News & Notes

ACE Mentor Program

Mentor Upstate is a local program for students who need extra encouragement and support.  Volunteers are matched with one student for the school year. Mentors are asked to commit 30 minutes per week to meet with the student at Augusta Circle, which can take place during breakfast or lunch. If you are interested in helping with this program, please contact Patti Rushing at 355-1204 or prushing@greenville.k12.sc.us.

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Student Handbook
Welcome back students! You will find all kinds of ACE information in the Student Handbook. Click here to check it out.

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School Volunteer Guidelines

Greenville County Schools (GCS), in an effort to ensure the safety of all of our students, has implemented additional security checks for school volunteers.  All volunteers must submit an online application to the district and receive clearance from the district before volunteering at any school/center or chaperoning any school field trip. 

All classroom volunteers, school volunteers and field trip chaperones must be registered through the school district as a LEVEL 2 volunteer. 

You will not be allowed to work with children or go on field trips unless you are registered. Please click on the link below to register online!  MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER AS A LEVEL 2 and not a Level 1!  It can take a few weeks for your application to be processed.

Click HERE to register and for more information.

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School Supplies
It's almost time to head back to the classroom, and we can't wait to see you! Check out the school supplies list here!

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My School Bucks
MySchoolBucks is a great way to check your cafeteria balance, pay for school related items or set up auto-payment, and even receive low balance alerts. Check your account, or sign up for an account HERE. There is an easy to use icon in the Quicklinks section at the bottom right side of the ACE webpage.

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Returning to School after Illness

 In an effort to decrease the spread of contagious illness at school, Greenville County School District would like to remind you:

If your student has fever, he/she must be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school (this means without the use of fever reducing medications). Fever is defined as a temperature of 100.4 or greater.

If your student has diarrhea, he/she must be diarrhea free for 24 hours before returning to school (this mean without the use of diarrhea suppressing medication). Diarrhea is defined as 3 or more episodes of loose stools in a 24 hour period.

 A student must not come to school if vomiting 2 or more times in 24 hours.  A student should have 1 or 2 meals without vomiting before returning to school.

 If you have questions concerning your student’s health, please contact the school nurse at 355-1207. Thank you for your assistance in decreasing the spread of illness.

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