🎓 Find Your Future at the 2025 Magnet Showcase!
Families — don’t miss your chance to explore the many magnet options available at our elementary, middle, and high schools!
Learn more about open house dates, shadowing opportunities, and application deadlines all in one place.
📅 Saturday, October 25
🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Alachua County Sports and Event Center
4870 Celebration Pointe Avenue, Gainesville
🚗 Due to another event in the area, please enter Celebration Pointe from Archer Rd and park in the South Parking Garage before following the signage and walking to the Sports & Event Center.
Visit 🔗 www.alachuaschools.net/magnets for details.
🌟 Celebrating Our Citizens of the Month! 🌟
Congratulations to all the Alachua County Public Schools students recognized as Citizens of the Month! These students are being celebrated for their kindness, leadership, and positive contributions to their school communities.
Thank you to Mainstreet Daily News, Bosshardt Realty and the Children’s Trust of Alachua County for sponsoring this wonderful recognition program.
Unity Day is a national day of kindness, acceptance and inclusion, celebrated each October to show we are united against bullying. On October 22, wear orange to send a visible message that we stand together for respect and understanding.
Cheer on the Gators and support ACPS staff appreciation programs by purchasing discounted tickets to the UF Homecoming game vs. Mississippi state on October 18 at 4:15. gofevo.com/group/Alachuacounty6
Open Houses for academic and career tech magnet programs begin next week AND the annual Magnet Showcase is October 25 from 10-1 at the Alachua County Sports and Event Center at Celebration Pointe. . More open house, Showcase and application info is available at alachuaschools.net/magnets
Join us this Friday for PTA Multicultural Night from 6-8 pm in the Cafeteria. RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqBmNOpLWu2vDPqYYnYx3rsGvMXH0tvLuwbtoidK6lBeqI2g/viewform
PTA is hosting a Multicultural Night on Friday October 3rd. To make this a success PTA is looking for families who would like to volunteer. If you are interested in hosting a station about a country please use the link below to submit your interest by September 18th. PTA will be in contact with you on next steps. Thank you for your support!
Link: https://bit.ly/MCNVolunteer25
Thank you for support our Safety Patrols!
Thank you to the team from UF Health that provided Stop the Bleed training for principals today. As with our recent training on reunifying families after a school crisis, today's session is another example of the district's commitment to the safety and well-being of students, families and staff.
Start With Hello Week will be observed September 15th-19th.
Start with Hello Week is a nationwide event from the Sandy Hook Promise organization which takes place every September. This call to action celebrates the amazing work of teachers, students, and community members that are helping to build a socially inclusive working and learning environment for all students.
Start With Hello Week aims to help students:
Recognize loneliness and social isolation in their peers
Make a difference for students who need connection
Create an empathic and inclusive community
Why Does It Matter?
Research shows that feeling socially isolated negatively affects mental health, physical health and cognitive function in students, adults and the elderly.
Strong social connections are one of several protective factors that can contribute to an individual's overall wellness.
See the calendar of school-wide events and dress up days planned for our students.
In accordance with Florida Statute § 1006.07(2)(f), which authorizes school boards to regulate student use of wireless communication devices to promote a safe and effective learning environment:
A new law passed by the Florida Legislature (HB 1105) significantly limits when students may use cell phones or other personal wireless communication devices, such as smartwatches, earbuds, headphones, and tablets.
At all elementary and middle schools and at High Springs Community School, Oak View Middle School, Hawthorne Middle/High School, such personal devices must remain powered off and stored out of sight from arrival on campus to departure from the campus.
At high schools (except for Hawthorne and A. Quinn Jones, which follow the elementary/middle guidelines) and at Sidney Lanier, devices must remain powered off and stored out of sight during instructional time. High school teachers may grant permission for students to use wireless communication devices during class for instructional purposes only.
Middle and high school students may use their devices during extracurricular activities.
Students have access to district-approved instructional technology throughout the school day.
Families who need to reach their child due to an emergency or other safety concern should contact their school's front office directly.
More specific details about the district's guidelines for wireless for communication devices are available in the district's Codes of Student Conduct (elementary and secondary), which are linked to this page. Please check the Table of Contents for Wireless Communications/Technology Use.
📣 It’s Here! A better way to stay connected!
Starting today, you’ll receive messages, updates, and announcements from your child’s school right inside the Alachua County Public Schools app—or by text and email if you prefer.
Check out this short video with more information!
This is communication, simplified!
