Abilene Middle School

Congratulations to this week's AMS Students of the Week! This is a group of positive, happy, and hard-working kiddos. Teachers specifically mentioned their sunny dispositions, their willingness to work with their peers in classes, and their attention to responsibility when it comes to their assignments in class. We are so proud of you, Longhorns!
6th grade - V. Riffel, A. James
7th grade - C. Price, C. Nicks
8th grade - K. Shields, I. Clark

Longhorn families! Here are some reminders of upcoming events and important dates over the next couple weeks.

🏀 Monday, November 17: Girls’ Basketball
Girls’ Basketball will play at Fort Riley. Games start at 4:30.
🤼‍♂️ Tuesday, November 18: Girls’ Basketball and Boys' Wrestling
Girls’ basketball plays at home against Clay Center. Games start at 4:30.
Boys' Wrestling competes at Manhattan. Matches start at 3:30.
🤼‍♂️ Thursday, November 20: Boys' Wrestling
Boys' wrestling competes at Chapman. Matches start at 4:00.
🏀 Monday, November 24: Girls' Basketball
Girls' basketball plays at home against Rock Creek. Games start at 4:30.
🏀 Tuesday, November 25: Girls' Basketball
Girls' basketball plays at home against Solomon. Games start at 4:30.

Congratulations to this week's AMS Students of the Week! This group combines respect and positivity with always staying on top of their class work. Keep up the great work, Longhorns!
6th grade - E. Haslouer, B. Lehman
7th grade - P. Norton, L. Ortiz
8th grade - M. Forbach, T. Wilson

Longhorn families! Here are some reminders of upcoming events and important dates over the next couple weeks.

🏀 Monday, November 10: Girls’ Basketball
Girls’ Basketball will play at Concordia. Games start at 4:30.

🏀 Tuesday, November 11: Girls’ Basketball
Girls’ Basketball plays at Santa Fe Trail. Games start at 4:00.

🤼‍♂️ Thursday, November 13: Boys’ Wrestling
Boys’ Wrestling competes at home against Junction City. Matches start at 4:00.

🏀 Monday, November 17: Girls’ Basketball
Girls’ Basketball will play at Fort Riley. Games start at 4:30.

🤼‍♂️ Tuesday, November 18: Girls’ Basketball and Boys' Wrestling
Girls’ basketball plays at home against Clay Center. Games start at 4:30.
Boys' Wrestling competes at Manhattan. Matches start at 3:30.

Congratulations to our November Staff Member of the Month - Mr. Strauss!

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 cool, helpful, and kind, these are some of the things students had to say about Mr. Strauss:

"Because he is the best teacher or PE teacher ever! He is super nice and does very good at his job."
"He keeps PE fun but also keeps it safe and it’s very fun when he works with us."
"He’s my STAR teacher and he always helps me with my work! "

We are so grateful to have Mr. Strauss as part of our Longhorn team!

Congratulations to this week's AMS Students of the Week! This is a group of kind, hardworking, and responsible students. A couple of them have had or will soon have extended periods of absence because of health concerns, and they are extra responsible with communicating with teachers and being accountable for their school work. A couple of others have been super helpful in classes, and they are all excellent models of our Five Star Values! Keep up the great work, Longhorns!
6th grade - E. Kroeker-Jones, A. Huen
7th grade - K. Rankin, L. Gantenbein
8th grade - C. Mein, L. Burns

Longhorn families! Here are some reminders of upcoming events and important dates over the next couple weeks.

🏀 Tuesday, November 3: Girls’ Basketball
Girls’ Basketball will play at Sacred Heart. Games start at 4:30.

🏀 Thursday, November 6: Girls’ Basketball
Girls’ Basketball plays at home against Marysville. Games start at 4:30.

🤼‍♂️ Saturday, November 8: Boys’ Wrestling
Boys’ Wrestling competes at Emporia. Matches start at 9 a.m.

🏀 Monday, November 10: Girls’ Basketball
Girls’ Basketball will play at Concordia. Games start at 4:30.

🏀 Tuesday, November 11: Girls’ Basketball
Girls’ basketball plays at Santa Fe Trail. Games start at 4:00.

Additional Reminder: Daylight Savings ends this weekend!

Congratulations to our AMS Students of the Week for Oct. 27-31, 2025. This is a small but mighty trio of pretty amazing kiddos who are kind, thoughtful, helpful, and hard-working. Thank you for being you, Longhorns! 6th grade - P. Ferris, T. Kraft 8th grade - W. Hageman

Day 4 of Kindness Week is all about being kind as members of a TEAM!

Day 3 of Kindness Week found us celebrating that there is always time to be kind through a Decades Day! 6th graders represented the 60s, 7th grade the 70s, and 8th grade the 80s. It was a groovy, awesome, and rad time all around 🤪

On Day 2 of AMS Kindness Week, we are doing a "Kindness Hula"! During lunch this week, students can "catch" kids performing acts of kindness and fill out a card to explain what they see. The grade level with the highest number of acts of kindness is crowned the winner 🏆 :)

We are celebrating Kindness Week at AMS, and on Monday, we were getting "Comfy with Kindness"! Each day this week is themed, but the most important part of the week is that students are participating in small acts of kindness each day, and we end the week with "Kindness in the Community" service projects throughout Abilene.

Longhorn families! Here are some reminders of upcoming events and important dates over the next couple weeks.

Also, don't forget to head out to tonight's high school football game against Wamego to watch our AMS Band students perform at halftime!

🏀 Tuesday, October 28: Girls’ Basketball
Girls’ Basketball will play at home against Chapman. Games start at 4:30.

🧡 Friday, October 31: Kindness Week – Kindness in the Community
Friday will mark the end of our 2025 Kindness Week. Students will be participating in various Kindness in the Community activities in the afternoon.

🏀 Monday, November 3: Girls’ Basketball
Girls’ Basketball will play at Sacred Heart. Games start at 4:30.

🏀 Thursday, November 6: End of Quarter 1
Girls’ Basketball will play at home against Marysville. Games start at 4:30.

🤼‍♂️ Saturday, November 7: Boys’ Wrestling
Boys’ Wrestling will compete at Emporia. Matches start at 9 a.m.

AMS celebrated 278 of our 347 students qualifying for the Quarter 1 Behavior Celebration today. The 7th grade team of teachers planned a huge escape room/scavenger hunt for the kids, and they had a BLAST!

The AMS and AHS vocal music students and directors put on an amazing evening of music tonight!

Congratulations to this week's AMS Students of the Week! This sweet, sweet group of awesome kiddos exemplify everything we hope to see in our Longhorns - they are kind, they work hard for themselves in classes but also to support their peers and their teachers, and they carry themselves with respect and positivity! Way to go, Longhorns :)
6th grade - P. Siemer, C. Shartzer
7th grade - J. Benton, W. Kollhoff
8th grade - A. Kraft, T. Medina Contreras

AMS Families - please stop by the AMS Commons on Wednesday, October 22 during conferences to learn about community resources available in Abilene (and enter prize drawings!)

Please enjoy our October "AMS Connect" Newsletter - we are celebrating learning this month!