January 6, 2020
Welcome Back ASMS Community!
Happy New Year!

My name is Allyson McMaken. I joined the ASMS community as a staff member this past fall. It has truly been a pleasure to be part of such a vibrant institution, and I am excited about the direction of our communication and alumni relations.

From a communication perspective, we have started many new initiatives. We established the weekly newsletter, increased our social media presence, and held an on-campus photo and video shoot (look out for new content in 2020!). We are currently establishing branding standards for the school and in the process of upgrading our website. In terms of alumni outreach, we are implementing a monthly alumni e-newsletter with outstanding alumni feature articles. We have also started inviting alumni back to campus to speak to and meet with our students. Our goal is to soon establish an alumni association.

I am looking forward to what 2020 holds and honored to continue telling the stories of our exceptional students, alumni, faculty, and staff!

Allyson McMaken
Assistant Director of Communications and Alumni Outreach
School Calendar
This Week
January 6
Classes Resume

January 10
2nd Grade Posting

January 12
Ignite Meeting
6:15 PM
Upcoming
January 16
Cap and Gown Portraits

January 18
Polar Plunge

Good News
ASMS Students Win District 1 Congressional App Challenge
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives host a district-wide  Congressional App Challenge  where students are challenged to create and submit an app to the Representative for their district. The ASMS student team participated in the competition for District 1 and were selected as the winners. Team members included Isabelle Stabler (junior), JaMiyah Peebles (junior), Elijah Johnson (junior) and Hannah Vaccaro (senior) who were guided by ASMS computer science faculty member, Mr. Grey Gaillard . Read the full story here!
Is it snowing in Mobile?!
Students in Dr. Rambo's AP Chemistry class used paper chromatography techniques to turn hand-cut paper snowflakes into colorful holiday ornaments. Just like real snowflakes, each paper creation was one of a kind!
New Year, New Me
Students recently responded to a poll on our Instagram account ( @asmsdragons ) sharing their new year's hopes and goals.

Check out some of the responses: Be kinder to others, Graduate, Earn a 4.0 GPA, Become an RLST, Spread more positivity, Read so many books, Get better grades, Be kinder to myself, Go to my dream school, Make more people smile
Scholarship Opportunity
Any senior from a Mobile County Public school with a GPA above 3.0/4.0 interested in pursuing an education in the field of nursing, medicine, or any allied health field. The student must have been accepted to enroll in an accredited college or university in the state of Alabama for the Fall of 2020. 
Announcements
Take the Plunge
Every year the SGA has an event called Polar Bear Plunge . This year’s event is on January 18. Students who would like to participate, must have their guardian sign a permission slip .
The 2020 Special Projects Book is now available!
To have your dates featured in Dragon News, e-mail amcmaken@asms.net