*****This message is ONLY intended for families of students who are ENROLLED in Camp Discovery.*****
🌊🐠🌞🎉 Camp Discovery Families—Get Ready to Dive Into Summer Learning! 🎉🌞🐠🌊
We’re so excited to welcome your child to our "Dive Into Summer Learning" Discovery Camp! Camp begins on Monday, June 9 and runs through Thursday, June 26. Camp will be held Monday through Thursday each week at Freedom Trail Elementary/ Cranberry Middle School.
🍽️ Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided daily—no need to pack food!
🎒 All school supplies will be ready and waiting, but we recommend bringing an empty backpack and a water bottle to stay cool and hydrated!
🚗 Drop-Off & Pick-Up Info:
Car Riders:
*Drop-off begins at 7:30 AM on the Freedom Trail side.
*Pick-up is at 3:00 PM, also on the Freedom Trail side.
🚌 Bus Riders (Newland Elementary School):
**The transfer bus will arrive at 7:30 AM and will depart promptly at 7:40 AM, heading to Freedom Trail Elementary.
**Please stay in the parking lot with your child until they board the bus.
**Parents/Guardians will sign your child in each morning and sign them out at 3:00 PM upon return.
🏕️ YMCA Students:
**If your child is heading to the YMCA Summer Camp after Discovery Camp, a bus will take them there following dismissal.
We appreciate your support in making this a safe, fun, and enriching summer experience! We can't wait to see our campers bright and early Monday morning! 🌊📚☀️
Avery High School’s Graduation Ceremony will be live-streamed for you to enjoy! Help us celebrate the incredible achievements of our seniors as they close one chapter and step into the next.
📅 Date: 5/31/25
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Watch Live: https://youtube.com/live/1RZ1PUdyiCo?feature=share
The live stream will begin shortly before the ceremony start time.
Avery High School’s Capping Ceremony will be live-streamed for you to enjoy!
Please join us in celebrating the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments of our students as they take one step closer toward graduation.
📅 Date: 5/27/25
🕕 Time: 5:30pm
📍 Watch Live: https://youtube.com/live/Pep7H_9DQ1E?feature=share
The live stream will begin shortly before the ceremony start time.
Now Accepting Applications for Camp Discovery. For more information and to obtain an application, please contact your child's school directly.
Now Accepting Applications for 2025-2026 Pre -K
Avery County Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay on Friday, March 7th. Our buses cannot run on the following roads: White Pine, Blaine Norwood, Arnett, Dogwood Knob, John Greer, Reuben Wooten, Reservoir Hill, Ice Plant and Big Horse Creek. We will check our roads in the morning and let you know by 6:30am if we need to make a change, Thank you and please stay safe.
Due to hazardous driving conditions throughout many parts of our county, we will have a remote learning day on Thursday, March 6th. If staff chooses to come into our buildings they may come in on a two hour delay. Thank you and please stay safe.
Avery Middle School Panther Players will take you “down the rabbit hole” this weekend with their adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. Please join them at the Avery Middle School cafeteria on Friday, February 28th or Saturday, March 1st at 7:00pm. Tickets may be purchased online or at the door. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children. Thank you.
Avery County Schools will operate on a regular schedule on Tuesday, February 25th. Our buses cannot run on the following roads: White Pine, Reuben Wooten, Berry, John Greer and Dogwood Knob. Thank you!
Avery County Schools will operate on a regular schedule on Monday, February 24th. Our buses cannot run on the following roads: White Pine Road, Reuben Wooten Road, Berry Road, John Greer Road and Dogwood Knob Road. Thank you.
Due to our hazardous driving conditions, Avery County Schools will have a remote learning day on Friday, February 21st. Please stay safe.
Due to more snow predicted overnight, extreme low temperatures and black ice on our wet roads, tomorrow, Thursday, February 20th will be a remote learning day. If our staff chooses to come into our buildings, they may when it is safe or on a two hour delay. Thank you and please stay safe.
Avery County Schools will have a remote learning day on Wednesday, February 19th. Thank you and please stay safe.
On Tuesday, February 18th our buses cannot travel on the following roads: Norwood Hollar, White Pine, Sugar Mountain #2, Reuben Wooten, Blaine Norwood, Arnett, Berry, John Greer, Dogwood Knob and Chestnut Dale. Thank you and please stay safe.
Due to hazardous driving conditions, Avery County Schools will operate on a remote learning day schedule. If staff members choose to come into our buildings, then please come in on a 2 hour delay. Thank you and please stay safe.
Avery County Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay on Monday, February 17th. We will check our roads in the morning as more intense snow is predicted overnight. We will make a decision by 6:30 am if a change is needed. If we need to close, we will have a remote learning day tomorrow. Thank you and please stay safe.
Due to trees/limbs continually falling from ice and multiple power outages, we will operate on a 2 hour delay on Thursday, February 13th. We will check roads in the morning and let you know by 7:00 am if we need to make a schedule change. Thank you and please stay safe.
Due to ice, power outages and multiple falling trees throughout our community, today, Wednesday, February 12th will be an optional teacher workday. Teachers may report on a 3 hour delay. Thank you and please stay safe.
According to the National Weather Service we are expecting additional precipitation and low temperatures overnight. Therefore, on tomorrow February 12th, we will operate on a 2 hour delay and check roads in the morning. If we need to make a schedule change, we will let you know by 6:30am. Thank you and please stay safe.
Due to an ice storm warning and unsafe driving conditions, Avery County Schools will have an optional teacher workday on Tuesday, February 11th. If teachers work, they are encouraged to work remotely. Thank you and please stay safe.