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No School!
Monday, May 26
th

Memorial Day


Testing Reminder:
No end of year exams will be given early! No early dismissals!!
No Exceptions!!!
The exam schedule is posted on the AK website

STUDENT LUNCH ACCOUNTS:

All lunch accounts must be paid in full in order for students to receive report cards
and to participate in end of year activities and graduation. Online payment is available
using www.paypams.com. Automatic notices can be set up in Paypams to notify parents
when account balances are low and need replenishing.

Your prompt attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.
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From the Media Center

All student library books are due back to the Media Center on May 23rd. Students need to
take care of any financial obligations they may have with the Media Center.

Seniors:

If you completed your "Knights In Action" hours you will receive your honor cords at
the Senior Assembly on Friday, May 23rd at 7:45 AM.

Financial Obligations

Make sure you do not have any financial obligations! If you have an obligation, you
will not be permitted to participate in Senior Activities!

Graduation Information

Caps and Gowns: If your senior has not ordered their Cap and Gown they must do so
ASAP. Order online at www.hjconnection.com. Students will need to call Herff Jones at
704-531-0015 and make an appointment to pick it up from their office location.

Senior Assembly for Graduation: We will hold a special Senior Assembly for Graduation
on Friday, May 23
rd
at 7:15 AM. It is CRITICAL that your Senior is in attendance for this
meeting. This is the only meeting we will have and important information will be
distributed at this meeting for graduation.

Graduation Rehearsal: Students planning to participate in Graduation MUST attend
Rehearsal on Wednesday, June 4
th
from 5:30 7:00 PM at Bojangles Coliseum. If they do
not attend they will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony. This is a CMS
policy. Parents are NOT allowed to attend rehearsal.

Graduation: Saturday, June 14
th
at 12:30 PM at Bojangles Coliseum. Seniors must arrive
in Cap and Gown at 11:00 AM that day. Senior Ladies will NOT be allowed to carry purses
or bags onto the floor so please plan accordingly. Doors will open to the general public at
11:30 AM. Tickets are not required and an unlimited amount of guests can attend. The
ceremony will conclude by 2:15 PM.


Volunteers are needed to proctor the EOCs and NC Final Exams!

Spring EOCs and NC Final Exams coming, and WE NEED YOUR HELP!! Proctors are
needed for each day of testing. A proctor will assist the teacher in administering and
monitoring the exams being given, and would need to be at school from 7:00 am - 12:00 pm.
When an exam is finished, proctors are free to leave. Below are the dates and times that
your help is needed:

June 2 7:00 12:00
June 3 7:00 12:00
June 6 7:00 12:00
June 9 7:00 12:00

Proctors MUST be approved CMS volunteers. To become an approved volunteer, please
follow the directions below:

1. Go to: http://www.cmsvolunteers.com
2. Under the Login square, please click on New Volunteer? Click Here to Register.
3. Complete the volunteer registration page
4. Click Submit at the bottom of the page

Proctors are not able to be in the same classroom as their child. If you are able to help,
please contact our Testing Coordinator, Kristina Morgan at Kristina.morgan@cms.k12.nc.us.
In your email, please indicate what grade level your child or children are in. Thank you!
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North Carolina Summer Virtual Courses:

Ardrey Kell is going to be offering a LIMITED number of Virtual Courses for this summer:
Music and Business Recording
Non Western Art, Music Appreciation
Success 101
Journalism
African-American Studies
Leadership Development
Medieval Studies
SAT Prep

If your student is interested in taking any of these courses have them see Mrs. Rogers in
Student Services for an application. Applications are available until May 23
rd
. There is
NO guarantee that your student will get the courses they request. There are limited
seats for all courses over the summer. NC Virtual Teachers expect their students to work
5-6 hours EACH day for EACH course taken over the summer.


Four C's Basketball "Father-Son" Camp
June 6 (6:00-8:00 pm)
June 7 (9:00-11:00 am)
@ Ardrey Kell

Please contact Mike Craft at fourcsbasketballcamp@gmail.com with any questions.


1
st
Annual FOUR Cs Youth Basketball Camp
Sponsored by Chick-fil-A @ Blakeney
June 16th-19
th
& August 4
th
-7
th
9AM 12PM
Boys & Girls
Ages 6 years to Rising 8
th
Graders
Hosted at Ardrey Kell High School
Cost: $150 per child
Camp Features:
Prizes and games each day
Celebrity appearances (including the Chick-fil-A cow!)
Chick-fil-A lunch provided each day
T-shirt for each camp participant
Have fun learning the game of basketball!

For more information: Email Mike Craft at fourcsbasketballcamp@gmail.com or call
(704) 654-8439. Or visit fourcsbasketball.weebly.com

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If you have any questions or concerns about a teacher or a class, listed below are
the email addresses for the administrators responsible for each grade.

9
th
Grade
Jennifer Schroeder
Jennifer.schroeder@cms.k12.nc.us
10
th
Grade
Bobby French
Earl.french@cms.k12.nc.us

11
th
Grade
Bridgets.noah@cms.k12.nc.us

12
th
Grade
Yolanda Burnette
Yolanda1.burnette@cms.k12.nc.us


Ardrey Kell now has a twitter account! You can find us @ArdreyKellHS
Another great way to keep you informed.


SPORTS REPORT AKs got some HEAT this spring!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!
Thanks to all for helping AK win the 2013-14 Wells Fargo Conference Cup award for the
5
th
time of our 8 year existence (5
th
in a row!).

EACH team, coach, student-athlete, parent, staff member, AK Booster Club member and
volunteer, and our AK community had a part in this award. I am so proud of the great
work we do to provide a successful athletic AND academic experience for our AK
students. Winning this award shows that we are ALL in this together and work so hard to
achieve this balance and recognition that is well deserved.

