At AMS, we take PRIDE in being successful.
Positive - Responsible - Involved - Disciplined - Excellent
At Armuchee Middle School, our
faculty and students are involved in what we call the PRIDE Program. This
program was created by members of the faculty and student body to make AMS a
positive place by rewarding excellence and encouraging good behavior.
Throughout the school and in our classrooms, PRIDE guides are posted to state exactly what is expected of our students and what it means to have pride. Arrowheads are given to the students by all members of the faculty and staff to students who demonstrate positive behavior.
Each month, students are given an opportunity to spend their Arrowheads at our school store, on field trips, on movies and popcorn, or in drawings where many great prizes are given away to the winners.
The 2008-2009 Pride Committee faculty members are Cheryl Reece (chair), Albert Watters, Jill Thacker, Adam Clemons, Cathy Carter, Kippi Ellison, Emily Brownlow, Michelle Mitchell, Gretchen Brock, Mary Ratledge, and Beth Bowen. We also get input from students to make sure the student body needs are being met.
Our PRIDE Program is one of the best motivational tools we use to say "thank you" to our students who go a step above being mediocre.
If you have any questions about PRIDE or our discipline policies, please feel free to contact us.
Mr. Albert H. Watters
Principal
Dr. Adam B. Clemons
Assistant Principal
Mrs. Jill Thacker
Assistant Principal
PRIDE PICTURES
AMS PRIDE Field Day
To celebrate the end of the school year, the PRIDE Committee hosted the AMS PRIDE Field Day. Students with PRIDE Arrowheads were allowed to participate in the fun and games.
Ms. Reece takes a cool dip in the water for PRIDE.
Doing the splits for PRIDE!
Students participated in a sack race.
Inflatable water slides were set up to "Slide for PRIDE."
Students lined up to throw a ball to dunk their favorite teacher.
Coach Honea taunts students as he awaits his dip into the pool for PRIDE.
AMS Ultimate Smack-Down
In an effort to raise school spirit and foster student relationships, the PRIDE Committee hosted the AMS Ultimate Smack-Down. Students competed against each other and teachers in an effort to win the Smack-Down.
The race was on to find the piece of gum in the pie and blow the first bubble.
Tug-of-War!!!
The most difficult challenge: the Softball-Pass!
The Football-Dress challenge created a great laugh by all.
The faculty and staff joined in on the fun at the end to take on the student winners! Here, Mrs. Brownlow goes for gold as the rest of the staff cheers her on.
The 09 AMS Smack-Down Winners show a little muscle.
PIED for PRIDE
In an effort to raise money for the PRIDE store and pep-up our Indian spirit, the PRIDE Committee hosted a fundraising drive. Students put money in cans of the teachers and administrators that they wished to see pied.
Coach Mitchell was pied for PRIDE at our September Pep-Rally.
Principal Watters takes one in the face.
Mrs. Ratledge declares victory too early.
Dr. Clemons considers the discipline for those who pied him.
Mrs. Gallagher enjoyed getting pied.
Watermelon Fun Day
Students who earned enough PRIDE Arrowheads participated in the Watermelon Fun Day. A competition was held to see which student from each grade level could spit the farthest.
Students get ready to see who will be the Watermelon Spitting Champion of AMS.
"Let the spitting begin!"