Acme-Delco

During the December board meeting, Mr. Steve Long was voted as Chair, and Mr. Chris Worley was voted as Vice Chair.

During the December board meeting, Ms. Emily Grice was sworn in as board member. Welcome Ms. Grice!

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of December 16th, 2024! Thank you to everyone who purchased doughnuts to support our Beta Club and school! The doughnuts were delicious and fresh! 1. Parents are invited to attend our Christmas event on Thursday, December 19th at 1:00 PM in the gym! We have a school art exhibit that will be displayed all through the building with our student’s artwork, Pre-K classes will be singing, and we will have the East Columbus Jr/Sr Band playing a concert full of Christmas Music! 2. Our Beta Club will be selling Santa Candygrams daily during lunch times! Santa Gams will be delivered daily to students in the afternoons! The cost of each candygram is $1.00! Be sure to buy your candygrams during your lunch time for friends, family, and even your teacher! 3. On Friday, December 20th school will release at 1:00 PM for the holiday break! We ask that you please arrange transportation for your students on this day to accommodate the early release time! Also, students may wear pajamas this day as we will be having holiday activities and even some movies to view such as Polar Express. 4. CCS will be closed for students for the winter/holiday break from December 23rd through January 3rd. Teachers and staff will have an optional workday on January 3rd. 5. Parents of Pre-K and Kindergarten students are reminded that an adult must be present at pick-up and drop of at all bus stops. 6. Transportation Changes must be in written form and must be completed by 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone calls or text message transportation change requests. 7. Please remember that students are counted tardy if they are not in school by 7:45 AM. Our instructional day is from 7:45 AM to 3:00 PM daily! 8. Car Rider students are to be dropped off at the car rider line only and not at the front of the building due to safety concerns. Please adhere to speed limit in the car rider drop off area. Once again, we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! As always should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school at 910-655-2957. Thank you and we hope that everyone has a safe and happy holiday season!

Good afternoon! This is Kristie Leinthal, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with an important announcement and reminder! Tomorrow, December 12th, parents are reminded to come by the school between the hours of 11 AM through 6PM to pick up your students doughnut orders. Please make sure to get your orders tomorrow so that your doughnuts remain fresh ! The student who sold the most doughnuts and the winner of a Flip and Fly Gift card is Kingston Galloway in Pre kindergarten and the classroom who sold the most doughnuts and the is the winner of a pizza party is Mrs. Powell's 3rd grade class! Congratulations and thank you to everyone who purchased doughnuts! As always should you have any questions or concerns please contact the school at 9106552957. Have a great evening! We will see everyone tomorrow!

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of December 9th, 2024 1. Parents of students who purchased doughnuts this is a reminder that pick-up day for your orders will be Thursday, December 12th from 11:00 AM through 6:00 PM. Please pick up your students orders during this time so that your doughnuts stay fresh for you and the folks who purchased doughnuts from your student! 2. Parents, students received their 2nd 9-weeks progress reports on Thursday, December 5th, please review these with your child and contact the teachers should you have any questions or concerns. 3. Parents of Pre-K and Kindergarten students are reminded that an adult must be present at pick-up and drop of at all bus stops. 4. Transportation Changes must be in written form and must be completed by 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone calls or text message transportation change requests. 5. Please remember that students are counted tardy if they are not in school by 7:45 AM. Our instructional day is from 7:45 AM to 3:00 PM daily! 6. Car Rider students are to be dropped off at the car rider line only and not at the front of the building due to safety concerns. Please adhere to speed limit in the car rider drop off area. Once again, we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! As always should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school at 910-655-2957. Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of December 2nd, 2024! We hope that all our students and their families had a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving Break! 1. ADES is holding a school wide fundraiser December 2nd through December 6th. We are selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for $15 a dozen. This is a pre-order fundraiser. The students will be given an order form and will be responsible for collecting the money and turning it in. All the money and order forms will be collected on the same day, Friday, December 6. We are having this fundraiser to raise money for our Beta Club to attend the conference in Greensboro, NC early next year as well as provide instructional support materials for students at ADES. The student who sells the most will have an opportunity win a Flip and Fly gift card. The class that collectively sells the most will win a pizza party or party of their choice! We would love to see all our students participate in this fundraiser and sell at least 1-2 dozen doughnuts each to benefit the students of BETA Club and ADES. 2. All 5th Grade students will be taking the NC Check-In for Science on Tuesday, December 3rd. We ask that all students arrive to school on time so that we may begin testing promptly at 8:00 AM. Students are encouraged to get a full 8 hours of sleep the night before testing and to eat a healthy breakfast. 3. Parents students will receive their 2nd 9-weeks progress reports on Thursday, December 5th, please review these with child and contact the teachers should you have any questions or concerns. 4. Parents of Pre-K and Kindergarten students are reminded that an adult must be present at pick-up and drop of at all bus stops. 5. Transportation Changes must be in written form and must be completed by 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone calls or text message transportation change requests. 6. Please remember that students are counted tardy if they are not in school by 7:45 AM. Our instructional day is from 7:45 AM to 3:00 PM daily! 7. Car Rider students are to be dropped off at the car rider line only and not at the front of the building due to safety concerns. Please adhere to speed limit in the car rider drop off area. Once again, we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! As always should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school at 910-655-2957. Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

