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  • November 21Lunch- Holiday Meal Roast Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy, Roll, Pudding, Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Corn & Choice of Fruit Choice & Milk!
  • November 20Lunch- Meatball and cheese bowl with a bread stick, steamed carrots & Caesar salad with a choice of fruit & milk!
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  • November 20Breakfast - Wednesday, Nov. 20 Pancake Wrapped Breakfast on a Stick with a Choice of Fruit and Milk
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Julia Pitts, Writer

Julia Pitts is a ninth grader in AAJHS. She has been an over achiever all her life juggling hobbies of playing the clarinet, drill team, chorus and dance class. She took dance from ages 4-14. She has had a GPA of 98 through seventh and eighth grade.

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Catch it!: Ninth grade student Sakeria Haralson was partaking in fishing. Most students were eager to catch fish that day.

Classes take spring field trips

Julia Pitts
May 30, 2017
The Diary of an Oxygen Thief steals attention

The Diary of an Oxygen Thief steals attention

Willow Yingling
May 30, 2017
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Artery Clogger Blogger

Willow Yingling
May 19, 2017
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Realcare babies teach lessons

Willow Yingling
May 5, 2017
Read Mateys!: The book Teach Like a Pirate is what the teachers read from for the book study. Many of the teachers did lessons inspired from this book for their part in the study.

Staff “teaches like pirates”

Julia Pitts
May 5, 2017
Wow! Reporter Lily Miller tries pottery for the first time by watching Jessica Helsel make a bowl. The look on her face pretty much shows how some students feel when facing the wheel for the first time.

[Photo] Grant funds after school pottery class

Lillian Miller
May 5, 2017
Artery Clogger Blogger

Artery Clogger Blogger

Willow Yingling
April 28, 2017
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Willow Yingling
April 21, 2017
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Artery Clogger Blogger

Willow Yingling
April 13, 2017
Spring break artwork: The picture depicts a spring scenery that is fitting to this time of year. Students all around are excited for spring break!

Lion News

Julia Pitts
April 13, 2017
Doing school work: In school suspension teacher Cameron Kyle helped a student do work on the desk top. Kyle is one of the replacement teachers that are fulfilling their duties.

Filling shoes of staff members

Julia Pitts
April 10, 2017
Students need some Z's

Students need some Z’s

Willow Yingling
April 10, 2017
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March 31, 2017
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March 29, 2017
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Artery Clogger Blogger

Willow Yingling
March 20, 2017
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Artery Clogger Blogger

Willow Yingling
March 2, 2017
Student council hosts multi grade level dance to benefit Cereal Box Project

Student council hosts multi grade level dance to benefit Cereal Box Project

Julia Pitts
February 15, 2017
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Artery Clogger Blogger

Willow Yingling
February 10, 2017
book blizzard!: all week long students were donating books for a good cause. There were well over 100 books in the end.

[Photo] Lion News

February 10, 2017
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Artery Clogger Blogger

Willow Yingling
February 3, 2017
Time to talk business!: Seventh grade Information Processing teacher teaches ninth graders about business classes over at the high school. He even had students come up that take the classes he talked about.

There’s more to scheduling than what students see

Julia Pitts
January 27, 2017
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Artery Clogger Blogger

Willow Yingling
January 26, 2017
It's Kind of a Funny Story enlightens audiences

It’s Kind of a Funny Story enlightens audiences

Willow Yingling
January 23, 2017
Artery Clogger Blogger

Artery Clogger Blogger

Willow Yingling
January 13, 2017
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January 6, 2017
Reading: Members of the clubs were reading for the public. Nice to get holiday spirit through books.

Barnes and Noble

Julia Pitts
January 3, 2017
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December 22, 2016
Attendance affects grades

Attendance affects grades

Willow Yingling
December 20, 2016
Crafty Cheerleaders!: Cheerleaders Kayli Barefoot and Paige Glasgow did arts and crafts with the public. That might makes the holidays more exciting!

Barnes and Noble hosts book fair

Julia Pitts
December 16, 2016
Lion News

Lion News

Julia Pitts
December 16, 2016
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December 16, 2016
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Artery Clogger Blogger

Willow Yingling
December 8, 2016
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November 22, 2016
Ann-APPLE-is, the city of apps

Ann-APPLE-is, the city of apps

Julia Pitts
November 22, 2016
Readers relate to Paper Towns

Readers relate to Paper Towns

Willow Yingling
November 16, 2016
Employment hard to find for fourteen year olds

Employment hard to find for fourteen year olds

Julia Pitts
November 16, 2016
Hillary Clinton should win by landslide

Hillary Clinton should win by landslide

Julia Pitts
November 3, 2016
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[Photo] Students support Donald Trump

Willow Yingling, Grace Osmolinski, Lily Miller, Lydia Newman, Aurora Soural, Cameron Havens
November 3, 2016
Photo by Lillian Miller

Open House

David Rudy, Willow Yingling, and Lilian Miller
October 27, 2016
Alyssa McCombie, eighth grade teacher, teaches science. McCombie was hired this school year and this is her first year.

New teachers, principal join staff

Willow Yingling
October 21, 2016
Seventh grade teacher Shawn Cerully laughs wildly as he watches people falling on an episode of ROAR-diculousness. He posed as Rob Dyrdek for this year's PBS assembly.

PBS committee hosts Roar-diculousness

Julia Pitts
October 21, 2016
In this elective which is the second portion of FCS you take home a robotic baby to symbolize difficulties with teen pregnancies. They have cried and needed burped,changed, and fed all like a real live baby.

[Photo] Aspects of the School

September 26, 2016
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