Abilene Middle School
Building Leaders for Today and Tomorrow
Find out all you need to know for the week of August 24-28, 2026 at AMS by clicking on the link below:
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Welcome to our 26-27 yearbook staff! We are excited to get started capturing the school year. Yearbooks are on sale NOW starting at just $25 with the back to school sale. Order yours here: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A02518130
Big thanks to Mrs. Wilkins, Mrs. Millican, our Longhorn Leaders, and all the families who brought their students to orientation today! We are looking forward to seeing everyone again tomorrow morning!
Students will learn these procedures tomorrow when they are with their STAR teachers. For the first morning, they can keep their devices with them until they are dismissed to their STAR classrooms. Please let us know if you have questions - 785-263-1471.
Please help us welcome two new Longhorns who will be joining the 7th grade team!
The first edition of the 26-27 AMS Connect Family Newsletter is here! Check it out for all kind of information about the first few weeks of school. In this newsletter, there is a spot to download our AMS 26-27 Calendar with ALL events listed - such a useful document to keep you "in the loop".
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School's almost here and we can't wait to welcome our Longhorns to AMS!!! 🧡💙 Here are a couple of upcoming events to help kick off our school year smoothly:
--6th grade orientation will be from 9:30-11:45am next Wednesday, August 12th. You can drop your 6th grader off at the north (front) doors and pick up in that same location. Our 8th grade Longhorn Leaders have a fun day planned for them and they will also get to practice their lockers and getting to their classes, so it's a great way to get ready for our first day of school! 😃 Please do not send your child with their supplies that morning (we will be moving around all over the building and I don't want them to lose any of their supplies 🙃)--you are welcome to bring their supplies to AMS starting 8/5 anytime between 8am-3pm to put in their lockers or they can also bring them on the first day of school! 📚
--NEW to AMS 7th and 8th grade orientation will be on August 12th from 12:30-1pm. Parents are welcome to walk around with your student--just check in at the north doors and Longhorn Leaders will be waiting to give you all a tour and ready to answer any questions you have about starting school at AMS! They will be given their class schedules as they walk around to make sure they know where to go and we will also make sure they have their locker figured out so they are ready to go before the first day! 🙌
Looking forward to a great year at AMS!! 🧡💙
-Jenny Wilkins, AMS Counselor
--6th grade orientation will be from 9:30-11:45am next Wednesday, August 12th. You can drop your 6th grader off at the north (front) doors and pick up in that same location. Our 8th grade Longhorn Leaders have a fun day planned for them and they will also get to practice their lockers and getting to their classes, so it's a great way to get ready for our first day of school! 😃 Please do not send your child with their supplies that morning (we will be moving around all over the building and I don't want them to lose any of their supplies 🙃)--you are welcome to bring their supplies to AMS starting 8/5 anytime between 8am-3pm to put in their lockers or they can also bring them on the first day of school! 📚
--NEW to AMS 7th and 8th grade orientation will be on August 12th from 12:30-1pm. Parents are welcome to walk around with your student--just check in at the north doors and Longhorn Leaders will be waiting to give you all a tour and ready to answer any questions you have about starting school at AMS! They will be given their class schedules as they walk around to make sure they know where to go and we will also make sure they have their locker figured out so they are ready to go before the first day! 🙌
Looking forward to a great year at AMS!! 🧡💙
-Jenny Wilkins, AMS Counselor
AMS Families, we are looking forward to seeing you during in-person enrollment today from 1-7pm. Our awesome office ladies, Laurie and Taelor, are ready to help with enrollment forms, payment, and any question you may have. Mrs. Wilkins, our counselor, will also be available to meet with new students, take them on a tour of the building, and work together to build class schedules, and Dr. Delay and Dr. James, our administrators, will be there as well.
Also - starting tomorrow, August 5, from 8-3 each day, we encourage students to visit AMS to receive locker assignments and combinations so they can practice the lock, fill lockers with their supplies, and generally check out the building.
The 2026-2027 school year is gearing up, and we are here for it!
Also - starting tomorrow, August 5, from 8-3 each day, we encourage students to visit AMS to receive locker assignments and combinations so they can practice the lock, fill lockers with their supplies, and generally check out the building.
The 2026-2027 school year is gearing up, and we are here for it!
I spy five Longhorns in the middle school concert band at the FHSU band camp concert. Putting in the work during the summer to be able to shine during the school year. Awesome work ethic, Longhorns!