There will be no school for students Nov. 27th-Nov. 29th. Happy Thanksgiving!

Bus 73 was involved in a minor accident this morning. No students were hurt, and the rest of the route will continue as soon as the Highway Patrol finishes their work. Please call the school if you have any questions.

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of November 25th, 2024! 1. Parents, ADES is on the prowl to achieve a 95% attendance rate weekly for the 2024-2025 school year! For the week of 11/11/ 2024 the following grade levels had high attendance rates: a. 3rd place is 1st grade with a 92.93% attendance rate b. 2nd place is 5th grade with a 93.61% attendance rate c. 1st place is 6th grade with a 94.11% attendance rate 2. We will be having a school wide fundraiser during the first week of December. We will be selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. This is a pre-order fundraiser. The students will be given an order form and will be responsible for collecting the money and turning it in. All the money and order forms will be collected on the same day, Friday, December 6. We are having this fundraiser to raise money for our Beta Club to attend the conference early next year as well as instructional support materials for students at ADES. The student who sells the most will have an opportunity win a Flip and Fly gift card. The class that collectively sells the most will win a pizza party or party of their choice! We would love to see all our students participate in this fundraiser to benefit the students of BETA Club and ADES. 3. November 27th will be an optional workday for staff with no school for students. November 28th and 29th CCS will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday! School will resume on Monday, December 2nd. 4. Parents currently the afterschool tutoring program is completely full! We are no longer taking applications. If we can increase our numbers in the future, we will make an announcement! 5. Parents of Pre-K and Kindergarten students are reminded that an adult must be present at pick-up and drop of at all bus stops. 6. Transportation Changes must be in written form and must be completed by 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone calls or text message transportation change requests. 7. Please remember that students are counted tardy if they are not in school by 7:45 AM. Our instructional day is from 7:45 AM to 3:00 PM daily! 8. Car Rider students are to be dropped off at the car rider line only and not at the front of the building due to safety concerns. Please adhere to speed limit in the car rider drop off area. Dates to remember December 3rd – 5th Grade Science Check-In December 5th – 2nd 9 weeks Progress Reports Once again, we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! We hope that all our students and their families have Happy and Safe Thanksgiving Break! As always should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school at 910-655-2957. Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

Join us for the 22nd Annual Columbus County Schools Dance Festival on November 21st at 7:00 PM at West Columbus High School. This exciting event will feature a variety of student-choreographed dance pieces from across the district. Admission is FREE, so come out and support our talented student dancers! We look forward to seeing you there!

