Evening of Excellence is dedicated to celebrating the outstanding academic accomplishments of our students. This special evening will highlight their hard work, commitment, and dedication to success. We are proud to announce updated information for our Evening of Excellence ceremony held on May 19, 2026. To better honor our students’ achievements, the following criteria has been updated. Students will be awarded this year as follows:

 Academic Excellence

Awarded to students who have earned all A’s during the first three marking periods on their Report Cards for the current school year. 

 Academic Achievement

Awarded to students who have earned a combination of A’s and B’s during the first three marking periods on their Report Cards for the current school year. 

 Pride of the Pack- 8th grade only

A prestigious award reserved for 8th grade students who have demonstrated consistent excellence through academics. 

For 8th grade 4.0 GPA for 3 years, a student must earn:

A for the FINAL GRADE in EACH 6th and 7th grade class (since we often get only final grades for student who transfer in, we do not penalize students who have been at Avalon MS all 3 years for getting, for example, a B for Q3 in 6th grade math as long as the final grade in that class is an A). A B as a final grade in a high school honors class will be calculated as an A.

Quarter 4 is not used in the current year as the ceremony is BEFORE final grades are in.

 Notes:

 -Any core/required academic class (including reading, if it was required) taken through any virtual school will be taken into account for Evening of Excellence purposes.

 -Classes taken at any high school will not be taken into account unless it is a core academic class. (Example: Algebra II does count; Italian does not)

 -Any additional elective classes (Example: student takes 7 classes at Avalon but chooses to take computers through FLVS) will not be counted.

 Students MUST have grades for all quarters to be considered; i.e. student moves here in December but we never received Q1 grades – student is ineligible since we cannot verify GPA for Q1.

-Mark your calendars for our SAC meetings for this school year: 9/22, 10/27, 11/17, 1/26, 2/23, 3/23, and 4/27.

-Tally of preliminary proposals for ballot for School Recognition Funds on 12/8 at 8:45 am.

-SAC meetings on 12/11 and 12/18 to approve ballot and vote.

Please help our ELA/Reading Department:

6th ELA classes: pencils, colored copy paper, and note cards

7th ELA classes: pencils, sticky notes

8th ELA classes: large sticky note posters, sticky notes, and pencils

Reading: large sticky notes and pencils

Paper Towels, Lysol Wipes, Band Aides, Laundry Detergent, Fabric Softener, Hand Sanitizer, Feminine Products (Pads and Liners), Travel Size Deodorants, Tissues, Ziplock bags (multi sizes). If you are able to donate please drop them off at your convenience at the front office. Thank you! -PE Team