USD 377 Atchison County Community Schools

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01/03/2012 - Preschool Classes Cancelled Until Monday.

On Monday, a small patch of mold was discovered on the ceiling of Mrs. Wilmoth's preschool classroom. As a precautionary measure, we are closing down the preschool building while we have an outside agency run mold and air quality tests.

Starting Monday, and until further notice, all preschool classes will be held at the new Central Office on 306 Main Street, Effingham, KS.  

Steve Wiseman, Superintendent

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12/19/2011 - JH Girls Basketball Team defeats JCN to take the DVL JH Girls Basketball 3rd Place Consolation Trophy. Congratulations to Mike Eckert - head coach, Margo Ellerman - assistant, and all the players and managers on a very successful season.

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12/14/2011 - USD 377 Parent Notice - We have at least one confirmed case of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in the elementary school. HFMD is a viral illness that usually affects infants and children younger than 10 years old. However, it can sometimes occur in adults. Letter to Elementary Parents from Tenille Forbes, 377 School Nurse...(PDF)

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12/14/2011 - Brownback Administration Announces School Finance Reform Plan - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced today his administration's proposal to reform the state's K-12 funding formula. The governor said the proposal was crafted after months of discussions with hundreds of Kansans who are interested in improving education...(more)

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12/12/2011 - New Tiger Times! - available for download (PDF)

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12/06/2011 - By Steve Wiseman, Superintendent. I want to thank everyone - 377 staff, wrestling parents and community members - who worked or helped out with the Tilton-Worley Invitational Wrestling meet this past Saturday. Hosting an event of this magnitude takes a lot of help and support from a whole bunch of people in order to put on a great show, and to your credit it was outstanding!!! Go Tigers!

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12/06/2011 - ACCHS Earns 2011 Challenge Award Certificate of Recognition - The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force has named the recipients of the 2011 Challenge Awards. The Challenge Awards are designed to recognize Kansas schools that are making a significant difference in student achievement despite facing significant challenges in school population. This is the third straight year the HS has earned a Challenge Award for "uncommon accomplishment in closing the achievement gap" in 11th grade Math based on the Kansas State Assessments...(more).

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12/05/2011 - ACCHS Wrestling Team wins Tilton-Worley Wrestling Invitational - (Invitational results)

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12/05/2011 - JH Girls Basketball News - DVL end of Season Tournament Bracket - The JH girls basketball team will play host to McLouth in First Round DVL Tournament Action (PigTails) on Monday, December 5th at the ACCJSHS Gymnasium in Effingham. The game starts at 4:30 pm (A-team only).

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11/22/2011 - Newest edition of the Tiger Times now available! (PDF)

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11/21/2011 - USD #377 Central Office will be closed Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25 in observance of Thanksgiving.

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11/16/2011 - JH Wrestling Season Results (link)

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11/16/2011 - The 2011 DVL 1st Team/Honorable Mention All League Football and Volleball Teams announced - congratulations to the following ACCHS student/athletes for being selected all league.

Football 1st Team All League: Austin Eckert, QB, Alex Thompson, RB, Ben Chalfant, Tackle, Taylor Shuetz, LB, Austin Eckert, Punter, Jake Hansen, Kicker, Lane Chew, Def. Specialist

Football Honorable Mention: Lane Chew, TE, Jake Hansen, WR, Trenton Joice, OT, Matt Miller, OG, Nick Spillman, C, Ramsey Hundley, Off. Specialist, Mitch Kurtz, Return Specialist, Quaid Haase, DE, Trenton Joice, DE, Matt Miller, DT, Ben Chalfant, NG, Eric Banks, LB, Ramsey Hundley, S, Mitch Kurtz, CB

Volleyball 1st Team: Katrina Reiss, Tara Ellerman, and Brooklyn Otte

Volleyball Honorable Mention: Brooke Fowler and Kelsi Sheeley

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11/10/2011 - Thank you to all the veterans who were able to join us for the Annual Veterans Day Program. To veterans everywhere who served or currently serve, we thank you for your service and sacrifice. Kudos to: Mrs. Scherer; Mrs. Gigstad and all the NHS members; Mrs. Eckert, ACCHS Mixed Choir and the ACCHS Soundmaster Boys; Mr. Worthington and the ACCHS Band; Paul Lundgren, U.S. Army, Retired; the Americal Legion Post 6; the JSH Cooks; and everyone else who helped out with today's program.

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11/04/2011 - Booster Club Announcement: To ensure delivery for Christmas presents we have changed our next Booster Club Special Clothing Order.  Booster Club will be taking orders November 14th - December 2nd. Booster Club Homepage

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11/03/2011 - Order Your Damn Yankees DVDs - Download the order form here to reserve your copy - PDF.

