WELCOME TO THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR!
We are excited to see our students on Thursday, August 11th. Below is some important reminders for the upcoming school year at ACMS.
All students will report to their advisory class each morning. Staff members will be at each entrance and all through the building to help students get to their advisory classroom. On Thursday, August 11th, each student will receive a copy of their daily schedule from their advisory teacher.
Our doors will open at 7:25 AM. Students must be in their first period class by 8 AM to not be considered tardy to school. Dismissal will begin at 3 PM with buses being dismissed first.
Morning Arrival - Car Rider Drop Off
- Car rider drop-off is in back parking lot. Parents, please do not park to bring your child in the building.
- All students will enter at door 10
- Two lines of traffic - please use both to make morning traffic flow more efficiently
- Outside lane -- have student exit car and go to adult in middle of lanes to cross with adult supervision
- Inside lane -- have student exit car onto the sidewalk and walk to door 10
- Please pull forward until the traffic stops, then have your child exit.
- Please do not wait to pull up to the entrance before your child exits the car.
Morning Arrival - Bus Riders
- Bus Riders will be dropped off in the front of the building.
- All students will enter at main entrance - Door #1
Breakfast Opportunity
- Students have the opportunity to go the cafeteria to pick up a breakfast as they enter the school.
- If a student wants breakfast, he/she must go to the cafeteria immediately when they enter the school building, then take their breakfast with them to advisory class.
Parking & Visitors During School Hours
- The front driveway at the ACMS main entrance is closed from 8 AM-4 PM each week day.
- All visitors are expected to park in one of the front parking lots.
- All visitors are expected to show a valid ID at the front door along with stating their purpose of visit to ACMS before being allowed into the building.
- Visitors must have made an appointment prior to arrival if they need to meet with a school employee for any reason.
Afternoon Dismissal
- All parents/guardians who plan to pick up their child at the end of the school day must park in one of the front parking lots if arriving prior to 3:05 PM, before buses are dismissed.
- 6th and 7th grade students will be picked up in the back parking lot following bus dismissal.
- 8th grade students will be picked up in the front parking lot section B only.
- 6th and 7th grade parents/guardians who pick up their child will be directed by a staff member when it is time to enter the back parking lot for pick up.
- All parents/guardians of 8th grade students who plan to pick up their child must park in parking lot B. Students will only be dismissed to the parking lot for pick up. Cars will not be permitted to drive up the front drive way. This is a new safety procedure in place beginning in the 2022-23 school year.
- Please do not park anywhere along Mustang Trial for afternoon dismissal for the safety of our students and bus drivers.
Free Breakfast/Lunches
- Anderson County Schools are participating in the Community Eligibility Provision program for free meals during the school day.
- All students are eligible to have a free breakfast and lunch from ACMS.
- NOTE: Students may also bring their own lunch from home if they choose.
Student Usage of Cell Phones
- Students will be required to place their cell phone in an assigned location in each classroom each period.
- Students will have school issued chromebooks for use for technology for instruction during class time. Therefore, cell phones are not needed for instructional purposes.
- Students will not be permitted to use their cell phones during class time or lunch time.
- In the event of a school emergency or medical necessity, students will have immediate access to their cell phones.
- Parents will need to call the front office 502-839-9261 if they need to give a necessary message, such as change in afternoon transportation method home, to their child.
If you have any questions, please email Principal Rose at
[email protected] or contact the ACMS front office tomorrow morning after 8 AM.
Thank you for your support as we begin our new school year.