Andover Central

Middle School

Jag-Wire Newsletter

April 2015

seem to be working

much better and

students are work-

ing extremely hard

to do the best they

can. State assess-

ment results and

data will not be

available until next

fall. Students and parents should

receive results next semester.

As the end of the school year

quickly comes to a close, we do

have a Fun Night scheduled at All-

Star Adventures on Friday, April

17th from 6:00-9:00 PM. The cost

per student is $20 which includes

unlimited mini-golf, bumper boats,

go-carts and amusement rides.

This event is sponsored by your

outstanding PAWS organization,

and All-Star Adventures will share

proceeds with the PAWS organiza-

tion which will in turn impact our

students at Andover Central Mid-

dle School. This event is open to

all ACMS students, and we hope

all students can make it out!

The next month is going to be ac-

tion packed for the students of

ACMS. Enjoy a great start to

spring, and as always, thanks for

all you do to make ACMS a great

place for kids!

The 4th quarter is off to a great

start at ACMS, with a variety of

great events taking place in the

month of April. From kicking of

state assessments and our spring

sports seasons to performing in

Pioneer League choir and band

contests, we are excited about what

the month will bring!

On April 24th, our 8th grade stu-

dents will be participating in an

activity called Reality University,

sponsored by the Communities in

Schools Organization. This event

allows students to experience what

life might be like when they are 25

years old. Each student will be

given a life profile based on a ca-

reer interest survey, GPA and cur-

rent Butler County divorce rates.

Students will have a set monthly

income and have to make it

through a variety of booths with

the money they are given. From

housing and transportation to insur-

ance and cell phone bills, students

will get an eye opening experience

of how much it costs to survive in

the adult world. Be on the lookout

for opportunities to volunteer at

this great event on April 24th.

Both 6th and 7th Grade enrollment

will also begin this month, so be on

the lookout for enrollment infor-

mation coming home in the next

few weeks. Students will rank or-

der their top choices for explorato-

ry and elective classes and we will

begin the scheduling process in

early May.

April also brought with it the

recognition of Ginger Steck, recipi-

ent of the 2015 Kansas Master

Teacher Award presented annually

by Emporia State University. The

award ceremony was held on April

1st in Emporia. Also in attendance

were two other Kansas Master

Teacher recipients from ACMS.

Cindy Ehrstein received this award

in 2012 and Lori Gunzelman re-

ceived this honor in 2014.

Students have been hard at work as

we kicked off state assessments

right after spring break. The state

of Kansas implemented a new test-

ing format last year, and the system

was plagued with problems, in

many cases not allowing students

to even complete assessments. Stu-

dents experienced frustration with

the assessment as answer choices

sometimes did not exist, graphs or

diagrams students were to refer to

were not present and multiple sys-

tem crashes at the state level kept

students from doing the work they

wanted to do.

This year however, the system does

From the Principals Desk

Tim Hayden,

Principal

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April Calendar of Events

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1 6th Grade State Assessments in Social Studies 8th Grade STUCO Speeches and Testing Schedule Meeting 8th Grade Pod 8:00AM Driver’s Ed Meeting for Interested 8th Graders ACMS Commons 10:40AM Science Olympiad Team Practice Library Comp Lab 3:00PM Kansas Master Teacher Awards Banquet Ceremony for Ginger Steck Emporia 6:30PM 2 6th Grade State Assessments in Social Studies Spring Sports Pictures ACMS Gym 1:30PM Boys Tennis @ Haysville Haysville 3:30PM 3 No School—All Schools Closed 4 Science Olympiad State Competition WSU 8AM-5PM 6-10 8th Grade State Assessments 7 STUCO School Store Commons 7:25-7:50AM Boys Tennis vs Goddard Eisenhower ACMS 3:30PM Track @ Haysville Haysville 3:30PM 9 Senseney Music Step-Up Instrument Display Night ACMS Commons 5:30-7:00PM 10 GENIUS Club meeting ACMS FACS 3:00-4:30PM 13 7th Grade State Assessments in Science PAWS Meeting FACS Room 2:00PM Boys Tennis @ Prairie Hills Prairie Hills 3:30PM 14 STUCO School Store Commons 7:25-7:50AM 8th Grade State Assessments in Math Track vs Eisenhower, Mulvane, AMS ACMS 3:00PM 15 6th (Showalter) & 7th Grade State Assessments in Math 16 6th (Lovelace) State Assessments in Math Track @ Wellington Wellington 3:00PM 17 No School-Teacher In-service PAWS Fun Night at All-Star Sports All-Star Sports 6-9PM 20-24 6th Grade State Assessments in Language Arts 20 Boys Tennis vs Wellington ACMS 3:30PM 21 STUCO School Store Commons 7:25-7:50AM

