Dates of Note
January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr Day - No School
January 23 - Board Meeting
February 5 - Facilities Committee
February 6 - N&E Committee/ Executive Committee
February 13 - Finance Committee
February 14 - Grandfriends Day
February 18 - We Love Our Families Community Info Night
Community Circle & MLK Day
Tomorrow is our annual Community Circle in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Community Circles are student led and each class has an opportunity to reflect on content and share their ideas with the collective via student representatives. Families are welcome to attend. Community Circles are held in the gym just after morning announcements at 8:45am.
Remember that there is no school on Monday, 1/20.
There are so many wonderful community service events available to make next Monday a Day-On rather than a day off.
AVLToday posted a great list of ways you can show up on MLK Day as well as linking to a list of assorted volunteer opportunities throughout Asheville.
Marian Wright Edelman is an American activist for civil rights and children's rights. She is the founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr, and Hillary Clinton. Wikipedia
This Community Circle will be led by Kindergarten and 6th Grade!
Hot Lunch is Back for 2025!
Head on over to the Nutrition Page to check out January and February Menus, or simply click here to place your order!
Grandfriends’ Day - February 14th
Ok Families! Act now! Secure your Grandfriend’s attendance at the upcoming Valentine’s Day event, have them do pick up for you that day, then let them know what an excellent opportunity it is to bond with their favorite Evergreener over pizza and a movie while you go out and enjoy Valentine’s Day or Galentine’s Day!
You can send the RSVP link to interested parties. And if there is a reason you DO NOT want your grandfriend to provide pick-up services, please let your child’s lead teacher know before the day of the event.
This year Grandfriends can add a greeting for their favorite Evergreen student! Send it little love their way with a customized Valentine poster.
ATTN: Middle School Students!
Vote for your fave, or design the next Tourney Shirt!
There are currently 3 different designs for the Tourney T-shirt for the Spring Fundraiser.
Click the VOTE button to see the three t-shirt designs for this year’s official Tourney shirt and place your vote, or you can submit your own designs! New Submissions will be pitted against the winner of this poll in a second poll!
More info and design guidlelines in the poll. Click Vote to get started!
Looping Lot
Debris from cleaning up our campus is being held in the Looping Lot until it can be picked up. Therefore, there will be less room for cars and more room for patience as we navigate Monday traffic. Thank you in advance for extending grace and courtesy to our traffic team as they direct Looping Lot traffic with a few added obstacles.
Thank You to our donors!
Thanks to your generous gifts we are over half way to the Evergreen Annual Fund Goal as we pass the halfway mark on the scholastic year!
We completely understand if your family is not in a position to financially support the school this year. You can still be involved by simply SHARING about our fundraiser with friends and extended family online. Sharing IS supporting!
You can share the Evergreen Annual Fund by Copy/Pasting the below link, or sharing our Text To Give Information.
www.givebutter.com/evergreenfund
Text 53-555
Happy New Year from the Counseling Department!
This week we are sharing some unique opportunities for community support that can help your child and/or your family tap into their creative side, while also nurturing their mental health and interpersonal relationships. VeryWellMind has a great, quick-read article that breaks down Creative-Expressive Art Therapy and its various modalities. Incorporating Expressive Arts into therapy and wellness journeys has many benefits which can aid in personal growth and healing processes.
Below are three upcoming opportunities for children, teens, and families to create and connect through expressive arts experiences.
Evergreen Counseling Team
Annie Mast (K-4)
NCC, LCMHC
(828) 298 2173 x1312
Hunter Holland (5-8)
LCMHCA, NCC
(828) 298 2173 x1204
For children: West Asheville Yoga is offering Kids Yoga and Art Pop-up series ages 3-8. Through creative movement, restorative play, mindfulness, therapeutics, and self-expression this series helps children increase mind and body awareness, strength, flexibility, focus, and creativity. Children will learn tools for self-regulation, build social-emotional skills, and practice a variety of breath-work and mindfulness techniques to use throughout their daily life.
