Alcorn Central High

Congratulations to the following ACHS Beta students for earning awards in the 2021 State of Mississippi Senior Beta Awards: ACHS Beta Club - Apparel Design 4th place Black/White Photography Division II - Aidan Holt 5th place Creative Writing Division II - Jake Pearson 3rd Place Jewelry Division II - Isabel Goad 2nd place We are staying busy at AC in activities, athletics, and academics! #weareAC

Congratulations to three AC Tennis players for advancing to the State Tournament! Caden Whittemore (1st Place 1-3A) is going in boys singles. Jacob Cornelius & Lynden Duckworth (2nd Place 1-3A) are going in mixed doubles! Congrats to AC Tennis for some wins yesterday! #weareAC

Good luck to our ACHS Track and Tennis teams as they both compete today in their Division events. Track is at Tish Co and Tennis is at the City Park. #weareAC

DONATE BLOOD!! 🩸 🩸 ACHS Student Government is hosting the annual spring blood drive tomorrow from 8:30 to 3:00. Seniors must have two donations in their name in order to receive the blood cord. MBS will also be doing free COVID antibody testing.

Congratulations to Coach Nelson and the Archery team for a great showing at the North Half Archery match today. Our team had really great scores and are awaiting final results to see if we qualify for the State Championships!

IT'S GAME DAY LADY BEARS! Today's Alumni Spotlight for AC Softball is presented by Modern Woodmen of America representative and advisor Katie Wright. Kim Kirkland played for Alcorn Central from 1996 to 2000. She played center field. Her fondest memory was from when the softball field had just been built and sod was being laid. Kim had the privilege of driving Coach Foster’s prized, purple jeep through the outfield to help lay the sod. Today Kim is married to her college sweetheart, and together they have 4 children. She has been a teacher for seventeen years at Alcorn Central Elementary School. Brittany Terry played for Alcorn Central from 1998 to 2003. She played in left field. Her favorite memories consist of the bus rides and singing with Coach Foster. Today Brittany lives in Tupelo, is married, has one son, and teaches and coaches. Her team were state champions in 2017. Jenny Thompson played for Alcorn Central from 1999 to 2003. She was a third basemen. Jenny says the best memories are from winning games. Today Jenny lives in Tupelo with her husband and step daughter. She coaches her step daughter’s fastpitch team with her husband. She works with Unity Hospice Care. Jenny is happy to announce that she has another daughter on the way; due in May! We are wishing our Lady Bears Luck as they travel to Kossuth today for division play. #weareAC

IT'S GAME DAY LADY BEARS! Today's Lady Bear Alumni Spotlight is brought to you by Katie Wright of Modern Woodmen of America. Chrissy Atkins played for Alcorn Central from 1993 to 2000. She played third base, short stop, and pitched. Her fondest memories come from the bus rides home. There was never a dull moment. Today Chrissy works at Jackson Madison County General Hospital in the emergency department. Joy Rhoads played for Alcorn Central in 1993 her senior year. This was the first year softball was brought to Alcorn Central. Joy was the pitcher for the team. Her favorite memory was when it was announced that slow pitch softball would be offered and the coach was Stephanie Huff. Joy was excited for the opportunity to be a part of Alcorn Central history. Today Joy is the proud mother of seven children and three grandchildren. She is especially proud that all of her children have and will graduate from her alma mater, Alcorn Central! Best of Luck to our Lady Bears as they face Kossuth at home. #weareAC

Thanks to Katie Wright and Modern Woodmen of America for donating $500 in matching funds to the ACHS Track Team! We really appreciate the support and look forward to putting the funds to good use!

IT'S GAME DAY LADY BEARS! Today's Lady Bear Alumni Spotlight is brought to you by Katie Wright of Modern Woodmen of America. Jessica Cleary played for Alcorn Central from 2000 to 2005. She played in the outfield. Jessica’s fondest memories are from the relationships and time spent with her teammates. Her top favorite is the time Coach Foster hosted a sleep over at her house. Today Jessica is the office administrator and supervisor at Region IV Mental Health. She is a children’s therapist. She is a proud mother and wife. Her family lives in Corinth. Alyssa Walker played for Alcorn Central from 2014 to 2015. She played right and left field. Her favorite memory is when she and her teammates beat Itawamba. Today Alyssa enjoys spending time with her son. Good Luck to our Lady Bears as they face Amory tonight at home in a division contest beginning at 5:00 PM. #weareAC

On Tuesday, March 30th, ACHS Sophomores and Seniors will be taking to ACT on campus. Freshmen and Juniors will be participating in class virtually on this day. I hope everyone has a great weekend, and am looking forward to seeing everyone back on Monday!

