A new school year brings updates, including the “Rev Mart” open-grade book system and increased supervision in the hallways. These changes were made to improve your experience around AB, from buying snacks to checking your grades, and even how supervision works during class and break times. Here is a glance at what is new and what you can expect this year.
Firstly, Rev Mart, a newly upgraded school store, has been added, featuring many changes. The most significant of these is the new payment system: students can now use their lunch pin to purchase snacks, drinks, and more without needing to use cash or a card. Enter your PIN and ask one of the new staff members to add the purchase charge to your school account. With that being said, compared to last year, students are no longer given the option to work at the school store and earn community service hours. In past years, students were able to choose volunteering at the school store as an elective. Since students can no longer work during class periods, the store hours have also been altered. Now, the Rev Market is only open for all lunch periods and thirty minutes before and after school. Additionally, new items have been featured in its catalogue. Lunch items like power boxes and Boar’s Head sandwiches can be purchased, counting towards the one free lunch given every day. In summary, the new Rev Market accepts lunch pins, no longer allows students to run it, and has changed its store hours.
Secondly, another significant change in the 2026 school year is the introduction of a new open-grades system. Previously, grades could only be accessed through term grade reports, either quarterly or by specifically requesting them from counselors or teachers. Now, the new system has been implemented, allowing all students’ grades to be visible on PowerSchool at all times. This system was introduced to us last year, but only for a short window before interims were released. To view your grades, log in using either your parents’ credentials or your school email address and password, located at the bottom under “Student Sign-in.” After doing so, look at the left sidebar and select “Grades and attendance.” You will then be shown your current grades. As a reminder, the grade shown may not be your actual grade due to scaling; for example, in Spanish, grades are weighted into both performative and non-performance grades, which are scaled differently, respectively. To look further into detail, you can see both your grade letter and percentage grade. By clicking on the grade icon, you will be directed to a page that shows your individual assignments and your score. This new system allows students to better understand their standing in each class and provides clarity for completed assignments. Additional features include absences, tardies, cafeteria balances, and much more! It’s also important to note that sometimes teachers don’t fully post all grades and assignments, so remember not to bombard your teachers with emails and overstress them!
For the last update, supervision and phone policies have become tighter. As you may already know, phones are no longer allowed in hallways or on your person, except during lunch in the cafeteria, common areas, and the library. An increase in hallway monitors has been enforcing these rules. Another area of school supervision is near the bathrooms. To better prevent gatherings or prohibited activities, hall monitors are also stationed outside each bathroom in the school. These changes are made to make the school a safer, more transparent place.
The newly added updates, which span from the Rev Mart, open grade book, and hall security, are designed to help things run smoothly for everyone!