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of November 18th, 2024! 1. Parents, ADES is on the prowl to achieve a 95% attendance rate weekly for the 2024-2025 school year! For the week of 11/04/ 2024 the following grade levels had high attendance rates: a. 3rd place is 5th grade with a 94.04% attendance rate b. 2nd place is 2nd grade with a 94.66% attendance rate c. 1st place is 4th grade with a 97.07% attendance rate 2. Parents currently the afterschool tutoring program is completely full! We are no longer taking applications. If we can increase our numbers in the future, we will make an announcement! 3. Parents of Pre-K and Kindergarten students are reminded that an adult must be present at pick-up and drop of at all bus stops. 4. Transportation Changes must be in written form and must be completed by 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone calls or text message transportation change requests. 5. Please remember that students are counted tardy if they are not in school by 7:45 AM. Our instructional day is from 7:45 AM to 3:00 PM daily! 6. Car Rider students are to be dropped off at the car rider line only and not at the front of the building due to safety concerns. Please adhere to speed limit in the car rider drop off area. Dates to remember November 27th - 29th Thanksgiving Break Once again, we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Should you have any questions or concerns please contact the school at 910-655-2957. Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of November 11th, 2024! • Congratulations to the members of the ADES Robotics teams and their sponsor Ms. Hooper for competing for first time in the LEGO competition this past Saturday! The students had a wonderful learning experience as well as lots of fun! 1. Monday, November 11th CCS will be closed in honor of the Veteran’s Day Holiday! 2. ADES will hold its fall Beta Club Induction on Friday, November 15th at 9:00 AM in the Gymnasium. 3. Parents, ADES is on the prowl to achieve a 95% attendance rate weekly for the 2024-2025 school year! For the week of 10/28 the following grade levels had high attendance rates: a. 3rd place is 6th grade with a 91.34% attendance rate b. 2nd place is 1st grade with a 91.66 % attendance rate c. 1st place is 3rd grade with a 92.30% attendance rate 4. Parents currently the afterschool tutoring program is completely full! We are no longer taking applications. If we can increase our numbers in the future, we will make an announcement! 5. Parents of Pre-K and Kindergarten students are reminded that an adult must be present at pick-up and drop of at all bus stops. 6. Transportation Changes must be in written form and must be completed by 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone calls or text message transportation change requests. 7. Please remember that students are counted tardy if they are not in school by 7:45 AM. Our instructional day is from 7:45 AM to 3:00 PM daily! 8. Car Rider students are to be dropped off at the car rider line only and not at the front of the building due to safety concerns. Please adhere to speed limit in the car rider drop off area. Dates to remember November 27th - 29th Thanksgiving Break Once again, we look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday! Should you have any questions or concerns please contact the school at 910-655-2957. Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

A great day at ECJSHS as Columbus County Schools hosts a First Lego League Competition. Teams from TCS and ADES are the first teams to compete from CCS.

In observance of Veterans Day, all schools will be closed on Monday, November 11th. This important day gives us the opportunity to reflect on and honor the brave men and women who have served in our nation's military. As we enjoy this day of remembrance, let’s take a moment to thank a veteran, learn about their stories, and reflect on the freedoms we hold dear thanks to their service.

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of November 4th, 2024! 1. This week, on November 5th and 6th students in grades 3 through 6 will take the first set if NC Check -In Assessments in ELA and Math. These assessments will occur on Tuesday, November 5th for ELA and Wednesday, November 6th for Math. We would like to ask that all students in grades 3-6 please arrive to school on time, 7:45 AM, the days of testing, have a full 8 hours sleep the night before testing, and eat a healthy breakfast! 2. Parents, ADES is on the prowl to achieve a 95% attendance rate weekly for the 2024-2025 school year! For the week of 10/21 the following grade levels had high attendance rates: a. 3rd place is 1st grade with a 91.62 % attendance rate b. 2nd place is 3rd grade with a 95.89 % attendance rate c. 1st place is Pre-K with a 100% attendance rate 3. Parents currently the afterschool tutoring program is completely full! We are no longer taking applications. If we can increase our numbers in the future, we will make an announcement! 4. Parents of Pre-K and Kindergarten students are reminded that an adult must be present at pick-up and drop of at all bus stops. 5. Transportation Changes must be in written form and must be completed by 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone calls or text message transportation change requests. 6. Please remember that students are counted tardy if they are not in school by 7:45 AM. Our instructional day is from 7:45 AM to 3:00 PM daily! 7. Car Rider students are to be dropped off at the car rider line only and not at the front of the building due to safety concerns. Please adhere to speed limit in the car rider drop off area. Dates to remember November 8th – First 9 weeks Reports Cards November 11th – No School for CCS in honor of Veteran’s Day Once again, we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Should you have any questions or concerns please contact the school at 910-655-2957. Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

