School News

"7th and 8th grade students in Ms. Bailey's class made piñatas out of recycled cardboard and papel picado. The voted theme was cartoon or character and students only had about 4 hours in total to complete their project. Together, students worked hard to complete a fully covered piñata and were given the option to break them. Some students valued their hard work so much that they voted to preserve their project as a work of art. We learned the history of piñatas goes back thousands of years. As long as there are children on this earth, there will be piñatas."

The Wonders of Wichita club was delighted to hand over a donation of $670.58 to a representative from the Kansas Humane Society. Throughout the school year, funds were collected through concessions, bake sales, and the popular annual fundraiser, which was a double elimination kick ball tournament. The students dedicated their efforts to organizing and hosting this successful fundraiser, and we couldn't be more proud of their contribution to our community! Way to go Wonders of Wichita Club!

Athletic and activity update for the week of May 13th.

ACMS Students were lucky to have great weather for the viewing of the total Solar Eclipse that occured on April 8th.  The student were all given solar glasses for this event.  What a great experience!

Congratulations to 7th grader Taylor Price for winning 3rd place in the BLICK Youth Art Month competition! Taylor's colored pencil drawing "Granny Candy" has been on display in Topeka for the month of March representing Andover Central Middle School for Youth Art Month. Her piece was also entered into the BLICK competition and out of 6 placements, and a very competitive middle school division, she earned 3rd place! Her and I both celebrated with her family at the Youth Art Month artists reception this weekend at the Topeka-Shawnee Public Library.  

8th Grade Algebra 1 students launch water bottle rockets while studying quadratic equations. Beautiful day for rocket science in math class!

ACMS 8^th graders got to participate in Reality U.  This is a great experience for them to experience life when they are adults.

Please help us congratulate our Science Olympiad team for a 2nd place team finish at regionals (behind St. Thomas). This is the highest our MS team has ever scored.

The 6^th Grade Social Studies classes had their Chinese Artifacts on display in the library. 

The ACMS Science Olympiad teams competed at Wilbur Middle School.

ACMS sixth-graders in science began analyzing and dissecting frogs.

Wow! What a great principal, Ms. Craft, we have here at ACMS. She went outside this morning to help our custodian, Justin.  

Congratulations to ACMS Spelling Bee Champion, Angela Wang!

6th Grade students in Robotics class are using bumper, distance, and audio sensors to help their robots to drive over ramps and go through various mazes!

In 8th grade science, students are learning about how animal anatomy has changed over time due to factors like the environment.

Board members from The Foundation for Andover Schools, accompanied by high school cheerleaders, surprised teachers, counselors and principals with 2023-24 educator grants.

Students at ACMS kept up their strong tradition of honoring veterans with a program - as well as a generous donation!

Some spooktacular stuff was happening on Halloween @ ACMS!

Eighth grade students have been examining what makes rocks and minerals, different and learning how to identify them in science. 

Andover Central Middle School eighth-graders participated in the annual Composite Figure Olympics this week.

ACMS would like to congratulate both football teams. They both ended the season with a win over Andover. Both our 7th and 8th grade football teams won league! Congratulations Boys!!

The tennis team placed 3rd at the WSL tournament!

Congrats to 7th grade for taking 1st place and 8th grade for taking 2nd place at the WSL Volleyball Tournament!

Please join us in congratulating the following students for being selected as a member or alternate for the 2023 South Central KMEA Middle School Honor Band.

Congrats to our girls tennis team on the team victory against Salina Lakewood with a total match score of 13-7...

Eight grade students designed and tested straw rockets to find which variables affect flight distance. They then analyzed the class data and designed one optimum rocket to fly the furthest. 

Sixth grade social studies did their first mapping scoot in the pod to start their Mesopotamian unit. Students created a map and then used it as a key to answer questions with a partner around the pod.

Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles!!

8th grade science students were practicing their experimental design skills with a bubble lab. They were testing if Dawn, Joy, or Palmolive made the biggest bubbles. 

Math 8 students review algebra concepts by writing 'tasty' terms and expressions with candies. Thanks to parents for donating the goodies!

