
Tiger Gazette

Our Vision
Collectively, we will rise to the occasion to increase student achievement, growth, and mastery, no excuses!
Important Dates
September 18: Middle & High School Band Practice @ AFMS 3:30-5:00PM
September 20: Football Game Tigers v. Whale Branch (Away) 5:30PM
September 21: Leadership Team Meeting
September 22: Dress Down Students $2 & Teachers $5
September 26: District Benchmark Assessments Math, Reading, Writing & Grade 6 Science (Assessments End October 3rd)
September 26: GEAR Up! Motivational Speaker 11:30AM
September 26: Staff & Student September Birthday Celebration 1:30PM
September 27: Open House & Annual Title I Parent Meeting 5:00-6:15PM
September 28: Football Game Tigers v. Woodland (Away) 5:30PM
September 29: SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities Visit 8:10AM
September 29: PBIS Ice Cream Social 1:45PM
September 29: Tiger Club Day 2:00-3:15PM
Our Students In Action
8th Grade College Tour Field Trip
Spelman College
6th Grade Scholars
Georgia Aquarium
Our science scholars will participate in the First Lego League challenge. It's a friendly competition that engages students in research, problem-solving, coding and engineering. Ou students will build and program a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game. As part of Challenge, teams also participate in a research project to identify and solve a relevant real-world problem.
SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
A representative from the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville will be on campus on Friday, September 29th.
Band
Band practice will take place on Monday, September 18, 2023 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. Any former band students (middle or high) are invited to attend. We will meet in the band room at AFMS. If there are questions, please reach out to Mr. Cooper at cooperf@acs.k12.sc.us.
Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
MORNING ARRIVAL SIGN-IN PROCEDURES
Students who arrive to school after 8:15 a.m. must report to the main office with a parent or guardian and sign-in with the receptionist. If the student does not bring a valid reason for being tardy, the sign-in will count as an unexcused tardy for regular classes and an unexcused absence if he/she is enrolled in a course for high school credit that period. If a student is late to a class and he/she does not have a pass from a teacher, staff member, or the front office, he/she will be marked tardy.
TARDINESS
Students who arrive to school after 7:50 are reported at tardy. A parent or guardian must report to the office with the student. Tardy student will not be permitted to class without a parent or guardian. A student who arrives late to class without a pass, throughout the school day, is tardy.
- Tardy to School: Students tardy to school will not be admitted without an admit pass from the PowerSchool Clerk, main office, or from an administrator.
- Tardy to Class: See table below:
SIGN-OUT PROCEDURES
Students who become ill during the school day should request to go to the nurse. If the nurse is not available, students will report to the PowerSchool Clerk Office, and he/she will notify parents of the illness. The student must be signed out by his/her parent or other responsible person designated by the parent and listed on the student’s registration card. All students who are picked up early from school will be signed out through the PowerSchool Clerk Office or the Main Office.
Parents/guardians must sign off on the sign-out sheet that is kept in the Main Office.
EARLY DISMISSAL OF STUDENTS
If a student must leave school early, the parent/guardian must show valid ID, sign the student out documenting the time dismissed, and provide the purpose of the dismissal. If a person other than the parent/guardian is picking the student up, he or she must be on the parent/guardian-approved list, show valid ID, complete the sign out sheet documenting the leave time and leave purpose.
It is our goal to accommodate parents as much as possible. However, for safety reasons and to protect the high levels of teaching and learning occurring on our campus all students requiring early dismissal must be signed out by 2:30pm. No student will be called to the office for early dismissal after 2:30 pm. No Exceptions!
Bell Schedule
7:30-7:50: Arrival & Breakfast
7:50-8:05: Homeroom & Morning Announcements
8:05-9:25: 1st Period
9:28-10:48: 2nd Period
10:50-12:10: 3rd Period
12:13-1:53: 4th Period
12:15-12:40: 7th Grade Lunch
12:40-1:05: 6th & 8th Grade Lunch
1:05-3:15: 5th Period
3:15: Car Dismissal
3:17: Bus Dismissal
Technology - Student Devices
It is the student's responsibility to maintain proper care while under their use. However, if the iPad is damaged under their use, the student will be fined a fee of $50.00. Damages include cracked or shattered screen or any other physical damage. If fines are unpaid, extracurricular activities such as athletics, field trips, social dances, and graduation may be denied.