Track vs Hutch, Maize South, Newton ACMS 3:30PM 22 Pioneer League Band Festival Valley Center MS 24 Reality U for 8th Grade ACMS 27-30 7th Grade State Assessments in Language Arts 27 Pioneer League Vocal Festival El Dorado MS Boys Tennis Invitational @ Maize Maize 9:00AM Track @ Valley Center Valley Center 3:30PM 28 5th Grade Parent Orientation Meeting ACMS 6:30-7:30PM 30 Track @ Prairie Hills Prairie Hills 2:00PM Boys Tennis @ Valley Center Valley Center 3:30PM

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Officials at the Teachers College at Emporia State announced the 2015 class of Kansas Master Teachers on February 23

rd. A committee that in-

cluded representatives from Kansas Association of School Boards, Kan-sas Association of Secondary School Principals, Kansas Association of Elementary School Principals, Kansas Parent Teacher Association, Kan-sas National Education Association, United School Administrators, Kap-pa Delta Pi, the 2014 Master Teacher class, National Teachers Hall of Fame and Center for Innovative School Leadership selected the recipi-ents.

Seven teachers within the state were selected as Master Teacher recipi-ents and will be honored at Master Teacher Day on April 1. On that day, the teachers will present at a seminar, “Adapting to the Future of P-12 Education,” at 2:30 p.m. in the Jones Conference Center. Then they will

be honored during a social hour at 5:15 p.m. in Webb Hall Lobby of Emporia State’s Memorial Union. That will be followed by the dinner awards program at 6:30 p.m. in Webb Hall.

Ginger has been in education for 24 years. She spent 15 of those years in Andover at Meadow-lark Elementary and now is in her 4

th year at Andover Central Middle School. She is known for

incorporating science and a variety of media spectrum into her daily instruction. She is an out-standing teacher and is a deserving candidate of the 2015 Kansas Master Teacher Award.

Congratulations Mrs. Ginger Steck!

Inadvertently, the results of the Geography Bee

were not included in the March newsletter. On Jan-

uary 28, ACMS held our Geography Bee. The 10

finalist were: Avery Naipohn, Cailan Steward, Ryan

Lara, Ruby Maderafont, Donovan McGregor, Garret

Toom, Maddie Murphy, James Owen, Cooper

Grunsky, and Davis Joseph.

Congratulations to James Owen winner of the school bee

and Cailan Steward, the runner up!

Ginger Steck Named Kansas Master Teacher

Geography Bee Results

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Weight 95 - Damon Duncan 3rd Weight 100 - Monte Christo 4th

Weight 110 - Zared Salome 1st League Champ! Weight 127 - David Mumford 2nd

Weight 134 - Colton Hatter 3rd Weight 148 - Dalton McCutcheon 2nd

Weight 155 - Jack Wiens 1st League Champ! Weight 265 - Patrick Skinner 1st League Champ!

March 7th Pioneer League Wrestling Tournament Results

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Library Gallery Reception for Art

The annual middle school art show was held at the Andover Public Library during the month of March. Artwork from both Andover middle schools were on display ranging from paintings and drawings to metal tooling, carving and sculpture . Approximately 200 pieces of artwork were on

display in the gallery and main library display cases. The students who won awards through the Scholastic Competition were honored in a spe-cial display. The student and family reception the evening of March 24th was very well attended by both schools.

