Welcome to the 2020- 2021 School Year!!!!!!!

September 9, 2020,  is a Virtual Day for ALL Students!   We wanted to give everyone a quick reminder to make sure students log in to Echo TODAY! (and each weekday), check in to the Attendance Check-In course for today, and check each of your courses in Echo and/or Edgenuity, along with any JRTC courses you may have on your schedule.  Although we are not going to be in-person today, it does still count as a school day, so make sure to get online and start getting acquainted with your new classes. Students are also reminded to check their email at least 3 times per day because they will be receiving communications from their teachers, counselors, administrators, and other school staff throughout the school year. 

Attendance: Attendance will happen this year for all students, whether virtual or in-person. However, we’ve made it simple. In Echo, there is an Attendance Check-In course that all students will be required to use to do a VERY QUICK daily check-in (including students doing their work on Edgenuity.)

This video gives a basic rundown of how attendance will work this year: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j-TX4fFdwn1J0nNcyqguq8MaFsjakbHg/view?usp=sharing 

Echo: All students will need to log into Echo daily at the very least for the Attendance Check-in. Those of you doing virtual classes with the teacher, you’ll be using Echo at least in part for those courses, so check those classes daily and remember to do your work.

If you’ve never used Echo before, or need a refresher, here’s a short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tv7hU4WuqOgymoal2J4kNTxP23ZRl3HZ/view?usp=sharing 

Edgenuity: Those of you taking courses on Edgenuity, you’ll still need to do the attendance check daily on Echo, but otherwise Edgenuity is where you’ll be doing your work. Here’s how to log in:

Website: https://auth.edgenuity.com/Login/Login/Student 

Username: student email address; Password: lunch number plus 00 (Same as Chromebook and Echo)

Also, we have some short videos we have shared on the AHS website, and we are sharing them with you again, as they address many of the questions we have gotten from students and parents lately: 

How Hybrid Instruction Will Work at AHS

Daily Attendance at AHS (In-Person and Virtual) 

An Introduction to Echo for Students 

An Introduction to Echo for Parents

An Introduction to Google Meet

An Introduction to Zoom Meetings

Information about Behind the Wheel

Guides for Google Apps for Students and Parents

Installing the Echo Viewer App for Smartphones 

Technology Issues: If you run into technology issues, you can contact Mr. Canter at wcanter@alleghany.k12.va.us or 540-968-2612. His phone will only be available from 8:00 am-4:00 pm Monday through Friday (except holidays).  

Parents who still want their child to go all virtual need to fill out the following form ACPS Remote Learning Flexibility Request (Form) and email the completed form to Dwayne Ross, Principal, dross@alleghany.k12.va.us.

If you have any other issues or questions, feel free to reach out to your teachers, your counselors, or your administrators. We're all here for you!

Have a Great First Day of School!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Technology Videos:
How Hybrid Instruction Will Work at AHS

ACPS Reopening Plan, A CLOSER Look

ACPS Remote Learning Flexibility Request (Form)

First Look: Hybrid Learning (video)

ACPS Reopening Plan Explained (video)

COVID-19 and Virginia Public Schools 

Alleghany County Public Schools Summer Feeding Program Extended

Chromebook Parent Training Video - AHS-CMS

Chromebook User Handbook 20-21 - All ACPS schools

How to correctly wear Masks



WE MISS YOU-
Alleghany High School Students!

Link- WE MISS YOU- Alleghany High School Students!

Staff was assigned the project of finding two students that inspires them to come to school.  Here are some of the staff members’ choices.  Special thanks to David Kahle for producer and Justin Leitch cameraman for this video!   Click on the picture above to view video.
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Students gave their responses to the statement, "What New Tech Means to Me...." See their responses in this video.

Emergency Child Care Survey for Essential Personnel

FAQ for Parents and Students

Alleghany County Public Schools Meal Delivery Schedule

Virtual Learning (Chromebooks) Technical Support Phone Numbers

COVID-19: Parent Guide for School Age Children

March 29, 2020 Live Facebook Broadcast Audio Replay

COVID-19 Information from Alleghany County Public Schools
Instructional and Division Operational Information can be found at the link above.
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Updated Special Education Procedures Manual: Please Click here to View

Alleghany County Public Schools is committed to continuous school improvement. With that being said, the results of our staff engagement, parent satisfaction, and student engagement surveys as well as the action plans for continuous improvement are linked here. Please review the results and contacts us should you have any questions.

