Camp P.A.R.K. is excited to begin taking registration forms for our third summer! Both Camper and Volunteer forms/waivers are digital this year! Please click on the following link labeled "Participant" to register your child for camp as a participant! If you or your child would like to volunteer at camp this year, please complete the form labeled "Volunteer". We...
Interact students helped raise money for the two food pantries that serve families in our school district and for Polio Plus, Rotary's initiative to eradicate Polio in the world. $150.00 was given to each food pantry and $200.00 to Polio Plus. The money came from the 50/50 raffles at the Middle School Basketball and Volleyball games.Front row: Dakota Allen,...
Interact students helped serve cookies and punch at the Father/Daughter dance held Saturday, March 30th at the high school cafeteria. The dance was sponsored by the Abingdon Rotary Club.
Recently Mrs. Kitch’s 7th grade Language Arts class got to experience what Passion Projects are all about. Each student chose a passion that they wanted to learn about, explore, research, and create a presentation of some sort. Students then presented what they learned to their classmates. Although all the projects were fantastic, one student’s Passion Project has...
March 18, 2019
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Our students take federally required assessments every spring. These assessments help us understand how our students are growing academically, compared to their peers across the state. The state uses this information to provide more support and resources to the schools in the greatest need. This year, the English...
Officers for the 6th Grade Interact Club were elected at the March meeting. Elected were President Diann Collins-Barton, Vice-President Clara Vick, Secretary Emma Gunther and Treasurer Lilya Rakestraw.
January 24, 2019
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Your student(s) will be emailed class work from one or more of their teachers, that is to be completed in the event that we have more days off school due to weather or conditions out of our control. Teachers may assign more than one day of work, as there is a possibility of weather conditions tomorrow and next week...
5 Essentials Survey for Parents
It is that time again! The Illinois 5 Essentials Survey for parents is now open. The survey will be open until February 15. You can access the survey here:
https://illinois.5-essentials....
Your input is a appreciated!
It's Parent/Teacher Conference time! Conferences will be October 24th and 25th from 4:30-7:30 p.m. This year the Avon Campus will be using Skyward to allow parents to sign up for conferences. The Skyward system will allow for parents to see what times each teacher has available, schedule a time for their meeting, and will then send emails to all parties as a...
In an effort to uplift our school community and make every member of our A-Town family feel valued, Mr. Ball's 8th Grade Character Development class has been participating in the Post-It Note Project since school started this year. Every week, his students pick a day to write out several notes of encouragement and then deliver them throughout the school. Many get...
Spirit Week(September 24th -28th)
Monday – Sports Day(Wear your favorite team’s sports gear to school. Wearing “sport team hats” is allowed.)Tuesday – Decades Day(Dress up as a person from either the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, or 90’s decade)Wednesday – Dynamic Duo Day(You and a friend can dress up as a famous dynamic duo! Ex. Bacon and Eggs, Batman and Robin, or Mario and...
STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. STEM projects allow students to create and build problem-solving skills in a meaningful way. Our goal is to prepare students for a career in the 21st century workplace, so our teachers are creating more and more STEM...
7th Grade Interact Officers for 2018-19 are President Jace Featherlin, Vice President Lauren Zuco, Secretary Kiera Mason and Treasurer Addy Anderson
8th Grade Officers for the 2018-19 - President Aeryn Mahr, Vice President Sydney Emerick, Secretary Lucy Shreves and Treasurer Nevaeh Moore.
May 4, 2018
Dear Parent/Guardian:
For the safety and security of our students, beginning on Monday, May 7th all 6th through 8th grade student email accounts will be restricted to allow them to receive emails from district email addresses only. Students will still be allowed to send emails to any external email address, but can only receive emails from other...
The Library is sponsoring the annual Scholastic Buy-One-Get-One Free Book Fair the week of April 30th. Students may view and buy books during their Library class and after school until 3:30. If you have any questions, please call Mrs. M&M at the school 309-465-3851. Reminder: sales tax is charged on all purchases.
The A-Town Middle School Interact Club is again sponsoring a Change for Autism fundraiser. The fundraiser runs from April 9th - April 27th. All funds collected will be sent to the Central Illinois Autism Association in Peoria which serves the families in our district. The top collection class in the Elementary and Middle School will earn an ice cream party.
At the January Interact meeting the 8th Grade Interact members began assembling the collection boxes for their Pennies for Patients fundraiser project. This fundraiser will begin February 5th and end February 23rd.
The 7th Grade Members of the A-Town Middle School Interact Club elected the following officers for the 2017-18 school year: President Aeryn Mahr, Vice-President Zander Frakes, Secretary Lucy Shreves and Treasurer Gracey Chatterton.
The 8th Grade members of the A-Town Interact Club elected the following officers for the 2017-18 school year: President Mackenzie James, Vice-President Maleaha Nagel, Secretary Traeton McVey and Treasurer Jessie Roberts
The 6th Grade members of the A-Town Middle School Interact Club elected the following officers for the 2017-18 school year. President Reece Stenger, Vice-President Joel Featherlin, Secretary Lauren Zucco and Treasurer Kiera Mason
AAMS student participated in the Homecoming Parade. Pictured are the students involved in the Interact Club.