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Volume 16, Issue 31

 

Andrews Academy's

Official Newsletter

December 13, 2022

 

 AA will be closed from December 19 - January 2 for Christmas Break.

Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3.

 
 

Final exams/assessments start tomorrow, Wednesday, December 14. Please note when your exams are scheduled for and carefully prepare for them so that you can do well in each of your classes. The first day begins at 9:25 AM to provide you more time to prepare. If your transportation requires you to arrive at the school at 8:00 AM, then please go to the Commons.

Students are required to attend even if you do not have an exam/assessment for that time slot. However, if you have a study hall (or band) during the first exam slot of the day, then you do not need to arrive until devotions. For students with band or a study hall for the first or last exam slot of the day, parents should contact us at AAattendance@andrews.edu or 269-471-3138 to excuse study hall/band. Contact Mrs. Meekma in the front office if you have any questions. Be sure to sign in at the front office if you arrive late or leave early.

Students with a college class exam time that conflicts with AA classes or exams, please contact your teachers to make other arrangements. Also let the office know so that you can be excused.

 

If you have a break in between two finals (for example, on Thursday you have a 10:15 AM class final and no 11:10 AM class final [such as a study hall or CSA], then a 2:25 PM class final), then you must go to study hall. You may not leave campus and walk over to Apple Valley or anywhere else.

Please remember that students must stay in the classroom for the entire exam class period. You may not go "get books," "get a drink," etc. when you are done with your exam.

Before the exam begins, please get books you may need to study from, get a drink, use the restroom, etc. so that you can stay in the classroom the entire time. We want the entire school to be quiet during exams so that they can be done as effectively as possible without distractions. Thank you!

 

Important Deadline from the Registrar’s Office:

  • This Friday, December 16 — Last Day for Second Semester Schedule Changes

Ms. Ivonne Segui-Weiss

Andrews Academy Registrar
269-471-6234
aaregistrar@andrews.edu

 

Tuition

 

Tuition payment #5 is due on or before December 25. Since the school will be closed for Christmas Break at that time, please plan accordingly. You may mail a check made out to "Andrews Academy" to this address:


Andrews Academy
8833 Garland Ave
Berrien Springs, MI 49104

Please email our business manager, Gracie Gaytan (gaytan@andrews.edu) with any questions.

 

Bible Camp

January 19-22, 2023
Camp Au Sable, Grayling, MI

Applications for Bible Camp are available in the main office. We can only accommodate 80 students, so complete applications (with $140 payment) are being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Once we have 80 students, others will be placed on a waiting list. The deadline to receive applications and payments is this Friday, December 16.

 

AA Uniforms Available from Lands' End

 

We have renewed our relationship with Lands’ End for uniform needs. More selections for uniforms are now included, such as a button-down shirt, a long-sleeved polo, and a sweater. Click on the option(s) that you would like, then choose the size (kid or adult). Please be mindful that Andrews Academy is not responsible for your orders. 

We have added a squall jacket (male and female options) to the uniform store.The AA logo must be added ($5.95), and the jacket can be worn in class/school. To add a proper name and/or class year, please call 800-469-2222.

Lands' End

Please review the Sourcebook (pgs 79-81) for more information regarding uniforms. Only approved logoed uniform wear is allowed. A solid-color, long sleeved undershirt may be worn under the AA short-sleeved polo (no writing should be visible on the undershirt). If a student is wearing a fleece, they should also have an AA logoed shirt underneath.

If you need PE uniform items, please come to the main office.

 

Opting into Texting for One Call Now


Andrews Academy utilizes One Call Now, an automated messaging service, to contact students and parents about school cancellations, upcoming events, and performances, etc.

Please make sure that we have the phone number that you would like to have contacted. We also sent an email, put the announcement on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and alerted local TV stations (WSBT, WNDU, ABC57).

To receive a text notification instead of a call (text works best), please text “ALERT” to 22300. Please make sure that you have given us the number that you would like to be texted on as well. Email ginam@andrews.edu with any changes. Thank you!

 

FACTS or Andrews Username Log In Help


If you need help logging in to FACTS or help with your Andrews user name/email and password, please contact Mrs. Meekma (ginam@andrews.edu) in the front office.

You can find your schedule, grades, etc. on FACTS. New students, if your username hasn't been set up yet, come to the front office for help.

 
 
2022-23 Calendar*
2022-23 Year-at-a-Glance Calendar

* There are options to subscribe to the 2022-23 school calendar on our website.

 

Mondays - Thursdays:
7:45 AM - 4:00 PM

Fridays: 7:45 AM - 2:00 PM

2021-22 Sourcebook
Faculty & Staff Contact Info

Principal:
aaprincipal@andrews.edu
Main Office:
ginam@andrews.edu
Attendance: aaattendance@andrews.edu

Registrar/Class Schedule: aaregistrar@andrews.edu
Finances:
gaytan@andrews.edu

Guidance Counselor: nievesl@andrews.edu

 

Students, please report positive COVID tests, symptoms, and exposure to COVID at the link below. Thank you!

COVID Reporting
 

Andrews Academy

8833 Garland Ave Berrien Springs, MI 49104

 

 

academy@andrews.edu

 

269-471-3138