Congrats to the 2020-2021 ACS Teachers of the Year:
Mr. Miguel Lawrence – Fairfax Elementary School
Ms. Nardia Tavares – Allendale Elementary School
Mrs. Dorothy Priester – Allendale-Fairfax Middle School
Mr. Jim Shuman – Allendale-Fairfax High School
#ChampionsintheClassroom
We're wishing our teachers a happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Today is National School Principals’ Day.
We salute our wonderful principals in Allendale County Schools. We appreciate your leadership and dedication!
It's not too late to complete the 2020 Census! Visit www.2020Census.gov or call 844-330-2020 to be counted. The process is easier than ever before and is vital for federal funding for our school district and Allendale County. Do your part in helping our community today!
Happy Assistant Principal's Week to the best Assistant Principals in the world!
Fairfax Elementary School:
Mrs. Tammera Suggs
Allendale Elementary School:
Ms. Audrey Patterson
Allendale-Fairfax Middle School:
Mr. Willie Robinson
Mr. Ferdinand Cooper
Allendale-Fairfax High School:
Ms. LaChonna Avery
Mr. Coby Brandyburg
Ms. Mona Lisa Anderson
We had a blast seeing our scholars during our drive-thru parade this morning! We love you and we miss you, Tiger Family! #ChangingtheHeadlines #AllendaleFORWARD
Tiger families, we can hardly contain our excitement for the Drive-Thru Parade that will take place on Friday, April 3rd! The caravans will come through each neighborhood beginning at 9:30 while meals are delivered to our students. We'll see you then!
Next week, Mar. 30th - Apr. 3rd is Virtual Spirit Week and we’re wrapping up all of the fun with a Drive-Thru Parade on Apr. 3rd. We miss our students and we can’t wait to see you again. Until then, we’ll see you online! Use this hashtag: #TigersCONNECT
To support school district's E-Learning platforms during the Covid-19 pandemic, AT&T is now providing two months of free internet service to families who participate in SNAP. Click on this link to apply: https://m.att.com/shopmobile/internet/access/#!#startedStep
ACS Families, here's an article that lists five helpful responses for families during the school closure due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. http://bit.ly/5responses
Effective Monday, March 23, 2020, the five-day lunch delivery will change to a three-day lunch delivery.
Students will be provided with 2 lunches on Monday - one for Monday and one for Tuesday.
Students will be provided with 2 lunches on Wednesday – one for Wednesday and one for Thursday.
Students will be provided with 1 lunch on Friday.
Tiger Families,
e-Learning technical support is being provided by the ACS Department of Technology each day from 8 AM – 12 PM. For assistance with technology, please call (803) 584-5453. Refer to the ACS website (www.acs.k12.sc.us) for further updates.
Good Afternoon Tiger Family:
Allendale County Schools will begin distributing meals to all students beginning tomorrow, March 17, 2020. Please see this link for locations: https://www.acs.k12.sc.us/article/211173?org=acs
See you tomorrow at each school for iPad distribution and eLearning materials.
Dr. Gilmore, Superintendent
All Parenting Partners workshops and Saturday School sessions have been cancelled in light of the Coronavirus pandemic until further notice.
ACS Parents:
Free internet access is currently being offered through Comcast and Spectrum. Use this link for more information https://www.internetessentials.com/covid19 for Comcast or call 1 (844) 488-8395 for Spectrum. Check the ACS district website for further updates.
In light of the Coronavirus pandemic, Governor McMaster has declared all South Carolina schools closed effective immediately. All ACS schools will be closed for 2 weeks. All ACS employees will report to work on tomorrow at regular time to prepare e-Learning (online learning) for our students.
Congratulations to senior Javarius Youmans who won the 260lb classification at the region 7 strength meet held on March 3rd. He benched 295 lbs, squatted 430 lbs and recorded a broad jump of just over 8 feet to earn his 2nd consecutive region strength championship. He now moves on the state finals in Columbia on March 28th.
Our Spring Parenting Partners Workshop Series is starting soon! Join us for tips on positive parenting, developing confident kids and so much more. We can't wait to see you there!
Hey ACS Parents, we need your feedback! Please take our short Parent and Family Engagement survey here!
bit.ly/ACSSurvey20
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