Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter School

Things were festive in the White Bldg. on Friday, unofficial Ugly Sweater Day! Also, Santa was seen striking a pose in the main office! Happy Holidays!

6th grader Srivibhu Piratla shared a presentation about his First Lego League team with his 6th grade Computer Science class (Ms. Stanley) this week. He is on a team called Socratic Innovators that made it to the State Finals. They follow core values of Inclusion, Teamwork, Impact, Innovation, and Fun. The team created an app to help solve the problem of packages being lost or delivered to wrong addresses. They came up with the idea of linking addresses to QR codes and printing them on doormats or rugged stickers for delivery drivers to scan. Shown in the photo are Srivibhu (kneeling, front right) with project materials and his Comp Sci class.

College Planning Night for junior families is TOMORROW, Tuesday 12/7 at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom. We will record for those who cannot attend. We encourage all junior students and families to attend in order to learn more about the college application process. Please find the Zoom link in your email.

This past weekend AMSA's Speech and Debate Team participated in the Lincoln-Sudbury Warrior Showdown, the first in person tournament of the year, with some great results! In Group Discussion, where the debate topic was "Civility in Society with focus areas in schools, politics, social media, and community", two AMSA students made it to the finals round. Captain Sugita Mahendarkar placed 2nd and Senior A***n Kumar placed 5th. Seniors Shreya Suresh and Mark Mousad placed 6th in Children’s Literature and Impromptu, respectively. Congratulations to the team!

This week the Counseling Department posted (the old-fashioned way, with actual post-it notes) positive messages for students to take between classes. Counselors do this once or twice a year, but it’s been a while since all students have had the opportunity to grab these bite-sized words of encouragement!

TONIGHT at 6 pm is our first Virtual Info Night for Prospective Families. Details and Zoom login can be found here: www.amsacs.org/info. Upcoming info nights are Dec 8 and Jan 5 & 12. Lottery applications are now being accepted until February 4, 2022. Go to www.amsacs.org/admissions.

The Drama Society's "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" t-shirts have gone live on Orgs Online. Look for "Drama Society Fall 2021 T-shirts". They are $15.70 each. Please order by 12pm on Friday, 11/26/21.

Great turnout for the Operation Smile Club’s first-ever Volleyball Tournament! There were 21 student teams and plenty of enthusiastic spectators. The event raised over $400 for the Operation Smile Foundation, a global organization that treats cleft lip and cleft palate.