📣 ACGC March Madness is almost Here! 🏀🔥
Get ready for a month of fun, competition, and school spirit! Each Friday in March, students will compete in sports-themed activities, take on Tug-o-War battles, and dress up to match the theme of the week!
🥫 Munch Madness Food Drive – Donate non-perishable food to vote for your favorite school lunch in a bracket-style showdown!
🎟️ Dress-Up Days:
🏀 March 7 – Full Court Friday (Basketball gear)
⛳ March 14 – Swing Into Spring (Golf attire)
⚾ March 21 – Grand Slam Friday (Baseball/Softball jerseys)
🏃♂️ March 28 – Sprint to the Finish (Track gear)
Let’s make March Madness at ACGC unforgettable! 💙💛 #GoFalcons #ACGCMarchMadness
Our first graders have been working really hard on their writing projects!
4th and 2nd grade kindness assembly!
🚀 Mission Accomplished! Our Students Become NASA Mathematicians! 🚀
Today, our students embarked on three incredible missions inspired by the brilliant women of Hidden Figures! 🌟 They stepped into the shoes of Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan, solving real-world challenges just like these NASA pioneers did.
🔢 Mission 1: Katherine Johnson’s Trajectory Challenge
Students calculated spacecraft flight paths using Katherine Johnson’s famous trajectory formulas—just like she did for John Glenn’s historic orbit! 🧮 They worked in teams, crunching numbers to ensure a successful space journey!
💨 Mission 2: Mary Jackson’s Wind Tunnel Test
Students built and tested paper rockets in different wind conditions to understand aerodynamics! Just like Mary Jackson’s work at NASA, they discovered how wind resistance can change a rocket’s flight path. ✈️
🔠 Mission 3: Dorothy Vaughan’s Coding Challenge
Students cracked secret coded messages using a number-letter system, learning the importance of pattern recognition and problem-solving—just like Dorothy Vaughan did when programming NASA’s first computers! 🖥️
🎉 Our young scientists left today with a deeper appreciation for these trailblazing women and the impact they had on space exploration! Who knows? Maybe one of them will be the next NASA engineer, mathematician, or astronaut!
Tonight our Boys Basketball team is in action against conference rivals, the Kimball Cubs!
And before the National Anthem, we will be dedicating our newly donated American flags in honor of Ethan Lilleberg. Come on out this evening to support your Falcons!
GO FALCONS! #SOAR
Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/grove-city/organization/20009/atwater-cosmos-grove-high-school/
Tonight both boys' and girls' basketball are in action!
Our Boys' Basketball team travels to KMS to take on the Fighting Saints!
Our Girls' Basketball team travels to Springfield to battle the Tigers in the 2nd round of the Section 2A tournament! The livestream links for both games are posted below.
GO FALCONS! #SOAR
GBB livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/springfield/organization/13299/springfield-high-school
BBB livestream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1m1tLWkC62NH_EjwPT3O-Q
Thank you!!
A special thank you to BluEarth Renewables for their generous donation to enhance the ACGC High School Media Center! The Prairie Horizon Wind Project donation allowed us to purchase new furniture to enhance our library's reading area.
We are extremely grateful for your investment in ACGC!
Our Falcon Wrestling team takes to the mat on Saturday, 2/22, to compete at the Section 5A individual tournament! Doors open for spectators at 9:00am and wrestling begins at 10:00am.
Tickets can be purchased the day of or online. The online ticketing and livestream links are posted below. GO FALCONS! #SOAR
Tickets: https://gofan.co/event/2270683?schoolId=MN19689
Livestream: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/yellow-medicine-east-high-school-granite-falls-mn/gam0eb2c03092
We are now accepting Spring athletic registrations! Our online registration option is located on the Activities Calendar page, and the link is posted below! GO FALCONS! #SOAR
https://acgc-ar.rschooltoday.com/
We teamed up with Atwater Public Library and the Science Museum of MN to bring the Water Assembly to ACGC! Students investigated water in its various stages, how water moves through land and how Minnesota’s seasons impact the way that water interacts with all forms of life.
Tonight our Boys’ Basketball team travels to Holdingford to battle conference rivals, the Huskers! The livestream link is posted below.
GO FALCONS! #SOAR
Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/holdingford/organization/12286/holdingford-high-school
ACGC FFA teaching our 4th graders about what FFA is and about tagging animals!
6th Grade Social Studies Art Project: Flower Detective! 🌸
Today, our 6th graders combined history, science, and creativity in an exciting "Flower Detective" art project! 🎨🔎 We explored Minnesota’s state flower, the pink-and-white lady’s slipper, and learned about its history, beauty, and importance in our state.
Students used washable markers, coffee filters, and water to create their own delicate, colorful petals, mimicking the natural blending of colors in the real flower. After carefully shaping their petals, they displayed their masterpieces on our Minnesota State Flower Wall! 🌿✨
🌼 Discussion Question: Why do you think the lady’s slipper was chosen as Minnesota’s state flower? Drop your thoughts in the comments! 👇
Today in Earth Science, our 6th graders turned into structural engineers as they designed and tested buildings to withstand earthquakes! Using mini marshmallows and toothpicks, students built different structures—towers, pyramids, bridges, and even geodesic domes—to see which could survive the shake test!
💡 Experiment Steps:
1️⃣ Constructed buildings using marshmallows & toothpicks (cube buildings, pyramids, skyscrapers, and more!).
2️⃣ Placed them on a shaking platform (a tray or book).
3️⃣ Simulated earthquakes by gently shaking… then shaking harder! 🌊
4️⃣ Observed which structures stayed standing and which ones collapsed.
5️⃣ Modified & improved designs to create more earthquake-resistant buildings!
🔍 Key Discoveries:
🏢 Wider bases helped tall structures stay stable.
🔺 Triangles and cross-bracing made buildings stronger!
🌉 Bridges were tricky—some snapped, some flexed!
🏗️ Geodesic domes were surprisingly strong under pressure!
Our young engineers learned firsthand that real-life architects and scientists design buildings to withstand earthquakesusing special materials and support structures. Engineering + Science = A Fun, Hands-On Lesson! 🙌
Want to test this at home? Grab some marshmallows, toothpicks, and a sturdy book… and start shaking!
The ACGC National Honor Society extends a huge thank you to both the ACGC and EVW Communities for supporting our Game Time and Food Drive event at the boys basketball game on February 14! We collected $450 and 209 lbs. of food that was donated to the Meeker County Food Shelf.
After learning about the adventures and challenges on the Oregon Trail, 7th Grade US History students had fun playing the Oregon Trail Card Game. During the game, they learned about the success stories, hardships, and diseases encountered by pioneers in the 1800s. Surprisingly, very few students died from dysentery while playing!
The Foods for Life class practiced knife cuts while making stir fry last week!
Teachers working and learning collaboratively!
We are excited to welcome Saida Martin as our new Administrative Assistant at ACGC Elementary School! 🎉 Please join us in giving Saida a warm welcome!
Weather related announcement: ACGC Schools will start 2 HOURS LATE Wednesday, February 19th, 2025. Kids are Great Daycare will also have a 2 Hours Late start.
