As a reminder, all schools and offices will be closed Monday, September 2, 2024 in observance of Labor Day.
In compliance with Virginia State Law and the Virginia Department of Education’s Frequency of Fire and Lock Down Drill requirements, students in Halifax County Public Schools will participate in required fire and lockdown safety drills during the next two weeks.
Thank you to Southern Piedmont Land and Lake Association of Realtors Public Relations Committee for the donation of school supplies.
Please keep this in mind as our buses will be back on the roads in the morning!
Please click on the link for more information about CoverVa,
https://coverva.dmas.virginia.gov/learn/coverage-for-children/back-to-school/?utm_campaign=b2s2024&utm_content=2advocates3eng2024&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Due to the tornado watch, we are ending elementary open house at this time. Please be safe.
UPDATE: PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE!
The Open House for all elementary schools will be Thursday, August 8, 2024 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Campus Portal is a communication tool that provides you with secure access to your child’s school information. It gives you access to your child’s attendance, schedule, grades, assignments, student to-do list, and behavior.
Staff will be available to help you set up your Campus Portal during Open House.
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Elizabeth “Liz” Huntley is an accomplished litigation attorney, dedicated child
advocate, author and lecturer. Liz is the President and Co-Founder of the Hope
Institute which is an organization in Alabama that helps schools build a culture of
character for their students. She practices law at Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC
in Birmingham, Alabama.
Liz serves on multiple civic boards, commissions and tasks forces throughout
Alabama and the country. She regularly speaks to groups throughout the U.S.,
often referencing her own journey as described in her published memoir titled
More Than A Bird.
Liz earned her law degree from the University Of Alabama School Of Law where
she now serves on the Law School Foundation Board of Governors. She received
her undergraduate degree from Auburn University, where she is now a member of
the Auburn University Board of Trustees.
Liz and her husband Tony live in Alabama and have three children.
You are invited to sign the last piece of steel prior to the Topping Out Ceremony in front of the current high school. The steel will be available for signing from August 6-16, 2024 between the hours of 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Please click on the link below to view a message from Superintendent Dr. Amy Huskin and Frank Lane from Howard Shockey & Sons Construction.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PsxzB2VKdo1VoSakTeANSxp227k_IxSy/view?usp=sharing
HCPS bus drivers participated in professional development for the new GPS system this week.
SAVE THE DATES!
The Open House for Halifax County Middle School and Halifax County High School will be Wednesday, August 7, 2024 from 12:30 PM-6:30 PM. The Open House for all elementary schools will be Thursday, August 8, 2024 from 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM.
A special thank you to the Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation for funding the Clothesline Math Project for Lynn Good, Mathematics Specialist at South Boston Elementary School. This project gave students across grade levels the opportunity to have rich conversations and justify their thinking while they compared numbers from early counting, such as 1-20, numbers through thousands, and even fractions and decimals.
Students in first grade classes at SBES recently had fun learning about butterfly life cycles. Thanks to the generosity of the Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation seven classrooms were able to view, up-close and personal, the fascinating progress from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. Students enjoyed getting to know their caterpillars who became like class pets! Students liked naming them names like Kevin! After what felt like a short time, students gathered around the nets to say goodbye as the butterflies flew away.
The last day of school for students will be Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Students at South Boston Elementary School and South Boston Early Learning Center will dismiss at 11:00 AM. All other students will dismiss at 11:30 AM.
We hope you have a wonderful, safe summer!
Ms. Green’s class making treasure maps after learning all about maps.
As a reward for their hard work the 5th graders were able to pie their teachers. We have some amazing students and teachers here at SBES!!
All schools and offices will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2024 in observance of Memorial Day.
Thanks to a teacher mini grant from the Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation, fourth grade students at South Boston Elementary School had a program from the Danville Science Center STARLAB Portable Planetarium. They discussed the phases of the moon, various constellations, and how scientists explore and collect information from space.
Fourth grade students at SBES enjoyed a great day at Patrick Henry's home Red Hill. Students played colonial games, toured various buildings, made pottery owls, and searched for artifacts to decide what buildings or activities might have been in a particular area. This trip was made possible by teacher mini grants from the Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation.
