Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day from the Allendale-Fairfax High scholars who used this day as a day of service at the Allendale County Annual MLK Unity Breakfast. Amazing!
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"The Tale of Two Dollars" demonstrated by two elementary teachers, illustrates the importance of knowing that some students need additional support to reach expectations and others reach expectations without support. ACS teachers are keeping this in mind during classroom instruction.
Today is Staff Development Day in ACS and we're so excited! Staff members were students for a day learning best practices and growing to become better educators for our scholars. Way to ACS! #ChangingtheHeadlines #AllendaleFORWARD!
We're shouting "GOOD LUCK" to the amazing AFMS scholars who will compete in the GOIT Challenge with App Development presented by DIG on Saturday January 18th at Williston-Elko High School! We know you all will shine. Bring home the win for Allendale-Fairfax Middle School.
The ACS Community Meeting for January is only a few days away and you're invited to attend! Don't miss out on the student recognitions, district updates and the Golden Vanguard Marching Band performance. Also, the amazing Allendale Elementary will be in the spotlight this month!
Reminder: There will be no school for students tomorrow, January 17, 2020.
Check out the January Literacy Newsletter here! Learn tips for engaging children in reading!
https://5il.co/cb5q
Hanging out with the Kindergarteners today!!!!!
Barnwell County's United Way made a $1,000 donation to Allendale County School District. The donation was made to assist with school supplies.
Allendale County School District is excited to offer School-Based Telehealth in our schools! Parents, take some time during the break to enroll your child. Click the link to learn more about the program.
https://www.acs.k12.sc.us/article/173131?org=acs
We're sending a huge "thank you" to our JROTC cadets, local business owners, organizations, loving community members and Allendale Lodge 53 for all of the gift donations that our students received this holiday season! You all truly put smiles on the faces of our students!
The Allendale County School District Leadership Team would like to thank Govan’s Sports, Blues and Soul Food for hosting the District Leadership Holiday Dinner! You all are awesome!
Happy Holidays from Allendale County Schools!
The Allendale Elementary family went out to spread holiday cheer throughout Allendale County on the Elf Express, yesterday! Staff and administrators visited homes and delivered goodies with the assistance of the Sgt. Spiller and Ms. Kirkland! Great job, AES! #ChangingtheHeadlines
Millions of students across the globe participated in Computer Science Education Week #HourofCode activities and ACS students joined in on the fun! #CSEW December 9-15 and focuses on nurturing problem-solving skills, logic and creativity in young people. #ChangingtheHeadlines
Today, the Allendale County Parks and Recreation Department presented Allendale County Schools with the Tiger Pride Award for the 2019 football season. ACS was given this award as a token of appreciation for allowing the ACPRD to use the District's facilities throughout the season. We thank you for this award, Ms. Lori Joyner and Mr. Lexie Brown. We are truly better when we work together. #ChangingtheHeadlines #AllendaleFORWARD
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.
Reminder: Tomorrow, November 22, 2019 is an Early Release day for students!
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!
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!
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
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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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.
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.
https://5il.co/aeqa
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
bit.ly/2meXtH29CM
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.
Reading Under the Stars was phenomenal! We invited all of our ACS families to came out and read for 45 minutes at the A-F Tiger Stadium. Snacks and drinks were provided. ACS families brought lawn chairs, blankets and pillows to enjoy reading with us!
We are overjoyed to have our ACS lamppost banners displayed around Allendale County as a visual reminder of our vision for the community and the direction that we are going together — forward.
These lamppost banners are being placed around Allendale County as a visual reminder of our vision for the community and the direction we’re going together — #FORWARD.
This summer, our scholars explored STEAM and gained a newfound love for literacy all while learning about countries around the world.
We thank our partners Engaging Creative Minds and Dreams, Imagination and Gift (D.I.G.) and Mr. Hayward Jean for making this summer a success for out students!
We were ecstatic to have four fine gentlemen represent Allendale County at Palmetto Boys State, this year! Congratulations Javon Jones, Deondre Taylor, Jalyn Polite and Benjamin Gadson! We are so proud of you all!
Allendale County School District is filled with talented employees who have matriculated through ACS and could work in any other school district. Instead, they have chosen to come back ACS to invest in the students of their hometown. Each day, these Allendale-Fairfax High School alumni CHOOSE ALLENDALE.