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AMS Big Brothers & Big Sisters Motivate Students
for Success
AMS Pom is Tops at State
Story and Photo by Pamela Burt, 6th Grade Counselor
AMS 2013-14 Big Brothers and Big Sisters
Arlington Middle School has
a Leadership Group called the Big
Brothers/Big Sisters Mentoring
Program. The purpose of this
group is to assist 6th graders with
the transition to middle school.
These specially trained 7th
and 8th graders are fully committed to assisting their “little brothers
& little sisters” every day. These
Big Brothers & Big Sisters leave
their 6th period class early to help
their little brothers/little
sisters. The daily duties
of all Big Brothers/Big
Sisters is to make sure
that their little brother or
little sister has their
homework written correctly in their agenda
book, get their agenda
books signed by their
teachers and have the
correct books in their
backpacks for homework
each day. But more importantly, these Big
Brothers/Big Sisters
form a bond with these
students and help motivate them for success.
On Wednesday December 18th, these Big Brothers/Big Sisters met for a treat of
donuts and hot chocolate. Thank
you AMS Big Brothers & Big
Sisters for your leadership and
contribution to your school!
Courtesy of AMS Pom
The Arlington Middle School Pom Squad attended
the TSSAA state championship in Murfreesboro, TN.
The squad gave two great performances in the Pom
and hip hop divisions. The squad placed 4th in Pom and
made AMS history by bringing home the first ever state
title in dance by winning the Junior High hip hop division. Way to go girls!
Local Bank Recognized for Reading Support
Special to THE VIEW 38002
First Citizens National Bank
is a supporter of Arlington
Middle School. For several years
they have paid the subscription
on a program called QuizList that
allows students to make a
personalized reading list as they
read to earn Accelerated Reader
points.
AMS Librarian Karen
Haggard (left) is pictured with
Chris Martin (right), from First
Citizens National Bank, in front
of the AMS Accelerated Reader
wall in the school library.
Haggard notes, “QuizList has
been heavily used this year to
help students target books they
would like to read. We really
appreciate the bank’s support in
providing this service for our
students.”
AMS Students are ON FIRE for Hunger Games Event
Story and Photos by Karen Haggard, Librarian
Arlington Middle School
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