The Howler Newsletter

Happy Memorial Day, weekend! We hope you have a great 3-day weekend with your family and friends. As we get ready for our last 2 ½ days of school, we have an important announcement about our parking lot for next week. Due to this summer’s construction, we will have some storage containers delivered soon (probably this weekend) to our large parking lot. This will cause some parking spaces to be blocked and it will reroute the traffic pattern a bit. Officer Rowe will be out during drop-off and pick-up times to help, but we wanted to also provide a visual, so you know what to expect. In the visual below, the orange indicates the predicted location of the storage containers. If the storage containers are placed here, please do not park in the red marked spaces. Traffic will flow in the direction of the black arrow.

Here are a couple reminders about the end of the school year:

• Student laptops - If students are returning to a MPS school in August, they will keep their laptop over the summer. Eighth graders will bring their middle school laptop to their high school orientation and exchange it for their high school device. If students aren’t returning to an MPS school, please let the main office know and we’ll organize the return of their laptop.

• Meds in the nurse’s office - If your student has prescription medications in the nurse’s office, they need to be picked up by a parent/guardian or designated adult by the end of the school day on Thursday, May 28. Because the building is closed starting May 29, any prescription meds that aren’t picked up won’t be accessible in the summer, so they will be properly disposed of.

• Last Day of School - Students should not bring bags on the last day of school. They may bring their yearbook and a pen for yearbook signing. Any bags that are brought to school will be kept in the main office until dismissal. Students are dismissed at 11:15 (I apologize that last week’s Howler said 11:30!)

Important Dates and Links:

• Monday, May 25 - Memorial Day - No School!

• Thursday, May 28 - Last day of school (½ day) - Dismissal is at 11:15!

• May 29-August 6 - AMS is closed for renovations!

Heather Spessard-Schroer

AMS Principal

We had a wonderful evening celebrating our 8th graders yesterday during our 8th Grade Recognition Night. We are proud of our 8th graders' accomplishments and wish them the best of luck in high school!

Here are our PAWS Note drawing winners for this week! Great work, kids! Keep being SHARP!

On Monday morning, we had our annual end-of-year celebration and awards ceremony with staff. During our celebration, we recognized Mrs. Sauer, Mrs. Kolvek, and Mrs. Andrews as our Wolverines of the Year! We also recognized Mrs. Rothe with our Positivity Award! We are so grateful for these four amazing people and are proud to have them here at AMS!

Important Notice for Student-Athletes and Parents

To ensure the safety and eligibility of all students participating in Andersen Middle School athletics, the following requirements must be met before any student is permitted to try out, practice, or compete for the upcoming school year.

Medical Clearance Requirement

Any student wanting to try out for sports next year must have a sports physical (renewed yearly) dated after May 1, 2026.

Please note that a valid sports physical is a mandatory requirement for all athletic activities. .Physicals must be renewed annually to remain in compliance with district and state laws.

Required Documentation and Procedures

The following steps must be completed and documents filed with the Activities Office prior to participation:

• Athletic Pre-Participation Clearance Form: This form must be completed and signed by both the parent/guardian and the medical professional who performed the physical.

• Online Registration: Parents must complete the online registration process before the fall season and select "Yes" for sports participation.

• Insurance Verification: Millard School Board policy requires all students participating in extracurricular programs to be covered by medical insurance. Proof of insurance (company name and policy number) is required.

Students who do not have all required paperwork on file will not be granted additional days for tryouts. Please ensure all submissions are completed in a timely manner to avoid any delays in participation.

For questions regarding these requirements or to obtain the necessary forms, please go to https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EPEKOO55oLfaUm8uVwNLp1r3IudfZWZY/viewAndersen

Scott Eastridge
Activities Director
Andersen Middle School

Email

seastrid@mpsomaha.org.

Attention parents and guardians: If your student has any over the counter medication in the health room, it will be sent home with students during the last week of school. Any over the counter medications that are sent home need to remain at home and cannot be brought back to school or carried by your student. Prescription medications WILL NOT be sent home with students; they need to be picked up by a parent/guardian or designated adult. Any prescription medication needs to be picked up by a parent/guardian or designated adult before the end of the school day on Thursday May 28, 2026. Any medication that is not picked up by this time will be appropriately discarded.

If you have any questions, please contact the health room staff at your student’s school at (402) 715-8452

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Office Hours: Monday through Friday 7am - 4pm

Website: https://ams.mpsomaha.org/
Location: 15404 Adams Street, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 402-715-8440
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MPSAndersenMS/
Twitter: @MPSAndersenMS

Andersen Middle School, a collaborative family of Wolverines, guarantees each student will be inspired to achieve academic excellence and exemplify positive character traits through supportive relationships and engaging learning environments.