Coming Soon!
Thursday, September 18th - Board Meeting
Sunday, Sept 21st - Community Builders Picnic on the Evergreen Field
Monday, September 22nd - Community Circle
Tuesday, September 23rd - AIG Informational Meeting
Sept 18th-26th - Scholastic Book Fair!
Thursday, September 25th 4-8pm - Student Led Conference Evening Hours - school operates as usual
Friday, September 26th 8am-12pm- Student Led Conference Day - No School
Community Builder’s Picnic
Join Community Builders from 3-5pm on Sunday, September 21st! Families will meet up on the field at the school. BYO Picnic and Lawn Games!
If you have a craft or a lawn game you want to bring, please CLICK HERE AND SIGN UP for a space on the lawn.
Invite that new friend you met during Orientation or at the Popsicle Pop-Up!
Welcome to our Student Council Members for 2025-2026!
President - Levi
Vice President - Caetlynn
Treasurer - Tayo
Secretary - Grace
Elections for Student Council were held on Monday.
Levi (8th) was elected President, Caetlynn was elected Vice President, Tayo won the seat as Treasurer, and Grace will be the Student Council Secretary.
Classes also voted for Representatives for each homeroom/grade with Pharaoh repping eighth grade, Tate and Ruth representing seventh graders, Gavin and Drew in sixth, and Liam and Harper in fifth.
There are also a number of students who are part of the Student Council as general members: Barrett, Eris, Tudor, Caroline, Rose, Gabe, Reece, Zoey, Aubrey, and Izzy.
Congratulations to all who ran! Faculty and Staff look forward to working with the Student Council!
Life Hack for Students: If you’re on Student Council, you should take a screenshot of this article and save it to a file labeled: GRAD PANEL. 😉
Infinite Campus
We have 140 students without a parent/guardian registered. Please take the time to set this up today! If you’re having trouble, we are here to help! There is an email button below to reach out to Kelly.
If you have not set up an account with Infinite Campus, the all-in-one student information system, please do so before Student Led Conferences.
Your students already have accounts that you will be linked to.
You will need your student id number/s to complete this task, UNLESS you can find Kelly’s email from September 12th. (This is much easier, especially if you have multiple students!)
If you cannot find that email, and still need your student id number, please email Kelly and she will send that to you!
You will need to validate your email as a final step in the process
Also, this is how you opt in to texting for messages from the school.
Infinite Campus is also available as a Mobile App. Guardians will want to download “Parent Campus” from whichever platform you use to download your fresh apps.
Community Circle - Sept 22nd
Community Circles happen at 8:45am in the gym.
Throughout the year we empower students to host a Community Circle. These events ask students to explore a central theme, connect it to their lives and work here at school, and present their ideas publicly. It is really wonderful to see the students supporting each other as each grade level presents their thoughts and reflections.
When we gather as a community, it is also an excellent time to host a DONATION DRIVE! On September 22nd we will be collecting donations to benefit Appalachian Community Relief.
“Our biggest food needs are canned goods (soups, vegetables, canned meat), individual snacks, & hamburger helper-type boxed meals. Our biggest non-food needs are toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent, menstrual products, and cleaning supplies.”
Family Friendly Volunteer Opportunity - Sept 27th
Helene really drove home the importance of community. Of showing up.
In the spirit of Being the Village We Wish To See in the World we are promoting family friendly volunteer opportunities where we can show up as an Evergreen community. Let’s make the anniversary of Helene a time of recommitment to one of our core values as a school: service. And let’s band together to support each other and create hope and resiliency in the face of all the big feelings this anniversary is going to bring forth.
Click below to sign your family up to be part of the volunteer squad giving back to organizations that helped sustain us after the storm, and still sustain our community.
Can’t make it on the 27th but still want to get involved? Join in our Donation Drive! Check out the list of current donation needs on Appalachian Community Relief’s website and drop off items at the school by Sept 26th for delivery to the distribution center.
Scholastic Book Fair - Sept 18th-26th
Book Fair is a great way to kick off the school year! The colorful and fun displays get kids excited about reading and about buying books. Our goal each year is to make sure ALL of our families can enjoy Book Fair by asking those who can to share the love!
Each year we set up a fundraising page where families can ask for assistance with the Book Fair. The form is sent to our Student Services Manager who will help set your student up with a discreet payment method to use on the day their class visits the fair.
Profits from the Book Fair support the thoughtful, vibrant, relevant, constantly updated book collection that is the heart of our Library Program.
Library Laura and Poppy were here to greet the Book Fair Truck when they arrived.
Thank you to everyone who has given to this fundraiser and shared in the love of reading! And thank you to everyone who reached out to take advantage of these funds to promote the love of reading in your home! We are still accepting donations and requests for funds. Use the Blue Buttons above.
Learn more about our AIG Program
Come learn more about Evergreen’s AIG program: our philosophy, how students are identified and included, as well as the services available.