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10/21/2011 - ACCHS Varsity Football Team dominates MH-MA 41 - 16, Game Stats:
Passing - Eckert-11 for 17, 152yd 3td
Rushing - Eckert- 18 for 167yd 2tds / Thompson- 15 for 132yd 1td
Rec - Hansen- 4 r 121yd 3td / Kurtz- 3 for 20yd / Schuetz- 1 for 10yd

Year Stats
Passing - Eckert- 85 of 153, for 1363yd, and 17TD
Rushing - Thompson- 115 for 863yd and 11TD / Eckert- 55 for 410yd and 6TD

Receiving
Hundley- 19 for 358yd and 6tds
Hansen- 17 for 337 and 5tds
Chew- 16 for 256yd and 2tds
Kurtz- 17 for 303yd and 3Tds

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10/21/2011 - NaNoWriMo: A number of high school students have been meeting over the past several weeks to gear up for this year's NaNoWriMo challenge to write 50,000 words in the month of November. NaNoWriMo (which stands for National Novel Writing Month) is a nonprofit group organized to motivate would-be novel writers nationwide to devote one month of the year to composing 50,000 words, an average length for a novel. Students have been meeting to construct plots, discuss characters, brainstorm ideas, and share first drafts before the November 1st start date, when they will begin logging their word counts each day. (By Ms. Oertel, HS Language Arts/Yearbook teacher)

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10/20/2011 - The Delaware Valley League Cross Country meet was held at Rim Rock Farms near Lawrence, the course of the 3A State Meet. The Atchison County Cross Country team featured 3 medalists in the races. Trevor Myers finished in 7th place and Hannah Corpstein finished 8th. Both runners were selected (based on their finishes) for 1st team All-League status. Lillie Holtgrave was the top runner selected for 2nd team All-League, finishing in 11th place. Austen Miller ran his final league race, just missing a medal in 21st place. The tigers compete at Regionals on Saturday, October 22nd. This will be the final Regional competition for seniors Hannah Corpstein and Austen Miller.

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10/18/2011 - The Atchison County Community Junior High Girls' Basketball team had their season opener last night, 10/17/11, at home against Pleasant Ridge. The A-team won 34-14. High scorer was Madison Martin with 12 points, Jentry Scherer added 10, Lucy Kearney 7 and Mallory Eckert 5. The B-team won 19-14. Karsan Schmidt was high scorer with 8 points, Savanna Cohorst scored 6, Bailey Buttron 3, and Trisha Fassnacht 2. The C-team lost 2-6. Madison Bissell was the lone scorer for the Lady Tigers C-team.

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10/18/2011 - Tiger Times Now Available! (PDF

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10/17/2011 - DVL Football Standings (PDF) | DVL Volleyball Standings (PDF)

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10/17/2011 - The High School Student Council would like to thank everyone who participated in the Oct. 4, 2011 Pink Out! Through t-shirt sales, raffle tickets and free-will donations, we raised $700 to donate toward breast cancer research. Donations were equally divided between the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

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10/11/2011 - On Saturday the ACCHS Varsity Volleyball Team put away the competition to win the Atchison High School Volleyball Invitational.  After winning pool play at the MS, the team moved to Atchison High School where they beat Oskaloosa in the semis and Atchison High in the Championship match. Brooklynn Otte and Tara Ellerman were named on the All-Tournament Team! The Lady Tiger Varsity record now stands at 16-9.

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10/11/2011 - ACCHS Varsity Football Team Improves to 5-1 with 30 – 7 victory over Pleasant Ridge.

Game Stats
Passing: Austin Eckert 10 of 16 for 133yards and 1TD / Rushing: Alex Thompson- 17 carries for 138 2TD; Austin Eckert- 20 carries for 138 yards; Taylor Schuetz- 4 carries for 30 yards and 1TD / Game Totals:  Passing – 133 yards; Rushing – 306 yards; Total Yards - 439
Defense: Taylor Schuetz- 11 tackles, 7solo; Eric Banks- 6 tackles, 4solo; Quaid Haase- 7 tackles, 6solo, 1.5sacs, 3TFL; Ben Chalfant- 4 tackles, 4solo, 2.5 sacs; Lane Chew- 8 tackles, 7solo, 1TFL, 1sac
Season Stats
Passing: Eckert 59 of 113, 935yd 11tds / Rushing: Alex Thompson 88 carries for 683yd and 8TDs; Austin Eckert 27 for 186yd and 3TDs / Defensive Leaders: Taylor Schuetz-56 tackles; Eric Banks- 45 tackles; Lane Chew- 30 tackeles, 3sacs, 2TFL; Ben Chalfant- 24 tackles, 4TFL, 3.5sacs;  Quaid Haase- 21 tackles, 7tfl, 2.5sacs

