Monelison Middle School was awarded with a grant of $3,000 from the Pacific Life Foundation. The parents of Dominique Sandidge and Kayleigh and Maegan Lloyd nominated Monelison for the grant that will be used to purchase laptops for student use.
STEM Centers
Students at Amherst Elementary innovate, create, and collaborate in the library using science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) centers funded through the Amherst Education Foundation mini grant program.
Amelon Archers
Congratulations Amelon Archers! Amelon Archery took SECOND place in the 2019 Virginia NASP State Bullseye Tournament for Elementary Division and took FIRST place in the 2019 Virginia NASP/IBO 3D Challenge for Elementary Division! In addition, Madison Weatherford placed 1st for Elementary Girls in Bullseye & 1st in the 3D Challenge. Ethan Begley also placed 1st for Elementary Boys in Bullseye & 2nd in the 3D Challenge. The team will compete at Nationals in Louisville, KY in May.
LU Educational Career Fair
Jay Sales, Kim Scott, and Lantz Martin took the “administrative show” on the road to recruit potential teachers from Liberty University at the school’s annual educational career fair.
Senator Mark Warner invites high school and middle school students, their parents, and school counselors to Academy Day 2019. Attendees will be provided a comprehensive overview of the United States service academies and their admission processes. In addition, students will be able to meet with officials from all five academies as well as representatives from ROTC programs, Mary Baldwin University, Randolph Macon Academy, Virginia Tech, and Virginia Military Institute.
Parents and students, this is a reminder that, due to the current number of inclement weather days that we have experienced this school year, the Teacher Planning/Inclement Weather Make-up days scheduled for Friday, February 22 and Monday, April 22 are now regular instructional days for students and staff. All students will attend a regular school day this Friday, February 22 and on Monday, April 22. Thank you.
Registration days for Amherst County children eligible to enroll in kindergarten in the Amherst County Public Schools for the 2019-2020 school year will be held on the dates listed below. Children have to be age 5 on or before September 30, 2019, in order to enroll in kindergarten for the 2019-2020 school year.
Amherst County Public School will be developing a Long Range Strategic Plan to provide direction for the school division for the next three to five years. To develop a plan that is truly reflective of the beliefs, desires, and norms of our community, it is first necessary to hear from our community. In the month of December we held several community forums seeking input regarding our schools. As this is a very busy time of year, not everyone was able to participate. If you were unable to participate in person, we would like to offer you another opportunity to give us some feedback. We
