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Crescent High School is seeking a Strength and Conditioning Director for the 2023-2024 School Year! ๐ช๐พ๐๐ป๐ฏ
For more details on this position and to apply, visit: https://bit.ly/A3Careers

Meet Anderson 3's newest Rookie Teacher of the Year, Ms. Ryleigh Davis! ๐ฅณ๐
Ms. Davis is a first-grade teacher at Flat Rock Elementary. "Ryleigh walked in the first day of school with the skills of a veteran teacher. She loves her students, has worked hard to develop meaningful relationships with them, teaches them well, and has established an excellent working relationship with her grade-level teammates, administrators, faculty, and staff. Her classroom management is a 100 A+, and she works tirelessly to make sure she is giving her students the best she's got, and she expects the same in return from them."
Please join us in congratulating Anderson 3's Rookie Teacher of the Year! ๐

Today we honored Flat Rock Elementary's 2023-2024 Teacher and Support Staff of the Year! ๐
-Mrs. Amber Hall is Flat Rock's Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Hall is a Four-Year-Old Kindergarten Teacher who has taught for four years. Amber brings an exuberant amount of energy to her classroom and her school. She truly adores her students and advocates for them all!
-Mr. Phillip Jones is Flat Rock's Support Staff of the Year! Mr. Phil is the Facilities Lead at "The Rock." Phil leads with a servant's heart and is genuinely committed to serving the students and staff of Anderson 3.
Congratulations, Mrs. Hall and Mr. Jones, for being nominated and selected by your peers. We are blessed to have both of you! ๐


Anderson 3 will dismiss students early on Wednesday, May 31, and Thursday, June 1. Please make a note of these early dismissal times. ๐โ๏ธ
-10:30 AM Crescent High
-10:45 AM Starr-Iva Middle
-11:00 AM Flat Rock, Iva, & Starr Elementary

Please join us in congratulating Starr Elementary's 2023-2024 Teacher and Support Staff of the Year! ๐
-Mr. Dylan Dukes is Starr's Teacher of the Year! Mr. Dukes is the Music teacher and has been teaching for four years. Since coming to Starr, Dylan has used Music to engage and inspire his students to shine. He shows all of his students love and compassion and continuously works to cultivate personal relationships with them.
-Mrs. Susan Bryant is Starr's Support Staff of the Year! Mrs. Bryant is Starr's bookkeeper and has been in education for 28 years. Susan radiates positivity and is always willing to lend a hand.
Congratulations, Mr. Dukes and Mrs. Bryant! Thank you for going above and beyond for #A3Students! ๐


Crescent High School was visited by South Carolina's Be Pro Be Proud mobile workshop. The 53-foot custom-built trailer includes eight simulators for trades such as truck driving, forklift operating, excavator operating, welding, and carpentry. Students enjoyed taking a hands-on virtual look into trade careers! ๐โก๏ธ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ญ





Holy Cow!! ๐๐ฎ
4th Graders at Starr Elementary did a fantastic job showing off their Idioms! ๐คฉ








Joy Comes recently invited Mrs. Wiles's class at Crescent High School to a skills day where students learned to fish, among other life skills. Just check out the looks on their faces when they caught fish! ๐ฃ๐๐
This week is #PublicSchoolVolunteerWeek. Joy Comes and their team of volunteers, led by Hannah Vernon, continuously dedicate time and resources to our students and staff to impact their lives for the better. Thank you to everyone at Joy Comes for positively impacting our schools! ๐๐ซถ๐ผ๐






Come Coach With Us! ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐คผโโ๏ธ
Crescent High School is seeking Head Coaches for the Wrestling and Track programs for the 2023-2024 School Year! For more details on these positions and to apply, contact Athletic Director Jeff Craft - at craftj@acsd3.org.

๐จADMIN POSTING ๐จ
Crescent High School is seeking an Assistant Principal for the 2023-2024 School Year! For more details on this position and to apply, visit: bit.ly/A3Careers

Crescent High School Agriculture and Building and Construction students led by Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Drennon recently completed the construction of a Greenhouse at Starr Elementary. Starr students and the 4H Club have already begun using the greenhouse!๐ชด๐ ๏ธ๐งฐ #TigersTogether




Spring Break is Here! โ๏ธ๐ท๐ธ
Anderson 3 schools and offices will be closed April 10-14. We hope #TigerNation has a great week. We will see you back on Monday, April 17! โบ๏ธ

Mrs. Shawn Craft has been named our 2023 - 2024 District Office Support Staff of the Year! ๐๐
Shawn is a Digital Integration Specialist who this year transitioned from the classroom as a teacher to working with students and teachers at the elementary level to implement unique, creative, but most of all, effective ways to use technology in the classroom. Since taking on this new role, Shawn has split her time amazingly well across our three elementary schools. She works tirelessly to ensure teachers and students have the best tools and knowledge to succeed!
Congratulations, Shawn! ๐๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป

๐Congratulations, Crescent Baseball! ๐
๐งน๐งนThe Tigers have officially swept Region I-AAA!

26 4th and 5th-grade students were rewarded with lunch and a shopping day at Barnes & Noble for completing the A3 20 Book Reading Challenge! These students read 20 good-fit chapter books during the school year. Great job, kiddos! ๐๐

๐ฃ The deadline for our annual Parent Survey is approaching! This survey impacts our school report cards.
๐ You may access the survey on Parent Portal here: https://bit.ly/A3ParentPortal or on the Parent Portal App. ๐ Please get in touch with us if you need assistance.

Starr-Iva Middle Schoolโs final total for their 2023 United Way of Anderson County Campaign is $6,500! ๐ต๐
Good Work, Tigers! ๐ฅณ๐ฏ

Grace Mortenson is the next addition to our #A3TeachingTeam! ๐๐ฅณ
Ms. Mortenson has signed to teach Resource at Iva Elementary! Grace will graduate from Anderson University in May with a degree in Special Education. ๐
Welcome to Anderson 3! ๐

โจCome shine with us!โจ
We are now accepting applications for a Kindergarten Paraprofessional position at Iva Elementary for the 2023-2024 school year.
For more details on this position and to apply, visit: http://bit.ly/A3Careers

