Alma School District Newsletter
October 25, 2019
Alma Airedales at Harrison Goblins
Friday, Oct 25, 2019, 07:00 PM
Harrison High School, Goblin Drive, Harrison, AR, USA
Alma High School
Alma DECA Sponsors Driving Simulation:
Literature Learning:
Airedale Artwork Complete:
DECA:
Alma DECA Sponsors Tour of ABB Motors and Manufacturing for AHS Students:
On October 11, 2019, some of Sherry Siler’s Marketing students embarked on a very educational and mind blowing adventure to ABB. ABB is a Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation, that make just about everything you could think of. Specifically in Fort Smith they produce motors, which was actually way more interesting than you’d think. Student’s had the chance to ask questions, watch some of the building and producing of motors and just learn the truth behind factory work.
Students were split into groups and given tours of the facility giving them a chance to eliminate the clique stereotype placed on factories and their workers since the Industrial Revolution. Just like most, I believed that factories where dirty, hot and just back breaking work. But ABB and other companies have managed to change that. At ABB, information about worker hours sound oddly refreshing. Whether you’re first (6:45am - 2:45pm), second (2:45pm - 10:45pm, or third (10:45pm - 6:45am) shift you get paid for eight hours, although you only work seven and a half. Workers get a thirty minute lunch break, PAID. And with all their technical advances, the back breaking labor turns into doing your job and using a conveyor belt lowering the risk of injuries and putting production a step further.
ABB is truly one of a kind, supplying employees’ jobs without a college degree. But wait get this, they pay for your college. Anyone looking to get a degree to up their pay and grow they’re education gets the choice to get a college education paid for if they make c’s and higher throughout college. This is one of the many perks that come with working with ABB which is probably the reason most people work there for 12 to 15 years. ABB is making factory work the future not the past, giving the new generation a new outlook while building a stronger community.
By sponsoring this manufacturing tour, Alma DECA is hoping to expand the career development opportunities of the student body. There are many careers in our local area, and ABB showed us several of them.By Marketing Student Mia Cagle
Alma Middle School
Leadership Safari
Do Right and Be Kind:
Mr. Wolfe:
Mrs. McCarver's Pathway:
Alma Intermediate School
Professional Development:
During parent teacher conferences, Meredith Brown lead training with our paras in Heggerty phonemic awareness, a resource being used with students who need extra support in phonemic awareness instruction.
Google CS First Program:
AIS Honor Choir:
Alma Primary School
APS Star Students:
Mrs. Anderson, Ms. Fimpel and Ms. Ellifrits Classes:
Airedales in Action
Senior Enlistment:
Thank you for choosing to serve!
Senior Enlistment:
Thank you for choosing to serve!!
AHS Baseball:
Transportation:
The bus drivers from Alma School Transportation department used Friday to complete professional developement focusing on fire extinguishers and school bus pre-trips. Thank you to Alma Heights Baptist Church for providing breakfast and Universal Fire Equipment with Ronnie Hatley for the training.
Nutrition:
Arkansas Association of Middle Level Education:
Jr. High Cross Country:
Jr. High Football:
Jr. High Football:
Airedale Jr. Theatre:
The Airedale:
Airedale Upcoming Events
Red Ribbon Week October 28 through November 1:
AMS Red Ribbon Week:
TV Tuesday
Wacky Wednesday
Throwback Thursday
Color Wars Friday
AIS Red Ribbon Week:
Tuesday- Bright Colors
Wednesday- Match Day
Thursday-Costume Day
Friday- Green and Gold Day
APS Red Ribbon Week:
Tuesday- Bright Colors
Wednesday- Match Day
Thursday-Costume Day
Friday- Green and Gold Day
Autumn Festival:
The Alma Education and Arts Foundation will be presenting:
Theatre:
Airedale Theatre is selling Holiday Poinsettas! Orders are due November 1 and plants will be delivered around December 9. Please contact dhobson@almasd.net or any theatre student to order!
Soccer Tryouts:
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Mr. and Miss AHS:
Spirit Bus:
Get your 2019-20 AHS Yearbook:
AHS Softball:
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