Congratulations to the following Art and Poetry Winners from the Yam Festival: Poetry: K-5 Kenya Brown CES 1st Indiana Burroughs WTS 2nd Kambri Cummings HAES 3rd Tarell Antone HAES HM 6-8 Piper Burroughs WTS 1st Dulce Gonzalez ADES 2nd Cadence Strickland WTS 3rd Wylie Cartrette WTS HM 9-12 Mika Williams SCHS 1st Mckenna Ware-Rudnik ECJSHS 2nd Kenneth Shayne McMillian SCHS 3rd LilyAnne Long CCCA HM Art Morgan Pridgen ADES 1st Aylin Vega Carbajal ADES 2nd Aylin Vega Carbajal ADES 3rd Grettel De La Cruz ADES 3rd Marlyn Sanchez ADES 3rd Jacey Sandlin ADES hm Dulce Gonzalez Gonzalez ADES hm Grace Watts CCCA 2nd Daisy Cribb CCCA 3rd Grace Watts CCCA 3rd Wesley Stewart CCCA hm Mckenna Ware-Rudnik ECJSHS 1st Brittany Mitchell ECJSHS 2nd Illiany Hernandez ECJSHS 2nd Sophia Alverado Rivera ECJSHS 2nd Brittney Mitchell ECJSHS 3rd Mckenna Ware-Rudnik ECJSHS hm Brittany Mitchell ECJSHS hm Brentley Wilson ECJSHS hm Angelly Nedelka De La Cruz Jimenez ECJSHS hm Milana Graham ECJSHS hm Luziana Cruz Perez ECJSHS hm Mya Jacobs HAES 2nd Aniyah Spaulding HAES 3rd McKenzie Gerald NMS hm India Sammons SCHS 1st Alena Taylor SCHS 1st Alena Taylor SCHS 1st Felix Castrejon-Baltazar SCHS 2nd Felix Castrejon-Baltazar SCHS 2nd Greenley Hardee SCHS 3rd Molly meares SCHS hm India Sammons SCHS hm Alena Taylor SCHS hm Greidys Avelino SCHS hm Greidys Avelini SCHS hm Devora Redondo TCS 1st Andrea Powell TCS 2nd Mia Denton TCS 2nd Emmanuel Hernandez TCS 3rd Autumn Todd WCHS 2nd Samantha Strickland WCHS 2nd Nehemiah Williams WCHS hm Johnny Dominguez WTS 2nd Keylin Long WTS 2nd Julia Bailey WTS 3rd Mckenna Ward WTS hm

Congratulations to the winners (and their teachers) of the Yam Festival Poetry Contest! K-5 Kenya Brown, CES, 1st; Indiana Burroughs, WTS, 2nd; 6-8 Piper Burroughs, WTS, 1st; Dulce Gonzalez, ADES, 2nd; Cadence Strickland, WTS, 3rd; Wylie Cartrette, WTS, HM 9-12 Mika Williams, SCHS, 1st; Mckenna Ware-Rudnik, ECJSHS, 2nd; Kenneth Shayne McMillian, SCHS, 3rd; LilyAnne Long, CCCA, HM

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of October 28th, 2024! 1. Parents and Students: We will continue our Red Ribbon week on Monday, October 28th. The Schedule will be as follows: a. October 28th – No School for Students/ Optional Teacher Workday b. October 29th – Wear all Black – Black out Drugs and Bullying c. October 30th – Teams Day - Team Up Against Drugs – Wear your favorite sports team apparel d. October 31st – “Drugs are Scary” Students may wear a school appropriate Halloween Costume. (Contest for Students and Staff) Please no masks that cover the face! 2. Friday, November 1st we will have our first 9 weeks PBIS Incentive Reward which will be a popcorn social for all students who have had no office referrals and no more than two minor incidents. 3. Parents of Pre-K and Kindergarten students are reminded that an adult must be present at pick-up and drop of at all bus stops. 4. All student cellphones will be collected at the beginning of the day by classroom teachers and returned to students at the end of the day every school day. 5. Transportation Changes must be in written form and must be completed by 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone calls or text message transportation change requests. 6. All documents sent home with your students the first day of school must be signed and returned asap! These include parent compact, cell phone policy, student profile sheet, etc. 7. Please remember that students are counted tardy if they are not in school by 7:45 AM. Our instructional day is from 7:45 AM to 3:00 PM daily! 8. Car Rider students are to be dropped off at the car rider line only and not at the front of the building due to safety concerns. Please adhere to speed limit in the car rider drop off area. Dates to remember October 29th – Make-Up Fall Picture Day October 30th – End of the First 9-weeks grading period. November 8th – First 9 weeks Reports Cards Once again, we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Should you have any questions or concerns please contact the school at 910-655-2957. Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

Monday, October 28th, is a Teacher Workday for all schools except CCCA. No school for students.

October Board Meeting Audio Live https://www.youtube.com/live/-je9uBbwf9M?feature=shared