Andes Central School District

The 10th and 11th grade students from Andes Central attended the 15th annual Missouri River Watershed Festival in Riverside Park in Yankton, SD. Students learned about the ecosystem of the Missouri River.

Miss South Dakota visited Mrs. Herrold's first graders last week and made guitars with the students. They had a fun time!

Andes Central MS/HS Semester Tests will be Friday, May 10th and Monday, May 13th. Tuesday, May 14th students will turn in computers and sign out. School will dismiss @ 12:30pm.

Andes Central FFA held their 3rd Annual FFA Banquet on Thursday, May 2nd. Members and their families had a meal, presented awards, recognized the Seniors, and presented the new officer team; Seniors: Riata, Cole, and Abigail; New Officer Team:  Sentinel-Luke, Reporter-Callie, Treasurer-Taylor, Secretary-Marin, Vice President-Madeline, President-Emery; Group Photo - Back row: Gracie, Andrew, Taylor, Luke, Abigail, Hunter, Cole, Advisor Darren DeNeui; Front row: Callie, Marin, Madeline, Riata, Emery, Steven, Exavian; Distinguished Service Award 1 - Riata presented to Jay Petrik of Andes State Bank; Distinguished Service Award 2 - Riata presented to Ryan Svatos of Central Ag Agronomy; Honorary FFA Member - Riata presenting to Katie DeNeui; Congratulations on a great year!

On Friday, AC/DC Thunder Girls Golf Team traveled to Corsica for a meet, where Abigail scored an 84 and placed 2nd in the tournament! Congrats Abigail!

Andes Central Senior Class of 2024 had a busy last week of school with a trip, track & golf, Senior Projects, school activities, awards, and a banquet!

Andes Central held their MS/HS Academic Awards last week. Seniors received their NHS stoles, students received class awards, as well as A & B honor awards.

Any current 8th-12th grade students who want to play football for the 2024-25 school year will have a player meeting on Monday, May 6th in Armour @ 7:30pm.

AC Events for May 6-11th: 05/07-LVC Graduation 1pm; 05/07-MS/HS TR-Fort Randall Invite @ AC 10am; 05/08-Feather Ceremony @ 1pm Aux Gym; 05/09-HS TR-Ethan/Parkston Invite @ Parkston 2pm; 05/10-KG Round-Up 9:30-11:30am (No KG Class today); 05/10-V Golf @ Springfield 10am; 05/11-Graduation @ 3pm Aux Gym

Andes Central students had the opportunity to participate in a contest to name a food/snack program that will start next school year. Genesis was the winner with the name "Eagles Eat" and received a gift card from Mighty Mojo. Congrats Genesis!

Andes Central JAG students went to St. Louis, Missouri for the National Career Development Conference April 16th-21st. Their days were filled with NCDC activities and ceremonies, meeting new people, as well as exploring the city. These students had a wonderful experience & did a great job representing Andes Central! Congratulations to Anais, Syrianna, Mahipya, Muriel, Kashton, and Mr. Hooks on a job well done!

Reminder for this week: Today, May 1st AC will have the MS/HS Academic Awards @ 1pm in the Aux Gym; May 2nd Senior Projects displayed 3:45-4:45pm in the Aux Gym; May 3rd Preschool Round-Up 10:30-Noon

Come check out what the Class of 2024 has been working on this year for their Service Learning Capstone Class! The presentation will be May 2nd from 3:45-4:45pm in the Andes Central Auxiliary Gym.

Andes Central second and fourth grade celebrated Earth Day together by cleaning up the track and school grounds. Taking part in this cleanup effort is a reminder that we all have a role and responsibility to take care of our environment. 

Charles Mix County Deputies Deurmier and Rolston visited the Andes Central Elementary second grade on Friday, April 19. Students had the opportunity to ask the deputies questions about what it's like to be a police officer, training requirements, duties, and the things they do within our community. They showed the students their vehicles and discussed safety tips on what to do when they see emergency lights coming. The students enjoyed this learning experience and would like to thank the deputies for taking the time to speak to them.

The AC/DC Thunder Track Meet scheduled for tomorrow, April 27th, has been cancelled.

Students in Mrs. Maynard's Physical Science class have been learning about waves. Here they are experimenting with the different properties of light.

On Tuesday, AC/DC Thunder JH Golf team went to a meet in Corsica, where Taylor placed 15th and Aiden placed 9th. On Thursday, the JH Golf team went to Tyndall where both Lane and Taylor placed 13th. Congrats on a great week of golf!

Andes Central School Upcoming Events in May: Wed, May 1st – MS/HS Academic Awards @ 1pm-Auxiliary Gym; Thurs, May 2nd – Senior Projects displayed for the community 3:45pm-4:45pm Auxiliary Gym; Fri, May 3rd – Preschool Round-Up 10:30am-Noon; Wed, May 8th – Feather Ceremony @ 1pm-Auxiliary Gym; Fri, May 10th – Kindergarten Round-Up 9:30am-11:30am (No Kindergarten class today due to Round-Up); Sat, May 11th – Graduation @ 3pm-Auxiliary Gym; Tues, May 14th-Last day of school for students dismiss @ 12:30pm

On Thursday April 18th, Andes Central FFA state qualifiers left for Brookings to attend the 96th Annual State FFA Convention. They competed in their respective events: Horse Evaluation 9th-Out of 50 teams! Riata - 6th place out of 140 participants! Callie - 44th Marin - 56th Floriculture  Emery - 40th Natural Resources  Abigail - 83rd Congrats to FFA Advisor Mr. Deneui, Riata, Luke, Abigail, Marin, Callie, and Emery on a great job representing AC FFA at the State Convention!