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10/11/2011 - The Atchison County Community FFA Livestock Judging Team takes 1st Place at Maryville, MO. The FFA Livestock Judging team traveled to Maryville, MO., on October 4, 2011. Eight team members participated and placed 1st Overall in the team competition. Individual placings were Colby Baker-1st Place, Leah Scholz--15th, Kyle Chew--24th, Chase Montgomery--33rd, Morgan Martin--42nd, Ashley Chalfant--48th, and Colten Banks--159th. There were approximately 300 participants at the contest. The team is coached by Kayla Bodenhausen and sponsored by Dean Swafford.

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10/06/2011 - 2012 Varsity Football Schedule Announced (PDF)

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10/05/2011 - Tiger Times Volume 1 now available!! (click here to download PDF)

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10/03/2011 - The ACCHS Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted eight new members at a ceremony September 25, 2011. The current membership hosted a dinner followed by the ceremony. The newly inducted members are as follows: Back row, Ramsey Hundley (JR), Mitchel Kurtz (SR), Mitchel Rork (JR), Alex Cooper (JR). Front row, Allison Crump (JR), Kelsi Sheely (JR), Haley Reiff (SR), and McKenzie Buttron (JR).

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11/07/2011 - The USD 377 Wellness Committee is sponsoring an Atchison County Community Junior-Senior High Game Night on Saturday, November 12. Junior High will be from 6-8 pm followed by a 30 minute Intermission and continuing with High School from 8:30-10:30 pm. (JSH Flier-PDF)

11/07/2011 - The USD 377 Wellness Committee is sponsoring an Atchison County Community Elementary Family Fitness Night, November 8, 2011, Tuesday, 6:00 PM –8:00 PM, Elementary Gymnasium.  Families come to play volleyball, shoot baskets, students will be timed on the PFA Heavy Hoops and Jump Ropes, the Wii’s will be out, the YMCA will be here to hand out information. (ES Flier - PDF) 

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10/27/2011 - Damn Yankees Press Release (PDF)

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10/26/2011 - Atchison County Drama Club presents Damn Yankees, November 4th, 5th and 6th. (Flyer PDF)

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10/24/2011 -Live Well Live Atchison - a community health initiative led by the Atchison Hospital. A community-wide public forum is scheduled for Tuesday, November 15 to share ideas about ways we can help create healthy communities. Caitlin McMurtry of the Kansas Health Institute will present the findings of a 2009 study that ranks Atchison County 105th (last) in the state for health behaviors. The forum will start at 6:30 PM and be held at the Blue Building in Effingham. This is your opportunity to share ideas about things we can do in Atchison County to promote healthy lifestyles and behaviors (PDF brochure). Click here to go to the Live Well Live Atchison Facebook page.

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10/24/2011 - Trevor Myers and Hannah Corpstein Qualify for 3A State Cross Country. For the second consecutive year, ACCHS Junior, Trevor Myers and ACCHS Senior, Hannah Corpstein qualified for Class 3A State Cross Country.   Trevor placed 3rd overall and Hannah placed 9th at Saturday's regional competition held at the Riley County Regional, Leonardvilled Golf Course.    The Boys' Team finished 9th with 209 points. Results (PDF) 

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10/19/2011 - KSHSAA releases sub-state volleyball pairings (Sabetha Sub-state PDF)

10/19/2011 - Regional Cross Country Information (PDF

09/26/2011 - Congratulations to the 8th Grade Girls Volleyball team who went undefeated on Saturday (5-0) to capture 1st place at the Jeff West Tournament...more!!!

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09/26/2011 - Congratulations to the 7th Grade Girls volleyball team who went 4-1 on Saturday to place 2nd place at the Jeff West Tournament...more.

09/22/2011 - ACCHS Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness Night scheduled for October 4, 2011 home volleyball match against MH-MA and Troy...more

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09/19/2011 - Atchison County Elementary School 1st Grade Teacher and Kansas Teacher of the Year Nominee, Tracy Pieper, was recognized along with 41 other Region 2 Teacher of the Year Nominees at a banquet held on Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Topeka. Pictured with Tracy are Diane DeBacker, Commissioner of Education and Dale Dennis, Deputy Commissioner of Education.