Team builder competition between Ms. Kaylor and Mrs. Biebighauser’s 8th grade science classes. Students had to work together to make a marble track and be the team that has their marble go to the other side the fastest. 

7th grade math classes participated in the Marshmallow Challenge where students tried to build the tallest free standing tower with a marshmallow on top.

Our cheerleaders put in the work over the summer! They were at camp for 40 hours learning routines, dances, cheers, and stunts. Our cheer team won Blue Ribbons, Top Banana, 4th place in Stunts/Dance, 2nd place for most improved, and the spirit stick!

ACMS would like to say congratulations to Ms. Kaylor for being a Golden Apple Award Winner!

Congratulations to our very own Ms.Craft for being nominated for 2023 Principal of the YEAR! Thank you for your leadership.

Congratulations to our Science Olympiad team on a good season.  They were in the large school division at the state competition ...

ACMS would like to congratulate our 163 students for their outstanding academic achievement. They received a 4.0 for Q3 ...

Our top 10 fundraising students were treated to Freddy’s on Thursday, March 23rd. Our top 10 students were Max, Colton,...

Exploration Day is a day to provide students an opportunity to explore areas of interest, extend their learning, an opportunity ...

On Friday, our 6th graders wrapped their Ancient Greece unit with the Olympics. Students got a chance to dress up in city-state ...

ACMS would like to congratulate 6^th grader, Kimberly Bates. She competed in the Butler County Spelling Bee in El Dorado....

Congratulations to our Science Oylmpiad team as they competed at the Wilbur Invitational! This was their first competition and...

Frog Dissection-Sixth graders in Mr. Pomatto and Ms. Potter’s classroom learned all about frogs and their parts and ...

ACMS would like to congratulate our 164 students for their outstanding academic achievement. They received a 4.0 for Q2. The ...

What fun the students in Mrs. Morales 1^st and 2^nd hour had  making Gingerbread Houses in their FACS class. For the competition ...

Congratulations to our girls basketball teams.  Our 7^th graders took 1^st place at the Wichita Suburban League Tournament and ...

Congratulations to Brian Nelson, science teacher at Andover Central Middle School, on receiving a $350 Teach, Grow and Inspire ...

Eighth graders in Ms. Kaylor’s and Mrs. Biebighauser’s classes learned all about and got to dissect a chicken wing. They learned about ...

Fun time in FACS! Mrs. Morales is teaching her FACS students how to make pies for the Thanksgiving break.

ACMS would like to thank all our Veterans! Today ACMS honored our Veterans with our annual Veterans Day Asembly. Thank you ...

Ms. Mason’s students decorated cookies in class.

Congratulations to our ACMS wrestlers.  Here are the individual results! 1st Place - Emily Douthitt, Jared Cables, & Nathan Baker ...

ACMS would like to congratulate our 166 students for their outstanding academic achievement. They received a 4.0 for Q1...

Ms. Morales’ 1st and 2nd hour FACS students had a decorating cookies competition. The teacher made it into a friendly ...

Thank you to Ms. Kaylor and her StuCo students for helping to put on a fun and exciting fall pep assembly!

The tennis team placed 3rd at league! Here are the individual standings #1 Singles: Julia Primm, 4th place #2 Singles: Emme Strickland ...

Congratulations to the ACMS 7^th and 8^th grade volleyball teams.  They are both league champs!  Seventh grade also took 1^st place ...

Students in Ms. Meitler’s Lifetime Fitness class got to enjoy going outside and playing some Croquet. This is a new activity to ...

Please join us in congratulating the following 8th Grade ACMS band students for being selected to represent USD385 in the ...

CONGRATULATIONS to the Girls Tennis Team on their victory over Ark City. Here are the individual results!! 1st place at #1 singles ...

We're excited to announce that Levi Wyrick, physical education teacher at Andover Central Middle School, is our district's secondary...

The 8^th graders in Ms. Kaylor’s and Mrs. Biebighauser’s science classes had a fun time making bubbles. The object of this ...

ACMS wants to thank Mrs. Tyner and our Web Leaders for making the first day for 6^th graders and new 7^th and 8^th graders a ...

We are very excited that the Andover Central Athletic Department has partnered with Final Forms, an online program which will ...