🎓 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.
Kindergarten - 4th grade picture day will be held on Monday, October 27th
5th- 8th grade picture day will be held on Tuesday, October 28th
To Order Online please go to: pictureday.swiphoto.com
Paper order forms were sent home with your student or if you need another one we have them in the front office.
🌟 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.
October November 2025 Hawk Happenings Newsletter
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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
All consent forms are due by October 10th. You can find the consent here: http://alachuaschools.net/flumist
ACPS middle/high school families: Starting September 22, free virtual counseling and academic advising from certified school counselors offered after school through the district's Beyond the Bell program. Information at alachuaschools.net/beyondthebell
Consent forms need to be turned in by Friday, October 10th.
Consent Form can be found: http://alachuaschools.net/flumist
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.
During the week of September 15th through September 19th, High Springs Community School will do our part in helping students recognize warning signs of loneliness and spread awareness of acceptance and inclusion by participating in Start With Hello Week.
Last year, over 12,000 schools from across the United States participated in Start With Hello Call To Action week to highlight and spread the message of the power of Start With Hello’s three simple steps:
1. See Someone Alone
2. Reach Out and Help
3. Start With Hello
We encourage you to talk to your child about the Start With Hello program and ask them to share what tthey have learned. For more information about Sandy Hook Promise programs, please visit: https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/.
Thank you for supporting the Start With Hello Week!
Mrs. Abu-Jamous (Mrs. J)
School Counselor
5:30-6:00 Title 1 Annual Meeting (Elementary Media) and ESOL Meeting (Lab 3)
6:00-7:00 Elementary Open House
6:30-7:30 Middle School Open House
Kindergarten - Hearing and Vision (*may also use results from the physical exam submitted at enrollment)
1st Grade - Hearing, Vision, Height and Weight
3rd Grade - Vision, Height and Weight, Dental
6th Grade - Hearing, Vision, Height and Weight, Scoliosis
Our school's Elementary health screenings will be performed on Sept. 18th. Our 3rd graders will have their Dental screening on Sept 18th as well. Sixth grade screenings will be held on Sept. 30th. Parents may wish to opt their student(s) out of the health screenings by submitting written notification to the school using the Annual Health Screening Opt-Out Form, also provided on the link above.
For more information, you may also contact Nurse Serina at 386-454-1958.
Your one place for school messages, updates and more.
📣 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!