Balfour will meet with the sophomore class on Thursday, March 18 @ 11:00 AM to hand out class ring brochures. Balfour will return on Thursday, March 25 @ 7:30 AM to take orders. If you have any questions please call the school office.

IT’S GAME DAY LADY BEARS! Each Lady Bear game day will feature an Alumni Spotlight brought to you by Katie Foster-Wright of Modern Woodmen of America! Our first Alumni Spotlight is Felicia Carol Cate. Felicia Carol Cate played from 2009 to 2013. She graduated in 2013. Felicia played outfield as well as catcher. Felicia enjoyed her time with her Lady Bears, and the bond built between her teammates is something Felicia cherishes deeply. Felicia is a stay at home mom and has two beautiful children. The Lady Bears will be traveling to Tish Co this evening to play the Braves at 5PM. ACHS PawTalk will be live tweeting the game - go check them out on Twitter. #AlumniSpotlight #LadyBearSoftball #weareAC

Best of luck to our Purple Pride Marching Band in todays concert evaluation in Oxford, MS. They will be performing at 1:30 this afternoon. You can view the performance at https://vimeo.com/event/750106. Do your best and bring home some hardware! #weareAC

Alcorn Central Baseball is proud to be hosting the Alcorn County Tournament this year! Games will begin Friday at 3:30 and 6. They will continue Saturday at 1 and 4. We will be posting the bracket soon so keep an eye out! Come join us for a fun weekend of Alcorn Country Baseball. Also, on Saturday you can pick you up a $10 shrimp boil plate prepared by Debra and Daniel Ballard. And, don't forget to drop by and buy a ticket to win a brand new, handmade AC fire pit! #BEARdown #weareAC

🎶 Put me in coach, I'm ready to play... TODAY!🎶 Our Golden Bears have their first pitch of the season this afternoon at 3:00 PM. It has been 349 days since our last baseball game. Join us on ACHS Pawtalk Radio for the play-by-play action! Click the link below to listen or visit us on the Mixlr app at ACHS Pawtalk Radio. www.mixlr.com/achs-pawtalk-radio #weareAC

ATTENTION PAWTALK FANS!!!!! As of February 22, ACHS PawTalk has undergone some changes. Due to certain alterations in our broadcast platform and schedule, we have made some noticeable changes. Our call sign has changed on Mixlr. You can now listen to Alcorn Central Athletics using the channel name: ACHS PawTalk Radio. We can be recognized by our AC logo. We want you to continue joining us for broadcasts of volleyball, football, basketball, baseball, and softball games, so don’t forget to heart our page and give us a follow. The old ACHS PawTalk mixlr account is being retired to make way for our NEW look! You can visit our website at https://sites.google.com/alcornschools.org/achspawtalk/home for more information! Find us on Mixlr and listen to all our broadcasts at https://www.mixlr.com/achs-pawtalk-radio or through the Mixlr app! Happy listening!

Tonights game can be found following ACHS PawTalk. Due to certain restrictions, each half will be recorded on a separate channel. Follow the links to listen. 1st Half: http://mixlr.com/achs-pawtalk--2 2nd Half: http://mixlr.com/achs-pawtalk-2

Best of luck to our Lady Bears in Round 1 of the MHSAA Basketball Playoffs. Lady Bears will face the Lady Tigers of Noxubee County @ 5PM. Follow ACHS PawTalk for updates!

This is a reminder that we are conducting a virtual school day. Students need to login to Canvas and check for assignments and meeting links at the appropriate class time. If you have any questions or issues, please contact your teachers via Teams, email, Google Hangout, or School Status. Good luck and have a great virtual day!

ACHS PawTalk is excited to announce that we will have select coverage of ACHS Softball and Baseball games this season! It is shaping up to be a great season, so we look forward to you joining us on air! We will be posting our broadcast schedule soon! @ACHSPawTalk