These Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary students have been studying mammals in science class. Today was all about bats and learning what they eat, where they live, and how they use sound to find food. #StudentCenteredFutureFocused
Alamance Community College and Elon University are holding an Alamance Scholars info session on Tues, Oct 18 at 5:30PM. This program allows students to attend ACC, transfer to Elon to study Education, and then become a K-12 teacher with ABSS! Please share with anyone who may be interested. Join the meeting here: https://zcu.io/2zN0 #YourFutureStartsHere #ABSSCommunity
It's National School Bus Safety Week and Pigeon's dream has come true! Tracy Taylor dressed up as the lovable, determined Mo Willems character during the North Graham Elementary book fair. Don't worry: Pigeon didn't actually drive the bus. School bus safety is a community effort, let's all do our part! 🚌 👀 #ABSSCommunity #NSBSW2022 #ZeroInOnBusSafety
Proud moment! Our Western Alamance FFA students did a amazing job today sharing their horticulture knowledge with the community at the Burlington Arbor Day Celebration. #ABSSCommunity
What a fun evening! Alexander Wilson’s PTO sponsored a fall festival complete with bounce houses, a haunted hallway, a hayride, and lots of games. Over 1000 people attended. Thanks, PTO! #ABSSCommunity
Thanks to Meghann Mollerus and WFMY News 2 for featuring our DARE program with Sgt. Chad Laws teaching a lesson about how to manage stress and make good decisions. The story will air in November!
#StudentCenteredFutureFocused
The Multicultural Parade at Eastlawn was a hit! Students walked around the building and through the halls, showing examples of their culture, chanting and cheering along the way. Families were invited to the parade and got to come into the Media Center to see the display boards each class made! #StudentCenteredFutureFocused #ABSSCommunity
The Eastern Alamance Ladies Golf Team are Central 3A Conference Champions!️⛳️🎉 Senior Emily Mathews was the individual conference champion with an undefeated season. Sarah Vannavong, Layni Poteat, and Quincie Loy were also placed on the Central 3A All-Conference Team!
Rise and shine! ☀️ EM Yoder students joined the @MebanePolice
for another Walk to School Day. Traffic Unit motorcycles from
@BurlingtonNC_PD were leading the way! #WalkToSchoolDay #ABSSCommunity #burlingtonncpd
Alexander Wilson Elementary hosted a STEAM night where families participated in student-led activities from drone races 🤖 to making music with colors. 🎶 This was a great example of how students can truly lead! #StudentCenteredFutureFocused #ABSSCommunity #STEAM
Our ABSS Career Fair was once again a success! Thanks to all of the area businesses that came out today to talk with our students. It’s always great for our students to see the many opportunities available to them in our community. #ABSSCommunity
Western Alamance High School will once again host the 48th Annual Central NC Band Festival this Saturday Oct 15th. Nearly 20 bands will be performing throughout the afternoon. The event begins at 11:50 a.m. #ABSSCommunity
Sylvan Elementary first graders were visited by members of the The Forty & Eight Veteran's Organization! They learned about the American flag 🇺🇸 and each student received one of their own to take home. #ABSSCommunity
Mrs. Cook from Andrews Elementary was nominated as a teacher that goes the “extra mile” and received a $200 check from Thomas Tire & Automotive. She looks forward to putting it towards helping fund their first field trip post-COVID. #StudentCenteredFutureFocused
October is National Book Month! All this month Newlin Elementary and many of our other schools are focusing on the importance of reading, writing, and literature. #StudentCenteredFutureFocused
ABSS Alert: EMS was called to Cummings High today after two students were involved in an altercation with a knife. The incident has been turned over to Burlington Police. This is an isolated incident. All other students are safe.
What's better than a gooey s'mores on a nice Fall 🍁 day? Second grade students at Alexander Wilson are learning about how the sun ☀️ provides a source of light that warms the land, air, and water. They put that idea to the test by cooking s’mores in solar ovens.
A bit of history about National School Lunch Week (NSLW): President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life and the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom. The National School Lunch Program serves nearly 30 million children every school day. #NSLW22
🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to the Southern Alamance High School Golf Team for their 2nd Place Finish in the DAC VII Conference Tournament! ️⛳️ Top Scorers: Riley Bush (3rd Overall), Madison Brouillard, Elayna DiLello.
Thank you to the Burlington Fire Department who came to Smith Elementary today to talk about fire safety and prevention. Students enjoyed learning about fire safety and the equipment they use to protect themselves! 🚒🔥 #StudentCenteredFutureFocused #ABSSCommunity
