Avery High School

Good afternoon, Rising 12 grade students are required by NC State Law to have a second dose of the meningococcal vaccine prior to entering the 12th grade. Please check with your child's health care provider or the Avery County Health Department to make sure he/she is up to date on vaccines prior to the start of the school year in August. Thank you.

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.

Good evening, Students need to turn in their MacBooks, cases, and chargers by Thursday, May 29th at 3:30. Students who do not turn in a MacBook will be charged for the cost of the MacBook, case, and charger. Seniors who do not turn in a MacBook, case, and charger will not receive their diploma until everything is turned in. Thank you for your cooperation in getting all of our devices returned. Thank you.

Good morning,Due to the forecast of inclement weather on Friday, graduation is being moved to May 31st, Saturday morning at 10:00 in the football stadium. Moving graduation to Saturday morning will allow more people to attend the ceremony as opposed to having graduation in the gym. All graduates need to arrive at 8:30 am. Gates will open at 8:45 am for spectators. The senior brunch will still be held on Friday morning beginning at 10:00. Graduation practice will follow at 11:00. Graduation practice is required for all seniors. For graduation parking,there will be two areas for handicap parking. The first three rows in the parking lot in front of the school will be reserved for handicap parking. There will be handicap spaces available behind the cafeteria. Due to ample handicap parking, we won’t be offering handicap shuttling. There will be a handicap drop off area right in front of the school. We look forward to seeing everyone for our graduation ceremonies.

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.

Good evening, Our seniors have a busy week ahead in preparation for graduation. The Capping Ceremony will be held tomorrow evening beginning at 6:00 in the gym. Seniors and cappers need to arrive by 4:45. Senior walks will take place Wednesday, May 28th. All students, with the exception of Freedom Trail and Cranberry students, meet in the high school parking lot at 11:00. All seniors will ride buses to their respective schools. Elementary walks will begin at 11:45. Students who attended Freedom Trail and Cranberry meet at the high school at 1:00. This walk will take place at 1:45. The Avery Middle School walk will take place at 1:20. All seniors will return to the high school by bus by 2:50. On Friday, May 30th, the senior brunch will take place at 10:00 in the mid-level commons. Graduation practice will take place following the brunch at 11:00. Graduation practice is required for all seniors. Graduation will take place Friday on the football field beginning at 6:00. Seniors need to arrive by 4:45. All seniors must turn in their MacBooks, cases, and chargers prior to graduation. We look forward to this week of celebrating of our seniors!

Sports physicals will be offered at the high school on June 5th from 4:00 to 7:00. Physicals are $20. For more information, contact Joe Hawkins at joehawkins@averyschools.net

The high school's exam schedule is listed below. All exams will begin by 8:15 each day. Students won't be allowed to enter a testing site late. Please call the office with any questions. Tuesday, May 20: Teacher-made Exams Wednesday, May 21: Teacher-made Exams Thursday, May 22: English 2 and Math 1 EOC exams Friday, May 23: Biology and Math 3 EOC exams Tuesday, May 27: Ag Mechanics 1 and 2 CTE exams Wednesday, May 28: Culinary 1 and Health Science 1 CTE exams Thursday, May 29: CTE exams make-ups

Good evening, The Class of 2026 will take Senior Portraits on June 18th and 19th in the lower commons. An email will be sent to students at a later date to sign up for an appointment. If students are not able to make one of these appointments, another session will take place on October 1st. Thank you.

Good evening, Our Seniors will be graduating in a few short days. There are several upcoming events for our seniors to take note of. The Capping Ceremony for seniors will be held on Tuesday, May 27th at 6:00 in the gym. Seniors must arrive by 4:30. Cappers need to be at the school by 5:00. Senior Walks will take place on Wednesday, May 28th. Senior walks to Crossnore, Newland, Banner Elk, and Riverside will be at 1:00. Walks to Avery Middle School will be at 2:00. Walks to Freedom Trail and Cranberry will be at 2:15. All seniors going on the walks need to meet at the high school at 12:00. Students must ride the buses to the schools. The Senior Brunch will take place on Friday, May 30th at 10:00. Graduation practice will begin at 11:00. Seniors are required to attend graduation practice. Graduation will be on May 30th at 6:00 on the football field. Seniors need to be here at 4:45. We look forward to all of the fun events for our seniors! Thank you.

Good evening, Senior students will have a mandatory meeting on Tuesday, April 29th at 11:00 in the Media Center. During this meeting, we will go over important dates for seniors, upcoming events, and information about graduation. Seniors need to attend to hear this information. Also, cap and gowns will be given to seniors on Thursday, May 1st in the conference room. Thank you and have a good evening.

Good evening, If you are scheduled to take the driver's ed class over Spring Break, please make note of the following changes: Due to Mr. Greene having to attend a conference at the end of the week, the class has been adjusted to begin on April 18 (Good Friday), rather than Monday, April 21. The new dates and times are as follows: April 18-19, 21-23, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm each day. Please adjust your calendars accordingly. If you have any questions please email and let me know. Please note, if you have not signed up for this class, it is full. Please use the student services tab on the ACHS Website to sign up for a class if you need. Thank you.