Math Relay Tournament Results

On March 10, ACMS participated in the Pioneer League Math Relay hosted by Prairie Hills Middle

School. Teams included:

7th Grade: Brent Lane 8th Grade: Kisan Patel

Sophie Buchanan Addison Willett

Jackson Bolan Caleb Ballowe

Sam McCray Garrett Toom

Emmett Rech James Owen

Congratulations to both the 7th and 8th grade teams for taking 2nd Place. Also, congratulations to

Caleb Ballowe for 1st place individual 8th grade.

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WSU MINDSTORMS Challenge Results

On March 7, nine Andover teams made up of 3rd-8th grade students competed in WSU's Mind-storms Challenge. This year's event had a theme of "Dr. Wu" and attracted 36 teams from Kansas and Oklahoma and more than 600 student competitors and spectators.

Students spend months preparing for the Shocker Mindstorms Challenge, developing their sci-ence, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills, as well as teamwork, sportsmanship and communication. On competition day, teams try to score the most points by running LEGO robots through obstacle courses designed by College of Engineering students. They are also required to demonstrate what they learned through presentations, team displays and notebooks. Sportsman-ship and spirit are judged throughout the day to promote collaboration and teamwork.

Geek Squad.docx, made up of ACMS students, placed 2nd in the Intermediate division while the Anderby Dalek Hunters, also of ACMS, placed 4th in the division. The IVEA team, made up of And-over students, placed 2nd in the Beginner II division and the Bot Bombs from Wheatland elemen-tary, placed 3rd in the Beginner division. The Galilego Builders, of ACMS, scored highest on Spirit & Sportsmanship in the Expert division.

Galilego Builders

Anderby Dalek Hunters

The GEEK Squad.docx

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March Cat Class Award Winners!

Cat Class Awards are given by department monthly, recognizing students who continuously strive to be their

best, show continued growth academically as well as socially, and are positive contributors to Andover Cen-

tral Middle School. Cat Class recipients are nominated by teaching staff, with recipients receiving a certifi-

cate and Atomic Fire Ball for their accomplishments! March recipients include: Lizzy Hadley, Brock Scates,

Jack Brouillette, Kate Cailteux, Kisan Patel, Quinton Phelan, Nate Brightup, Maggie Ferch, Conner

Pavelschak, Kat Horrigan, Maddy Terrell, Joe Little, Briauna Young, Camryn Cooper, Devin McFadden, Kee-

gan Ellington

Jaguar Pride Award Winners!

In an effort to recognize students for exhibiting positive character and citizenship on a daily basis, the And-

over Central Middle School leadership team is proud to recognize spring recipients of the Jaguar Pride

awards. The Jaguar Pride awards, driven by the Character Counts Initiative, recognizes students who

consistently demonstrate the six pillars of positive character including trustworthiness, respect, responsi-

bility, fairness, caring and citizenship. Students must also be on a blue or green conduct card, have pass-

ing grades and maintain good attendance. Recipients are nominated for the award by ACMS teaching

staff, with winners receiving a certificate of recognition, Principal’s Award Pen, and Jag-Pride treat. Jag

Pride winners for March include: Cooper Grunsky, Blake Robison, Gage Horsch, Grace Blackman, Sophia

Murphy, Kyra Cornelsen, Nolan McDonald, Molly Wackerly, Kaitlyn Horrigan, Luke Cole, Jake Lebbin,

Lindsay O’Neal, Lawson Shaffer, Avery Naipohn, Kisan Patel, Sophie Scrivner and Jack Brouillette.

