Congratulations to the Andes Central Teachers who were awarded the Hearty Helpers 4H Grants! The Hearty Helpers 4H Club presented a grant opportunity to Andes Central teachers who had to apply & show how this grant would enhance their teaching. Focus should be in one of the following areas: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. Mrs.... READ MORE >
These students could not participate in 8th Grade Graduation in May due to COVID19, so they were honored last week for their promotion into High School. Pictured Back Row L-R: Gabe Zephier, Brandon Thin Elk, David Jandreau Jr, Ethan Aungie Denoyer.3rd Row L-R: Chloe Stluka, Abigail Svatos, Kaitlyn Abdo2nd Row L-R: Riata Bultje, Hannah Tronvold, Aubrey Gray,... READ MORE >
Mrs. R. Harrington's 7th grade Science class has been working on their 3D Cell Model Projects. Will have more pictures to come when they complete the models. READ MORE >
Mr. Holmes 7th Grade Shop Class has been working hard on their bird house project. Can't wait to see what they make next! Great job!!! 🐦🐦🐦 READ MORE >
Ms. Hughes class worked on team building activities in homeroom. These students tried to create the tallest & strongest structures with only cups, spaghetti, and marshmallows. These structures had to hold a piece of paper without falling. READ MORE >
The Lakeview Colony had their 8th Grade Graduation on May 19th. Congratulations to the Graduates! Pictured: Back Row L-R: Daryll Wipf and Landon Wipf; Front Row L-R: Samara Wipf, Anna Hofer, and Abigail Hofer. READ MORE >
Andes Central FFA members participated in a virtual online State FFA CDE contest May 6th & 7th. Members that participated were Bradley Dangel, Ag Mechanics; Riata Bultje, Livestock & Horse; Avery Schacht, Horse & Vet Science; Seth Stluka, Horse; Abigail Svatos, Livestock; Cole Bergin, Livestock. Bradley Dangel placed first in the Agricultural Technology and... READ MORE >
Angelina “Nina” Wade is the daughter of Jim & Rose Anne Wade. She was born October 6, 2001 in Yankton, South Dakota. Her siblings are Jimmy (17), Lily (10), and Warrick (8). Classes Angelina took this year included Language 12, Government, Personal Finance, Chemistry, Spanish 2, Native American Studies, and JAG. While in high school, she participated in... READ MORE >
Ryan Black Bear is the son of Kira Black Bear and Eric Gravatt. He was born June 20, 2002 in Yankton, South Dakota. His siblings are Laela (16), Rizon (15), Carmela (8), Seraphine (6), Ezra (2), Creedence (1), Jason (15), Natasha (13), Nathan (9), and David (5). Classes Ryan took this year included Language Arts, Business Math, Human Development II, Chemistry,... READ MORE >
Jaeson Garcia is the son of Janell and Tony Garcia. He was born November 22, 2001 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Classes he took this year were Biology II, Native American Studies, 12th Grade Literature, Government, Personal Finance, Human Development, and Nutrition & Wellness. While in high school, he participated in Basketball, Track, Football, Chorus, and Band.... READ MORE >
Tyler Swanson is the son of Tammy & Mike Swanson. He was born June 28, 2001 in Yankton, South Dakota. His siblings are Jared (28), Megan (26), Aaron (24), and Ethan (21). Classes Tyler took this year was Government, Biology 2, Language Arts 12, Nutrition & Wellness, and Personal Finance. While in high school, he participated in FCCLA, Football, Basketball, and... READ MORE >
Since we couldn't come together to celebrate the AC/DC Athletic Awards, we will be highlighting one sport each day to honor our athletes! Today is Volleyball. Congrats on a great season Lady Thunder! READ MORE >
Andes Central School Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight Annamarie “Beans” Medicine Horn is the daughter of Dawn Jaeger and Tim Medicine Horn. She was born September 20, 2001 in Yankton, South Dakota. Her siblings are Amber Constance (29), Hayden Medicine Horn (21), and Tim Medicine Horn Jr (27). Classes Annamarie took this year was Personal Finance,... READ MORE >
Please read the information below in regards to Andes Central School's 2020 Graduation Ceremony. READ MORE >
Andes Central School District will be closed next week, March 23-27, 2020, due to the governor’s recommendation concerning COVID-19. Andes Central School District will begin food services for any child 18 years old and younger beginning Monday, March 23rd from 11:30 am-12:00 pm. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided Monday-Friday. Families within city limits... READ MORE >
Congratulations to the Andes Central students who attended the Regional Spelling Bee in Burke! 1st and 2nd place winners from our school advanced to yesterday's competition. Pictured above L-R - Front Row: 1st Grade- Jeralona Harkom & Asia Abdo; 2nd Grade- Mikayla Svatos & Scarlette Drappeau; 3rd Grade- Tyler Ronfeldt & Andrew Calandra. Back Row L-R - 4th... READ MORE >
Andes Central students went to the Instrumental Contest in Chamberlain last week. They received two of the Top Trumpet Solo Scores and Best Ensemble Score. Pictured L-R Lucas Archambeau, Keeva Weddell, Emma Hofer-Stotz, Riley Boettcher, Mira Archambeau, & Bradley Dangel. Not pictured Anna Medicine Horn & Jaiden Longe. Congrats to a great performance! READ MORE >
