Last night, the AMS Lady Raiders came out strong and set the tone en route to a 30-21 victory over the Buckingham Knights. It was a great team victory by everyone involved. Great job ladies! After the break, the Raiders will travel to Monelison Middle School to take on the Trojans.
The Virginia Tech College of Engineering is offering opportunities in the Summer of 2025 to promote engineering and cybersecurity experiences for Virginia students. There are two programs available to middle school students.
Imagination for rising students in grades 7-8 to explore the engineering design process as you build your own devices and participate in hands-on activities.
Pathways for Future Engineers for rising students in grades 8-9 who are potential first generation college students on the pathway from high school to an engineering degree.
Specific requirements, including program locations, application due dates, and session dates. Please check with the office for more details.
WINTER BREAK
ACPS will be dismissing students at 1 pm on Thursday, December 19, and Friday, December 20. School will be closed Monday, December 23 through Friday, January 3 for students and they will return on Monday January 6. 2025. Staff will return on Thursday, January 2 for Professional Development and Teacher Work Day on Friday, January 3, 2025. Best wishes for a joyous Winter Break.
Our JV lady Raiders Basketball team pulled out a nail biting win against a tough Amherst team with eighth grade starters Willow Harris, Callie Lucado, and Maison Kelso. It was a close game, winning by one (28-27). Way to go Lady Raiders!
12/9/24
Horse team practice is canceled until the first of the new year!
FFA Horse Judging will resume practicing today with Mrs. Moore at APS.
FFA members interested in showing livestock at Central Virginia Livestock Show should attend the meeting at ACHS tomorrow until 4:30. Parents are welcome to attend. Bring a note to ride the Activity Bus.
Appomattox County Schools would like to remind our Raider families that schools will be closed for Thanksgiving Break from Wednesday, November 27 through Friday, November 29, 2024. School will resume on Monday, December 2. We hope you all have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.
OVER DUE LIBRARY BOOKS
Students are doing a great job getting their books turned in this year, but there are some books that are still past due. On Monday, Mrs. Beeler is going to print & deliver past due notices. Please remind your students to turn in their past due books before Monday to avoid receiving a notice.
The Science Fiction Club will NOT meet this week.
AMS Indoor Track will start on Monday, November 18th after school at ACHS. You will have to ride the Activity Bus from AMS and make sure you have a note from your parent for permission to ride the bus.
There will be an additional tryout for JV Cheer on Monday, November 18th from 3:45-6:00. This is for 8th grade girls only. You must have two teacher recommendations and a current VHSL physical on file.
We do have Indoor Track for Middle School. Any student interested in Indoor Track should should stop by Mr. Kenny's room. This will begin November 18th, you can continue to sign up this week. You must have an up to date physical.
WINTER SPORTS UPDATE
AMS Boys Basketball tryouts will begin on Tuesday, November 12th. They will happen right after school.
AMS Girls Basketball tryouts will begin on Wednesday, November 13th. They will take place after school. Then the boys will continue their tryouts beginning at 5:30.
AMS Winter Cheer- has already had their tryouts
The AMS National Junior Honor Society induction ceremony will occur Wednesday November 13, 2024 at the ACHS Auditorium. All visitors will be screened by metal detectors before entering. The ACPS clear bag policy applies to this event. To make this process as efficient as possible, only bring essential items to the event. Items like cell phones and car keys do not typically alert and are acceptable to bring to the event.
Appomattox Middle School used our new metal detectors during arrival for the first time today. The process worked well and will get smoother with practice. Please encourage your students to clean out binders and bookbags periodically. Starting Tuesday, November 12, visitors to the AMS main office will need to be screened upon entry. Please only bring essential items when visiting the school. Car keys , cell phones, and personal identification are not generally detected by the units on the school appropriate setting.
This Friday, AMS will begin using a new metal detection system during student arrivals.
ALL STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ENTER BY PASSING THROUGH THE DETECTORS. This system will detect any object with significant metal in it, to include weapons and many vapes. We plan on introducing classes to this system next week so everyone can be prepared for how the system works. 3-ring binders will need to be removed from student bags and handed to a staff member before entry, but all other material (to include water bottles, lunch bags, etc.) will go through the detector with the student. If the system alerts, bags or items will be inspected before entry.
We will be having a girls basketball open gym this week today and Thursday. Remember you must be dressed in proper basketball attire, have a valid VHSL sports physical turned into Mr. Kenny and be able to be picked up at 5:00. If you have any questions, see Mrs. Hodge in room 302.
The Marching Raiders traveled and competed in their last competition of the season on Saturday and were awarded the Grand Champion Award. Grand Champion Award is the highest award given to marching bands. They finished with 1st place music, general effect, marching, percussion, drum major and finished 1st place in class double A. They received the Grand Champion trophy for being the highest scoring band of all bands in class A and class AA. This is the 6th Grand Champion award in school history! Congratulations Raider Band!
AMS Winter Cheer tryouts will take place today from 3:30 - 5:30 in the AMS Gym. Anyone trying out must have a current physical on file with Mr. Kenny.
Open Gym for boys basketball will be today from 5:40 til 7:00.