The 7th graders have been learning about cell division. They tried their hand at extracting DNA from strawberries.



In Quarter 1 School Success class, students applied their knowledge of nutrition at Cahoy's! When it comes to being successful in school, your nutrition plays a big role. Students had to find items that had NO trans or saturated fats, and NO added sugars. They learned that yogurt can be sneaky with added sugars and that eating a giant pickle before PE may NOT be a good idea (especially the hot ones 😬).

Miss Arpan’s third grade class is working on a Haunted House persuasive writing project. Students are filling out their sensory organizers to help them write paragraphs.





Good luck to the Thunderhawks football team as they host Hanson tonight @ AC. The After Prom will be having a Walking Taco tailgate starting @ 5:30pm. We will also be announcing the Seniors and their parents @ 6:40pm with game time at 7pm. The game will be live streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@tripp-delmont103sports2/streams


Andes Central School Staff Spotlight ~ Mr. Robert Flying Hawk

The first graders in Mrs. Herrold's class have been practicing their math facts with matching games. The students are able to do these facts at a quicker pace every time we play.




Good luck to the AC/DC Thunder Volleyball team as they host Boyd County @ AC tonight. JV will start @ 6pm, followed by the Varsity. Games will be live streamed at: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/sd/lake-andes/organization/18768/andes-central-high-school?shared=true

Reminder: There will be no school tomorrow, September 25th.

5th graders just picked out their instruments for band two weeks ago!! They are working on reading notes and rhythms in class to get them ready for the first week playing their instruments! Quaver is such an essential and helpful resource for me as I use it to help teach the younger kids all of the basics of music, such as beat and rhythm. Quaver comes with worksheets, videos, and quizzes to help students stay engaged. These diagrams on the white board help them remember their notes at the beginning, but I’ve noticed some students starting to memorize their notes already!! They are learning very quickly and are eager to start learning their instruments. Very proud of their progress in such short time!


Jay Petrik from Andes State Bank presented to the Seniors in Andes Central's Entrepreneurial Skills Class. He discussed the 4 C's of Credit: Capacity, Capital, Collateral, and Character. He went over a mock loan application, discussed information regarding credit scores, and explained how income vs. expenses affect loans. Jay and Andes State Bank are a part of Andes Central's Entrepreneurial Skills Class. Thank you for working with our students on life skills that will help them be successful!



In Mrs. Johnson’s 6th grade ELA class, the students work in their creative writing journals once a week. They are given a prompt, and the rest is for their imagination!


The Andes Central FFA Chapter is selling t-shirts. If you are interested, please contact one of the FFA students or Mr. DeNeui. Orders are due September 25th.

The Andes Central Athletic Boosters is selling Dig for a Cure volleyball shirts. Click on the link to place your order by October 2nd. https://stores.inksoft.com/acdc_dig_for_a_cure/shop/home

The Thunder Volleyball team will travel to Tripp tonight to play TDA. JH A team will start @ 4pm, followed by the B team; JV will start @ 6:15pm, followed by the Varsity team. The games will be live streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@tripp-delmont103sports2/streams Good luck AC/DC!!!

To bring awareness to National Suicide Prevention Month, all students in Ms. Emmarie Kaiser's classes wrote anonymous compliments to their classmates, school friends, role models, teachers/staff members, and selves. To keep the anonymity, Ms. Kaiser wrote each compliment for the students to read. When the students opened their envelopes and read other kids' compliments to them, they realized how big of an impact their words have on others. Students even made sure to compliment janitorial staff, kitchen staff, and students in the Special Education room.

The 4th graders read about energy conversions last week during science. To see this in action we converted chemical energy from potatoes into electrical energy to light up a small bulb!!



Check out September's "Supe's Scoop"! A monthly newsletter from Mr. Nelson with information on what's new at Andes Central, as well as upcoming events. Newsletters can be found on the website main page, as well as the Parent section. https://www.andescentral.k12.sd.us/documents/parents/supe's-scoop/29087124

Attendance Appreciation Day!
We celebrated the classes that were able to achieve 95% or better attendance by enjoying some popcorn and taking part in a fun STEM challenge.
Students designed, built, tested, and modified paper airplanes as they worked to see if they could get their airplanes to fly all the way to half court in the gym!
It was a great afternoon of celebrating good attendance, teamwork, creativity, and a little friendly competition. We are proud of these students for making school attendance a priority!
We celebrated the classes that were able to achieve 95% or better attendance by enjoying some popcorn and taking part in a fun STEM challenge.
Students designed, built, tested, and modified paper airplanes as they worked to see if they could get their airplanes to fly all the way to half court in the gym!
It was a great afternoon of celebrating good attendance, teamwork, creativity, and a little friendly competition. We are proud of these students for making school attendance a priority!








Mrs Deurmier's class enjoy watching online read alouds. The students get to take Accelerated Reader tests for many of these stories and earn points for prizes.

Andes Central School Picture Day will be Wednesday, Sept. 23rd. Picture packets were sent home with students. Please have them completed and turned in by picture day. You can also order your student's pictures through the following link: https://marksphotoimages.accessmyevent.com/andescentral

