WELCOME TO ALLATOONA.
I AM EXCITED TO START THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND MEET EACH OF YOU. THIS FIRST WEEK IN HOMEROOM WE WILL BEGIN GOING OVER THE STUDENT HANDBOOK, AS WELL AS, GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER. HERE IN THIS SECTION I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH IMPORTANT DATES AND REMINDERS THAT PERTAIN TO HOMEROOM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
AUGUST 1ST - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
AUGUST 7TH - PICTURE DAY
SEPTEMBER 14TH - HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME
SEPTEMBER 24TH TO 28TH - FALL BREAK (NO SCHOOL)
OCTOBER 10TH - PSAT DAY
OCTOBER 11TH - EARLY RELEASE DAY
OCTOBER 20TH - VARSITY VOLLEYBALL 1ST ROUND STATE PLAYOFFS @ ALLATOONA (1PM)
OCTOBER 23RD - VARSITY VOLLEYBALL SWEET 16 GAME @ ALLATOONA (6PM)
OCTOBER 24TH - VARSITY SOFTBALL ELITE 8 PLAYOFF GAME IN COLUMBUS (11AM)
NOVEMBER 6TH - ELECTION DAY (NO SCHOOL)
NOVEMBER 9TH - VARSITY FOOTBALL TRAVELS TO CENTENNIAL HS FOR 1ST ROUND OF THE STATE PLAY-OFFS
NOVEMBER 16TH - VARSITY FOOTBALL TRAVELS TO DACULA HS FOR THE SWEET 16 OF THE STATE PLAY-OFFS
NOVEMBER 19TH TO 23 - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY (NO SCHOOL)
REMINDERS:
PAY YOUR CLASS DUES. THIS CAN BE DONE ONLINE THROUGH MY PAYMENT PLUS. THESE ARE $40 AND IF PAID THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A CLASS SHIRT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. MOST RECENTLY I HAVE COMPLETED MY MASTER'S DEGREE IN TEACHING AT GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY. GROWING UP I WAS RAISED A GEORGIA BULLDOG WITH A TOUCH OF NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH THROWN IN THE MIX. AS A CHILD I WAS A COMPETITIVE GYMNAST FOR 13 YEARS WITH THE CUMMING GYMSATIONS WERE I COMPETED LEVELS 2 THROUGH 10; THEREFORE THE SPORT OF GYMNASTICS IN NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART BUT FOOTBALL IS A VERY CLOSE SECOND. I AM EXCITED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND TO ENTER INTO BUC NATION WITH EACH OF YOU.