The student votes are in and we would like to give a shout-out to our March P.B.I.S. Faculty Member of the Month: Ms. Brooks! Thank you for modeling our schoolwide expectations of being R.E.D!
Avon Park High School Parents and Students we will be holding our Annual Night of Stars Event and we hope that you can join us for this, this week on Thursday evening April 11th from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Please come to learn more about our academic programs, AP Capstone, extra-curricular activities, clubs and organizations and meet with your child’s teachers. As well, there will be performances from our band, color guard, drum line, chorus, and ROTC drill teams. There will be food, fun and door prizes for our students. This year is extra special as we will be celebrating 100 years for Avon Park High School. We will have memorabilia from the past 100 years and a walking timeline of every decade. We hope to see you at our annual parent involvement event!
APMS was excited to welcome our incoming 6th graders from Memorial, Avon, Park, and Sun'N'Lake Elementary schools. They were able to meet staff, learn about our school wide expectations, dress code, and heard from student speakers about our different electives. Our student mentor team even took them on tour around campus!
APMS will be hosting a Parent Night for incoming 6th graders on Monday, April 8th starting at 5:30pm where we will go over the same information and be available to answer any questions you may have!
APMS Families: today your student brought home a parent letter that contained information on the Partial Solar Eclipse that will take place on Monday, April 8th. Due to a portion of this event occurring after school hours, we ask that parents talk to your children about solar eclipse safety precautions. Safety Guidelines are included in this letter.
Below are the upcoming testing dates for the end of the year. Please make sure that your student arrives at school on time and well rested ready to give their best on the tests. It is also important that students charge their chromebooks the night before so they are ready to go for testing. We know our students are ready and are looking forward to seeing the results of their hard work.
Please join us at the Highlands County School District Art Show! Art from students across the district will be on display at the South Florida State College Gymnasium.
The art show will take place April 17-19 from 4-6PM and April 20 from 10AM-Noon.
Awards will take place April 19 - Elementary at 5PM, Middle and High at 5:30PM.
We hope to see you there!
APMS Families: this is just a follow up reminder to the previous testing information. Please make sure students come to school with their chromebooks already charged. Please remind students this evening to plug in their chromebooks so that they come ready and rested for testing!
Tomorrow your student will be taking the State Writing Test. Students will not be permitted into testing late. Make sure your students arrive on time and well-rested to school. Students will need to have their chromebook and chargers upon arrival. We know our students are prepared and are going to do great!
APMS Families: Report cards were sent home with students today. Please take some time to review these with your students and set some goals for the fourth nine weeks!
APMS Families: Tomorrow your students will be bringing home a letter that contains information on the upcoming Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Writing Assessment on April 2nd, 2024. 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 Dr. Phipps at (863) 452-4333.
Please review the following information with your student about traveling to school. Stay safe!
With the recent time change, students will be traveling to bus stops and/or school while it is still dark. With the sun not rising until after 7:00 am, please be reminded of these safety tips while traveling and waiting at bus stops, or walking/bicycling to school.
APMS Families: Reminder that tomorrow we will have our March SAC/PTO meeting at 5:30pm in Room 201. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Congratulations to our February Students of the Month!!!!
6th Grade Myla Jenkins
7th Grade Vaneza Gomez-Perez
8th Grade Gage Pursifull
APMS Parents/Guardians: Your student will be bringing home a letter in regard to our upcoming Resiliency Education Program that will begin after Spring Break. For more information, you can visit the website mentioned in the letter.
This morning there was a minor incident on campus that required an admin response. This call for assistance resulted in the campus being inadvertently placed in a lockdown. At no time was there ever any threat to the campus nor was the school in danger. The lockdown was lifted and classes continued as normal.
"Let Your Light Shine" Annual Talent Show hosted by Avon Park High School showcased the talents of Mr. Allcorn and Ms. Brandyberry's students last week performing a choreographed class dance which also included some of our APM Student Mentors. Our students shined bright!
Reminder Students: Charge your Chromebooks each night and come to school prepared with your school supplies each day including pencils, paper, and your school-wide binder.
College and Career Week: Dress Up Days this Week!!
PBIS is hosting it's next event on Friday, March 8th. We will be hosting a Staff vs. APMS Volleyball Team In School Tournament. It is a $1 donation to attend and students may also bring money for concession. Also, students may not have any silent lunches or referrals from 2/28/24 up until the day of the event. We are looking forward to this event with students before they are out for Spring Break!
