Afton Central School District

Congratulations to Afton Central School’s very own Alex Padua for earning an honorable mention at this year’s Chenango Area Student Art Showcase for her painting titled "The Anduin River.”  More info about the Chenango Area Student Art Showcase can be found at the link: https://www.aftoncsd.org/o/acsd/page/art-department

Happy National School Social Work Week! Afton Central School District is so thankful for our social workers Ms. Angela Perry and Ms. Kendra Smith! Thank you for your support to our students!

Hello, Afton Community! The Class of 2030 is sponsoring a food drive! The grade that donates the most will win a pizza party! All donations will go to the FFA food bank to help our community. We are thankful for Mirabito for their generous donation for the pizza party for this food drive.

Congratulations to Cindy Bostelman who was inducted into the Greater Binghamton Area Sports Hall of Fame! • Softball Player, Coach, Athletic Director at Afton High School • Overall Coaching Won - Lost Record of 517 - 194 (1989-2017) • Six NYSPHSAA Softball Championships, Seven Runner-Up Finalists, and 16 Section IV Titles (1995-2010) • New York State Coach of the Decade (2000-2010), NYS Sportswriters Coach of the Year (3x) • Inducted into the NYSPHSAA Section IV Hall of Fame, and into the New York State High School Softball Hall of Fame Information from: Greater Binghamton Sports Hall of Fame

Hello, Afton Community! Check out the Elementary Newsletter from this week! https://www.aftoncsd.org/o/acsd/page/elementary-newsletters

Hello, Afton Community! Our February Attendance Report is on our website" https://www.aftoncsd.org/o/acsd/page/attendance-reports According to AttendanceWorks.org, "When students improve their attendance rates, they improve their academic prospects and chances for graduating." Read more about the importance of school attendance here: https://www.attendanceworks.org/chronic-absence/the-problem/10-facts-about-school-attendance/

Today 8th grade students visited DCMO BOCES to learn about the different programs available to them as they get older.

Hello, Afton Community! Chenango Area Student Art Exhibit 2024 - Afton Central School will have 15 pieces of artwork in this year's show. Find out more information on our website at https://www.aftoncsd.org/o/acsd/page/art

Hello, Afton Community! We hope our students had a wonderful break! We are looking forward to seeing our students on Monday! Afton Proud!

Happy Presidents Day, Afton Community!

Students in Horticulture and Agricultural Leadership learned how to make a floral arrangement using lovely fresh cut flowers. They practiced art concepts to create an eye-catching and balanced flower arrangement to take home. Special thanks for Mrs. V.  Gregory for donating the vases for this project.

Congratulations to our Valedictorian, Rylee Noone, and our Salutatorian, Meeya Cummings! We are so proud of your fantastic academic achievements!

Afton middle school students visited the Raymond Corporation! Students saw employees at work and learned about many opportunities!

Hello, Afton Community! We hope our students have a great winter break! There is no school starting on Monday February 19, 2024, in observance of Presidents Day and it will continue through Friday, February 23, 2024. Here is the elementary newsletter! https://www.aftoncsd.org/page/elementary-newsletters

Hello, Afton Community! New York Thursday is today! Here is the menu for our students!

Hello, Afton Community! Our students went on an incentive field trip to Interskate 88! Students had a fantastic time!

Hello, Afton Community! Sophia McCumber is an Afton student who was nominated for the Press & Sun Bulletin Student of the Week! Vote for her at this link: https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2024/02/12/press-sun-bulletin-student-of-the-week/72525126007/

Hello, Afton Community! Check out more of our amazing elementary artwork from Ms. Sabol's class! https://www.artsonia.com/artshow/10353/39143

JV girls score update: Afton 41, Charlotte Valley 34. The girls play their last game of the season on Wednesday, February 14th, at 5:30pm vs Deposit-Hancock.

Our BGA indoor track team competed in the Section 4 Sectional Championships last week! Congratulations to the Girls Team on winning the sectional championship! They defeated 18 other teams at the meet to win their 2nd sectional championship in three years. Alli Hauptmann placed 3rd in weight-throwing to seal the victory for your BGA Bears.  The boys team placed 4th out of 17 teams competing, with personal bests by Ashton Adams in the 55 hurdles and Thomas Joyce in the 300m. Their achievements helped the boys to the 2nd best finish in the history of our program. Next up is the last meet of the regular season before State Qualifiers, the Section IV Classic, at Cortland next Saturday.