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Andrews Academy's
Official Newsletter
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AA will be closed next week from Wednesday - Friday, November 22-24.
Please Note: This Wednesday, November 22, will be an E-Learning Day (morning classes), and AA will be closed. Students should check Google Classroom or their email for any assignments from their AM teachers.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
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Recreation Night - Dodgeball
Periodically during the school year, AA has recreation nights that focus on a particular sport. On Tuesday, November 14, the seventh annual dodgeball tournament was held. Each class made teams and enjoyed a fun evening of dodgeball together. Thanks to all who participated, and thank you, Mrs. Mills, for organizing this event.
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Community Service Church & Activities
POSTPONED until Spring
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SA Friendsgiving Assembly
This Tuesday, November 21, 2023, @ 8:00 AM
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Bible Camp
January 18-21, 2024
Camp Au Sable, Grayling, MI
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Applications for Bible Camp will be available on Monday in the main office. We can only accommodate 88 students, so complete applications (along with $150 payment) are being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Once we have 88 students, others will be placed on a waiting list.
The deadline to receive applications and payments is Friday, December 15.
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Freshman Class Frozen Cookie Dough Fundraiser
The freshman class is in the midst of their cookie dough fundraising campaign. These cookie dough tubs make “tasty” Christmas gifts. We are taking the orders now, and the cookie dough will be delivered by Christmas break. Please support the freshman class fundraiser by contacting a freshman and placing your order by this Sunday. Thanks so much!
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Intramurals at AA
Students, please click on the intramural interest button and answer all of the questions to aid in planning the after-school activities at AA for the 2023-2024 school year.
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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 (including snow days), upcoming events, and urgent information, etc.
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Please make sure that we have the phone number that you would like to have contacted. We also send an email, put the announcement on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and alert 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!
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Tuition
Tuition payment #4 is due on November 25. Since that is during Thanksgiving break weekend, please plan accordingly.
Please contact Ms. Gracie at gaytan@andrews.edu with questions.
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Professional Development Day
The faculty was very pleased to have the AU president, Dr. Taylor, present the devotional as we began our PD day. He shared insights that teachers can gain from the conversion story of the minister of finance from Ethiopia (Acts 8). We discovered many applications from this story as we contemplated our ministry as teachers. Thank you, President Taylor, for taking time from your busy schedule to share with us at Andrews Academy.
Dr. Gayle, assistant professor in the AU education department, presented our professional development for the day on Monday. We learned many practical things that can be utilized in our classroom. For example, he shared many insights on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as it pertains to education, such as how it can be used, and also some of the problems to look for in its misuse. It was a very informative experience. Thank you, Dr. Gayle, for presenting to us.
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SOW Safari 2023
December 31, 2023, - January 10, 2024
If you would like an opportunity to be part of the upcoming SOW Safari mission trip without leaving home, scan the QR code or click on the graphic to give online. You can also give via check (made out to Andrews Academy) or credit card (call AU Development at 269-471-3124 - specify AA's Student Missionary/SOW Safari fund).
If you would like to support one of the students going on the trip (non-tax deductible), please contact the school office at 269-471-3138.
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Chapels this Week
We were blessed by the music and the insightful presentations this week during chapel. Thank you, presenters, for preparing and sharing with the AA family.
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Senior Pictures & Ads for Yearbook
Senior pictures are needed for yearbook, class night, and the class composite to be hung in the AA Commons. Yearbook will need your senior and baby pictures ASAP. We encourage you to get your senior picture done ASAP if you haven't already. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD and get your picture done in a timely manner.
Please send an electronic senior picture (JPEG) to the yearbook sponsor (myersd@andrews.edu). You do not have to go to a professional photographer for this picture, but please make sure you follow the picture requirements below. If not, the yearbook team may request that you send an alternative. For yearbook pictures, seniors should be looking at the camera rather than away from it.
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Pictures for the yearbook and senior ads must adhere to the following requirements:
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- In color
- Picture from waist up (not entire body) - yearbook picture
- Portrait/vertical mode (not landscape/horizontal) - yearbook picture
- Attire per AA guidelines—no sleeveless shirts or bare shoulders, no low cut or cropped tops, no jewelry - both
- High-resolution JPEG (at least 4x6, 300 ppi resolution)
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Baby Photos
Please submit a baby picture ASAP as well. The baby picture will be used by yearbook as well as for senior bulletin board and class night purposes. Please submit a high-resolution JPEG baby picture. If you cannot scan the picture, you may bring the baby picture to the yearbook staff, and they will scan it for you.