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Homecoming festivities features KISS (ACCHS KISS, that is). Left to right: Austin Eckert, Zane O'Brien, Jacob Sowers and Erik Cummings

09/13/2011 - Congratulations to the 2011 ACCHS Homecoming candidates. The King Candidates are (left to right) Mitchel Kurtz, Matt Miller and Eric Banks. The Queen Candidates are (left to right) Brooklynn Otte, Jenna Thompson and Hannah Corpstein.  The crowning ceremony will take place Friday, Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m. on the Tiger football field prior to the Homecoming game between ACCHS and Doniphan West.

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National School Lunch Week – October 10-14, 2011 - “School Lunch – Let’s Grow Healthy” will help students understand where food comes from while highlighting the overall benefit that school lunch helps kids grow strong and healthy.  The 2011 theme provides the opportunity to try something new and promote locally sourced foods.  For more information, go to www.schoolnutrition.org.

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09/12/2011 - The 4th annual Atchison County Cross Country meet was held Thursday on the home course.  Many thanks go out to the many community and staff members involved in making the meet a success.  A special thanks to Jenna Taliaferro and the Tiger volleyball team for their assistance.  Cross country meets are impossible without lots of help! The cross country program extends their best wishes to the volleyball team this season...more

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09/12/2011 - ACCHS Varsity Football Team improves to 2-0 with wins over Troy and JCN.

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09/12/2011 - President Obama's Plan: the American Jobs Act - Before a joint session of Congress, President Obama proposed the American Jobs Act. According to the President, the purpose of the Act is to create jobs in America, reform spending programs and reduce the deficit. The White House has released additional information about the impact on states, should the plan be enacted. For a summary of information about Kansas, click here.

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09/08/2011 - Spirit Week Activities Schedule

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09/08/2011 - Cross Country Results from Tuesday, September 6, 2011. The Tigers ran their first meet at the Jeff West Cross Country course in Topeka.  The girls faired very well in the meet...read more >>

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09/08/2011 - ACCHS Volleyball Results from Tuesday, September 6.
Varsity - ACCHS beat Jackson Heights 25-20; 25-19
Varsity - ACCHS beat Horton 25-21; 25-14
JV - ACCHS beat Jackson Heights 23-25; 25-19; 15-5
JV - ACCHS beat Horton 25-17; 25-21

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09/07/2011 - Congratulations to the 2011 ACCHS Homecoming candidates. The King Candidates are Eric Banks, Mitchel Kurtz and Matt Miller. The Queen Candidates are Hannah Corpstein, Brooklynn Otte and Jenna Thompson. The crowning ceremony will take place Friday, Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m. on the Tiger football field prior to the Homecoming game between ACCHS and Doniphan West.

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09/06/2011 - MS Football - The Tigers fell to D. West last Thursday evening in the season opener 6-14. It was a well played game on both sides of the ball. Next up for the Tigers they travel to Troy on 9/8/11, game time 6:30.

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08/31/2011 - Congratulations to Kansas Teacher of the Year Nominee Tracy Pieper! Mrs. Pieper, ACCES 1st Grade Teacher, will be honored at a Region 2 Kansas Teacher of the Year Banquet on Sunday, September 18 in Topeka.  Tracy is one of forty-one nominees from the Second Congressional District.  The two finalists who will represent our region in the State Teacher of the Year competition will be announced at the banquet.  Good luck Mrs. Pieper!!

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08/31/2011 - Congratulations to Julie Chalfant for completing the KSDE requirements for Food Safety Basics on August 15, 2011. Julie is our new elementary school cook.

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08/24/2011 - The Atchison County Drama Club announces auditions for the fall musical, "Damn Yankees," which will be performed the first weekend of November. Auditions will be held Monday, Aug. 29 and Wednesday, Aug. 31 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. and during PAWS on Tuesday Aug. 30 in the Auditorium. To audition during PAWS, you will need to sign up with Mrs. Walters or Mrs. Eckert; prioritythat day will be given to athletes who cannont attend an after school audition times. Auditioners will be asked to sing and to join with others in reading selections from the script.  Tech crew will also be needed for the musical. Please speak with Mrs. Walters or Mrs. Eckert if you have questions about the musical or to sign up for tech crew.

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Free or Reduced Meals—Your child may be eligible to receive healthy school meals at a reduced price or free. Applications can be downloaded by clicking here. Enter all required information on the application and return to:

Theresa Cattrell, Food Service Director, 306 Main St., Effingham, KS 66023 or it can be turned in at any USD 377 attendance center.

Meal Account Letter from Theresa Cattrell, Food Service Director.

Elementary Supply List for 2011-2012

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08/01/2011 - Easlyn Haase has been chosen to cheer on the 2011-2012 Cheer Squad for Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas. 