Mr. Nicely and Mr. Hagy are collaborating to bring Story Time to Students during the shutdown for COVID-19. The goal is to have students in all of Mr. Hagy's classes to submit videos of them reading some of their favorite stories, so our elementary students can still watch them at home and not miss out on the magic of storytelling.  Our goal is to have at least a new story per day for students to watch. 

This link is for Trinka Hakes Noble- The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash-  Read by Freshman -  Torri Patterson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sKr6OMW2nEgoRrQxW9R0XbqohvDYH_6n/view?usp=sharing

This link is for Miriam Nerlove- I Meant to Clean My Room Today-  Read by Freshman -  Wyatt Griffith

https://www.loom.com/share/3176c05803dd4077936f1d156a82caed

 This link is for Dr. Seuss's - Green eggs and ham, read by AHS Freshman, Megan McHenry -  

https://www.loom.com/share/4452adf8458947d593511cd1af125a79


This Link is for Eric Carle's - Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?  Read by Freshman Olivia Lopez -

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Ltjw6rHNzxGEPH8DFwk35RMOoUcHTDi/view?usp=sharing

This link is for Eric Carle's - The Very Hungry Caterpillar Read by Freshman Kadence Bradberry-

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13SwbzgGXU8daOaRQXz2M_3dT6HQPN7vz/view?usp=sharing

This link is for Audrey Wood and Don Wood's -  The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear, read by AHS Senior Elizabeth Lee 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13jvu4vb1Tq4xS5uBaeDWUnRzBYaWbZGt/view?usp=sharing

This link is for Margret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd - The Goodnight Moon -  Read by Freshman Sidney Donnan -

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cTPieoqsyV3JdYIJ-aUWBH3KmS7K_Liy/view?usp=sharing

 
This link is for Daniel Errico - And that was the Oddest of things -  Read by Freshman  - Isabella Hall - 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dvve9V6CmwqNiuLZPeAb9OkybbtybVoj/view?usp=sharing

This link is for Marcus Pfister -  The Rainbow Fish, read by AHS Senior Abigayle Reynolds

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14XZOv_VKTE2Waf94QvoueopB5-pkkG3w/view?usp=sharing

This link is for Eat Pete –by Michael Rex, read by AHS Freshman, Lucy Nicely

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11glvjOn4pzp1pQbvZXuheaP7WDWPcMwF/view?usp=sharing

The Alleghany County School Board adopted a new grading scale and adjusted the grading periods that will go into effect for the 2019-2020 school year.  In previous years, the school year was divided into six grading periods of six weeks, and students were issued report cards every six weeks.  Under the new system, there will be four grading periods of nine weeks.  Report cards will be issued after each nine week grading period; however, unofficial grade reports, which we will refer to as “interim reports,” will be sent home with students after four and a half weeks into each grading period.   

Students at Alleghany High School will no longer receive 5 point added to their final grade for passing the SOL assessment and/or career credentialing test, and students will be required to take an end of course assessment in all classes that counts 20% of their final grade.  Seniors with an “A” in the course will be exempt from taking the final assessment. The Seniors’ Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and Honor Graduates will be determined after first semester of the senior year. Seniors must have at least a 3.55 GPA for Honor Graduate status. 

Details for the new grading scale are as follows:

Grades 6th - 12th  

                All classes

10 point Grading Scale                   GPA                       Weighted GPA

100-90                   A                             4.0                                         5.0

89-80                     B                             3.0                                         4.0

79-70                     C                             2.0                                         3.0

69-60                     D                             1.0                                         2.0

59-0                       F                              0.0                                         0.0

**Therapeutic special education (VAAP Students), remediation, and computer lab will receive:

                                P             Pass

                                F             Fail 
- Elimination of the 5 Point add-on to the final grade for passing the SOL assessments/career credentialing exams    
- All high school courses will have an end of course assessment which shall count 20% of the final grade.  Seniors may be exempt from the assessment if they have an A average in the class.    
- Report cards will reflect no grade lower than 40 for the first 9 weeks of a course. - Required Interim Reports will be sent home at the 4 ½ week interval for all subjects at the elementary level and for all courses at the middle school and high school. - Any student working below grade level will be recommended for intervention/remediation. - Honor Graduates shall have at least a 3.55 GPA.  The Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Honor Grad status will be determined after the first semester of the senior year.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact the counseling or administrative departments at either Alleghany High School or Clifton Middle School.

