District News
![Katelyn Barnes National Merit Semifinalist]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694635638/usd385org/m2mvp5ljssvih3hjhqza/DistrictThumbnails9.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1694635638/usd385org/m2mvp5ljssvih3hjhqza/DistrictThumbnails9.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1694635638/usd385org/m2mvp5ljssvih3hjhqza/DistrictThumbnails9.png","width":800}])
Semifinalists represent approximately the top 1 percent of seniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT exam during their junior year.
![Kansas Seal of Biliteracy logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694564389/usd385org/j2lht0kq1xtendpxkedd/DistrictThumbnails8.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1694564389/usd385org/j2lht0kq1xtendpxkedd/DistrictThumbnails8.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1694564389/usd385org/j2lht0kq1xtendpxkedd/DistrictThumbnails8.png","width":800}])
The seal recognizes students who have attained proficiency in English and one or more other world languages by the time they graduate.
![AHS, Prairie Creek teachers nominated for Kansas Horizon Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694108769/usd385org/r41g3yjeb9qz36fjogr6/DistrictThumbnails7.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1694108769/usd385org/r41g3yjeb9qz36fjogr6/DistrictThumbnails7.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1694108769/usd385org/r41g3yjeb9qz36fjogr6/DistrictThumbnails7.png","width":800}])
Kiara O'Day of AHS and Brianna Oglesby of Prairie Creek Elementary are the district's nominees for the state award for top second-year teachers.
![Badge for Best High Schools National 2023-24 for U.S. News and World Report]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1693320786/usd385org/fflec6mc0dcrq2utrgd8/usnews2023-24.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1693320786/usd385org/fflec6mc0dcrq2utrgd8/usnews2023-24.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1693320786/usd385org/fflec6mc0dcrq2utrgd8/usnews2023-24.png","width":800}])
The quality education offered in Andover is once again reflected in this year’s U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools rankings.
![Jackie Stiles talks with Andover High School basketball players]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1691512973/usd385org/ii4ypyuj0fl3qodyc1qr/jackiestiles.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1691512973/usd385org/ii4ypyuj0fl3qodyc1qr/jackiestiles.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1691512973/usd385org/ii4ypyuj0fl3qodyc1qr/jackiestiles.png","width":800}])
Basketball great Jackie Stiles was in Andover Aug. 6-7 to kick off the school year with students and staff
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Three Andover Public Schools track and field athletes captured state titles Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the Kansas State Track and Field Championships in Wichita
![Andover High School speech and drama champions]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684941749/usd385org/vlzx8pb4cqjokkvvjc26/DOTVSlideshow_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684941749/usd385org/vlzx8pb4cqjokkvvjc26/DOTVSlideshow_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684941749/usd385org/vlzx8pb4cqjokkvvjc26/DOTVSlideshow_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684941749/usd385org/vlzx8pb4cqjokkvvjc26/DOTVSlideshow_1.png","width":960}])
Congratulations to AHS sophomore Annie Nguyen and senior Nabaa Al-Amood, who each won state championships at the 5A State Speech and Drama Championships.
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Andover High School swimmers won two event titles en route to a third place finish at the 5-1A State Swimming and Diving Championships May 20 in Topeka.
![Golden Apple Award winners 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683552235/usd385org/uhrvsikgjfn92m0x7j1o/DistrictThumbnails1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683552235/usd385org/uhrvsikgjfn92m0x7j1o/DistrictThumbnails1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683552235/usd385org/uhrvsikgjfn92m0x7j1o/DistrictThumbnails1.png","width":800}])
The Andover Board of Education has announced its 2022-23 Outstanding Service Award recipients.
These awards go to outstanding educators, staff members, volunteers and community partners that make Andover Public Schools and special place to learn and work. Recipients were honored during a ceremony and reception May 1.
![decorative podcast icon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683561135/usd385org/zjhontvkueft2s9i9mxb/Untitleddesign-2023-05-05T0853375881.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683561135/usd385org/zjhontvkueft2s9i9mxb/Untitleddesign-2023-05-05T0853375881.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683561135/usd385org/zjhontvkueft2s9i9mxb/Untitleddesign-2023-05-05T0853375881.png","width":800}])
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In our latest Andover Airwaves podcast, Alysia Rich, family engagement consultant, talks with students about mental health and why it is important to them.