Proof that the end of the rainbow exists in Mrs. Kough's backyard! She and her husband captured this picture after the storm, while they were cooking Ramen noodles on a camp stove because their power went out. Real-world skills pay off!
Another successful AMS Night of the Stars! Thank you SO much to all of the people who helped make this evening possible for our students - from parents to teachers and staff to Holm Automotive to Sign Gypsies to our awesome DJ and everyone in between for everything you did to make it great! Till next year ;)
Hello AMS Families,
Here are some updates for the last week of school!
Monday, May 18 (normal 3:00 dismissal):
*8th grade finals continue
*Students will get ice cream as a treat with lunch - reward from AHS STUCO for participating in a food drive
*During STAR, we are having our annual "Yearbook Signing Party" - students that purchased yearbooks will receive them this day (there are usually extras for purchase if your child still needs one; email rberns@abileneschools.org with questions)
Tuesday, May 19 (normal 3:00 dismissal for 6th & 7th grade; 11:30 dismissal for 8th grade):
*8th graders wrap up finals, clean out lockers, turn in iPads, blocks, and cords; 8th graders walk to AHS for a 10:30-11:30 Recognition Ceremony rehearsal and will be dismissed from AHS at 11:30 (rides can pick up along the West side of AHS, and buses will NOT run for 8th graders at this time, so they need to either be picked up or walk home).
*8th graders need to be lined up in the hallway behind the main gym at AHS by 5:50 so we can start the ceremony at 6:00pm. Families and friends are encouraged to attend.
Wednesday, May 20 (normal 3:00 dismissal for 6th & 7th grade; NO SCHOOl for 8th grade)
*6th & 7th graders will do locker clean out and ipad, cord, and block check in this day; they also need to make sure all library books are checked back in
*Night of the Stars happens this evening - you received a letter in the mail if your student qualified, but in case you have misplaced it - students should arrive at Kennedy Elementary around 5:15 to group up for the ride over to the AMS "red carpet" entrance. The cars will start delivering at 5:30, and parents are encouraged to line both sides of the aisle to take pictures. Dinner, skits, and dancing will follow, and students need to be picked up at 8:30 in front of the school. If students want to leave early, that is fine, but once they leave, they cannot come back in - please go over that with your child.
Thursday, May 21 (11:00 dismissal for 6th & 7th grades)
*After a 2-year hiatus, we are bringing back the AMS Talent Show this year. The show starts in the commons at 8:00 and should wrap up around 8:45 or 9:00. If you would like to attend to watch your student perform, please feel free to join us.
*After the talent show, students travel from activity station to activity station with their STAR teachers to compete against other STAR classes - kind of a "big kid" version of field day. School ends at 11:00 this day, and buses will run as normal at that time.
If you have any questions, please call us in the AMS Office at 785-263-1471. Thank you for letting us work with your kiddos this year - it's been a blast!
Dr. Jenna Delay, AMS Principal
Here are some updates for the last week of school!
Monday, May 18 (normal 3:00 dismissal):
*8th grade finals continue
*Students will get ice cream as a treat with lunch - reward from AHS STUCO for participating in a food drive
*During STAR, we are having our annual "Yearbook Signing Party" - students that purchased yearbooks will receive them this day (there are usually extras for purchase if your child still needs one; email rberns@abileneschools.org with questions)
Tuesday, May 19 (normal 3:00 dismissal for 6th & 7th grade; 11:30 dismissal for 8th grade):
*8th graders wrap up finals, clean out lockers, turn in iPads, blocks, and cords; 8th graders walk to AHS for a 10:30-11:30 Recognition Ceremony rehearsal and will be dismissed from AHS at 11:30 (rides can pick up along the West side of AHS, and buses will NOT run for 8th graders at this time, so they need to either be picked up or walk home).
*8th graders need to be lined up in the hallway behind the main gym at AHS by 5:50 so we can start the ceremony at 6:00pm. Families and friends are encouraged to attend.
Wednesday, May 20 (normal 3:00 dismissal for 6th & 7th grade; NO SCHOOl for 8th grade)
*6th & 7th graders will do locker clean out and ipad, cord, and block check in this day; they also need to make sure all library books are checked back in
*Night of the Stars happens this evening - you received a letter in the mail if your student qualified, but in case you have misplaced it - students should arrive at Kennedy Elementary around 5:15 to group up for the ride over to the AMS "red carpet" entrance. The cars will start delivering at 5:30, and parents are encouraged to line both sides of the aisle to take pictures. Dinner, skits, and dancing will follow, and students need to be picked up at 8:30 in front of the school. If students want to leave early, that is fine, but once they leave, they cannot come back in - please go over that with your child.
