
Board Meeting Highlight: Recognize some of these awesome educators? This is the first Teach for Alamance Cohort and they were recognized at last night's Board meeting! 🍎
This robust scholarship program, a key partnership with Elon University Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, is designed to invest directly in our future leaders. It provides full tuition and a stipend for graduates of the School of Education who enroll in Elon’s Master of Education and Innovation Program. In exchange, these fully licensed teachers commit to teaching in ABSS schools for two years while completing their advanced degrees. It's truly a win-win for our students and teachers!
We are proud to share the program's growth: it has placed eighteen talented teachers in our schools (12 first-year and 6 second-year) since starting just two years ago. A huge thank you to Dean Ann Bullock for her outstanding leadership and collaborative partnership.
Finally, congratulations to Anna Steinki, who is part of this fantastic cohort and was recently recognized as our 2025 Beginning Teacher of the Year! We'll have a video interview from her classroom to share soon. We celebrate her and all of the dedicated educators who are shaping the future of the community.
about 18 hours ago, James Shuler
During tonight's Board of Education meeting, Chair Sandy Ellington-Graves was surprised by her family as she was recognized for her triumphant defeat of breast cancer. 🩷 Congratulations, Sandy!
about 18 hours ago, James Shuler
School spirit was high at Graham STEAM Middle School on game day, with red and black ❤️ 🖤 on full display! Inside the classrooms, however, the focus was on learning. Teachers passionately delivered lessons while students were hard at work. We visited Ms. Grayson’s Career Lab, where students were immersed in self-paced modules to explore various career pathways. 🚀 Our visit concluded in the cafeteria, where the welcoming aroma of beef dippers led us to the talented nutrition staff preparing for the lunch rush! #ThisisABSS #ABSSCTE
4 days ago, James Shuler
They came to play and brought the energy! ☀️ The Special Olympics Alamance County Bocce Ball Tournament at Bill Cooke Park was a huge success, with our athletes bringing their A-game. 💪 They were joined by fantastic student volunteers for a day of competitive fun, exercise, and camaraderie in the sun. Thank you to Alamance Parks - Adaptive & Inclusive Recreation, Graham Recreation and Parks Department, and Special Olympics Alamance County for organizing this event, our teachers for your leadership, and all the cheering families for your support! 👏 #ThisisABSS #ABSSCommunity
5 days ago, James Shuler
They came to play and brought the energy! ☀️ The Special Olympics Alamance County Bocce Ball Tournament at Bill Cooke Park was a huge success, with our athletes bringing their A-game. 💪 They were joined by fantastic student volunteers for a day of competitive fun, exercise, and camaraderie in the sun. Thank you to Alamance Parks - Adaptive & Inclusive Recreation, Graham Recreation and Parks Department, and Special Olympics Alamance County for organizing this event, our teachers for your leadership, and all the cheering families for your support! 👏 #ThisisABSS #ABSSCommunity
5 days ago, ABSS Webmaster
(They came to play and brought the energy! ☀️ The Special Olympics Alamance County Bocce Ball Tournament at Bill Cooke Park was a huge success, with our athletes bringing their A-game. 💪 They were joined by fantastic student volunteers for a day of competitive fun, exercise, and camaraderie in the sun. Thank you to Alamance Parks - Adaptive & Inclusive Recreation, Graham Recreation and Parks Department, and Special Olympics Alamance County for organizing this event, our teachers for your leadership, and all the cheering families for your support! 👏 #ThisisABSS #ABSSCommunity
5 days ago, ABSS Webmaster
We're incredibly excited to announce that Brandon Daye, Sports & Entertainment Marketing teacher at Hugh M. Cummings High School, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Bank of America Panther Ticket Teacher of the Year Award! Brandon was nominated by his students for the Clarity, Thoughtfulness, and Passion he brings to the classroom, his commitment to student engagement, and his strong community partnerships. As a finalist, he'll be a guest of the Carolina Panthers and Bank of America at this Sunday's game and receive a prize pack. The grand prize winner will be announced soon and will receive $5,000 for their classroom! We're so proud to have Brandon representing the Alamance-Burlington School System and showcasing the incredible, student-centered learning happening in his class! #ThisisABSS
6 days ago, ABSS Webmaster
Zig-zag lines, math around the room, identifying parts of a book, and so much more! This is what it looks like at E.M. Yoder Elementary School during morning instruction right after the bell rings; exceptional teachers leading engaged students to success! Can you spot Dr. Fleming working on his handwriting skills with the Pre-K class? #ThisisABSS
6 days ago, James Shuler
It was an energetic start to the school day at E.M. Yoder Elementary School as classes lined the halls for the Global Parade, led by our Participate Learning teachers and their students. 🌎 The parade started immediately after morning announcements from the cafeteria and went down all the main halls. A great way to kick off a full day of learning! We'll have more to share from Yoder later! #ThisisABSS
7 days ago, James Shuler
We love seeing ABSS alumni returning to teach! This week, Alba Canales joined Haw River Elementary as an ML Beginning Teacher. She is a graduate of Grove Park, Turrentine, and Williams. Welcome, Alba! #ThisisABSS
8 days ago, James Shuler
Kindergarteners at AO Elementary have been celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth through stories, music, and hands-on activities. To close out the celebration, AO custodian and parent, Marcella, visited classes to share a special cultural experience: making tortillas! Students had the opportunity to knead the dough and use a tortillera (tortilla press) to shape their own tortillas. While the tortillas cooked on the griddle, students engaged in thoughtful conversations, practicing how to ask and answer questions about Hispanic traditions and culture. It was a fun, flavorful, and meaningful way to wrap up the month!
