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Dear Salisbury Academy Parents,
The start of the 2015-2016 school year is quickly approaching! It is with great excitement that we kick off a year of experiential learning, creativity, and student engagement. Please review some important dates below, as these are opportunities for our school community to grow together.
Best regards,
Beverly Fowler
Head of School
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New Parent Orientation, August 13th 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Learn the in's and out's of life as a Salisbury Academy family. An engaging and rewarding educational journey awaits!
Family Drop-In Night, August 17th 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Meet new faces and greet familiar ones while receiving important information for the upcoming school year.
Family Picnic, September 13th 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Join us for this annual back-to-school tradition.
Annual Golf and Tennis Tournament, September 25th
Tee off a year of fun at this family event at the Country Club of Salisbury.
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Welcoming a New Face to Salisbury Academy
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Amy Wimmer
Middle School ASK Director
A trained operating room nurse and active community volunteer, Amy Wimmer will take on the role of Salisbury Academy's middle school ASK (After School Kids) director. Wimmer earned both a bachelor's degree in biology and a bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Virginia. Most recently, Wimmer has served as president of the Salisbury High PTA for the past two years, and is an active church volunteer. Wimmer's two children, Alex and Elle, are both Salisbury Academy graduates. Wimmer, her children, and her husband, Mark, live in Salisbury.
Many thanks to Jay Hughes for the fine work that she has done with Salisbury Academy's middle school ASK program. We wish her the best!
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Salisbury Academy warmly welcomes this year's new families:
Junior Kindergarten:
Ryleigh Down, parents Casey and Heather Down
Ben Yost, parents Joshua and Melissa Yost
Mary Masters Goodman, parents Nick and Jessica Goodman
Parker Currin, parents Madison and Ashley Currin
Melena Ketner, parents Jon and Jan Ketner
Gabe Lee, parents Mark and Sara Lee
Anelise Roy, parents TJ and Lizzy Roy
Kindergarten
Hayden Anderson, parents Sean and Teresa Anderson
Baley Mullins, parent Haley Graham
1st Grade
Mac Blankenship, parents Malcolm and Staci Blankenship
2nd Grade
Daniel Ellis, parents Bill Ellis, and Leslie Ellis and Rocky Cabagnot
Emmie Pendleton, parents Currie and Tracy Pendleton
Jon Pendleton, parents Currie and Tracy Pendleton
4th Grade
Kari Downs, parents Zach and Brandy Downs
Calli Harris, parents Melissa Barnette and Davey Prevette
Elizabeth Applewhite, parents Jeffery and Emily Applewhite
6th Grade
Jasmine Spruill, parents Darren and Sakinah Riley
Carys Roberson, parents George and Jennifer Roberson
Grace Gilley, parents David and Christine Gilley
Emily Frick, parents Tyler and Lynn Frick
Ellison Frick, parents Tyler and Lynn Frick
8th Grade
William Nesbit, parent Gabby Nesbit |
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Back-to-School Prep: Family Handbook, Calendar, Contact Information Updates, Lunch Menus, and Release Times for the First Week of School
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Click here for the 2015 - 2016 Family Handbook
Click here for the 2015 - 2016 Calendar
Updating Contact Information: Contact information changes regularly - emails, home addresses, phone numbers, and emergency contacts - and it is important that Salisbury Academy has the most up-to-date information for your family. Click here for directions on updating your contact information via ParentsWeb.
Lunch Menus: Lunches will be offered for grades 1-8 beginning on Thurs., Aug 20. Please see the lunch menus for Mr. Gatti's and Jersey Mike's, and return a copy of the menu with payment no later than Wed., Aug 19. Please note: Lunch cannot be promised for any child without a returned menu/payment by the listed due date.
Salisbury Academy will follow staggered release times for the first week of school. Half day ASK will be offered on the first day of school for 1st - 8th grade students for $15 per student. If your child is staying for ASK please make sure they have a packed lunch and water bottle. Students must be picked up by 5:30 p.m. for half day ASK. Release times will run as follows:
Wed., Aug. 19th: JK/K - 12:00 p.m.
Lower School - 12:00 p.m.
Middle School - 12:10 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 20th: JK/K - 12:00 p.m.
Lower School - 2:55 p.m.
Middle School - 3:05 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 21st JK/K - 12:00 p.m.
Lower School - 1:20 p.m.
Middle School - 1:30 p.m. |
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Athletics: Forms and Practice Schedules
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Jaguar Athletes and Families: Please update all of your athletic forms for the coming year. Click here to view the forms to complete. Forms may be brought to the Booster Club table at Family Drop-In night.
Practice Schedules:
Cross Country: Mon/Wed 3:15-4:30 p.m.
* Practices start week of Aug. 24.
Girls Tennis: Mon/Wed 3:30-4:45 p.m.
* Tennis to be practiced at Country Club of Salisbury. First practice will be Aug. 24.
Volleyball: Wed. Aug. 19th 5:00-6:30 p.m
Friday Aug. 21st 3:00-4:30 p.m.
* First practice to be held after Family Drop-In Night on Aug. 17, for all girls interested in volleyball. JV and V practices will be combined for the first several practices. Regular weekly practice times TBD after first week of practice.
Soccer: Tues. Aug. 11 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Thurs. Aug. 13 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Sat. Aug. 15 8:30-10:00 a.m.
*Practices are for anyone interested in soccer, both JV and V. Regular practice dates to come.
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Salisbury Academy in the News
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Ten more young leaders have joined the forces of positive leadership in Rowan County.
As part of its strategic mission to develop leaders and stewards of the community, Salisbury Academy, through its Broyhill Leadership Scholarship program, provided scholarships for students from Rowan-Salisbury high schools to attend the Broyhill Leadership Conference in late June.
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The educations of many Salisbury-area students are soon to take on an additional musical dimension, as Salisbury Academy opens a music conservatory for private music lessons at the start of the new school year.
Headed by Dr. Dwayne Robertson, known to students and staff as Dr. Rob, the conservatory will offer lessons in piano, beginning voice, and saxophone.
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Physical Education Shirts
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Lids Sideline Stores Back-to-School Promo
From August 1st - 31st, Sideline Stores is offering $10 off of purchases $50 or more!
Enter Coupon Code BTS2015
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2210 Jake Alexander Blvd. N.
Salisbury, NC 28147
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