Cyclone Chronicles

Yesterday, AVID students attended a field trip to Baker Outdoor Learning Center. AVID 7 students engaged in team building activities doing a survival skills challenge and also did an archery activity. AVID 8 engaged in digital nature photography and geocaching.

Congratulations to Ms. Terra Houltberg on being named Minnesota’s Middle Level Art Educator of the Year!

This prestigious honor, awarded by Art Educators of Minnesota (www.aem-mn.org), recognizes Ms. Houltberg’s outstanding contributions, dedicated service, and transformative impact on art education.

We at AMSA are immensely proud and grateful for her leadership and passion in inspiring our students every day. Please join us in celebrating Ms. Houltberg on this well-deserved recognition!

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

Petra Pena wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again? "

Find this and many other great titles at your AMSA library!

The AMSA Fall Book Fair will be held in the Washington campus library October 7-14, including the evenings of parent-teacher conferences. Check out our Book Fair website for more information on featured books and how to set up a student e-wallet.

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Mark your calendars! Scheduled conferences will be on the following dates for both campuses:

Thursday, October 8 from 3:30 to 7:30 PM

Tuesday, October 13 from 3:30 to 7:30 PM

Thursday, February 4 from 3:30 to 7:00 PM

Tuesday, February 9 from 3:30 to 7:00 PM

Mr Nelson will be messaging families when conference sign-up is available.

AMSA Monster Bash - Friday, October 2nd - REGISTRATION CLOSES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH!

https://ahschools.arux.app/course/16166/youth-fall-2026/ms-amsa-halloween-dance

Girls 6th Grade Volleyball - October 19th through November 19th - Registration is open!

https://ahschools.arux.app/course/16207/youth-fall-2026/ms-girls-volleyball-gr-6

As a part of district budget reductions last school year, individual Volunteer Service Coordinator (VSC) positions at secondary sites were eliminated. This means there will no longer be a dedicated VSC at each secondary school. We have moved to a centralized model to manage all volunteer needs.

Volunteers are still a very important part of our school community and we will continue to work to support volunteer needs in our buildings and process volunteer applications in accordance with district risk management procedures.

Take a minute and complete Anoka MS for the Arts Volunteer Application for this school year. Send a message to MSVolunteerServicese@ahschools.us if you have general questions about volunteering or need assistance with the volunteer paperwork.