12 days ago, James Shuler
That moment when you walk down the hallway and every teacher is mid-lesson and all classes are engaged in learning! Today's snapshot: South Mebane Elementary School. Teachers Mandy Mitchell, Windy Lawrence Latty, Selina Knapp, Anna Dement, and Maggie Walker were expertly modeling skills, providing feedback in whole group and small group activities. As you can see, some of the students were more than happy to proudly show off their hard work! Later at recess, Mr. Byron Lindie was teaching his class how to play cricket at recess. A great day with the Dragons!
13 days ago, James Shuler
It’s National School Lunch Week and these students at Haw River Elementary School are loving it! 🥗 Today's menu included chicken filet sandwich with whole grain bun, spaghetti with meat sauce, a whole grain garlic breadstick, fresh garden salad, seasoned corn, and sliced pears! Our wonderful cafeteria staff prepares the meals and keeps up with the demand throughout the day, all while serving with a smile. Thanks for providing the fuel for a full day of learning! ⚡
15 days ago, James Shuler
Stallions at the Swamp! Southeast Dream Team was at Garrett this morning to open car doors and greet students! #ThisisABSS
19 days ago, James Shuler
We are proud to recognize Sarah Smith, Speech Language Pathologist, as our 2025 Exceptional Children Educator of Excellence. Mrs. Smith was nominated by Principal Smith-Williams at Eastlawn Elementary School, who shared, “Sarah is being recommended because she consistently supports teachers through collaboration, ensures understanding, and demonstrates flexibility and encouragement in meeting the needs of students and staff.”
A dedicated advocate for her students, Mrs. Smith believes that every child can achieve high expectations. We are honored and thrilled to celebrate Sarah Smith as this year’s Educator of Excellence for ABSS. She will be recognized at the 74th Conference on Exceptional Children in Greensboro, NC, this November!
21 days ago, James Shuler
We're proud to share that Anna Sophia Steinki from R. Homer Andrews Elementary School is the 2025 ABSS Beginning Teacher of the Year! 🌟 You'd think she had many more years of experience with how she handles herself in her classroom. 📷 Today's snapshot: In the span of just a few minutes, she teaches her class how to solve a division equation, switching between English and Spanish, engaging the whole class in numerous ways, and circling around to all students to boost their confidence and check their progress. Then she stopped to do two interviews! 🤩 You can see the students respect her greatly and were eager to celebrate her today! As she'll tell you, her own confidence has grown over time thanks to the support of her BT leaders and mentors. We can't wait to show more in an upcoming video and article. For now, join us in saying CONGRATULATIONS to Ms. Steinki!
22 days ago, James Shuler
It's National Custodian Day, and we're taking this opportunity to celebrate the people who work hard to keep our schools and buildings clean and safe. Thank you for all that you do! 🙌
Here are just a few of the custodians our schools rely on daily. #ThisisABSS
26 days ago, James Shuler
Our fourth graders will have their hands full of agriculture thanks to Alamance County Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Program and Alamance County Cooperative Extension Agri-Business committee today! 🐄 🌾 They spent time packing gift bags full of books, bookmarks, activity sheets, pencils, erasers, and other surprises for the upcoming Farm to Table trip at Cedarock Park.
about 1 month ago, James Shuler
We just had to share this great moment from Highland Elementary teacher Rachael Fowler: "A few of our 4th grade classes celebrated International Peace Day. We learned about the history of the holiday, what Peace means, how we can make the world a better place (even as kids), and how to say Peace in different languages. We finished our learning by making Peace pinwheels. Students learned that although they are still kids, they can help change the world." The future looks brighter with kids like these leading the way!
about 1 month ago, James Shuler
This is what it's all about! Students exploring their future and we're so here for it! The lots were full and our buses were rolling in to the The Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (CACRAO) College Fair at Alamance Community College. We loved seeing groups of students engaging with college representatives, asking great questions about campus life and academics. Our advisors were also there to provide guidance, support, and motivation. Amazing possibilities await! #ThisisABSS #ABSSCommunity
about 1 month ago, James Shuler