As the National Weather Service is predicting Hurricane Florence will impact our area, please go to our website and click the Quick Link for the Emergency Preparation Checklist and Guidance document. As always, all announcements related to school closings or delays will be communicated through:
We ask that you do not call the school offices to ask about closings or delays when there is a weather event as we need to keep all phones lines open in the event of an emergency.
Three FFA members from the ACHS FFA chapter were recently crowned State FFA proficiency award winners. Damion Clark, Jacob Dinterman and Kristen Eubank placed first in their areas of work. Each student received a plaque, a FFA medal and a cash price in recognition of their accomplishments. In addition, each individual will represent Virginia in the national competition. National Finalists were named in early August and will compete for top honors during the 91st National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Proficiency awards recognize FFA members who excel as agricultural entrepreneurs, employees or volunteers while they gain hands-on career experience. There are over 50 different FFA proficiency award categories offered at the local, state, and national levels.
Ethan Letterman entertains grandfathers Steve Letterman and Derwood Guthrie at the “Invite a Grandparent to Lunch” event at AMS.
Appomattox Middle School students are really getting hands-on practice with their art work in Ms. Jen Henzi’s art classes. The newly installed kiln at AMS will expand the art program by allowing students to create pottery. In preparing for the new additional to the AMS art department, Ms. Henzi has reached out and connected with Gail Speidell who teaches pottery for the Lynchburg Recreational Arts Program. Ms. Speidell has not only given her expert advice but donated bisque clay projects for student to practice glazing, which is tricky because the color look much different after the piece comes out of the kiln.
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) today released results of Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments taken by students during the 2017-2018 school year. Pass rates on the 2017-2018 SOLs were little changed from the previous year, with students performing as follows:
Appomattox County Public Schools for all students are at or above the state average in all subject areas. ACPS was the only division in the Lynchburg area to have all its students score 80 or higher in each subject area. ACPS earned an 81 in reading, 84 in writing, 88 in history and social sciences, 82 in mathematics and 81 in science.
Additional information on the performance of students on SOL tests during 2017-2018 — including pass rates for all Virginia schools and school divisions — is available on the VDOE website and on the online School Quality Profiles. The VDOE website can be found here - http://www.doe.virginia.gov/statistics_reports/school_report_card/index.shtml.
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.
