Good afternoon.  This is an important message for all A-C Central parents.

The Kindergarten – 5^th Grade PTO Pizza fundraiser pick-up is tonight from 4:00 – 8:00 PM at the Chandlerville building.  The pizza truck will be parked in the bus parking area.  Families that sold pizzas are responsible for picking them up tonight and delivering them to the people that bought from you.  Please be aware that the Halloween parade and book fair are also tonight, so be careful as you park to pick up your pizzas.

The PTO Halloween Parade is tonight with dinner beginning at 5:00 PM.  Judging will begin at 6:30 PM.  The high school band will perform at 7:00 PM and the results of the judging will be announced after the band performance.

The elementary Book Fair is also tonight in the Chandlerville gym from 4:00 – 8:00 PM.

The elementary will be having a canned food drive beginning Monday, November 5^th and ending Friday, November 16^th.  All food donated will go to the Cass County Food Pantry.

There will be a joint meeting with PORTA on Thursday, November 1^st at 7:00 PM in the Ashland gym.  Please note that this is a correction from last week’s global connect.

Also, the regular November board meeting will be Wednesday, November 14th at 7:00 PM.

All junior class parents are encouraged to attend a POST PROM planning meeting on SUNDAY, November 11^th at 2:00 PM in the Ashland cafeteria.

As always a text version of this message can be found on the school’s website at www.a-ccentral.com.  Thank you and have a great evening!

Good Morning.  This is an important reminder for all A-C Central parents.

We would like to remind you that Parent Teacher Conferences are tonight, Thursday, October 25^th and tomorrow Friday, October 26^th.  The students will dismiss early today -  Thursday the 25^th with the elementary dismissing at 1:45/1:50 PM and the middle & high school at 2:11 PM.  The students will NOT be in attendance tomorrow Friday, October 26^th.  Please contact your child’s school office if you are unsure about your conference time.

High school parents, don’t forget that Caitlin McLaughlin from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission will be at Parent-Teacher Conferences tonight, October 25 from 6-8:00 PM at the high school to answer questions for parents and students regarding Financial Aid for College.

Don’t forget about the Ashland Halloween Carnival at the middle and high school on Sunday, October 28^th from 2:00 – 6:00 PM and the Chandlerville Halloween Parade at the elementary school on Monday, October 29^th with Dinner from 5:00 – 6:30 PM, judging from 6:30 – 7:00 PM and the parade at 7:00 PM.

There will be a joint meeting with Petersburg/Porta on Thursday, November 1st at 7:00 PM in the Ashland High school facility to present the information from the Feasibility Study.  Please plan to attend or watch it on the internet!  The event will be archived for future viewing.

Good Evening.  This is an important message for all A-C Central parents.

Just a reminder to parents that tomorrow, Friday, October 19^th will be an early dismissal day due to it being the end of the 1^st Quarter.  The elementary will dismiss at 1:45 and 1:50 PM and the middle and high school will dismiss at 2:11 PM.

There is a group of high school students and parents that are organizing a Halloween Carnival in Ashland.  This will be open to all families.  The group has asked that we send out a global connect requesting donations from community members.

If you are able to donate, students in grades 9-12 are asked to donate baked goods for a Cake Walk.  It does not need to be a cake, it can be any baked good item.  Baked goods need to be brought to the Ashland cafeteria on Sunday October 28^th between 11:00 – 5:30 PM.  If you need to drop them off earlier than that, please take them to Fadra Birdsell’s house.  Students in grades Kindergarten – 8 are asked to donate a bag of candy.  All candy donations need to be sent to your child’s school office.

All donations will be greatly appreciated!  The Ashland Halloween Carnival will be on Sunday, October 28^th from 2:00 – 6:00 PM at the Middle and High School in Ashland.

There will also be a Halloween parade sponsored by the PTO in Chandlerville on Monday, October 29^th at the Elementary school in Chandlerville.  There will be a dinner from 5:00 – 6:30 PM.  Judging will be from 6:30 – 7:00 PM.  The A-C Marching Knights will perform at 7:00 PM and the results from judging will be announced after the band’s performance.  PTO is also still needing some helpers, so if you are able to help with judging or the dinner, please contact Beth Eilers or Elementary office.

As always a text version of this message can be found on the school’s website at www.a-ccentral.com.  Thank you and have a great evening.

Good Evening.  This message includes several important messages for all A-C Central students.  It will be a long message so please listen to the end or be sure to check the website to read the text version.

The Middle School and High School Open House is Tuesday, October 16^th from 7:00 – 8:30 PM.  There will be an “R U Smarter Than a 5^th Grader?” contest between one teacher and one parent contestant from the audience.  The winner will have the possibility of winning a gift card.

Caitlin McLaughlin from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission will be at the open house in the lobby of the gym with College Selection and Financial Aid information for parents.  She will also be here at Parent-Teacher Conference night October 25 from 6-8:00 PM to answer questions for parents and students regarding Financial Aid for College.

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission provides valuable information to students and parents as they prepare for college.

The Kindergarten through 5^th graders are still selling pizzas for PTO.  This is the last weekend to sell the pizzas.  All order forms and money are due to the school office on Monday, October 15^th.

As always a text version of this message can be found on the school’s website at www.a-ccentral.com.  Thank you and have a great weekend!