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.
Allendale-Fairfax Middle students toured the University of South Carolina Aiken this week and they had a blast! While in Pacer Country, students learned about preparing for college and being successful while in college. Students also learned more about USC Aiken specifically which has ranked top three for 21 consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report for Regional Comprehensive Public College in the South. This was an amazing opportunity for our scholars!
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Today, Allendale County Schools has the honor of hosting the Regional PSinSC Training. Welcome to Allendale County Schools Power School Clerks! #ChangingtheHeadlines #AllendaleFORWARD
Allendale County Schools will implement a clear bag policy for all football and basketball games beginning September 27th at the Allendale-Fairfax High School Homecoming game.
This policy is being implemented across the state of South Carolina and will be enforced in ACS with the help of the Allendale County Sheriff's Department. See link below for details.
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Allendale County Schools held its second Community Meeting on September 23rd. If you missed the celebrations, fret not! Check out the livestream of the meeting here
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Allendale County Schools will have its September Community Meeting on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the MultiPurpose Room - AFHS. I hope to see all students, parents, teachers and community members there.
From the Superintendent's Office
Dr. M. Gilmore
Allendale County Schools held its Prayer Walk for the second year inviting local faith leaders to pray at each school campus and the District Office.
Today, Allendale-Fairfax High’s JROTC honored the fallen heroes of the United States Armed Forces during their annual 9/11 Ceremony. We will never forget their sacrifices.
ACS Parents:
All Allendale County Schools will open tomorrow at regular time.
Please stay tuned to your local news stations for weather updates and find updates from ACS here and on our website.
Allendale County Schools hosted a Tri-District Convocation with Hampton District One and Hampton District Two at Allendale-Fairfax High School. Ron Clark, educator and founder of the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, served as the keynote speaker.
We are proud to announce that our 2019-2020 District Teacher of the Year is Ms. Shirlette Washington! Ms. Washington is a 6th grade teacher at Allendale-Fairfax Middle School. Congratulations, we know you'll represent our school district well.
On August 3rd, ACS hosted its annual Back to School Bash. ACS We provided clear, heavy duty backpacks for every student in the district. With the help of community partners, community members and alumni, ACS also providing school supplies for students to kickoff the 2019-2020 school term.
