Avery High School

Please join us for our Football Jamboree on Friday, August 11th beginning at 4:30! We will be hosting Thomas Jefferson, Asheville Christian Academy, North Wilkes, and Cloudland. Admission is $5 with children under 6 years old being admitted free. We will have limited concessions for sale. If you have recently purchased a parking pass, these will be ready for the first home football game on August 18th. Please come out and support our Avery Vikings!!

"A message from Avery County Schools Tech Services to all 9th graders: Instead of an iPad, you will be issued a Macbook for your studies as a high school student. Because you will have a new type of device, you and a parent or guardian will need to watch the "Macbook Orientation Session" video and digitally sign an RUP agreement before the Macbook can be issued. Visit this URL to access links to the video and RUP: https://www.averyschools.net/page/device-orientation"

Our Freshmen orientation will be Friday, August 11th from 8:00am to 12:00pm. Students will be given lunch before leaving. We look forward to meeting all of our future Vikings!

MIDNIGHT MADNESS!! Join our JV/Varsity Football teams this Friday, August 11th on the football field at Midnight for a late night scrimmage! There is no admission for this event.

We are currently selling Athletic Season Passes for the 2023-2024 athletic season. Passes for adults are $80 and student passes are $40. We are also selling parking passes for $75. Please come to the main office to purchase passes. Our office hours are 8:00 to 4:00. Thank you!

Avery County High School's Open House for all students and parents will be Thursday, August 10th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. We look forward to seeing everyone!

Please be advised of important dates concerning Avery County High School Athletics for the beginning of our sports season. July 31st is our first official day of tryouts/practice for fall sports. Contact our current fall team coaches for times and dates of tryouts/practices. Sports physicals for students will be July 26 at 5pm on the campus of ACHS. All proceeds will help our Athletic Training Program purchase supplies. All athletes will need the following complete before they are allowed to tryout or participate for teams: up-to-date sports physical on file in Final Forms or turned in to Joe Hawkins, athletes must complete all Final Forms documents and sign off on them, and athletes' parents must complete all Final Forms documents and sign off on them. Second, Athletic Passes for the upcoming school year are on sale in the front office. Adult passes are $80 while student passes are $40. These passes will gain you access to ALL home sporting events except playoff games during the 23/24 school year. Finally, a reminder that parking passes need to be purchased no later than August 4th. You may purchase parking passes at the front office of Avery County High School for the cost of $75. Thank you for your support of Avery County High School Athletics.

Congratulations to the Class of 2023! The 2022-2023 school year has quickly come to an end and all students will be departing Thursday (June 1st) for the short summer break.  Friday evening, we will proudly recognize the graduating Class of 2023 in the 55th Graduation Exercises at Avery County High School.  Approximately 135 graduates from Avery High will be awarded their high school diplomas.  Congratulations to each graduate as you conclude your K-12 (Kindergarten-Grade 12) journey and begin the next chapter in life. As we enter the summer break, we lift each graduate, all students, their families and our entire school system up in prayer.  May God continue to watch over and protect each of you and our great school system. Congratulations to the Class of 2023!   Dr. Dan Brigman Superintendent Avery County School System

**ATTENTION- Seniors, please make sure that you bring your cap, gown and any additional cord/regalia that you may have received from previous clubs or activities. Additionally if you have not turned in your Macbook please do so. Seniors please arrive by 4:30 and go to your selected room.

All students MUST turn in their Macbook, charger, and case on the day of their last exam or last day of classes. Tech Services will be in the ACHS Media center from Tuesday May 23rd thru Wednesday May 31st to collect Macbooks. Students will be required to REMOVE all stickers and markings from their Macbooks. Cleaning materials and instructions will be provided at time of hand in. Students who will be done with classes and exams before May 23rd need to bring their cleaned Macbook, charger, and case to Sam Phillips in the Media center on their last day of classes. ONLY JUNIORS who are on the list provided to Tech Services by Mr. O'Hagan will be allowed to keep their Mac for an MCC summer class. ( You must check in with Tech Services during the Take Up Period for an inspection of your Mac.) SENIORS - You must turn in your Macbook, charger, and case or pay for any missing or damaged equipment, during the Take Up Period. Otherwise, you will not be allowed to participate in senior end of year activities or receive your diploma.

Parents - Please complete this Home Digital Device and Internet Access Survey. Your responses will be anonymous and will help NCDPI to target areas of need for North Carolina students. http://bit.ly/3TV8jxx

Get your tickets now for The Wizard of OZ!

World Down Syndrome Day, Tuesday March 21

Parent Night for rising 9th graders is Thursday, March 16th from 6:30-7:30 in the Cafeteria. At this event we will have presentations on what to expect during your students Freshman Year, Scheduling Information, in addition to information on Drivers Ed, Clubs, CTE, and other extracurricular opportunities. Please plan to attend!

ACHS Events March 6-10 Monday, March 6 Baseball vs Alleghany @ West Wilkes Soccer @ Polk Tennis vs Owen Tuesday, March 7 ACT Tennis (Home) Next Step Senior Parent Meeting 6:30 Wednesday, March 8 Baseball vs Mount Airy @ West Wilkes Tennis @ Mountain Heritage Thursday, March 9 Track @ Owen Band Concert 6:00 Friday, March 10 Softball vs Hampton

Best of luck to our Mens and Womens Basketball teams in the 1st Round of the playoffs tonight.

Congratulations to the Viking Wrestlers, State Runner Up Dual Team!

Second semester has started and we're glad to have students back in the building!

Welcome to our new website!