Andes Central School held their Science Fair on Tuesday, February 11th. Here's how the students did with their projects:1st What Type of Animal Waste Fed to Crayfish Will Benefit Them the Best? -Bradley Dangel 2nd What are you Eating? Keeva Weddell and Lucy Winckler 3rd Does the Nutritional Feed Value Impact the Growth of Baby Rabbits? Avery... READ MORE >
The Lake Andes City library borrowed an Educational Suitcase titled Nakota, Dakota, Lakota for use at Andes Central School by the Native Studies class who will share it with other classes and display it at the P/T conferences on the 13th and 14th. The suitcase kit explores the history and culture of the Dakota, Nakota and Lakota people, understands the changes... READ MORE >
Congratulations to the Andes Central Students who won the Spelling Bee on February 11th! Pictured Front Row L-R: 1st Grade-Jeralona Harkcom, Asia Abdo, and Chael Wilch; 2nd Grade-Mikayla Svatos, Scarlette Drappeau, Aaliyah Denney; 3rd Grade-Tyler Ronfeldt, Andrew Calandra, Titan World Turner; Back Row L-R: 4th Grade-Mila Hopkins, Jaelynn Thin Elk, Tahni... READ MORE >
Last week, the MS/HS Students had a Zip Line Competition. The students had to build a car and raced it down a zip line without attaching the car to the line. Different ideas used to propel the car were a portable fan, balloons, paper rollers and slippery material such as fishing line. The zip line was 1.5 meters with a slope of about 2 feet and the fastest car to... READ MORE >
The Andes Central FCCLA Chapter traveled to Mitchell for their Region III Meeting on Wednesday, January 22nd. 19 members participated in Professional Presentation STAR Events. 3 groups earned a gold standing and will be advancing onto the State Leadership Conference in Sioux Falls from April 26-28th. Our Region III Recreation Officer, Riley Boettcher, was in... READ MORE >
Congratulations to the Andes Central Quiz Bowl Team as they took 2nd place in Mitchell for the Q107 Quiz Bowl competition. The Quiz Bowl team consists of: (L-R) Demetrius Horned Eagle, Riley Boettcher, Baylee Johnson, Emma Hofer-Stotz, and Avery Schacht. With this finish, they won $500 to be used for the Quiz Bowl program. Congratulations to the team and their... READ MORE >
Andes Central School's Ag Mechanics Class is currently working on Virtual Welding. Mr. Holmes is teaching his students different projects from small engines to welding, as well as plumbing, concrete work, and other projects. The students are required to enter in their own settings as if they were working on an actual project. Once done, the students are scored... READ MORE >
Huge shout out to the MS/HS Student Council who put on a Food Drive. The items collected will be delivered to the ROCS Office. Thank you to all who donated! READ MORE >
Thank you to Andes Central's National Honor Society students for sponsoring a Toy Drive. These toys were donated to YST Department of Social Services. A big thank you to Mike Dangel for picking up the wooden toys in Springfield. Pictured L-R: Jaiden Longe, Avery Schacht, Mandi Knudsen, Aaron Hummel, and Annamarie Medicine Horn. READ MORE >
The November homeroom challenge for MS/HS Students was to make a hoop & stick and compete with other homerooms playing "Ring the Stick" game. Winners were Mrs. Petrik's homeroom in the high school and Mrs. Altenburg's homeroom in the middle school. The homerooms received a "Lunch on Us" prize with the Fort Randall Casino providing fry bread and Mrs. Krug providing... READ MORE >
Andes Central students who are involved in the Hearty Helpers 4-H Club awarded four Andes Central teachers with $200 grants. These students presented this grant opportunity to teachers earlier this year. To apply, teachers had to fill out an application and explain what they would like to purchase to enhance their classroom/teaching, as well as focusing on STEM. ... READ MORE >
The ROCS Office and Department of Social Services in Lake Andes were accepting donations of hats and gloves for students in the Andes Central School District. A delivery of 19 hats and 46 pairs of gloves were donated to the school. Pictured accepting the donations are Katrina Zephier & Maddy Daugherty, 5th Grade Student Council Representatives of Andes Central... READ MORE >
Andes Central School has two student, along with their teacher Cliff Johnson, in Washington, DC until Sunday for the National Student Leadership Conference. Pictured here: L-R Avery Schacht & Riley Boettcher in the Pentagon. These students will be involved in Leadership Sessions, Tours, among other activities. Thank you for representing Andes Central School! READ MORE >
Yesterday, Andes Central School's FFA Chapter sent four students to their District IV Leadership Meeting at Mitchell Tech. These students were judged in FFA Creed Speaking & Public Speaking. This Chapter of FFA is new to Andes Central with 8 members and started in the fall of this year. Pictured L-R: Riata Bultje, Abigail Svatos, Cole Bergin, and Bradley... READ MORE >
On September 17, Mrs. Lhotak took juniors and seniors to Mitchell where they were able to visit with representatives from a number of colleges and other post-secondary institutions participating in a Post-High School Education Fair. They also participated in a career expo at the fair grounds giving them exposure to numerous career opportunities. In addition to... READ MORE >