Thursday, May 21 (11:00 dismissal for 6th & 7th grades)
*After a 2-year hiatus, we are bringing back the AMS Talent Show this year. The show starts in the commons at 8:00 and should wrap up around 8:45 or 9:00. If you would like to attend to watch your student perform, please feel free to join us.
*After the talent show, students travel from activity station to activity station with their STAR teachers to compete against other STAR classes - kind of a "big kid" version of field day. School ends at 11:00 this day, and buses will run as normal at that time.
If you have any questions, please call us in the AMS Office at 785-263-1471. Thank you for letting us work with your kiddos this year - it's been a blast!
Dr. Jenna Delay, AMS Principal
Teacher Appreciation week has come and gone, and we still want to share how much we LOVE and APPRECIATE our staff at AMS!
We've highlighted several teachers throughout the year for Staff Member of the Month, but every single one of our teachers has received positive comments from students during the nomination process each month. We've shared the comments with teachers, but we wanted to highlight some of the best comments for each one!
We are so grateful every day for the teachers who make AMS so special!
We've highlighted several teachers throughout the year for Staff Member of the Month, but every single one of our teachers has received positive comments from students during the nomination process each month. We've shared the comments with teachers, but we wanted to highlight some of the best comments for each one!
We are so grateful every day for the teachers who make AMS so special!
Congratulations to our May Staff Member of the Month – Mrs. Relph!
Staff Member of the Month is voted on by students, and students are given the option of sharing why they believe their chosen staff member deserves recognition. Along with being kind and nice, these are some things students had to say about Mrs. Relph:
“She is always there for us.”
“She is always nice and is positive all the time.”
“She shows that she cares about her students.”
We are so grateful to have Mrs. Relph as part of our Longhorn team!
Staff Member of the Month is voted on by students, and students are given the option of sharing why they believe their chosen staff member deserves recognition. Along with being kind and nice, these are some things students had to say about Mrs. Relph:
“She is always there for us.”
“She is always nice and is positive all the time.”
“She shows that she cares about her students.”
We are so grateful to have Mrs. Relph as part of our Longhorn team!
Congratulations to this week's AMS Students of the Week! This is a group with strong work ethics - some since the start of the year and others more recent - and we are proud of their efforts! They are also genuinely kind and fun :)
6th grade - V. Riffel, A. Duey
7th grade - L. Nitz, W. Reed
8th grade - B. Ebersole, B. Seibel, B. Huhman
6th grade - V. Riffel, A. Duey
7th grade - L. Nitz, W. Reed
8th grade - B. Ebersole, B. Seibel, B. Huhman
From the AMS Parent Planning Committee: Night of the Stars is coming up on Wednesday May 20th. We still need help with decorating and people to chaperone. It is a fun night so please sign up on the link below if you can help!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4BA9A82CA46-63225390-night
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4BA9A82CA46-63225390-night
Did you forget to order a yearbook this year? It's your lucky day! We received a few extra copies to sell. Hurry before we sell out again! Go to jostens.com/yearbooks to add your student's name to the waitlist. Mrs. Berns will contact you to finalize payment if copies still remain. Our yearbook signing party will take place during STAR on May 18th. The middle school yearbook staff worked hard to create a book full of amazing memories, and we can't wait to share it with everyone!
8th grade parents, this is your reminder that promotion day is rapidly approaching and I would like to collect pictures to be played during their ceremony.
There are two possible ways to get your pictures to me (You choose which is best):
1. Please click on this link and find your student’s folder. Click on that folder and add up to 5 pictures from your student’s early life to present (baby pictures and recent pics). 8thGradePromoPics'26
2. Directly email your 5 pictures to me with your student’s first and last name with preferred spelling in the subject: jengle@abileneschools.org
Our 8th grade AMMP class will use these pictures to create slides for the presentation during 8th grade promotion. The due date to get all pictures turned in is Friday, May 8th. If we do not receive any pictures, your student's slide will consist of their school picture.
If you have any questions, please email jengle@abileneschoosl.org
Jacob Engle