Awesome things are happening here at AHS! 

 Alleghany High School Staff and Student Expo is September 13, 2019 and November 12, 2019! 

AHS Staff, Students, Parents, and Community,

On September 13, 2019 and November 12, 2019 Alleghany High School held its first two EXPOs of the school year.   These events are to allow education in a different way, and the goal of these events are to promote learning, promote fun, encourage school attendance, and combat chronic absenteeism.  Based on students and staff feedback these events were a major success!  In order for these events to be successful in the future we need the help of everyone.  We are looking for students, staff, parents, and community to be instructors for sessions.  The sessions should last about an hour with a maximum of 3 sessions.  If you are interested in being an instructor/teacher of anything under sun please contact Alleghany High School Administration.  The next EXPO is April 9, 2020, so you have lots of time to come up with ideas and plan for the next event.  We want it to be bigger and better than the first two EXPOs of the school year! 

            
    TO GO Buckets 

Students in Mrs. Bowels'  introductions to Sport Medicine Class put together and delivered TO GO Buckets to all the schools in the division.  The TO GO Buckets are a safety measure for classrooms in the schools have to go on a lock down.   The TO GO Buckets contain vital supplies that can be used in case of an 

emergency.  Here are several Photos of the students creating and delivering the TO GO Buckets. 



   

    

    

Alleghany High School Fall Extravaganza for the Community

The Alleghany High School Administration would like everyone to attend the 2019 Fall Extravaganza!  Students, staff, parents, guardians, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, cousins, great grandparents, next door neighbors, and all other  community members are invited and encouraged to be at the wonderful Alleghany High School Fall Extravaganza, November 12, 2019.   This will be a great learning opportunity for everyone to see what our students and staff have been doing, as well as make connections for the future growth of the school and community. We are one great big family, and the Alleghany High School Fall Extravaganza is our Family Reunion!  

 “On behalf of the students, staff, and administration of Alleghany High School Please make it a point to be here for the educational experience, fun, and support of everyone! ” ~ AHS Principal Dwayne Ross. “I know you will appreciate the efforts put in by the students to prepare for this event.  You will get the opportunity to see what  the staff already knows about our students, they have a great deal of potential and no limit on the things they can accomplish for themselves and the community!”   

 The goal of Alleghany County Public Schools is for its students, staff, and community to be the guide for the world to follow.  In order to be the guide, they must first explore, design, create, map, and build along the way.   

 “We will continue to work and learn by refining our successes and correcting our mistakes as we use project and problem based learning to benefit everyone.  We hope to improve our learning outcomes, community involvement, and be better each day in the future.   Your feedback is vital to this end,” said Ross.

 If you have ideas and/or resources to contribute to our students growth please contact Alleghany High School at 863-1700 or email Dwayne Ross, principal at dross@alleghany.k12.va.us or Jackie Almarode, AHS New Tech coordinator at jalmarode@alleghany.k12.va.us

                Pictures from the Alleghany High School Fall Extravaganza 2018.  

   

 

    
    
  
  
 
  
 



                     
 
The TEACH students finished their successful internship at the Clifton Forge Library, and our students were given a celebration by the director and his staff.  Invited guests were, Mr. Kotulka, Dr. Heath, Mary Jane Mutispaugh, Ms. Huff, and Ms. Birchfield.  The students displayed their capabilities in categorizing, organizing, and shelving books, and they  shared this knowledge by performing the tasks for their guests.  The photos below are the students performing their task and enjoying the “fruits of their labors”.  

Do you want to wish your classmate a happy birthday or need to know when an event is taking place at AHS? Click the student announcements tab that has been updated for 2018-2019 school year to find out who may have a birthday today, for weekly events, student information, and helpful links. Please see the AHS Tobacco Letter link here to parents pertaining to Alleghany High School's updated policy on tobacco use on school property.

Alleghany High School is excited to be a part of the Alleghany County Public Schools’ 1:1 Chromebook initiative. We are happy to prepare our students for success in the 21^st century.

Underage Drinking Prevention Resources for Parents – It is a fact that parents are the key to good decision making related to drinking and driving. VAHPERD provides resources for starting the conversation to prevent underage drinking and impaired driving.

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Alleghany County Public Schools has conformed to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA.

Following these guidelines will make the ACPS web content accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities and more usable to users in general.