With the warmer approaching, I want to take the opportunity to review some of Avery High School’s dress code policies. The dress code can be found in the Student Handbook on pages 14 and 15. The handbook can be found on our website under Student Essentials. All shirts, sweaters, tops, and dresses must cover both shoulders and underarm and may not expose the midriff or lower back (no crop tops) while walking, standing, or sitting. Shirts or blouses that are excessively tight, sheer, or low-cut and expose cleavage may not be worn. No shirts tucked under bra or tied to make them shorter. Shorts, skirts, and dresses must be mid thigh or longer. Track shorts are inappropriate and prohibited during the school day. No super tight spandex. No pajamas, pajama pants, or bedroom slippers may be worn. Students may not wear garments that advertise or promote alcohol, drugs, tobacco, or violence. No sunglasses are to be worn in school. Students who are not following the dress code will be asked to change into appropriate clothing. If students are asked to change and continue to wear the same clothing to school, they will be subject to disciplinary action. Thank you for your cooperation. Please contact the school with any questions.

Good evening, Tomorrow at the Rock Gym in Newland is a free prom dress event, along with free $50 gift cards for tuxedo rentals in Elizabethton (limited supply). Guys, show up at 11:00 AM for gift cards. The dress event begins at noon. The hundreds of dresses are free for all students attending the prom!

Good evening, Report cards for the third grading period will be sent home with students tomorrow. The third grading period ended on March 21st. During the third grading period, there were 7 remote learning days. On these remote days, teachers assigned work for students to complete. Students had 3 days once we returned to school to turn in the remote work. If students did not turn in the assigned remote work, the student was coded with an absence on the dates the remote work was not turned in. Avery County High School’s attendance policy has been in place for a number of years. The attendance policy can be found in the ACHS student handbook. The handbook is posted on our website under Student Essentials. The attendance policy is on page 6. The policy states “Students missing more than 10 days in a semester will receive an “FF” (failure due to absences) on their report card.” If your child has an “FF” in any classes, they missed more than 10 days during the grading period. It is possible for students to pass the class for the semester if they do not miss more than 3 days, excused or unexcused, for the remainder of the school year. I will meet with students to complete an attendance contract for the remainder of the school year. Students who have missed more than 10 days for the semester will need to fill out an attendance appeal. The attendance appeal committee will meet to review appeals and make decisions about approving or denying the attendance appeals. Attendance appeals will be available in the front office the first week of May. Our goal is for students to come to school on a consistent basis to be able to pass their classes and earn the credits required to graduate from high school. We appreciate your support with ensuring students are coming to school consistently. Please call the school with any questions. Thank you and have a good evening.

Dear parents, we want to make an announcement in regards to the upcoming Driver Education class scheduled over spring break. Due to an unforeseen schedule change in a conference that our staff needs to attend, we have to shift the dates for our Spring Break class. The class will now take place on Friday, April 18, Saturday, April 19, and Monday through Wednesday, April 21-23. The times for the class will be 8:30 am to 2:30 pm in the Media Center of the High School. Thank you for understanding, if you have any questions you may email Mr. Greene at phillipgreene@averyschools.net.

Good evening, This Tuesday, March 11th will be a busy one. Our freshmen class will be visiting Mayland Community College for the day. Permission forms were sent home last week for this trip. Since all teachers and staff will be involved with chaperoning this trip, administering the Pre-ACT, or the ACT, there will be no staff to supervise students who aren’t on the field trip. All freshmen need to attend the trip. Freshmen who don’t go on the field trip will be counted absent. All sophomores will be taking the Pre-ACT. This is a state required test. Sophomores will need to be present on March 11th. All juniors will be taking the ACT. This is a state required test. Juniors will need to be present on March 11th. Since all staff and teachers will either be chaperoning on the trip, administering the Pre-ACT, or ACT, all seniors will have a remote learning day. Teachers of seniors will assign remote day work. Students will need to complete the work and turn it in on Wednesday. Students who don’t turn in the work will be counted absent. The only students who need to be on campus Tuesday are sophomores and juniors. Freshmen will leave campus by 8:30 to go to MCC. Please call the school with any questions. Thank you.

Good morning, We will have Registration Night for the parents of all rising 10th and 11th grade students tomorrow night, March 4th. The session for rising 10th graders will begin at 5:30 in the mini theatre. The session for rising 11th graders will begin at 6:30 in the mini theatre. During this event, we will explain the registration process, the various classes and CTE pathways that are offered, parents can sign up for individual registration meetings with a counselor, our various clubs that are offered will be set up i n the cafeteria, and JROTC will be set up outside of the cafeteria. Parents will be able to gain access for the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus. Please bring a picture ID to be given the access letter for the Parent Portal. We look forward to seeing you! Please call the school with any questions. Thank you.

Our men's basketball team will play @ South Stanley tomorrow beginning at 6:00. If you are attending, please see the information below. Tickets must be purchased through GoFan ($7 + $1 GoFan surcharge). We do not have a cash option at the gate. No outside food or drinks are allowed inside the gym (this includes Stanley/Yeti Cups). Stanly County Schools has a clear bag policy (see attachment) and security checks will be done at the gate. Game Time: 6:00 Link to tickets: https://gofan.co/event/3295505?schoolId=NC2172

This is a reminder that today is the last day to order a yearbook for this school year. Please visit the Jostens website to order a yearbook. Thank you.