Save the date! Allendale-Fairfax High Senior, Benjamin Gadson will deliver a responsive reading at the Statewide Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz A Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. The ceremony will be live-streamed by South Carolina ETV. This event is presented by the SC Council on the Holocaust. Tune in! #ChangingtheHeadlines #AllendaleFORWARD
Allendale County Schools will not have Saturday School, December 7, 2019 due to student participation in the Allendale Christmas parade. Saturday School will resume Saturday, December 14.
To close out National Education, AFMS and AFHS students participated in DROP EVERYTHING AND READ! AFMS students even enjoyed their literature with a cup of hot chocolate. What a way to end the week. Great job scholars.
Today was an amazing day for the scholars who were inducted into the AFHS Chapter of the National Beta Club! Members of the National Beta Club are students who have earned and maintained a 3.5 GPA. Congratulations students, you are all leaders amongst your peers.
It's almost that time again! Our Monthly Community Meeting will be held on Monday, November 25th at 6 PM at Allendale-Fairfax High School in the Multipurpose Room! We can't to celebrate our brilliant scholars, our amazing staff, share District updates and spotlight Fairfax Elementary School! We'll see you there!
Reminder: Tomorrow, November 22, 2019 is an Early Release day for students!
Happy American Education Week! Today, Allendale County Schools will join schools across the nation in kicking off American Education Week. This week we will honor and thank individuals who ensure our students receive a quality education.
It's Lunch Buddies Day at FES! Students 3K-Kindergarten invited family members to enjoy lunch with them. Thank you for supporting our Baby Tigers in every way, Lunch Buddies!
It's Saturday and our scholars have dedicated time to learning! ACS has implemented Saturday School for all students K-12. Each session, students use USA Test Prep and I-Ready for additional support in math and reading. Great job parents!
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Look out, Allendale County Schools has a new app! Never miss what's happening in the school district by downloading the Allendale County Schools app. It's everything ACS, in your pocket.
Check out this news story! https://www.acs.k12.sc.us/article/147105?org=acs
The rain didn’t stop the fun at the ACS Community-Wide Fall Festival! Every student collected lots of treats from community groups and organizations, played games and received BOOKS! The District’s focus on literacy was in full swing! Check out the ACS Facebook for photos!
The ACS Community-Wide Fall Festival is a day away! Tomorrow, from 6 PM to 8 PM, we will have storytelling, the truck or treat, book giveaways, the ACS Community Meeting and much more! Due to rain predictions, activities will take place in the AFM/HS gym. We’ll see you there!
Guess who Dr. Latoya Dixon found at Clemson University’s Homecoming festivities...Chelsea! Dr. Dixon is the Director for the Office of School Transformation for the South Carolina Department of Education. You may remember Chelsea from the heartfelt speech she delivered at the SCDE Board Meeting this past June. Chelsea is a 2019 graduate of Allendale-Fairfax High and now attends Clemson University. Enjoy Homecoming, ladies!
ACS is excited to be offering School-Based Telehealth as a result of our partnership with the MUSC Center for Telehealth. Please complete the enrollment forms to enroll your student by visiting sctelehealth.org/schools/allendale today!
In lieu of our traditional ACS Monthly Community Meeting for the month of October, Allendale County Schools will host the ACS Community-Wide Fall Festival! The event will include face-painting, storytelling, trunk-or-treat, games, music, free books for students and an update from the school district! Come out and join us for a night of fun and reading!
ACS is offering Saturday School for all K-12 students who need additional support in math and reading. Dates for Saturday School are October 12th & 19th, November 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd December 7th, 14th and January 11th & 25th.
Today, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Skip Kugler and Mr. Ed Bignon who are board members of the parent company of the Smiles of a Lifetime Dental Centers. We can't thank you all enough for what you allow your company to do for our students!
Today, ACS was graced with the presence of Jermaine Bell! You might remember this incredible kid for his kind gesture of using his Disney World savings to feed Hurricane Dorian evacuees traveling through Allendale. Thank you for your kindness and having ACS on your mind Jermaine!
Happy National Custodian Day! Today, the heroes who are responsible for ensuring our schools are clean and safe received a special gift — free lunches! We appreciate the custodial staff of ACS and their supervisor, Mr. Brandyburg. You all are awesome!
Field trip! Little New Steps visited the Allendale Hampton Jasper Regional Library in Allendale today in an effort to foster a love for literacy for the youngest students in ACS — our babies.
