Members of local Athens City, Etowah, Niota Calhoun Police Dept, McMinn County Sheriff’s Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol meeting together today to start working in coordination to learn all local school sites and help insure that all agencies are familiar with each and every city and county school. Today they visited all the Athens City Schools campuses and met with our SRO’s and safety team members as we work together to keep our schools and community safe.
Attendance Matters every day for every child! Absences add up quickly, when a student misses 2 days a month and the impact it can have on their academics.
Thank you to Maxwell Lingerfelt for leading the Pledge and sharing an inspirational moment at tonight's school board meeting. Also, Ander King shared on behalf of K-Kids the need for accessibility to water fountains outside during recess and that the K-Kids is looking at this to be a project for this year. We appreciate both of these students sharing this evening. #ExcellenceIsACS
Jack Goodin was a guest speaker at tonight's school board meeting. In honor of his brother,Sam Goodin, and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month he shared about the mission of his TN Nonprofit Corporation "Balls for Bravery”.
Save the date for an exciting Math Magic STEAM family engagement night coming in October 21st. All families are welcome! https://5il.co/3oyd8
Check out the latest news and announcements from Mr. Barnett's Cup O' Joe- 9/8/25 #ExcellenceIsACS
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Lots of smiles today during lunch time. Thank you to our wonderful food service team for serving our students with delicious food every day. #ExcellenceIsACS
ACS September school board meeting is this evening at 5:30 pm. The meeting can be viewed online at link below.
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Reminder- During pickup and drop off times, please do not park or block community neighborhood driveways. We appreciate your cooperation as we all strive to keep our students, staff, and community safe.
Happy Grandparent's Day from ACS!!
School Nurses Amelia and Doris attended the Vanderbilt Eskind Pediatric Diabetes Clinic this weekend to gain the latest updates on diabetes education. We appreciate our school nurses and the support they provide to our students, staff, and families. #ExcellenceIsACS
Athens City Schools is hiring Bus Drivers and Bus Monitors.
Apply online today!
https://www.applitrack.com/athenscityschools/onlineapp/
Showing our support and bringing awareness for Muscular Dystrophy. #ExcellenceIsACS
ACS Staff wearing green today to show our support and bring awareness for Muscular Dystrophy!
A special thank you to Ingrid Prather with Premier Properties for the generous donations of hygiene bags for our students. We greatly appreciate your support!
Central Office wearing green today to raise awareness and support for Muscular Dystrophy.
Mrs. Brown's class wearing green today for Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day.
ACS School Nurses and Central Office team completed the ACMS health screenings this week. Together we are working together to help students learn, grow, and excel in the classroom. #ExcellenceIsACS
Reminder- Tomorrow September 5th staff and students are encouraged to wear green as we show support and awareness for Muscular Dystrophy.
Attendance is so important! We encourage students to set those good attendance habits now which will lead to good attendance into the workplace.