Senior Ads
The yearbook team held two Senior Ad Nights last week. If you missed them, please email your text and images to myersd@andrews.edu (images under 10MB) or if larger than 10 MB, please use www.wetransfer.com.
*Senior ads are NOT mandatory, but an opportunity to have a dedicated space for your message for your graduate.
Parents, check your email from Diane Myers for cost and other details. Payment for Senior Ads was due on November 10. Please bring the payment (cash, check made out to "Andrews Academy," or credit card) to the school office.
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Parents, check your email from Gina Meekma for the consent form (or get the form from the AA office - extended deadline of November 17) and more information about this opportunity.
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Attention: If you would like Friday's boxed lunch, those who are signed up for the lunch program must order it each week by Wednesday at 2:00 PM. The sign-up sheet will be at lunch or in the front office.
To sign up for the lunch program or add funds to your student's account, please contact Andrews University's Dining Services at ds@andrews.edu or call 269-471-3161. The Dining Services Office is located on the first floor of the AU Campus Center.
Monday–Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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www.landsend.com
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Enter school name and city/state (or use Preferred School # 900150871).
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After selecting “Andrews Academy,” select “Shop for this School.”
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Mondays - Thursdays:
7:40 AM - 4:00 PM
Fridays: 7:40 AM - 2:00 PM
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Important Attendance Information
- Pre-arranged Absences: Please be sure to fill out a pre-arranged absence card if you know in advance that you will be missing school due to a doctor/dentist/orthodontist appointment, trip, basketball tournament, driver's test, etc. These cards can be found in the main office or online. A parent's signature is required, then the office, and teacher(s) of the class(es) that you will miss.
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Class Schedule Adjustment (CSA) Requests: A CSA is available for students who have a study hall at the beginning or ending of the school day or will be working during a study hall during the school day. A CSA is required for students who leave the Academy to attend classes at Andrews University, who are going to work off campus, or who wish to begin the school day later or leave earlier on a regular basis. The CSA request form must be filled out and signed by everyone indicated on the form before the student stops attending their study hall. Students must adhere to CSA guidelines that are printed on the CSA application. Any violation may cause the CSA to be revoked. I will email students and parents when a CSA is approved.
- Other Absences: Parents, please call the front office (269-471-3138) or email aaattendance@andrews.edu if your student is going to be absent or tardy. These are the preferable methods.
Please provide the reason why your child will not be attending school and how long you think they will be out.
Parents/Guardians are the only authorized individuals who can excuse a student's attendance. When emailing, parents must send correspondence from their email account to maintain the validity of the request. Please include the name of the student.
From the Sourcebook (pg. 83):
Students who miss three (3) consecutive school days due to illness must provide written documentation from a certified medical professional corroborating the necessity of that absence.
For any attendance questions that you would like to ask by email, please direct these questions to aaattendance@andrews.edu.
Thank you!
Ms. Leslie Nieves
Guidance Counselor/Attendance Officer
Andrews Academy
269-471-3453
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FACTS or Andrews Email Log In Help
If you need help logging in to FACTS or help with your Andrews email and password, please contact Mrs. Meekma (ginam@andrews.edu) in the main office.
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You can find your schedule, grades, etc. on FACTS.
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AA Uniforms Available from Lands' End
Uniforms can be purchased from Lands’ End, including for PE. 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 do have a limited supply of uniforms for sale at AA (cash or check only) during office hours.
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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 an AA logoed jacket, they should also have an AA logoed shirt underneath. Only AA logoed jackets are allowed to be worn in the building.
The PE uniform can only be worn during PE class.
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School Communications
The E-Sanjo and other communications from the school, including classroom teacher communications, use the email address(es) that you (and your parents) have recorded in FACTS when you registered for Andrews Academy. We will also use students' AU email address. Some have been wondering why they are not receiving their school communications to a certain email. If you wish to have communications sent to a specific email address, please send the change to ginam@andrews.edu. Thank you!
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Andrews Academy
8833 Garland Ave Berrien Springs, MI 49104
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269-471-3138
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