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Students had fun during Bring Everything but a Backpack Day! Tyler Sherman brought a wheelbarrow and Josh Stiner brought a spare tire!
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The Afton Crimson Knights varsity baseball team extended their win total to 3, beating Harpursville 12-6.
Read the full story here: https://www.aftoncsd.org/article/1067778
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Mr. Hutchinson's Minecraft Guild created towers for their build challenge. Students had 10 minutes to build the best Minecraft tower in Creative mode. Each student made an impressive creation!
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Check out our Elementary newsletter for this week!
https://www.aftoncsd.org/o/acsd/page/elementary-newsletters
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Check out our varsity softball game updates: https://www.aftoncsd.org/article/1068499
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JV softball lost 27-8 to Deposit-Hancock. Samantha Miller led the team with 2 walks, 2 runs scored, and a stolen base.
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Today Afton schools went into a Holding Plan due to a water leak within the building. The water was immediately cleaned up and students were diverted from affected areas. Thank you to the maintenance team for their quick response!
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Hello, Afton Community!
We are looking for people to share their input at the stakeholder meeting session on May 30th. Please complete the Microsoft form at this link to show your interest in attending. By attending this meeting, you can share your ideas in the district planning process.
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Hello, Afton Community!
Here is a link to our most recent elementary newsletter! Read it to find out all of our recent updates. https://5il.co/1s9gr
You can also access our newsletters on our website: https://www.aftoncsd.org/o/acsd/page/elementary-newsletters
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Hello, Afton Community!
Here are some photos from the first game of softball season!
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Middle school 6th and 7th grade Agriculture Technology students learned the 4 P's of Marketing and created a product. Students made bees wax lip balm. Nice job, Students!
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Happy Easter, Afton Community!
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Agriculture Education hydroponics are still growing nicely in the Ag room. The students planted a variety of plants in the mini hydroponic units such as cilantro, basil, spearmint, tomatoes, rosemary, lettuce, cucumbers, and parsley.
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Afton Central School District would like to thank Mr. Clayton Wilson, our assistant principal, for all of his hard work for our district!
https://www.naesp.org/programs/recognition/assistant-principals-week-ap-week/
#APWeek
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Hello, Afton Community!
The presentation from Braderick Morrison from Tobacco Free Chenango is delayed. There will be a presentation about Vaping at Bainbridge Guilford High School Auditorium. The date and times are yet to be determined. There will be childcare in the Old Gym during the presentation.
For more information, contact Greg Winn gwinn@bgcsd.org 607-967-6318
![Vape Presentation -Presented By, Braderick Morrison from Tobacco Free Chenango Where? - Bainbridge Guilford High School Auditorium 18 Juliand Street, Bainbridge NY, 13733 When? - 6:30 - 7:30 on April 13th EDUCATION- - Vape or Aerosol - An interactive activity that teaches families the difference between water vapor and aerosols, and most importantly, that vaping is considered an aerosol. - Showing them what a vape looks like, brands, etc - Educating on the impact of vaping. Health, history, marketing. The Bainbridge Guilford Yes! Leaders (students) will be providing childcare in the Old Gym during the presentation. Activities- - Crafts - Facepaintig - And Games!! For more information contact Greg Winn gwinn@bgcsd.org 607-967-6318](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/live_feed_image/image/4176772/large_oIo-Ww5l9wcy0l1-tHe7tQ.png)
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April is National Autism Awareness month. Here is a link to learn more information!
The link is from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). It is a Federal advisory committee that coordinates efforts and provides advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on issues related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
https://iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/autism-awareness-month/2023/
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Here are some photos of the Section IV Volleyball Tournament in Johnson City! Go Knights!
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Ms. Paige's class created an awesome visual display of Romeo and Juliet.
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Hello, Afton Community!
Board of Education Petitions are now available. Please review the information below; contact the District Clerk at 607-639-8229 if you have any questions.
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The 8th grade did a budgeting activity with jellybeans. They had a certain number of jellybeans, and they had to decide how to “spend them” with different categories. This included food, transportation, housing, and insurance.
They really enjoyed it!
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