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arlington middle school
AMS Honors Top Students
AMS Chorus Wins Big
AMS Names All-Star Students
The Arlington Middle School Honor
Chorus competed at the Music in the Parks
festival in St. Louis on Saturday, May 10.
The choir received a Superior rating and
came in first place in their division. Their
score was also the second-highest of the 21
vocal ensembles competing. It was an
extremely successful trip; AMS Chorus
Director Mr. Ivey is “very proud” of the
group’s hard work, dedication, and performance.
Alyssa Stephens,
Valedictorian
Amber Hawkins,
Salutatorian
Alyssa has been an
Arlington Middle Bobcat
for
three
years. During her seventh grade year, Alyssa
took the SAT through
the Duke Tip program
and received a state
award
for
her
score. This year Alyssa
had a perfect score on
the
Explore
ACT. Alyssa is a Beta
Club and Junior Honor
Society member, AMS
cheerleader, participates
in Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Big
Brothers Big Sisters,
and she is a peer tutor. Alyssa also plays
violin in the AMS orchestra. It is a pleasure
to be able to recognize a
student so actively
involved in our
school. Alyssa is the
daughter of Mark and
Gail Stephens.
Amber is the daughter of Cari and Kevin
Hawkins. Amber has
been an Arlington Middle School Bobcat for
three years. During her
seventh grade year,
Amber took the ACT
through the Duke Tip
program and received
both state and national
a wa r d s
for
her
score. Amber has been
on the Principal's Honor
Roll all three years. She
has also been a member
of the Honor Chorus at
AMS.
Outside of
school, Amber is involved in youth group
activities and service
projects through her
church. It is a pleasure
to be able to recognize a
student so deserving.
Photos Courtesy of AMS
Band Student to Play in New York
Vanessa Sydboten, an 8th grader at
Arlington Middle and a member of the
AMS Band has been accepted to play the
clarinet in the Middle School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall in New
York City in June. These elite students are
selected by auditions across the US, Canada and Internationally. With the assistance of AMS Band Director Daniel Foster,
Vanessa submitted an audition tape and
teacher recommendations as part of the
selection process.
Along with her New York performance,
Vanessa also had the honor of this year
being chosen for All West Tennessee
Band Blue Band and the AMS Band’s
Patricia Prescott Leadership Award.
Vanessa began playing clarinet in 6th grade
under the instruction of David Ryan and
hopes to study music at Julliard after high
school.
Summer AR
Arlington Middle School is encouraging
its students to keep reading this summer.
The school’s library will be open on four
different dates so that students may take
Accelerated Reader quizzes on the books
they read during the summer break. Any
Photo by Jerry Borwick Photography
The Arlington Middle School All-Stars are exemplary students who are
nominated by their 8th grade teachers and selected by their peers. These
students are chosen based on their integrity, school leadership, and community
involvement.
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