ASU Basketball Camp this Summer!
Lees-McRae Basketball Skills & Evaluation Camp Spring 2023
Only fill out this Google Form if you are 100% ATTENDING on Saturday, May 13th. If you submit the Form & cannot attend, email Coach B ASAP (burlesont@lmc.edu). Camp registration begins at 8:30a. Camp starts at 9am & concludes at noon. Coaches will be available to speak with following camp dismissal.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EG4qiUXa8ps571iW7TfmXMLLm-iuIUb6t7ITtG4T9To/edit
Announcements
April 24-28, 2023
Monday is an early release day. Avery Middle will dismiss at 11:45.
Wednesday is Administrative Professionals Day! Thank you to Ms. Shannon, Ms. Beth and Ms. Renisha for all you do for our students and school.
The 8th grade trip to Chaleston is this Wednesday through Friday. Safe travels and have a great time.
We will do a practice lockdown drill this week. Please make sure your student understands the importance of this drill and the need for them to remain quiet and listen closely during the drill. We want to make sure our students and school are safe.
This week in athletics:
Monday, April 24th
Baseball and Softball vs. Cane River (Home) Double Header 4:00
Soccer at Cane River 4:00
Tuesday, April 24th
Baseball and Softball at Cranberry 3:30
Soccer vs. East Yancey (Home) 4:00
Friends!!!!
Bringing home the gold!
Our students in action at Special Olympics today. Wow, they did an awesome job!
Going on now!
Announcements
April 17-21, 2023
School starts back tomorrow promptly at 8:00 a.m.
This week is Volunteer Recognition Week. We would like to thank everyone who has volunteered to help our school, especially our PTO. We could not do it without you! Thank you for investing in our students!
We will give our last round of NC Check-Ins this week. Please make sure your student arrives at school on time with their iPad charged. Reading will be given on Tuesday, Math will be given on Wednesday, and 8th grade Science will be given on Thursday.
On Friday, the 7th graders will travel to the Catawba Science Center.
The Special Olympics will also be held on Friday at Avery High School.
This week in athletics:
Monday, April 17th
Soccer vs. Mitchell (Home) 4:00
Tuesday, April 18th
Baseball and Softball at Bowman 3:30
Wednesday, April 19th
Soccer vs. East Yancey (Home) 4:00
Thursday, April 20th
Baseball and Softball at Cranberry 3:30
Thank you for supporting Avery Middle School!
Let's light it up blue tomorrow!
Representatives from our Kindness Club welcomed our guests on campus today and served delicious iced coffees compliments of our Big Cat Café!
Avery Middle School hosted a CTE Showcase today. District leaders from various school districts in NC and SC came to experience our CTE modules and learn from our students. Our students did an amazing job today!!
Baseball/Softball games will be played Wednesday at Rosman beginning at 3:30.
Track meet will be held tomorrow at Avery High beginning at 3:30.
Update: the track meet has been moved back to tomorrow due to weather.
The track meet that was originally scheduled for Tuesday has been moved to tomorrow April 3rd at Avery High beginning at 3:30.
Announcements
April 3-7, 2023
Good evening Avery Middle families. This is Dr. Coleman with this week’s announcements.
Attention parents of 8th graders going on the Charleston trip:
There will be a parent meeting for all students who are going on the trip tomorrow April 3rd beginning at 4:00 p.m. Kenny Ward from Ward Tours will be in attendance.
The total cost of the trip is $450.00 and all payments are due no later than this Thursday, April 6th.
Spring break begins on Friday, April 7th through Sunday, April 16th. School will resume on Monday, April 17th promptly at 8:00.
This week in athletics:
Monday, April 3rd
Baseball/Softball at Rosman beginning at 3:30.
Tuesday, April 4th
Golf at Brevard beginning at 3:00
Track at Home beginning at 3:30
The STEM Club went on various virtual journeys during club time yesterday afternoon using our VR Headsets.
Congratulations again to our AMS Teacher of the Year, Mr. Chad Rogers. Mr. Rogers was honored this morning at the district Teacher of the Year Breakfast.
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.
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Avery Middle School 8th grade students along with Mrs. Hoilman and Mr. Carver teach Newland Elementary 3rd graders about plants and planting seeds.
Today Ms. Katie's class got to meet a hen and a rooster to go along with learning about the incubation of eggs. Our eggs are set to hatch on April 3rd. Thank you Michelle South for bringing Tigry the rooster and Henrietta the hen to teach our students!
Thank you to the Avery County Sheriff's Office and Deputy Casey Lee for spending the day with our 7th graders on Friday to talk about drug awareness and law enforcement careers. We also want to thank Deputy Ridge Phillips, Deputy Tim Austin and our own School Resource Officer Larry Moore. The students really enjoyed the day especially watching Canine Deputy Kilo at work!
