North River Elementary School

The May 7, 2026 School Board Meeting will be held at The Center for Instruction and Professional Learning (58 Cedar Green Rd, Staunton; formerly BMMS). We will begin with the Whole Village Awards at 5:30 PM, followed by the regular School Board Meeting at 6:30 PM.

Congratulations to our Mrs. Wheeler. She has been selected by her colleagues at the 2026 Support Staff of the Year Nominee.

Congratulations to Ms. Palaskey- A 2026 Dawburn Award Recipient. This is a prestigious honor awarded to only 10 educators a year in Augusta County, Staunton or Waynesboro.

April School Board Meeting: The Augusta County School Board is usually scheduled for the first Thursday of the month. However, the first Thursday in April occurs during Spring Break for Augusta County Public Schools. Therefore, the meeting will be held on April 9, 2026 at the Augusta County Government Center at 6:30 PM.

SCA will sponsor Spring Fever Spirit Week

After-School Activities on March 2, 2026:

All ACPS after-school activities and evening building use rentals for today are cancelled. All students are to go home immediately upon dismissal.

Marching into March madness reading and Read Across America Week

Calendar Change for April 2026:
Due to the special election called by Governor Spanberger on April 21, 2026, ACPS has made an adjustment to the current school calendar to accommodate voting in our buildings. Monday, April 20, 2026 was originally scheduled as a day off for students and teacher workday/professional development. April 20th will now be a regularly scheduled school day. Tuesday April 21, 2026, will now be the workday/professional development day for teachers with schools being closed for students.
Thank you

Due to below freezing temperatures overnight and the potential for icy road conditions tomorrow morning, Augusta County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow - Monday, February 23, 2026.

School Resource Officer Appreciation Day offers us an opportunity to celebrate our Deputy Costello. He faithfully models the Bobcat Way at NRES. He does this by living out vision and mission statement. He aspires to be a problem solver, strives to attain full potential for our students and himself, and contributes to our school as a model citizen. We appreciate you Deputy Costello!

Announcing sign ups for the North River Baseball and Softball League.

School Calendar Change:

Due to the recent extended school closing, the 3rd Quarter will now end on March 17th with Report Cards available on March 24th. The 4th Quarter will begin on March 18th.

For Middle Schools only:
In addition to the above changes, the following adjustments for the 6-weeks rotations will be made to help even out the instructional time:

-4th 6-weeks will now end on 2/24/2026 (27 days)
-5th 6-weeks will run from 2/25/2026 - 4/10/2026 (27 days)
-6th 6-weeks will run from 4/13/2026 - 5/21/2025 (28 days)

If you have any questions, please contact your student's school.

Due to a required system update, the ACPS Infinite Campus site will be unavailable starting on Wednesday, February 11 at 6 pm through Thursday, February 12 at 6 am. The update will affect access to the Parent Portal and Student Portal.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Augusta County Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, February 2, 2026. 12-Month Employees should report on time.

We will check road conditions again tomorrow and hope to reopen schools as soon as it is safe to do so. Thank you for your understanding.

The Augusta County School Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM to receive input as it pertains to the 2026-2027 budget. The meeting will be held at the Augusta County Government Center in Verona, Virginia. All interested parties are invited to attend. Details for those wishing to speak are available on the "School Board" tab of the Augusta County Public Schools website. The regular board meeting will follow.

100th DAY of School- Students are invited to participate in The Wonders of 100 Days Smarter Photo Experience. Bobcats will receive a digital gameboard via this newsletter, parent square, our website or our Face Book page. Students are challenged to complete as many of the 100 day activities as they are able. Take a picture of your Bobcat as they complete the challenge. Send the photo to Mrs. Davis either via her school email, davis.sj@augusta.k12.va.us or through the Parent Square app. Our goal is to collect 100 photos of Bobcats celebrating the wonders of being 100 days smarter!

Augusta County Public Schools and all school division offices/departments will be closed Monday, January 26 and Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Essential personnel may be called to work on Tuesday.

Additionally, Augusta County Emergency Management and the Virginia Department of Transportation are urging everyone to stay off the roads. Please see their sites for updates:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/vdotstaunton
https://www.facebook.com/VAemergency

We are so proud of our Blair Horn. She represented Bobcat Country at the ACPS Spelling Bee! So proud of her!

Our newest Bobcat, Milo the service dog, had THE BEST first day at NRES.