Appomattox County Public Schools

On Friday, November 10, our schools' staff participated in various professional development trainings.

Thursday, November 9, 2023 - Student and Staff recognitions at the Regular Monthly School Board Meeting included AR point achievements, FFA honors, and athletics accomplishments.

Congratulations to the ACHS Cross Country runners who competed in the Regional Meet in Salem on Wednesday. The boy’s team was led by Clay Hamilton who completed the 5K course in a time of 17:53. He was followed by Christian Goodman: 18:45, Ryan Gheen: 20:03, DJ Perry and David Owen both with a time of 22:34, which is a PR for both runners and Matthew Thomas with a PR of 25:17. The girl’s team was led by Madison Martin who placed 4th overall in a time of 19:47, which is a PR for her. Mariam Robindolph placed 9th overall in a PR of 20:29, she was followed by Marissa Perry: 24:02 PR, Julie Goodman: 24:23 and Bella Perry: 26:52. Madison and Meriam earned All District Honors by placing in the top 10 finishers in the girls race. Clay, Madison, and Meriam will compete in the State Cross Country Meet on Nov. 11th in Salem.

JV Sideline Basketball Cheer Tryouts 2023 Any current 8th grader (only) interested in trying out for JV Basketball Cheerleading When: October 30th - 3:45 - 6:00 - learn material November 1st - 4:00 - Tryouts Where: ACHS Cafeteria On November 1st - Please wear navy shorts, white shirt, cheer bow, and athletic shoes Must have an up to date physical to try out.

Open Gym for AMS boys Basketball will be Wednesday from 5:30-7:00. AMS Girls Open Gym for Basketball will be Thursday from 3:45 - 5:00.

All Cross Country runners please turn in your uniform and end of the season banquet forms by this Wednesday.

The Interim School Board Meeting scheduled for tonight, Thursday, October 12, has been cancelled. The next School Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 26 at 5:00 p.m. in the School Administration Building.

Monday and Tuesday (October 9-10) are student holidays. Monday is Columbus Day Holiday for all students and staff. Tuesday is a teacher work day and, at some schools, parent/teacher conferences. Teachers at those schools will be in touch to offer conference times if needed. School resumes for students on Wednesday, October 11.

The ACHS football game tonight (vs. Lord Botetourt at ACHS) has been cancelled. All activities scheduled to take place this weekend at the high school have been cancelled.

The interim School Board Meeting scheduled for September 14, 2023 has been cancelled. The School Board will meet next on Thursday, September 28, 2023 from 11:30- 2:45 for a tour of ACHS and APS. They will re-convene for the regular business meeting at the School Board Office at 3:30.

All Schools are being dismissed 2 hours early today, September 1, 2023.

ACPS has canceled all after-school activities today, August 7, due to a possible storm in our area.

Convocation 2023 Guest Speaker, Mr. Gerry Brooks!

ACPS Instructional Consumable Fee ($25) has been waived this school year for all students. If you haven't done so, please login and complete your child's registration before Open House - https://appo.powerschool.com/public/. If this step is not completed before open house, this will be your first stop at any school.

ACPS new teachers take time in orientation to create art for their classrooms.

If you are new to our school division, you will want to download two apps! Go to your app store and search for Appomattox County PS and download/install that app to receive alerts from ACPS. And also search the app store for PowerSchool Mobile and download/install that one too. Our district code is TQHS and you will need to use your PowerSchool credentials to login. Once the school year starts, this is a live view into your child(ren)'s classroom for attendance, assignments, and grades.

ACPS administration has been busy planning the 2023-2024 school year! They also engaged in quality team building on the local James River.

K-12 LEARNING ACCELERATION GRANTS MAY 25, 2023 Attention Parents: The VDOE is sponsoring grants in the amount of $1,500 and $3,000 for parents to pay for private tutoring sessions. You may use the QR code provided to apply for this funding. Parents, you will be able to use local teachers to provide additional tutoring at no cost to you.

Please join us for the 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony Honoring AMS 8th Graders 2023 Appomattox Middle School will be celebrating our 8th graders on May 24th at ACHS Auditorium at 5 o'clock PM Please arrive before 5 to allow your child to sit with their homeroom.

ACPS is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week, May 8-12. Please join in by taking time to say "thank you" to your student's teachers.