Bring your family, enjoy a delicious pizza night, and help support our amazing school community. See you there!
Winners will be drawn on November 1 and notified by email. You’ll get to pull in through the bus entrance on Old Sudlow Lake Rd and park in designated spots behind the school — your child will walk out from the cafeteria. We’ll even provide a special window tag to mark you as an HSMS VIP!
All proceeds support the HSMS PTO — thank you for helping our school shine!
Sign up at the link: https://shorturl.at/CDma8
Community Night at ACCTC – Tuesday, October 28 | 4–7 PM
You're invited! Join us for Community Night at the Aiken County Career & Technology Center on Tuesday, October 28 from 4–7 PM.
Discover the exciting opportunities in Career and Technical Education (CTE) and learn more about the programs offered at the Career Center. Students will be showcasing their skills and projects, giving you a firsthand look at what they’re learning and creating.
This family-friendly event is open to everyone including current and future students, families, and community members!
What to expect:
✔️ Live student demonstrations
✔️ Food trucks
✔️ Door prizes
✔️ Hands-on activities
✔️ Local industry partners on site
Location: 2455 Jefferson Davis Highway, Warrenville, SC
More info: www.acpsd.net/acctc
Phone: (803) 593-7300
Don't miss this evening of learning, fun, and community connection!
Monday (10/13): Students dress like teachers, teachers dress like students
Tuesday (10/14): Pink Out
Wednesday (10/15): Triplet/Trios Day
Thursday (10/16): 6th grade – babies, 7th grade – adults , 8th grade – senior citizens, staff – “Angels or the Dead” (dress in all white for angels or all black/spooky for the dead)
Friday (10/17): Highland Springs gear
Let’s make this a week full of fun, laughter, and Riverhawk pride!
Sessions: Oct. 15-Dec. 12.
Dr. Guerry's Sign Up Link (Last Names K-Z)
https://signup.com/go/xEWsryO
Ms. Abellan's Sign Up Link (Last Names A-J)
https://signup.com/go/ectXVpQ
Find out more about the IGP process through this link: https://shorturl.at/Raa3q
• Add pennies and paper money to YOUR Advisory’s jar for positive points (1 penny = +1 point, $1 = +100 points, etc.)
• Drop silver coins into ANOTHER Advisory’s jar to sabotage them with negative points (nickel = -5, dime = -10, quarter = -25).
Jars will be counted on Oct. 22, 24, and 29 so you can see how the battle is going. Final results will be announced on Oct. 31!
🏆 Prizes:
• The grade with the highest points wins a fun lunch to sit with friends.
• The Advisory with the most points wins an ice cream party during lunch.
• The lowest-scoring Advisory must send a representative to get silly-stringed by admin! 🤪
Why we’re doing it:
This PTO fundraiser helps us buy every teacher a classroom wish-list item or two for Christmas(think sanitizer, Jolly Ranchers, and other essentials). It also funds the cookies and hot cocoa we’ll serve in December to celebrate students who met their iReady goals!
Bring your change, play smart, and help support our teachers and students while having some competitive fun! 🦅
Students must bring their laptops and chargers to school every day this week as we prepare for break. Once break begins, laptops and chargers will stay at school. Arrangements will be made for students attending Intercession.
Get ready to rest, recharge, and come back strong!
Must be exactly 4 sentences, school-appropriate, and 100% original; sentences must be complete (no fragments) and punctuated correctly.
Email entries to msegrist@acpsd.net by 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28.
🍬 All qualifying entries: Nerds Gummy Clusters (fun-size)
🍕 One winner per ELA teacher: one slice of pizza & a soda (Friday)
🎁 Overall winner: \$15 Amazon gift card
📢 Winning stories will be read over the intercom on Thursday, Oct. 30.
USC Columbia Field Trip — Oct 16! Open to 6th-grade AVID students and any 7th-grade students who want to attend. Apps due Oct 3. Seats are limited. Scan the QR on the posters around campus or follow the link to apply. Let’s go see college life up close! Follow the link.
FALL INTERSESSION LEGO WARS CAMP | GRADES 6-8
During Fall Intersession, the week of September 29-October 2, a limited number of spots are available for this year’s Fine Arts Camp, Lego Wars, for students in grades 6-8.
Lego Wars will be held at Highland Springs Middle School Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Students will dive into creativity, the engineering design process, and project design while developing architectural skills to build strong LEGO® structures. This year’s session includes a new team challenge that will push students to think more creatively, collaborate effectively, and apply their engineering skills in exciting new ways.
Registration opens Monday, September 8, at 6 p.m. for ACPSD middle school students and is offered on a first come-first served basis. Please note that due to space limitations, only the first 50 ACPSD students to apply will be accepted. Once the application window opens, parents/guardians can apply by scanning the QR Code or completing the Lego Wars Form.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day of camp, however students’ families will be responsible for their own transportation to Highland Springs Middle.
Please contact Dr. Kimberly Fontanez, District Fine Arts Coordinator, at kfontanez@acpsd.net with any questions.
HAPPY LABOR DAY
All Aiken County Public School District schools, buildings, and offices will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day.
We hope everyone enjoys a safe and relaxing Labor Day weekend! We look forward to welcoming students back to school on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
#ACPSDcelebrates #LaborDay
