Ticket Link and Patch Order (Students Only)
The Thirteenth-Annual Joe Childers Letterman Celebration will be held on Wednesday, May 14 in the Atkins HS auditorium. Students who participated on any “lettering” team here at Atkins, along with their parents and friends, are invited and encouraged to attend this event, which usually lasts under two hours. This event is the combined awards day for all varsity teams at Atkins for the entire year. In addition, new members of the Atkins Letterman Hall of Fame will be inducted.
All attendees ages 2+ must pre-purchase a ticket to enter the event. Tickets are $12 and include heavy hors d'oeuvres, which are served beginning at 5:00. Everyone needs a ticket whether food is eaten or not; proceeds for the event offset the cost of the Letterman awards. NO TICKETS will be available on the night of the event. Tickets MUST be purchased by May 11. Food will be served starting at 5:00 pm and our program will begin at 6:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased online HERE, or in the Atkins front office.
The Letterman Celebration is the annual awards ceremony for our school and a time when we come together as a school to celebrate the achievements of the year. “Lettering” at Atkins is being a part of a varsity-level competing team in any category (Athletics, Academics, JROTC, and Fine Arts) and all are recognized equally, which is unique to Atkins based on the founding idea of its creator Joe Childers, our former principal who passed away unexpectedly in 2019. Coaches of the lettering teams, which are listed below, also recognize their top students on the team for their leadership, effort, or performance.
The first time a student is on a Lettering team, they receive the Atkins “A” – just once. They also earn felt patches or metal pins with the name or icon of the team, if they request them, to be used on their letter jackets (You can get the order form HERE). As we transition to the pin system (only as patches run out), they can be used on bookbags, jackets, etc. Students that do not request these items for their teams will not receive them. We no longer distribute chevrons.
Students (MUST be the student, and NOT a parent. Parent’s, ask your student to do this!) – HERE is the form to request your A, patches, and/or pins.
Spread the word to your teammates and friends. The event is limited to 700 attendees, so buy your tickets early before they sell out. Dress is smart or business casual, though SMOD is not required. Tickets are available on the Atkins website or you can buy them in the front office.
TEAMS:
A Cappella
Academic Team
Art Showcase
Atkins Mascot
Baseball
Basketball – Men
Basketball – Women
CamelCoders
Chamber Orchestra
Cheerleading
Chess Team
Color Guard Team (JROTC)
Concert Choir
Cross Country – Men
Cross Country – Women
CyberPatriots
CyberPatriots (All-Girls)
Dance Team
Drill Team (JROTC)
Environmental Debate
Envirothon
FCCLA
Fencing (new)
Football
Game Design Team
Golf – Men
Golf - Women
HOSA
Indoor Track – Men
Indoor Track – Women
JLAB Academic Team (JROTC)
JLAB Leadership Team (JROTC)
Lacrosse – Men
Lacrosse – Women
Marching Band
Model UN (new)
Outdoor Track – Men
Outdoor Track – Women
Poet Laureate
Poetry Out Loud
Quill
Quiz Bowl
Raider Team (JROTC)
Rifle Team (JROTC)
Robotics (new)
Science Olympiad
Soccer – Men
Soccer – Women
Softball
Swimming – Men
Swimming – Men
TSA
Tennis – Men
Tennis – Women
Theater
Twelve
Volleyball
Wind Ensemble
Wrestling