Operation Smile students to train in Virginia
this summer
Amsterdam
High School's student association of Operation Smile
recently held their annual walk-a-thon to raise money to
fund operations for children born with cleft palates.
Operation Smile is an international organization where
doctors and nurses donate their time to perform surgeries
for underprivileged children born with facial deformities.
The students raised enough money for two operations, which
cost about $240 each.
Read more.
9th Grade Academy
students raise money for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Students in Amsterdam High School’s 9th Grade Academy raised
more than $2,500 during their walk-a-Thon for Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy in May.
The students enjoyed 70 degree weather, sunny blue skies
during the event, which took place at the high school on
Friday, May 15.
The students and teachers of the 9th Grade Academy chose to
raise money to support research into Duchenne Muscular
Dystrophy because one of their classmates lives with the illness. The money raised during the
walk-a-thon will be donated to The Parent Project, which
funds Duchenne research.
Read more.
Ken Benton
named Wrestling Coach of the Year
The
National Wrestling Coaches Association has named Amsterdam
High School’s Ken Benton the 2009 New York State Head Coach
of the Year.
Benton earned his 200 win as a head coach this past winter,
while his team finished the 2008-09 season with 29 wins (and
just 3 losses) to set a Section 2 record for most wins in a
season. The team also finished the season ranked 19th in the
state in the final NYS Sportswriters' Poll.
Read more.
Regents
examination schedule now available for Amsterdam High School
students
View or download a copy of the June 2009 New York State
Regents examination schedule.
Scholarship money raised
for students in foreign language classes
More
than $1,000 was raised recently at Amsterdam High School to fund
college scholarships for graduating seniors in Latin and Spanish
language classes. The foreign language department held its Latin
Quarter Feast on Thursday, May 7 at the high school. Students in
Spanish 3 and Latin 3 classes made unique international dishes
for the faculty and students to sample.
Read more.
Winter and spring
Students of the Month
The following lists are of students who have been chosen by
their teachers to be recognized in Amsterdam High School’s
“Student of the Month” program for Winter/Spring of 2009.
These students were recognized for their academics, positive
attitudes and class participation.
Read more.
AHS students excel in
Stock Market Game
Four Amsterdam
High School teams placed in the top ten out of 410 Capital
Region teams in the 2009 Stock Market Game, a national
program sponsored by the Foundation for Investor Education.
The game provides students with the opportunity to learn
about financial markets and strategies for saving and
investing money. The experience might spur some students to
consider a career in finance, but is also designed to
emphasize the importance of investing for the future.
Read more.
Marching Rams win numerous
awards at Va. Apple Blossom Festival
Amsterdam High School’s Marching Rams won four first-place
awards at the 82nd Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in
Winchester, Va.
The marching band traveled to Virginia May 1-3 to compete in
the festival’s two parades: the Firefighters Parade and the
Grand Features Parade. Twelve marching bands competed, and
in both parades the Rams received the first-place award for
their division and the overall first-place award.
Read more.
AHS valedictorian,
salutatorian honored at Scholars' Recognition event
Two Amsterdam High School students and their teachers were
recognized for outstanding scholastic achievement at the
23rd annual Scholars’ Recognition Program dinner recently.
Michael Natole is Amsterdam High's class of 2009
valedictorian, and Alycia Roux is the class salutatorian.
The two were among a group of students honored at the event
in April. Natole and Roux each named a teacher who had a
significant influence on their education.
Read more.
Freshman class bottle drive is
Sunday, June 7
The freshmen class will hold a bottle drive
as its spring fundraiser on Sunday, June 7. Bottles can be
brought to the high school parking lot from 10 a.m. to noon. We
would appreciate anyone who is willing to save their bottles for
the month of May.
AHS yearbook club sponsoring bus trip to NYC
The Amsterdam High School Yearbook is planning a bus trip to
New York City on Saturday, June 20. Tickets cost $45 per
person, and there is a family discount for four or more
family members. The bus will depart the high school parking
lot at
7 a.m. and arrive at Bryant Park at about 10:30 a.m. The bus
will depart Bryant Park at 7 p.m. The day is free for
whatever you wish to do. For more information contact Amy
Liverio at aliverio@gasd.org.
Amsterdam High School's 2008-09 graduation
ceremony will be held Saturday, June 27
Amsterdam High School's 2008-09 graduation ceremony will be
held Saturday, June 27 at 10 a.m. in the high school
gymnasium. To download a copy of the graduation guide, which
includes information about rehearsals, attire, distribution
of cap and gown, and more,
click here.