It takes all of us to make AMS the best school it can be! Give, engage and speak up! With your help, Asheville Middle PTO can empower student interests, encourage and support teachers, build community for our students, support community services for our students and their families, harness activism for education, and hear parent voices. Please sign up and take part.

PTO meetings are typcially held on the first Thursday of the month at 5:00 in the AMS Media Center. All AMS staff, parents and guardians are welcome.

Tickets and volunteer opportunities for the 8th grade dance

The 8th grade dance will be on Friday, May 12 from 6:00 - 9:00pm. Tickets are $10 and go on sale in the cafeteria the week of May 8. The preference is to pay in cash, but parents may pay alsoPayPal (scan QR code for the Asheville Middle PTO Paypal account) or Venmo (@AshevilleMIddleSchoolPTO ) Ticket purchasers should add the student’s name to the “note” or “comment” section.

There are numerous volunteer opportunities as well. Please sign up here.

PTO Meeting on May 16

The next AMS PTO meeting will be on May 16 at 5:00pm in the Media Center. We will host our PTO leadership elections for the 2023-2024 school year. Every position is open. You don't have to attend the meeting to volunteer for a position.

Waivers for 8th grade dance

Waivers for the 8th grade dance are available in English here and in Spanish here

Waivers must be signed and returned by May 11. There are also paper copies available at AMS.

Parent Survey

Take our quick survey to sign up for information and tell us what's important to you

Email Us

Reach out directly by email with concerns or ideas

Remind Notifications

Sign up for Asheville Middle PTO's Remind Channel: add the @Cougars828 handle directly in Remind or text the handle to 81010

Our Mission

The Asheville Middle School PTO's primary focus is to promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, and community. We hope to bring the home and the school in a closer relationship and to facilitate communication between parents and teachers to better the education of children and youth. We also strive to develop united efforts between educations and the general public to secure the highest advantages for all children and youth in physical, mental, and social education.

Our Goals:

Be a source of communication and information regarding school activities and events
Promote parental involvement
Eliminate barriers to involvement by coordinated event scheduling
Promote commitment to student readiness
Foster relationships between parents, guardians, teachers, specialists, etc.
Garner support for community involvement
Promote school spirit and pride
Promote family events