We have 3 spring SoMeck 8 Conference Coaches of the Year. All will receive a COY
plaque and a name plate on our perpetual plaque in the AK trophy case.
Way to go and thanks to our team players and coaching staffs in helping our coaches win
these awards:
Hal Bagwell-Baseball
Brian Zelk-Mens Track
Billy Hook- Womens Lacrosse

Welcome back Coach Zoe Bell, who is returning to AK to teach and coach volleyball for us
next year! Shes also bringing Asst. Coach Rick Kiser back with her-package deal! ;)
SIGN UP NOW!!-if you are a rising 10-12 grader, you can get a FREE sports physical
health screening on Saturday, May 31 from the Carolinas Health Care (CMC
downtown) Bus leaves AK at 11:45am and returns at AK by 1:45pm. Register NOW, as
you MUST be registered to partake. Go to: carolinashealthcare.org/Heart-of-a-Champion
or www.heartofachampionday.org to register.
Registration closes May 25
th
!!!!!

Buy your 2014-15 AK Booster Club Sports Passes in July or August to get full benefit of
usage. Next year, unless your team has a JV and a Varsity in same sports season, you will
have to pay admission or buy yourself an AK Sports Pass (VIP, Family or Student).

Whats going on at the CASTLE? We are almost wrapping up spring sports, but AK
baseball is still in the hunt. Heres what happened last weekend-

AK MTEN dual team was defeated in the NCHSAA Regionals vs. RJ Reynolds 5-1 with
Ross Delorenzo winning his match for us, but we were NCHSAA Regional Runners Up-
nice trophy! Congratulations to Coach Hudson and team on an outstanding season!

AK V Baseball defeated North Meck 6-0 after 5 scoreless innings in the NCHSAA 2
nd
Rd
. Pitcher Doug Norman was on the bump as he and the rest of the team opening up a can
of hits in the 6
th
to win. Sophomore Aaron Pilkington cranked a HR to reach 19 so far this
season-the state record is 20. We also defeated South Caldwell Tuesday for the 3
rd

Rd. WOW, bottom of the 9
th
inning, 2 outs, full count, and bases loaded!!! Kollin Schrenk
drills one off the fence (I thought it may have been a grand slam, but I was getting the
umps their end of game refreshments! ;) Exceptional pitching by Doug Norman and
Kollin Schrenk in relief guided this victory with timely hitting (nice bunt, Cole Smith to
start the rally!) and solid defense all around and behind the dish, Ben Carrick. Next action
is Friday for the 4
th
Round of the NCHSAA playoffs. Game time is 7pm. Gates open at
5:30pm, $6 admission. Please make sure you buy your tix BEFORE you head out to center
field for this one if you want to go out there. Remember, no parking in Westin Glen
neighborhood.. Congrats and good luck to Coach Bagwell and staff and teams!!

AK V Softball travelled to state champ Alex Central last Friday night in the NCHSAA 2
nd

Rd playoffs, and were defeated 12-0. Although its a tough loss, we had a great season as
we tied for 1
st
place in the Conference. Congrats to Coach Bove and staff and teams this
year.

AK M and W TRACK competitors did well in the 4A State championships meet this past
Saturday. Sydney Blue finished runner up in the State by placing 2nd overall with a jump
of 5 feet 4 inches earning her a silver medal. Josh German was our only double event
qualifier- one of few qualifiers from Charlotte in the long jump and triple jump placing 9th
and 12th overall. AKs 400 meter dash runner Lindsey Wheeler finished 12th overall and
our 4 x400 mens relay team of Chris Boulton, Dyllan Moss, Justin Cooper, and Josh
Cooper finished 8th missing the school record by less than a second. Congrats to Coach
Zelk, Coach King, Coach Lockrem and Coach Varner and teams on another great season!

AK V WSOC played a tough match and was 0-0 going into the 2
nd
half, but West Forsyth
won last Saturday night at 6:30pm in the 2
nd
Rd of NCHSAA Playoffs. Great defensive
plays as well as all-around hustle and strength of character for game
adversity. Congrats to Coach Montgomery and teams!

AK V WLAX were in the NCHSAA Regionals this year, as they defeated NW to meet
Marvin Ridge. It was a great match as we rallied down 5 to be at 10-12 going into the last
minutes of the game. Congratulations to Coach Hook and Coach Young and team as this is
the best finish for our WLAX !!

Whos on deck?

Thursday, May 22
AK Senior Awards Night 6pm

Friday, May 23
NCHSAA AK Baseball 4
th
Rd Providence at AK 7pm $6 ADMISSION
Please make sure you buy your tix BEFORE you head out to center field for this one

Monday, May 26
Memorial DayThank you, Veterans and all who give us an opportunity to have our
freedom to do what we love, live freeand play AK sports!
NO SCHOOL!

Tuesday, May 27
Last NLI Signing Day event and ALL NLI and Athletic Scholarship Winners come!! AK
Media Center at 2:30pm. We want ALL to come along with the new signees since
February, so please bring your college hats or ts to show off your next intercollegiate
athletic adventures!


Tuesday, May 27-31
NCHSAA Baseball Regionals Series (best 2 out of 3) (Tues-Fri) TBA Tix are $7.00


DATES TO REMEMBER:
SATURDAY, MAY 31 REGISTER for FREE SPORTS HEALTH SCREENING
at www.heartofachempionday.org to register.
We will provide buses to downtown on May 31
st
leaving at 11:45am SHARP so sign up
ASAP!!.

As we strive for excellence in the classroom and on the playing fields in this new year 0f
2013-14, we want to thank our supporters and corporate sponsors that help us at AK be so
successful every day!please thank and support these current and future great AK
supporters