Mrs. DeHaan, our school librarian, put together a Book Buffet for Mrs. Storely’s freshman class.When you go to restaurants, do you order the same types of food, or do you try new things? Sometimes a buffet makes it easier to sample something new and different. This activity allowed students to sample four random books to see which one seemed the most appealing... READ MORE >
Andes Central School's 2nd Grade Class read the story America's White Table. "The white table" originated during the time of the Vietnam War as a symbol for and remembrance to service members held prisoner of war or missing in action. It is a table where no one will ever sit. After reading the story, 2nd grade learned about the four main branches of the military.... READ MORE >
TSP, the architecture firm that designed the remodel and new addition to the school, applied for, and received the top grant award from PERC Propane for the energy saving practices they infused into the building project. Jared Nesje, CEO of TSP, presented the school board with a check for $10,000 which will be used for new playground equipment. Thank you TSP for... READ MORE >
Kevin Locke joined us last week for a great morning. Selected students had the opportunity to make and learn songs on wooden flutes. They performed their songs for the MS/HS student body. After, Kevin gave us all a great performance and shared stories of eagles, while singing in Lakota, playing the flute and dancing with hoops. Thank you Kevin for spending so... READ MORE >
During our October STEM activities, our MS/HS students had to plan, create, and execute an egg drop. Students had to build a contraption to prevent their egg from cracking when dropped from a tall cherry picker. Points were also earned by hitting a target.We had awesome student involvement with fantastic ideas. Students use clear plastic wrap, shoe boxes, water... READ MORE >
Our elementary students had a wonderful assembly about making healthy choices about their food. Thank you Apple Man for all the fun! READ MORE >
AC/DC Thunder Cross Country Team traveled to Scotland on Wednesday, October 16th to compete in Region Cross Country. Here's the results of the AC/DC athletes that competed yesterday. Isabella Brouwer 2nd place: 19:49 Kalee Dykshorn 22 place: 22:19 Sonya Hansum 29th place: 24:07 Peter Backus 24th place: 19:51 Tony Hansum 47th place: 23:05 ... READ MORE >
Andes Central students who are members of the Hearty Helpers 4-H Club presented a grant opportunity to Andes Central teachers on October 9th. This club is sponsoring 10-$200 grants for K-12th grade, SPED, and Title I teachers in the Andes Central School District & Platte-Geddes School District. Focus should be in one of the areas of Science, Technology,... READ MORE >
FCCLA Fall Leadership Conference-October 6-7, 2019 in HuronThe Andes Central FCCLA Chapter officers and region recreation officer traveled to Huron, SD for the Fall Leadership Conference on October 6th and 7th. These officers learned some new information pertaining to activities and ideas that they can use during the year to help their chapter grow and thrive.... READ MORE >
Members of the Lake Andes Fire Department came to Andes Central School to present fire prevention / safety tips to elementary students on Friday, October 4. Their presentations were in anticipation of national fire prevention week which is October 7 - 12. The national theme which the firemen focused on was, 'Not every hero wears a cape. Plan and practice your... READ MORE >
MS/HS homeroom is used for STEAM activities that are set up as an enrichment time. Every month has a theme with activities that go through the month. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. The first challenge was to build solar ovens that were creative, well built, and functional. Friday was the final stage and the students had the... READ MORE >
Financial Aid Night will be held on Monday, October 14, 2019 from 5:30pm-7pm at the school. This will be your opportunity to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). A letter was mailed to you detailing the documents you need to bring tomorrow night. Subway sandwiches will be served. READ MORE >
Attention Parents & Guardians of Andes Central School Andes Central School will be having our 1st Semester Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday, October 10, 2019 from 4pm-7pm and Friday, October 11, 2019 from 8am-11am. All teachers will be in their classrooms during this time so you can visit about your student's progress. Please use the main entrance when... READ MORE >
Andes Central School Homecoming Week Schedule of Events: -Monday, August 26th-Coronation @ 7pm in the Auxiliary Gym; Burning of the AC/DC to follow -Tuesday, August 27th-VB Hanson Tourney @ Alexandria -Thursday, August 29th-VB Hanson Tourney @ Alexandria -Friday, August 30th-Parade Line Up @ 2:30pm; Parade starts @ 3pm (Game Show Theme) ***To register... READ MORE >
Monday: Squad Day (Class picks a theme) Tuesday: Super Hero Day Wednesday: Old People Day Thursday: Sports Gear Day Friday: Spirit Day READ MORE >
Welcome back staff & students to the 2019-2020 school year! We have lots of exciting events coming up this year starting off with our Open House. This is scheduled for Monday, August 19th from 3pm-7pm. Food will be served from 4:30pm-6:30pm. The District will have inflatables & other activities for all, so stop by and meet the staff, as well as see where your... READ MORE >