For Teens: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) informed Creative Arts Group for Teens with Healing Together Counseling and Wellness for ages 13-17. This group focuses on expression of teens' experience through creative arts and in teaching DBT skills relating to mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Therapy groups are open to new members with an 8-week minimum commitment. Call them at 828-649-5016 or email them through the Contact Us page on their website.
For Families: Wortham Center’s ARTS RISING! initiative, conceived in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, was created to uplift and bring the community together, while also making the arts more accessible in this challenging time. As downtown Asheville reopens, the Wortham Center welcomes longtime patrons and newcomers alike to experience the healing power of the arts through ARTS RISING!
Pisgah Legal Services continues to assist individuals/households and nonprofits with disaster recovery issues. You all have likely seen that the FEMA application deadline has been extended to February 6. PLS can assist with:
Legal help with FEMA appeals and private insurance appeals for individuals and households,
Help for nonprofits with FEMA Public Assistance applications,
Legal assistance for renters and homeowners impacted by Helene,
Legal assistance on consumer issues.
Apply online or by phone at 828-253-0406.
Pisgah Legal Services is partnering with other legal services providers to host Disaster Recovery Legal Clinics in the coming weeks. Details for all of these events on their website.
Keep Flooding Back Love
Need to be added to the list? Reply to The Scoop email to get us your info.
Robin’s Nest Needs
While the Robin's Nest, our school clothing closet, is well stocked for winter needs; we are missing some essentials. We could use donations socks and underwear. We now have hygiene items in there too!
Please sign up below to help us re-feather our Nest!
Donations can be dropped off in the main office.
On Loan
Let’s keep costs down by sharing assets! Here is a list of things needed for an upcoming event/s. Please let Lynni know if you are willing to loan any of the following items:
Large Clock for Game Play
Scrimmage Jerseys - any accepted; green/blue preferred
Wood Burning Tools
Thank you Volunteers!
Your hours are valued!
Having a log accounting our community’s significant investment in our collective success helps us when we are applying for grants from other funding sources. Other funding sources = less need for monetary donations from families.
You can account for hours as you go, or collectively for a week, or month, or more!
Click here to become the our Staff’s Thursday Hero. And remember to log your hours! <3
Enrollment Season has begun!
Let your friends and neighbors know: Open Enrollment runs through March 31st. The lottery will be drawn on April 8th!
Click the graphic to share our Enrollment Page!
Connect With Free Resources for Families
Buncombe County
Public Library
Buncombe County Library has such a rich calendar of free events for the community! Lego Clubs, Ukelele Lessons, Intro to Mindfulness, Book Clubs, Festivals, Watercolor Painting, Clothing Swaps, D&D!
Come find your community (and a good book) at the library!
Don’t forget to check out ZOOM Passes, your free ticket to local attractions.
Bounty & Soul Market
“We know our farmers and they know us. We honor their work as sacred.
Knowledge is power and communities are wise. Communities have the resources to care for each other.
Together we create a just and equitable food and health system.”
Use the button above to find a pop-up market near you.
Resources for Resilience
Resources for Resilience shares practical tools and research-based resources that people of all ages can use to manage stress and find compassion and connection. Our trainings and professional development workshops help participants work together to prevent future adversity and create healthier, more resilient communities.
Click the button above to learn more about their workshops, trainings, and listening circles.
Ways to give that don’t involve cash!
Do you use aluminum cans in life? Do you want to help support our Adventure Program? If the answer is yes to both then we’re looking for you. Our Cans for Climbing program is a major fundraiser for Evergreen’s Adventure Program that is easy to participate in. All you need to do is drop off any aluminum cans you have in the Cans for Climbing Trailer located right by our buses.
Download the app and start scanning your receipts at checkout!
Linking your card really does make a difference! If you cannot afford to give monetarily to our fundraisers, linking your grocery cards is a great way to make sure that you are helping to support our school!
Click on the picture to get started.
School ID Number 10713
Purchase a book for the library, or use it as a book recommendation list for your next library trip!
Did you know that 10% of each Artsonia purchase is donated to the school.