Tuesday, September 23rd @ 5-6pm
Meet Brittany, Cameron, and Michaela in the Multipurpose Room (behind middle school).
EverAfter Clubs will begin soon
EverAfter will be offering Chess, Lego, Dance, and Climbing Wall clubs this fall!
Clubs Sign-ups start soon, make sure you keep an eye on the EverAfter Newsletter for more information!
Sept 25-26: Student Led Conferences
If you have not already signed up for your conference time, please check your classroom newsletter for sign-up links for your class/es.
Please reserve Thursday evening slots for working parents and do not use to extend a weekend get-away.
New to the school? Click here to learn more about Student Led Conferences.
Read on to learn more about childcare options:
"If you need child care during conferences on the 25th or 26th, you may bring them to EverAfter. This is free of charge! Due to conferences being split between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, one being during regular after school time and one during an all day care day, we have two different plans, so please read carefully:
For Thursday afternoon, the 25th, we will host drop-in care on the lower playground and Multipurpose room from 3:55-8:00 (SEE ATTACHED MAP!)
For Friday morning, the 26th, we will host drop-in care in the gym, 7:55-12:00.
In both cases, you will need to bring your child(ren) in with you, speak with EverAfter staff, and sign them in and out. You MAY NOT just send them to wherever you see other kids. It'll take you a few minutes to do that; please plan accordingly so that you are not late to your conference time--your child's teachers' time is both valuable AND limited! We also ask that if you prefer not to use EverAfter, please keep your children with you, or just outside of whatever classroom you are conferencing in. Unsupervised kids will be sent back to their parents or to the main office. Thanks for keeping kids supervised and safe! Also for Friday morning, if you are not using all day care, please do NOT park in front of the gym before 10am—those spaces are reserved for working parents that need to drop their kids off quickly and get to work! Here is a campus map if you need more guidance.
If you are one of said working parents and in need all day care for your child on the 26th, and you are registered for EverAfter, please refer to information in the EverAfter Newsletter dated 9/17.
For questions, please reach out to EverAfter Director James Wilson.
september is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Suicide is a difficult topic to talk about, but it’s also an important one. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth ages 10–24, which makes open and honest conversations more important than ever.
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month—a time to raise awareness, promote hope, and normalize seeking help. Suicide affects individuals, families, and communities in profound ways. It’s a complex issue that grows in silence but dwindles when we meet it with understanding, empathy, and open dialogue.
One common myth is that talking about suicide may put the idea in someone’s head. In reality, research shows that directly discussing suicide can reduce risk and help young people who may be struggling feel seen and supported.
By fostering empathy and raising awareness, we can contribute to a world where mental health is prioritized, and no one feels alone in their struggle.
Please also know that our school counselors are here to support your family. Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns.
Together, we can break the stigma, offer support, and help save lives.
If you are having concerns, here are some great resources to help facilitate this important conversation with your kids:
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Call or text 988 anytime, day or night. You can also chat with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988lifeline.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Resources for parents and families.
Seize the Awkward – Tips on how to start a conversation with your teen.
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988 immediately.
We Love You, A Bushel and A Peck!
A big thanks to Evergreen parents and owners of Little Farm- Black Mountain, Mary and Kiera for hosting such a wonderful fundraiser for our school. If you didn’t get to attend check out their Instagram - linked above - for the next U-Pick opportunity, it really is a wonderful experience!
An Invitation from East Asheville Public Library
The week of the anniversary of Helene, Buncombe County Public Libraries will be holding a tabletop puppet show on Wednesday the 24th from 4-5pm, about unexpected friendships and community as the characters handle navigating a storm and a flood themselves.
The libraries are open on the anniversary date of Helene, and since our side of town was hit hard, our library wanted to make space for the healing and recovery mindset to continue. The library will be having drop-in activities all day, and our storytime in the morning will be focused more about ways to talk to kids about Helene and helping to process emotional regulation and more of that kind of topic than a typical storytime topic at the library. We will be joined by a counselor from Rural Housing Authority to help navigate this topic and there will be a therapeutic art craft afterwards.
The afternoon is more geared towards our adults; there is going to be space for people to record their experiences with equipment loaned to us from Special Collections, our public archive downtown. We will have therapy dogs during two different hours throughout the day, and there's going to be a somatic community circle.
This year, more than ever, We really Need every penny.
Here are some simple things we can do as a collective that can make a big difference. The more participation we get in these programs, the greater the rewards for our school!
Please spend the time to link your grocery rewards cards to Evergreen. Get your neighbors to do the same. Register your in-laws, your parents, your friends. This small investment of time can make a big difference each time you go to the store to restock!
Register your Harris Teeter Card here. You must re-register each and every year.
Register your Ingles Card here. You must re-register each and every year.
Our school id number is 10713.
Download the Box Tops for Education App and scan your receipts.
Cans for Climbing
Bring your aluminum cans for recycling, drop them in the trailer that sits by the buses. Cans for Climbing supports our Adventure Program and brings in over a thousand dollars each year!