![Please welcome Cottonwood Elementary's new principal, Michelle Adler]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682966560/usd385org/yo25nk8lnkgrgidcy48m/CESPrincipal.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682966560/usd385org/yo25nk8lnkgrgidcy48m/CESPrincipal.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682966560/usd385org/yo25nk8lnkgrgidcy48m/CESPrincipal.png","width":800}])
Michelle Adler, Ed.D., has served as a social emotional learning instructional coach in Andover since 2020. She has worked ...
![Rylie Nance headshot in front of a blurred background of balloons in a classroom.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1680210048/usd385org/gvlsqxc1gonqmf60snpk/RylieNance.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1680210048/usd385org/gvlsqxc1gonqmf60snpk/RylieNance.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1680210048/usd385org/gvlsqxc1gonqmf60snpk/RylieNance.png","width":800}])
Congratulations to Rylie Nance, an eighth-grade yearbook staff member at Andover Middle School, who was named ...
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Congratulations to Robin Anderson, math teacher at Andover Middle School, for being named a state finalist in the ...
![AHS basketball team surrounded by students celebrating their win]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1680209547/usd385org/ke8wl2acp9itierc8vte/AHSBoysBasketball.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1680209547/usd385org/ke8wl2acp9itierc8vte/AHSBoysBasketball.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1680209547/usd385org/ke8wl2acp9itierc8vte/AHSBoysBasketball.png","width":800}])
The Andover High School boys basketball team earned its first state championship in March. The Trojans defeated Kapaun ...
![Decorative thumbnail - Drawing of a girl looking at a butterfly on her hand]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1680209428/usd385org/zanu8dt0xq4r1ysyxfnc/DistrictThumbnails28.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1680209428/usd385org/zanu8dt0xq4r1ysyxfnc/DistrictThumbnails28.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1680209428/usd385org/zanu8dt0xq4r1ysyxfnc/DistrictThumbnails28.png","width":800}])
Congratulations to Addi Smith, sophomore at Andover Central High School, who received two Gold Key Awards from the ...
![ACHS ProStart state champions smiling while holding two posters and a trophy.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1680209088/usd385org/jsp6bk69jduafyndlcec/ACHSProStartWinners.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1680209088/usd385org/jsp6bk69jduafyndlcec/ACHSProStartWinners.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1680209088/usd385org/jsp6bk69jduafyndlcec/ACHSProStartWinners.png","width":800}])
Congratulations to the Andover Central High School team of Maddie Stowell, Jordan Fleske, Hayley Boatright and Nevaeh ...
![Adam Maki raising his hands in the air while being declared the winner.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1680208898/usd385org/jssoyiu75fkj6hwvtawb/AdamMaki.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1680208898/usd385org/jssoyiu75fkj6hwvtawb/AdamMaki.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1680208898/usd385org/jssoyiu75fkj6hwvtawb/AdamMaki.png","width":800}])
Adam Maki, a junior at Andover High School, won the 138-pound weight class at the 5A state wrestling tournament ...
![Girl smiling with a stage in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677594432/usd385org/jbnskafx4pw3cwnpny3s/AmericanIdol.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677594432/usd385org/jbnskafx4pw3cwnpny3s/AmericanIdol.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677594432/usd385org/jbnskafx4pw3cwnpny3s/AmericanIdol.png","width":800}])
McKayla will be featured auditioning for the show on Sunday, Feb. 26. After moving to Andover this summer, McKayla ...
![Andover High School state swim team champions 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677594494/usd385org/mxvyhzcknkzifpkplp8z/DistrictThumbnails.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677594494/usd385org/mxvyhzcknkzifpkplp8z/DistrictThumbnails.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677594494/usd385org/mxvyhzcknkzifpkplp8z/DistrictThumbnails.png","width":800}])
The Andover High School boys team won the 5-1A state championship, while the Andover Central High School team took runner-up.
![Group of people watching a student presentation.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677594897/usd385org/o8zgi5dkvhwy16skzwkg/CAPSThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677594897/usd385org/o8zgi5dkvhwy16skzwkg/CAPSThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677594897/usd385org/o8zgi5dkvhwy16skzwkg/CAPSThumbnail.png","width":800}])
Are you interested in becoming a student at the Andover Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS)? Want to find ...
