APMS Families: Your students will be bringing home a letter today that contains information on the upcoming Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Writing Assessment on April 1st, 2025. Please make sure to review this information with your students. There are several important reminders on this paper in regard to Electronic Devices, Testing Rules, Discussion of Test Content after Testing, Leaving Campus during a Test, and Testing Accommodations. If you have any questions after reviewing this document, please feel free to contact Ms. Morgan or Ms. Lambert at (863) 452-4333.
Be College and Career Ready!
Are you looking to surround yourself with peers prepared to help support your journey to college and career? AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is an elective class designed to provide academic support and ensure students are COLLEGE & CAREER READY.
We build our AVID FAMILY by having extended learning opportunities including career projects, college field trips, and team building activities. If you are ready to build your college resume... apply to AVID today. Applications are open to students enrolling at Avon Park High School for the 25-26 school year until April 25th.
Link for application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYDJDOakTYMZm-i0ZcSZ9LkKcBIt4SLPtw0rt8H58BcljL6Q/viewform
Avon Park High School’s 8th Grade Parent Night will take place on April 3, 2025, at 5:30 PM in the APHS Auditorium. The event, themed "Get a Glimpse into the FUTURE," will feature presentations by Principal Mrs. Edsall and Assistant Principals Mrs. Velasquez and Mr. Ballance, along with school counselors discussing 9th-grade class options, scheduling forms, and graduation requirements. Parents and students can also visit meet-and-greet tables for various academic programs, clubs, and extracurricular activities, including AP courses, AVID, JROTC, band, robotics, athletics, and honor societies.
APMS Families: Next Tuesday, April 1st, students will be taking the Florida B.E.S.T. Writing Test. Testing will begin promptly at the first bell. Please ensure that your student(s) arrive on time, eat a good breakfast either at home or school, and bring their chromebook charged and ready to go.
Below are some other important testing dates coming up! Thank you for partnering with us to ensure our students are set up for success!
APMS Families: We will be hosting our Spring Dance on Friday, March 21st, 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the Commons. Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased in the mornings in the cafeteria from Mr. Farless or during lunch from Mr. Harden. Students will NOT be authorized to walk home after the dance. Students MUST be picked up by a parent or guardian.
Dress Code: Wear your Sunday Best! There will be No Shorts, No Crocs, and School Dress Code Still Applies
Eligibility: No Referrals between March 5th and March 21st
Pizza, Snacks, and Drinks will be sold during the dance.
APMS Families: This is just a reminder that our SAC/PTO Meeting for today has been canceled. Our next meeting will be held on April 14th.
APMS Families: The SAC/ PTO meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow, March 17th, has been canceled. Our next meeting will be held on April 14th. We hope everyone has had a restful break and we can not wait to see everyone tomorrow!
Today, students had the opportunity to make sure their school binders were in order! During lunch, “Binder Reconstruction” took place in the media center. Students could use tape, 3-hole punches, and staplers to get their binders in good shape for tomorrow’s school-wide binder check.
APMS Families: Please join us for today monthly SAC/PTO meeting at 5:30pm. We look forward to seeing you all there!
APMS Families: Please join us tomorrow for our monthly SAC/PTO meeting on January 17th at 5:30pm. We look forward to seeing you all there!
APMS Families: Please join us for our monthly SAC/PTO meeting on Monday, January 17th at 5:30pm. We look forward to seeing you all there!
APMS Families: This is just a reminder that tomorrow is a regular school day (it is NOT an early release) and students will be dismissed at the normal time.
Also, there is no school on Friday.
Buy tickets online for tonight's volleyball game against Sebring Middle School!
Use the QR code or visit gofan.co and search Sebring Middle School.
JV starts at 6PM and Varsity is at 7PM.
GO RED DEVILS!
APMS Families: Progress Reports were given out to your student during their 7th period class today. Please take some time to review your student's academic performance and as always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to Guidance.
Conditioning for Boy's and Girl's Soccer is underway! Conditioning is every Monday and Wednesday after school until 4:30pm.
Students must have their physical and paperwork uploaded into Home Campus prior to starting conditioning. If you need help doing so, please come up to the school with your completed paperwork.
Official Tryouts for Soccer will be March 17th-21st.
Conditioning for Boy's and Girl's Soccer is underway! Students must have their physical and paperwork uploaded into Home Campus prior to starting conditioning. If you need help doing so, please come up to the school with your completed paperwork.
Official Tryouts for Soccer will be March 17th-21st.
APMS Families: This week is Celebrate Literacy Week! The theme this year is Building Literacy: Constructing the Foundation for Success! Our dress-up days are below and we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow in their construction/neon attire!
Monday: Literacy Helps Build Success- Dress in Neon/Construction Attire
Tuesday: Take the Road to Success One "Stop" At A Time- 6th Grade wear Red, 7th Grade wear Yellow, 8th Grade wear Green. (Staff wear black).
Wednesday: Literacy is the Blueprint to Success- Dress in your College/Career Attire
Thursday: Construction Takes a Crew- Find your "Crew" and Dress A Like
Friday: Future Leaders Under Construction- Show Your School Spirit
The students voted and we want to extend a huge congratulations to your December Staff Member of the Month: Mrs. Hamilton! Thank you for being R.E.D. and for everything you do for our students!
APMS Families: Your student received their Report Card today to bring home. Please take some time to review your student's Report Card and please do not hesitate to reach out to your student's teachers/guidance if you have any questions/concerns.
The SAC/PTO meeting that was scheduled for Monday, January 13th, 2025 is canceled. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on Monday, February 17th, 2025.
