An announcement was made this afternoon by Governor McMaster and State Superintendent, Molly Spearman, that SC schools will be closed through April 30. Should this timeline need to be adjusted by ending sooner or by being extended, an announcement will be made at that time.
ACSD was braced for the announcement of a school closing extension as a result of the daily SCDE and State Superintendent briefings provided to district superintendents. With other decisions being made in our state and those in states like NC, it seemed to be a matter of time. I do think it gives our students, especially our seniors, a window of hope that the school closure through April 30 will have helped to flatten the curve and the month of May will usher in the possibilities of returning to school, holding prom and graduation, etc. although there are still no guarantees.
ACSD is busy preparing for the second wave of providing instructional packets and eLearning plans for students. We stand ready to provide the best services possible to our students at this time. We are currently awaiting guidance from the SCDE on decisions governing some instructional components and will share and implement these once received. Our focus is on what students have already been taught and what they need between now and the end of the year in order to be prepared for the next grade level or course content in a sequence or for graduation.
- Dr. Julie Fowler, ACSD Superintendent
The SCDE's request for the assessment and accountability waiver has been approved by the U.S. Department of Education and is supported by the State Board of Education. For more specific information on the tests that are affected, please click on the following link - https://5il.co/e2ec
Spring 2020 Assessment and Accountability Updates -
https://5il.co/e2ec
FEMA has developed a Rumor Control page for COVID-19 on FEMA.gov. Please click on the link below for more information:
FEMA Coronavirus Rumor Control - https://www.fema.gov/Coronavirus-Rumor-Control
Due to information received from the state, Abbeville County School District will be adjusting procedures for meal service. Beginning Monday, March 23rd, Abbeville County School District will provide 5 breakfast and 5 lunch meals for each child 18 and under at the following sites: Wright Middle, Cherokee Trail Elementary, Diamond Hill Elementary, and John C Calhoun Elementary School. You will be picking up breakfast and lunch for the entire week. Pick up will begin at 12:30 - 1:30 on Monday only. Students must accompany the parent or adult for pickup. Parents can bring all children 18 and under and special needs students 21 and under to receive weekly meals.
Teachers and Parents, click here for high-quality, age-appropriate lessons and materials during the current school closure. http://bit.ly/SCDEresources
Breakfast and lunch will continue to be available each day at CTE, DHE, JCCE, and WMS from 8:30-9:30 AM and 12:30-1:30 PM. Beginning Wednesday, March 18, breakfast and lunch will be delivered to all bus riders where students are dropped off each afternoon. Routes will leave their respective schools at 12:30 each day. Meals may be delivered a little later than a student typically arrives at the bus stop. For example, on regular school days, if a student leaves his/her school at 3:00 PM and arrives at the bus stop at 3:40, this student/parent needs to be at the bus stop at 1:10 PM to receive a meal. Please give drivers a little extra time for the first few days of delivery.
Please see the most recent SCHSL update on COVID-19 below: SCHSL COVID-19 Update - https://5il.co/dsng
Update: WCTel has added 2 additional Wi-Fi Hot Spot locations in Abbeville County: Grace United Methodist Church, 145 Grace Dr, Abbeville, and WCTEL Remote Equipment Office, Corner of Main St (Hwy 81) and Bell St, Lowndesville. All sites are now in service except for the Lowndesville location. This site will be in service early next week.
Click on the link below for more information on WCTEL Wifi hot spots: WCTEL Wifi Hot Spots - https://5il.co/dwkm
Pictures for Spring Sports
All soccer teams will have their pictures taken on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 3:00.
Baseball, Softball, and Track will have their pictures taken on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 3:00.
The Dixie High School faculty, staff, and students would like to thank our wonderful school board members for all that they do. We appreciate all that you do for our schools.
Make sure to buy your yearbook now before the price increases. Yearbooks are currently $50. On November 1, the price will increase to $60. See Mrs. Ware to purchase your yearbook.
Open House will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 from 5:00 until 6:30.
2019-2020 Onsite Registration
Registration will be on Thursday, August 8, 2019 from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm at Dixie
Abbeville County School District will dismiss at 1:00pm on Wednesday, May 15. As a reminder, some buses will run earlier than the 1:00pm dismissal. We wish the Dixie Hornets softball team safe travels and much success!
Baseball Playoffs
The baseball team plays Whitmire at home on May 7, 2019 at 6:00. Please come out to support them. Tickets are $5.
Boys' Soccer Team Upperstate Championship
The Boys' Soccer Team plays the Governor's School for the Upperstate Championship at Dixie on May 7, 2019 at 7:00 pm. Please come out to support them. Tickets are $6.
The Dixie football team is selling 10lb bags of Vidalia onions for $10. If you would like to order, please contact Coach Lollis (vlollis@acsdsc.org) or a member of the football team. All money is due by Friday, April 19, 2019. Make checks payable to Dixie High Football Team.
The Dixie Prom will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Tickets are on sale now. Single tickets are $40, Dixie couples are $50, Outside guests are $55. The last day to purchase tickets will be March 27 at 2:45. No exceptions.
The Dixie High School Girls Soccer team will be holding a Dixie Soccer Clinic on
Saturday, April 27, 2019. All elementary age children Kindergarten-6th grades are welcome.
Please click on the link below to register your child.
https://goo.gl/forms/eEtCeoAOsS4UHYTM2