![Gold Bar: Golden apple on white background]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677594988/usd385org/ez5xk8gkojb8cutoloyt/GoldenAppleThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677594988/usd385org/ez5xk8gkojb8cutoloyt/GoldenAppleThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677594988/usd385org/ez5xk8gkojb8cutoloyt/GoldenAppleThumbnail.png","width":800}])
These annual awards honor outstanding certified staff, classified staff, volunteers and community partners who make our schools ...
![Episode 14: Second semester strategies: Reflect, celebrate and look ahead with Alysia Rich, family engagement consultant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677596139/usd385org/ql7zq3ifxepwnpsck9jx/AndoverAirwavesLogoThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677596139/usd385org/ql7zq3ifxepwnpsck9jx/AndoverAirwavesLogoThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677596139/usd385org/ql7zq3ifxepwnpsck9jx/AndoverAirwavesLogoThumbnail.png","width":800}])
Check out the latest episode of Andover Airwaves! Alysia Rich, family engagement consultant, joins us to talk about ways...
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Online registration for Andover Early Learning Services for the 2023-24 school year is now open. We have a variety of program offerings...
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The contest's goal is to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality art programs. . . .
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Andover will be well represented when the All-State Band, All-State Jazz Band and All-State Orchestra take the stage next month...
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Twenty elementary students will represent Andover Public Schools in the Kansas Music Educators Association’s Elementary ...
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Andover Public Schools was recently recertified as having achieved a rigorous checklist of heart safety protocols. . . .
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Check out this transformation! Over winter break, the Andover Middle School cafeteria changed from rows of tables to a welcoming ...
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Eighteen high school and 12 middle school students from Andover have been named to 2022-23 state honor choirs by the Kansas Music ...
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The Andover Board of Education has approved the 2023-24 District Calendar. One significant change for this calendar is it includes a full week off at Thanksgiving for students...
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Check out our latest podcast episode! Ashley and Cole Hurley both had successful careers in nursing and sheet metal, respectively...
Helping children with homework can be a challenge, but it doesn't have to be that way! Alysia Rich, family engagement consultant...
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Saturday, Oct. 15 was a dominant day for Andover at the 5A State Tennis Tournament at the Andover Public Schools Tennis Complex! ...
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The Andover Board of Education has selected Pierre Harter to fill the vacancy left when Melinda Fritze retired from the Board this summer...
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Once again, Andover schools have ranked at or near the top of Niche.com's Best Public Schools in the Wichita area. Thank you to our educators ...
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Sarah Koehn, theater teacher at Andover High School, and Amanda DuFrain, first-grade teacher at Wheatland Elementary School, have been ...
Looking to create positive, healthy habits for your children and family this new school year? Join Alysia Rich, family engagement consultant, on ...
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The U.S. Department of Education has named Cottonwood Elementary School one of 297 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022...
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Congratulations to our district's four semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program! They are among the top approximately 1 percent ...
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We want to congratulate nine Andover students who earned the Seal of Biliteracy from the Kansas State Department of Education during the ...
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Levi Wyrick, PE teacher at Andover Central Middle School, and Cassidy Meins, third-grade teacher at Wheatland Elementary, have been named ...
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Congratulations to James Harris, Andover High School speech and debate teacher/coach, for being inducted into the Kansas Speech ...
Check out our latest episode of Andover Airwaves! Join us as we talk with former Prairie Creek Elementary Principal Shelley Jonas ...
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This is design thinking at its best! Students at Andover CAPS - Center for Advanced Professional Studies start their semester in Boot Camp ...
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We’re so excited that Prairie Creek Elementary School has reopened following the April 29 tornado. Thank you to Hutton, other ...
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The Ark Valley/Chisholm Trail League schools are moving to cashless entry for all athletic events this year. Both Andover High School ...
With the retirement notice from Melinda Fritze, a vacancy in the at-large position currently exists on the Andover Public Schools Board of ...
Zach Bush, an Andover High School PE teacher and basketball coach, is spending this summer coaching the Aftershocks, a team ...