Happy Birthday!
STAR is hosting a blood drive on Sept. 20th for the school and community. Please use the following link to schedule your appointment: https://login.bloodcenter.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/132980
New MS/HS Text Number!
Open House!
Open Positions!
8th grade intro to agriculture students finished up the swine unit by learning about proper ear notching. Students got to make their own ear notches based on their birth day and month.
Thanks to the Ashland New Beginnings Church for not only rounding up local businesses to donate food for the A-C Class of 2024 graduates breakfast but especially for cooking and hosting the breakfast! Your kindness is appreciated!
The STAR organization hosted a blood drive last month! We would like to say THANK YOU to all the donors, as this was one of our biggest turnouts since 2018. Attached pictures are from our sign up table during the lunch hour!
Blood Drive stats:
20 donors presented
1 double red collected
19 whole blood donations collected
9 first time donors
Potentially saved 58 lives! ❤️🩸
10 seniors traveled to Branson, Missouri for their senior trip! They did many activities including the Top of the Rock tour, an escape room, visited the famous Branson Landing, and even made a stop at Lambert's Cafe!
The Jr. High Glow Dance is this Friday!
Happy Birthday!
We ask everyone to join!
Happy Birthday!
Spring Break Dates!
Happy Birthday!
Get your tickets purchased!! Please share! Freshman have to sell atleast 250 meal tickets, let’s help them out!!
Freshman Class Meal Fundraiser:
Ticket $12 and must be purchased in advance! Dine in or to-go!
Meal includes: 8oz. pork chop, mashed potatoes with chicken gravy, southern style green beans, and a roll w/ butter!
Tickets can be purchased from any freshman, MS/HS office, Elementary office, Walbys Place, and Daughterys Pub.
STAR is hosting a blood drive on Friday, April 26th. To make an appointment please visit this link: https://login.bloodcenter.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/126344
Wear purple & gold tomorrow!
Congratulations to our 7th grade volleyball team!
7-1A IESA State Runner Up
RECOGNIZED AS DISTRICT FFA PROFICIENCY WINNER
Ashland, Illinois. TARA TAFT was selected as the District FFA Proficiency Winner in Equine Science Entrepreneurship. Tara is a member of the A-C Central FFA Chapter of the Illinois Association FFA. Illinois FFA recognizes students in forty-eight different areas based on their work-based learning, also known as Supervised Agricultural Experiences or SAE. FFA members who demonstrate outstanding agricultural skills and competencies through record keeping, leadership, and scholastic achievement may be considered for this award. SAEs allow students to learn by doing by either owning and operating an agricultural business, working or serving an internship at an agriculture-based business or conducting an agriculture-based scientific experiment and reporting results.
Tara Taft was selected as the District 3 Winner by a committee of agriculture industry representatives and teachers knowledgeable in this work-based area. Tara is the daughter of Mike and Tracy Taft from Springfield, Illinois.
Receiving this honor now makes Tara eligible to compete in the State FFA Awards Selection process in Mt. Zion, IL on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Tara was previously chosen as the Chapter and Section awardee is this area. She has been involved in the following other agriculture education and FFA activities: Job Interview CDE, Poultry CDE, and the Parliamentary Procedure CDE and many other chapter events. Mr. Mason Vincent is the agriculture teacher and FFA Advisor at A-C Central High school.
Tara will receive plaques for her accomplishments. These plaques are made possible by gifts by individuals, businesses, corporations and organizations through the Illinois Foundation FFA.
