Allendale - Fairfax High School

Today, AFHS held its 1st Quarter Honors and Awards Ceremony and congratulations are in order for all amazing students who were recognized! Look out for the ACS Scholar bumperstickers! Awesome job students!

Senior Javarius Youmans was selected as the Region 5-AA Linebacker of the Year for football. Junior Kendrick Simmons was named the Region 5-AA Co-Defensive Linemen of the Year. Seniors Bryshon Johnson and Bryan Bolden were selected to represent Allendale-Fairfax HS as members of the All-Region team. Congratulations to these outstanding players for receiving these honors. #GoTigers!

Tonight AFHS held its Junior and Senior Scholarship Seminar and Parent University. Students learned about how to apply for and research scholarships. Parents in attendance were encouraged to keep students motivated throughout the application process. Special thanks to Tim Bowers and Melinda Mihlbauer of the Pace Scholarship Academy.

The rain didn’t stop the fun at the ACS Community-Wide Fall Festival! Every student collected lots of treats from community groups and organizations, played games and received BOOKS! The District’s focus on literacy was in full swing! Check out the ACS Facebook for photos!

The ACS Community-Wide Fall Festival is a day away! Tomorrow, from 6 PM to 8 PM, we will have storytelling, the truck or treat, book giveaways, the ACS Community Meeting and much more! Due to rain predictions, activities will take place in the AFM/HS gym. We’ll see you there!

Guess who Dr. Latoya Dixon found at Clemson University’s Homecoming festivities...Chelsea! Dr. Dixon is the Director for the Office of School Transformation for the South Carolina Department of Education. You may remember Chelsea from the heartfelt speech she delivered at the SCDE Board Meeting this past June. Chelsea is a 2019 graduate of Allendale-Fairfax High and now attends Clemson University. Enjoy Homecoming, ladies!

In lieu of our traditional ACS Monthly Community Meeting for the month of October, Allendale County Schools will host the ACS Community-Wide Fall Festival! The event will include face-painting, storytelling, trunk-or-treat, games, music, free books for students and an update from the school district! Come out and join us for a night of fun and reading!

The AFHS Cosmetology students are ready for business! The first Cosmetology Clinic of the year will be held on Saturday, October 19 from 9 AM to 1 PM. See the full list of services that will be provided. Call to make your appointment today!

ACS is offering Saturday School for all K-12 students who need additional support in math and reading. Dates for Saturday School are October 12th & 19th, November 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd December 7th, 14th and January 11th & 25th.

Introducing Allendale-Fairfax High School's Class of 2020!

Congratulations to Javarius Youmans for receiving the WJBF Scholar Athlete Award!!

Students in the welding class sponsoring a raffle for a grill they BUILT! This custom made grill is worth $400, but could be yours if you purchase the winning raffle ticket for the low price of $5! See Ms. Anderson for your ticket, today!

Today, was College Application Day in Tigertown! Students completed applications and were given key points for success during the process from college admissions counselors. The College of Charleston, Claflin University, USC Beaufort, USC Salkehatchie, Denmark Technical College and Allen University were all present to assist our scholars in preparing for their post secondary education.

Allendale County Schools held its second Community Meeting on September 23rd. If you missed the celebrations, fret not! Check out the livestream of the meeting here bit.ly/2meXtH29CM

Allendale County Schools held its Prayer Walk for the second year inviting local faith leaders to pray at each school campus and the District Office.

Today, Allendale-Fairfax High’s JROTC honored the fallen heroes of the United States Armed Forces during their annual 9/11 Ceremony. We will never forget their sacrifices.

ACS Parents: All Allendale County Schools will open tomorrow at regular time. Please stay tuned to your local news stations for weather updates and find updates from ACS here and on our website.

C. L. "Shep" Shepherd will return to ACS during for our first pep rallies of the year. We can hardly wait for the excitement he always brings.

On August 3rd, ACS hosted its annual Back to School Bash. ACS We provided clear, heavy duty backpacks for every student in the district. With the help of community partners, community members and alumni, ACS also providing school supplies for students to kickoff the 2019-2020 school term.

Reading Under the Stars was phenomenal! We invited all of our ACS families to came out and read for 45 minutes at the A-F Tiger Stadium. Snacks and drinks were provided. ACS families brought lawn chairs, blankets and pillows to enjoy reading with us!