We have currently missed 9 days due to inclement weather and we have made up 2 days.
Updated: March 18, 2018 with new information for APS and AES school hours - See below.
Below are the key items from the letter about starting and dismissal times if you do not have access to a pdf reader.
Parent of AES and APS,
In an effort to meet the state requirements for instructional hours, and to avoid adding any more days to our school calendar (during Spring Break, Saturdays, or to the end of the school year), we will need to add 20 minutes to the school day for our Primary and Elementary students. On Wednesday, March 21, the tardy bells at these two schools will ring at 8:15. That afternoon, the first dismissal bell (car riders) will ring at 3:10. Please read the entire article at https://www.acpsweb.net.
Appomattox County High School has won a spot in The Governor’s Challenge in Economics and Personal Finance, a rigorous statewide competition to be held Friday, April 20th at Capital One in Richmond.
Appomattox County High School is one of several teams from across Virginia that will test their knowledge of economic concepts and apply their skill in personal finance at the day-long competition. The Appomattox County High School Team, advised by teacher Brandon Mawyer earned an invitation to the championship round following an online competition conducted by the Virginia Council on Economic Education (VCEE) in association with the Office of Governor Ralph Northam. VCEE is a nonprofit public-private partnership focused on enhancing economics and financial education in grades K-12. Regional winners in each division and other high scoring teams were invited to participate in the “live” championship challenge.
The Challenge brings classroom concepts to life for students. “Learning about economics and how it relates to their lives helps students realize they already participate in the global economy,” said The Honorable Atif Qarni, Virginia’s Secretary of Education. “Applying these concepts leads to more informed buying and saving decisions on the part of students. They make better choices when planning for their future, including college and job choices as well as the ability to be more reasoned voters.
Through the month of March, Appomattox Middle School students were put to the test to see how much money they could raise for the American Heart Association for healthy hearts. During the month, students had the opportunity to collect donations and also participate in a 3-point shooting competition at the end of the month. The 3-point shooting competition was open to any student who paid $1 to participate. There were over 80 participants and the competition came down to 6 people: Wilson Ferguson, Landon Owen, Seth Gilliam, Alex Caruso, Trey Shrock, and Caden Braford . After a championship round Alex Caruso was the winner making 5 out of 10 three-pointers! A huge THANK YOU to Walmart in Appomattox for donating a gift card for the winner as the prize.
Appomattox County Public Schools (ACPS) is proud to announce their 2017 on-time graduation rate is 95.1. This is an increase from the 2016 rate of 92.4 and is 4 percentage points above the statewide rate of 91.3. ACPS is celebrating the highest on-time graduation rate in Region 8 this year
Statewide, nine out of ten students who entered the ninth grade in 2013 earned a diploma within four years. Of the 95,348 students in the class of 2017, 91.1 percent earned a Board of Education approved diploma, compared with 91.3 percent of the 2016 cohort. The dropout rates of 214 high schools in Virginia were equal to or lower than the statewide rate of 5.8 percent.
The state’s dropout rate for the class of 2017 was 5.8 percent, compared with 5.3 percent for the previous graduating class. In comparison, the dropout rate for Appomattox was 1.6 percent this year.
Reminder to all Parents/Guardians. Appomattox County Public Schools has an app. The app allows you to keep up with your child's grades, attendance, and important information concerning your child's education. The district app combines all apps provided by the schools in one place. We would like to encourage all parents/guardians to download the app today. Click the headline or this story to view the full details.
ACPS Transportation has a new location on the division website! The transportation department has compiled a list of bus routes and information. These lists can be found on our new page listed under Departments, then Transportation. (Updated 07/27/2017)
ACPS has set up a Bullying Hotline for students and faculty to call if they feel they are being bullied. Messages can be left anonymously, if desired. School administrators are checking this number for messages and looking into any issues. The number is (434) 352-2071.
In addition to the Hotline, students and faculty can now text their concerns to (434) 609-7146. This is a texting only phone and will be checked daily. If you do not have access to a phone you can use our on-line system to send text message alerts.
For more information about bullying, please visit the following link on the Virginia Department of Education's website at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/prevention/bullying/.
If you wish to use the online form, please click District and then Report Bullying in the menu above.
