Avery High School

We will begin distributing MacBooks to students this Friday, August 9th from 8:30 to 4:00. Seniors may pick up MacBooks on Friday, August 9th. Juniors may pick up MacBooks on Monday, August 12th. Sophomores may pick up MacBooks on Tuesday, August 13th. Freshmen will be issued MacBooks on the first day of school. Students who owe charges for broken or missing parts will not be issued a MacBook until fees are paid. Please call the school with any questions. Thank you.

Avery Students who are taking Mayland courses for the first time: Please join us on August 12th at 4:30pm in the Avery High School Media Center. Mayland Community College will be hosting an important Orientation session to assist students with their classes. This session will provide important information about CCP Dual Enrollment courses, how to navigate your Mayland account, and hear from an instructor about the classroom experience and expectations. We look forward to seeing you there.

Please join us for Avery High School's Open House on Monday, August 12th from 5:30 to 7:30. Students will be able to pick up their class schedules for the first semester. We look forward to seeing everyone!

Good evening, Freshman orientation will be Friday, August 9th from 8:00 to 12:00. We will provide bus transportation. If your child needs bus transportation for orientation, please call the school and let the front office secretary know that your child needs bus transportation for orientation. In order for your child to be added to a bus route for orientation, you must call by noon on Wednesday. Please call the school with any questions. Thank you.

Good evening, Parking passes for all students will go on sale tomorrow. Parking passes are $25. Payment may be made with cash or check. Office hours are 8:00 to 4:00, Monday through Friday. Parking spaces are first come, first serve. Please fill out and submit the parking pass contract when coming to purchase the pass. This can be found on the ACHS website and the Facebook page. Please call the front office with any questions. Thank you.

Good evening, Avery County Schools is using Infinite Campus this year for the student data management system. Infinite Campus is replacing Power School. Because of this change, students aren't able to view their schedules yet. Seniors who would like to view their schedules are invited to sign up for a time on Monday, August 5th, to meet with a counselor to view schedules for this year. To sign up for a time, please find the sign up calendar on Avery High School's webpage under "For Students", "Academics", "Senior Schedule Meetings 2024". Please call the school with any questions. Thank you.

Good evening, Avery County Schools is using Infinite Campus this year for the student data management system. Infinite Campus is replacing Power School. Because of this change, students aren't able to view their schedules yet. Students in tenth and eleventh grades who would like to view their schedules are invited to sign up for a time on Tuesday August 6th, to meet with a counselor to view schedules for this year. To sign up for a time, please find the sign up calendar on Avery High School's webpage under "For Students", "Academics", "11th Grade Schedule Meetings 2024" and "10th Grade Schedule Meetings 2024". Please call the school with any questions. Thank you.

Good evening, Avery County Schools is using Infinite Campus this year for the student data management system. Infinite Campus is replacing Power School. Because of this change, students aren't able to view their schedules yet. Seniors who would like to view their schedules are invited to sign up for a time on Monday, August 5th, to meet with a counselor to view schedules for this year. To sign up for a time, please find the sign up calendar on Avery High School's webpage under "For Students", "Academics", "Senior Schedule Meetings 2024". Please call the school with any questions. Thank you.

Good evening, Freshman orientation will be on Friday, August 9th from 8:00 to 12:00. We encourage all incoming freshman to attend this event. Students will be given class schedules, tour the school, and participate in fun activities. Buses will run and lunch will be served. Students may be dropped off in the front of the school. Please call the school with any questions. We look forward to seeing our freshman!

Good evening, Senior parking passes will go on sale tomorrow for seniors only. Parking passes are $25. Payment may be made with cash or check. Office hours are 8:00 to 5:00, Monday through Thursday. Parking spaces are first come, first serve. Please fill out and submit the parking pass contract when coming to purchase the pass. This can be found on the ACHS website and the Facebook page. Please call the front office with any questions. Thank you.

Season athletic passes for Avery County High School can now be purchased for the 2024-2025 school year. Adult passes are $80, student passes are $25, and parking passes are $75. All passes will be sold in the front office at the high school. Please contact Benny Wellborn, athletic director, with any questions. Thank you.

Good evening, We will begin selling parking passes for Seniors on Monday, July 29th. Parking passes are $25. Seniors will be able to pick out a parking spot. This is first come, first serve. Students will need to fill out the Parking Pass contracts to submit when purchasing a pass. These contracts can be found on the ACHS website under Students and on ACHS's Facebook page. All student drivers must have a parking pass to park on campus. The front office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 to 5:00. Parking passes for all other students will be sold beginning on Monday, August 5th. Please call the school with any questions. Thank you.

Parking permit applications for the 24-25 school year are now available. See full details at this link: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3480/ahs/4573362/AHS_Parking_Pass_Contract__24-25.pdf

Good evening, We still have quite a few graduated seniors who have not picked up their diplomas. Please come by the front office to pick up your diplomas. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:00 to 5:00. Thank you.

If you are not able to take senior pictures on June 10 or 11, make up sessions will be offered at later dates. Those dates will be sent out as soon as they are scheduled. Thank you.

Good evening, The Class of 2025 Senior Pictures will be taken on June 10th and 11th at the high school in the mid-level commons. Seniors must be photographed by Prestige to be included in the 2024-2025 yearbook. Please use the following link to schedule a session: prestigeportraits.com/bookappointment The area behind the school is closed for now due to the kitchen renovation and construction. Vehicles are not allowed to drive behind the school. Students need to be dropped off and picked up either in the front of the school or at the doors of the car rider line. Thank you.

Good evening, All seniors who received a scholarship must turn in their scholarship forms to the school by Monday, June 10th. Thank you.

Good evening, Student athletes may come to the high school tomorrow between the hours of 5:00 and 8:00 for a sports physical. The cost of the physical is $20. Please come to the lower commons to register. Please call the school with any questions. Thank you.

ACHS will hold the commencement ceremony for the class of 2024 at 6 pm in the stadium on May 31, 2024. Watch a Live Stream of the event at the following link: https://youtube.com/live/-GlPjr2sQN8

All seniors have the senior brunch at 10am tomorrow morning followed by graduation practice at 11am. Friday afternoon all seniors participating in graduation need to arrive at ACHS by 4:30pm with all of their regalia. Graduation will start promptly at 6:00pm. Also, any senior who has outstanding fines or hasn't turned in a computer will NOT be allowed to receive their diploma until those are taken care of. Thank you.