Avalon Middle School -Milton, FL

Order forms will be sent home Monday August 24th, 2026

Hello, Knights,

This message is to inform you that we conducted a lockdown drill at school today as part of our regular emergency drill protocol as required by state law. All students are safe, and this was simply a required lockdown drill. Thank you for your understanding and support.

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Good afternoon, Avalon Families.

In twenty-five plus years of working in Santa Rosa County School District, this has been, by far, the best first week of school I’ve ever had. It is good to see the parents in the morning at parent drop-off. Interacting with the students in the hallways has been fun. They seem genuinely happy to be back at school. Seventh and eighth graders are setting great examples, and our sixth graders appear to be finding comfort in their schedules and routines. Even the adults appear to be rested and enjoying themselves. Thank you for helping to prepare your students for another successful school year. Our kids will accomplish more this year than ever before.

There are some important items I wish to bring to your attention.

First: Our Avalon Middle School PTO will kick off their coupon book fundraiser this coming week. Please be on the lookout for information pertaining to this fundraiser. Also, please consider joining the AMS PTO as they do many great things for our students and school. PTO dues are $10 per family, and our first meeting is Tuesday, August 18th @ 5:30 PM in the AMS Media center.

Second: Please pay close attention to our district calendar which is found on the district website. There are many important dates, including holidays and semester exam dates. We know “life happens” and students need to be absent from time to time, but attendance is very important. We need our students to be present to be successful. Students exhibiting patterns of excessive absences may be subject to truancy procedures.

Third: When dropping off in the morning, please use only the first lane, the lane closest to the sidewalk. The other lanes are for through traffic only and we wish to maintain a safe student drop-off. In addition, please do not drop students off prior to 8:35 AM as there is no supervision prior to that time.

A great school year requires a great start, and I strongly believe we are meeting that goal. Thank you for your help with this. As always, please reach out to the school if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks for all you do & Go KNIGHTS!

Ryan Stokes
AMS Principal
[email protected]

We've changed yearbook publishers and we will be printing our yearbooks with Jostens! Please go to Jostens.com to save money and secure your copy today!
During the Back-to-School promo from now until 9/4, when the customer purchases personalization (the student's name on the cover), they'll get to choose up to four free icons for free.

If your student is interested in joining the cross-country team, there will be an interest meeting on Friday, August 14th at 7:45am. We will meet in the Multi-purpose Room. Please drop your student off at the car rider dropoff. Permission slips will be available at orientation on Thursday, August 6th.

Students who are just interested in running track may also join the cross-country team for practice to get proper conditioning prior to track season.
Download the Rooms App to keep up with all things cross-country and track this year! We look forward to a great season!

Contact Coach Huntington or Coach Richardson with any questions.

Immunization Clinics available