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3rd Quarter Principals Honor Roll

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Tracy Orgera

Murphy Ownbey

Jillian Primm

Emmett Rech

Kevin Schulz

Heather Schwartzbeck

Stevie Scrivner

Elizabeth Snyder

Sarah Stefanek

Ganon Steiner

Ryan Sturges

Gage Terrell

Christopher Tran

Blake Ullmann

Bailey Walk

Haden Williams

Banks Wilson

Briauna Young

6th Grade

Marshall Allison

Claire Alverson

Ryan Austin

Logan Barber

Jack Bell

Amit Bhosale

Audrey Bishop

Josie Brooks

Jackson Brouillette

Carmen Carrillo

Trevor Chavez

Claren Coalson

Claire Davidson

Grant Davis

8th Grade

Caleb Ballowe

Grace Blackman

Elly Boshers

Monty Christo

Kate Fast

Andrea Ferch

Maura Flahive

Devin Gerber

Jessica Gulaskey

Vivica Hernandez

Faith Hong

DJ Howard

Kanon Jones

Andrew Knobbe

Nicolas Krueger

Jake Lebbin

Karisa Leonard

Maddie Murphy

Kinsley Ochsner

James Owen

Kisan Patel

Gracie Pool

Brenna Porsch

Lucas Redfern

Nicole Romero

Brock Scates

Alexandra Schumann

Noelle Schumann

Hailey Snyder

Cailan Steward

Reagan Sturges

Garret Toom

Anna Tri

Allison Uhlenhop

Peyton Vincze

Molly Wackerly

Hannah Wiebe

Abby Williams

Lauren Wolf

Kourtney Zwiener

7th Gade

Jackson Bolan

Nate Brightup

Brec Buster

Kate Cailteux

Luke Cole

Brett Collins

Camryn Cooper

Trey DeGarmo

Wesley Detter

Holli Dreiling

Kale Flores

Ty Herrmann

Shanna Hopkins

Maddy Housley

Alexis Jimenez-Herrera

Reagan Jones

Brent Lane

Jaden Lyon

Ruby Maderafont

Jessica Marlowe

Amanda Marx

Shannon Marx

Courtney McClellan

Samuel McCray

Katherine Nutting

Jennifer Fast

Jack Gentry

Rowan Gerber

Cooper Grunsky

Eden Hadley

Ally Harris

Gavin Hawkins

Alivia Hickerson

Kaitlyn Horrigan

Levi Howard

Cooper Kear

Kyle Kohman

Faith Kotkin

Claire Krueger

Hannah Lee

Cassandra Moeder

Aubrey McKenna

Sophia Murphy

Blayne O'Connor

Gracie Parsons

Kate Paulsen

Jacob Rees

Hannah Rerick

Olivia Rozario

Maya Sanchez

Korbin Schulz

Leah Sickman

Owen Spurlock

Daniel Steck

Kyra Stinson

Chad Tabor

Hilary Tallman

Madison Terrell

Aaron Thompson

Logan Trudel

Samira Vincent

Emily Wagner

Bailey Wilborn

Megan Williams

William Wilson

Bethany Woemmel

Allison Wolf

Simon Woolsey

Principals Honor Roll

4.0 GPA

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3rd Quarter Gold Honor Roll Kodi Clark

