

Parent Surveys were distributed Monday, April 28, 2014 to the Junior Class. Parents are asked to complete the surveys and return them to AHS before May 9, 2014. Information shared through this anonymous survey is reported on our State Report Card. 

Scholarship Information (Deadline May 1)

The Sylvia Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established in memoriam to promote the profession of nursing.  To be eligible, the student must: be considered a part-time or full-time student in an accredited nursing program; be currently enrolled or be eligible to be enrolled in a LPN or RN Nursing Program; Reside in a 40 mile radius of McLeod Loris or McLeod Seacoast; have a 3.0 GPA.

The amount of the award is $1,000 per semester, renewable upon academic review.  Deadline to apply is May 1st. Please see guidance for an application.  An essay and 3 letters of recommendation are required.

Class of 2014 Gears Up for Graduation

There will be an Aynor High School Senior Class meeting Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 2:15 in the AHS Auditorium. Vital information regarding Senior Awards Night and Graduation will be shared. Please make plans now to attend. Another meeting is also scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 8:40 a.m. in the AHS Auditorium so mark your calendars now! Graduation is set for Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Aynor High Gymnasium. Tickets are required to attend the graduation ceremony. 

Aynor High Recognized in US NEWS & WORLD REPORT Best High Schools Rankings

The Blue Jackets do it again! US NEWS & WORLD REPORT recently released their 2014 Best High Schools Rankings and AHS ranked #12 in South Carolina (out of 214 high schools) and ranked #1,707 nationally (out of 19,400 high schools). According to their website, US NEWS partnered with the American Institutes for Research and based the rankings in part on high schools that "serve all of its students well, not just those who are college bound, and [the high school] must be able to produce measurable academic outcomes to show the school is successfully educating its student body across a range of performance indicators." For complete details on the methodology of the rankings click HERE. For South Carolina rankings information click HERE. Congratulations to the entire Blue Jacket Community for their hard work and dedication that makes Aynor High School the best of the best. GO BIG BLUE!

Summer Job Opportunities for Students

Listed below are some summer job opportunities for students!  Stop by the Aynor High Guidance Office and see Ms. Shonda Owens-McKnight for printed copies of applications or if you have questions.

MB PAVILION PARK        

Broadway at the Beach, formerly Pavilion Nostalgia Park, HIRING 50 MB Area Students NOW!!! Now under new local management.  3 Broadway locations: 1^st location is beside Wonder Works & Capriz,   2^nd site will have many new rides located next to Guest Services-Build-A-Bear and the Pelicans Stadium. The main location and offices  are located between Broadway Carmike 16 and the Hampton Inn.  

They are looking for reliable, hard working, customer service oriented local students to work throughout the summer season and may have year round positions available for outstanding employees who do a great job this summer.Ride Operators (Must be 18)  Ticket Sales (16) Ride Attendants (16) Concessions   (16)

The HR Office is located beside the NEW ROCKET Ride between Broadway 16 and the Hampton Inn on Grissom Parkway. If you are serious, apply in person only between 10am and 4pm, (NO PHONE CALLS).  Ask for Mrs. McCarthy. Take your completed (neat) application, SMILE, have all your I-9 documentation, dress nicely, SMILE,  speak clearly, look everyone directly in the eyes, SMILE, turn off your cell phones, SMILE and ask for the job. 

***BRITTAIN RESORT MANAGEMENT*** is holding a CAREER FAIR April 30^th from 10-4 at the COMPASS COVE  Oceanfront Resort located at 2311 South Ocean Blvd.  There will be many positions available for both adults and students. The many positions needed include Reservations, Housekeeping, Guest Services, Maintenance, F&B and STARBUCKS Baristas. If you are interested but are unable to attend send your resume to Careers@BrittainResorts.com

HOLLYWOOD WAX MUSEUM is still accepting applications at its 21^st Ave.N & ByPass 17 location across from the Palace Theatre.

TARGET SUPER STORE  located on Hwy 544 at Surfside & ByPass 17S has positions available.  Apply in person only. 

CHIPOLE   located at Coastal Grand Mall beside of Cracker Barrel has positions available.  

COSTCO has positions available at the moment.  Won’t last until the weekend.  Hurry. In person only

WILCO-HESS  positions available at all locations.  Must be at least 18. 

HOME DEPOT  positions available.  

WAL-MART  positions available, all locations.  

HOT TOPIC  is also hiring.  Apply online at  HOTTOPIC.COM