MiKayla Cooper

Kyra Cornelsen

Emmalee Daniels

Beau Dare

Eliya Deckinger

Max Dedo

Dalliea Dellitt

Maggie Ferch

Jenna Ficken

Madison Fleske

Malia Flores

Anna Flynn

Maddie Forred

Sierra Gearhart

Ethan Hallberg

Cerah Handsaker

Leyton Harper

Chelsea Hearson

Alexis Heiar

Tori Hill

Kaleb Howard

Charles Hsu

Lindsey Kane

Alex Kazanchi

Connor Kelly

Mia Kistler

Khoa Le

Mason Le

Alessandra Lenzi

Xavier Lester

Alex Littell

Shannon Looney

Tye McAuley

Natalie McCoy

Tristin McCurdy

8th Grade

Branden Acosta

Caden Andrews

Stefan Anthemides

Hailey Barbour

Zack Beatie

Braden Belt

Max Braun

JJ Carrillo

Dylan Chavez

Kennedy Chodak

Will Cook

Julia Cottrill

Blake Davidson

Keegan Ellington

Megan Ervay

Jenna Gazaway

Luke Genovese

Cortnie Golden

Lizzy Hadley

Samara Haenggi

Macy Hall-Murphy

Teagan Hamilton

Amaya Harris

Gehrig Hett

Gage Horsch

Emili Ihm

Lindsey Jackson

Peyton Jensen

Davis Joseph

Alyssa Kubick

Tyler Landers

Jake Lien

Elisabeth Magee

Lily McBride

Nolan McDonald

Devin McFadden

Caden McGill

Lindsay O'Neal

April Page

Cameron Pavelschak

Keenan Randolph

Sara Reep

Zared Salome

Alex Sanchez

Dylan Schrader

Sophie Scrivner

Rachel Stefanek

Cole Stinson

Brooklyn Strobel

Elizabeth Waldrip

Megan Weisser

Taylor Wheatley

Jacob Wilson

Peyton Wilson

Matthew Wong

Max Wurth

7th Grade

Jadyn Barr

Jack Benedict

RJ Bethea

Rylea Birch

Guinevere Birkitt

Brian Bosse

Emily Braudaway

Hayden Bruey

Sophia Buchanan

Addyson Buster

Mackenzie Cessop

Delaney Clark

Julia McKenzie

Skyler Medlin

Trey Molnar

Avery Naipohn

Kinley O'Donnell

Hailie Page

Stacey Page

Shomari Parnell

Alex Perez

Zach Pfeifer

Quinton Phelan

Alexis Rankin

Elijah Reissig

Blake Robison

Grace Rodriguez

Sophia Salome

Landrie Saubers

Tristen Saunders

Cooper Schultz

Jay Schwabe

Emily Smith

Brigdon Stupka

Jacob Taylor

Raddek Thomas

Anna Vazquez

Chase Ward

Elisabeth Wenant

Mia Whitcomb

Jack Wiens

Kaden Wilson

Kell Wood

Ashley Zellers

6th Grade

Amanda Ball

Eva Ballowe

Gretchen Block

Jackson Boyle

Aubrie Brant

Ellie Brewer

Terri Briseno

Matthew Buffington

Ransom Butler

Savannah Caldwell

Noah Camfield

Andrew Canfield

Ashtian Canfield

Taylor Cary

Kyle Chastain

Seth Clark

Ian Collins

Makenah Collinsworth

Jace Coltrane

Jake Cortez

Alexander Dalmasso

Liam Dempsey

Nicholas Drinnen

Jillian Duncan

Dale Eastman

Matthew Everhart

Ahmya Forgit

Aneessa Franklin

Jesse Gathright

Rachel Giebler

Kayla Gourley

Jessica Hartman

Carly Hayden

Liam Hayes

Katelyn Hedger

Ethan Holder

Abigayle Jackson

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3rd Quarter Gold Honor Roll Continued

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6th Grade

Lainey Jones

Elizabeth Kear

Kinzington Kelley

Austin Ketchum

Blake Kimberly

Clay Kimberly

Macen Kitselman

Alyssa Knapton

Olivia Lara

Kyndel Liebau

Joseph Little

Madyson Lynch

Lucas Magee

Henry Matlock

Donovan McGregor

Lauren McLemore

Aaron Molnar

Travis Moxley

Jaden Newfarmer

Johnathon Nichols

Logan Normandin

Conner Pavelschak

Alyssa Pfanenstiel

Madeline Reeves

Lukas Rivera

Cheyene Ruggles

Brett Schoenhofer

Scott Scrivner

Matthew Sears

Connor Seibel

Lawson Shaffer

Haley Simon

Cameron Smith

Nate Stovak

Braden Stuewe

Olivia Sutton

Jackson Taylor

Alexis Thamann

Sarah Tharman

Hayden True

Katelyn Tuttle

Cooper Ward

Jackson Ward

Hope Wheeler

Maryn Wilkerson

Parker Young

Emileigh Zimmerman

Gold Honor Roll

3.5-3.99 GPA

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3rd Quarter White Gold Honor Roll Cole Johnson

Kylie Johnston-Lankford

Mia Kitselman

Cameron Lee

Matthew Macy

Madelyn McDaniel

Julianna McIntosh

Jordyn Page

Elizabeth Ruiz

Sydney Schaffer

Aaron Shellenberger

Libby Spradlin

Ethan Straub

Daxton Strobel

Kolton Ukena

Bridger Warrington

Brogan Wilkerson

Taylor Williquette

Hunter Winchester

Leah Young

6th Grade

Nathan Bolin

Jayden Brookins

Rose Cook

Simeon Crane

Ryan Croston

Garrett Culbertson

Gavin Culbertson

Easton Elliot

Shane Frey

Lauryn George

Aliaya Golway

Kaleb Holder

8th Grade

Emma Bishop

Erica Bush

Ian Carpenter

Mason Carr

Lauren Cayless

Anastasia Chaney

Abby Coleman

Zachary Cooper

Julia Crabtree

Zach Crawford

Olivia Czarniecki

Amber Dalmasso

Marshall Darden

Amanda Dodds

Katelyn Forred

Maria Garcia

Zach Heilbrun

Grant Jacoby

Aaron Jones

Aerin Kilby

Ryan Lara

Easton Leedom

Madison Marcellus

Mason Nickel

Haley Peak

Wesley Poore

Nicholas Reinhart

Lauren Savolt

Evan Schelton

Madison Schwindt

Braxton Smith

Nick Speer

Kodi Stockstill

Aubryn Strickland

Cameron Tadayon

Isabella Talkington

Chandler Taylor

Kellen True

Sam Wade

Addison Willett

7th Grade

Brianna Baker

Logan Baldwin

Benjamin Canfield

Merlyn Carranza-

Hernandez

Wyatt Chaney

Leah Cole

Amanda Crawford

Joshua Davids

Ivy Denton

Makayla Dreier

Hailey Durfey

Aiden Frevert

Megan Fults

Donovan Gray

Corbin Green

Jace Guerrie

Bailey Haden

Zachary Hamm

Nicholas Heimerman

Cierra Hiser

Alex Holzrichter

Alexander Hoofer

Grant Hoofer

Autumn Irick

Jillian Kice

Joshua Kice

Hailey Kohnen

Audrey Lewis

Maci Long

Nate McGill

Lachlan McLeroth

Kelly Moore

Emma Ogden

Ayden Rasnic

Cayden Read

Taryn Reilly

Emma Rice

Madalyn Rodehorst

Mackenzie Scheidel

Emma Schooler

Collin Scott

Darren Taylor

Trenton Tommer

Brennan West

Tatum West

Truman Williams

Haleigh Zimmerman

White Honor Roll

3.0-3.49GPA

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Middle and High School Students

Beginning May 1st through the end of the school year, when lunch account balances fall to zero or

below, charges will not be allowed. This year-end policy allows Andover Food Services to prepare

for end of the year accounting.

Signs are posted in the cafeterias to give middle and high school students time to prepare for the

zero balance cut-off policy. Also during this time, the cashiers begin informing students as the come

through the lunch line.

Students who qualify for free meal benefits and have negative lunch account balances (due to a la

carte or snack milk purchases) cannot be denied a school meal, as established by USDA.

Please remember that a negative or positive account balance in a student account at year-end will

carry over to the new school year with a returning student. Graduating students or students with-

drawing from the Andover School District will be required to settle their accounts prior to being

released.

Final lunch system emails will be distributed on Thursday, May 22nd. It will reflect purchases

through the last day of school, May 22nd.

Deposits into school lunch accounts can be made at individual school kitchens, online on

www.usd385.org on the” Payments for Meals & Fees” tab, or at the Support Services Building at

202 W Market.

Emails concerning lunch balances will come from the Food Service Department via Bonnie Scarth.

You may contact the Food Service department at 316-218-4603.

For Middle and High School Students: Beginning May 1, through

the end of the school year, when account balances fall to zero or

below, charges will not be allowed.

Year-End Notes from Andover Food Service