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07/11/2011 - ACCHS Cheerleaders attended UCA (Universal Cheerleaders Association) Cheer Camp at Bethany College on June 6th...more.  

06/13/2011 - ACCHS senior Ryan Martin won the Class 3A state championship in the high jump. Ryan cleared 6' 4" to win the championship. Congratulations, Ryan!

06/13/2011 - ACCHS sophomore Jacob Hansen placed 2nd in the state in the Class 3A long jump. Congratulations, Jacob!

06/13/2011 - ACCHS senior Garrett Atzenweiler placed 5th in Class 3A in the 100 meter dash. Congratualtions Garrett!

 

06/08/2011 - CJOnline Article - State's best in all-star volleyball match...feature on Korie Thompson.

05/23/2011 - Graduation photos courteousy of the Newsleaf

05/21/2011 - A dozen Tigers qualified for the Kansas State High School Track & Field Championships next weekend in Wichita, Ks...more

05/15/2011 - ACCHS Senior Korie Thompson has been selected to play in the Kansas Volleyball Association's 26th annual All-Star match, which will be June 3 at Lee Arena...more

05/15/2011 - 2011 JHS Track roundup-revised!

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05/12/2011 - Emily Warriner recognized at the 28th Annual Governor's Scholars Awards Program for her outstanding academic achievement. Emily ranks in the top one percent of all Kansas high school seniors. Congratulations Emily! (Press Release)

(Emily and Governor Brownback)

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05/11/2011 - Regional Brackets - Baseball 2011 - Softball 2011

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05/08/2011 - The Talking Tigers Forensics Team completed its season on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the state tournaments. Both Jessica Schmalstieg and Trevor Oswald competed well at 3A State Speech and Drama Championships, however neither advanced past preliminaries. At State Speech and Drama Festival, Allison Handke received a "I" rating on her Prose Interpretation. Congratulations to all the Talking Tigers on an excellent season.

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05/06/2011 - ACCHS Senior Emily Warriner Named to the Topeka Capital-Journal Honorable Mention All-State Academic Team.

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05/05/2011 - Mr. Reinke's Job Olympics Team!

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05/04/2011 - The Lady Tiger continued to roll with a pair of wins over Wathena on Wednesday night...more.

04/28/2011 - The Lady Tiger softball team takes two from Troy...more.

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04/26/2011 - Riley Hundley signs letter of intent to attend Manhattan Christian College...more

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04/26/2011 - KU Honors Program acknowledges the top 10% of the ACCHS senior class: Riley Hundley, Emily Warriner, Ryan Martin, Darren Falk, Jessica Schmalstieg and Lisa Mead.

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04/21/2011 - ACCHS (Mr. Reinke's IRC Class) finished 1" in the team competition in Division II at the Job Olympics competition which was held at Johnson County Community College on April 6, 2011. This is the seventh straight year that the team from ACCHS has won a trophy in their division in the team competition...more.

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04/16/2011 - The Talking Tigers forensics team completed its regular season at the Atchison High Invitational on April 16. Congratulations to finalists Allison Handke & Levi Nabors, 7th place Duet Acting, Allison Handke 7th place Serious Solo Acting and Jessica Schmalstieg, 1st place Original Oration. Jessica is now qualified to compete at the 3A State Championships, which will be held at Wichita East HS on May 7, 2011. Congratulations to all!

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04/11/2011 - Civic Voices News

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04/10/2011 - Congratulations to Austin Eckert and Ondrej Gargula who were both named to the St. Joseph All News-Press Boy's Basketball teams. Austin was named to the 1st team while Ondrej was named to the 3rd team. They were selected out of 60+ teams in the surrounding area.

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04/10/2011 - Talking Tiger Forensics - Troy Invitational

04/10/2011 - ACCHS Track Update - McLouth Invitational

04/08/2011 - April BOE Agenda

04/05/2011 - ACCHS Lady Tiger Softball News

04/05/2011 - BOE minutes from March 31, 2011 Special Meeting #1

04/05/2011 - BOE minutes from March 31, 2011 Special Meeting #2

O4/05/2011 - Talking Tiger Forensics Updates

03/28/2011 - Atchison County Community Junior-Senior High Wins Sportsmanship Award at State Basketball Tournament!

"To all of our students, staff, parents and patrons who attended the Class 3A Boys State Basketball Tournament: Thank you for your outstanding spirit, enthusiasm and sportsmanship that helped our school win the Class 3A Outstanding Sportsmanship Award at the recent Kansas State High School Activities Association Boys' Class 3A State Basketball Tournament." --Superintendent Wiseman

"The sportsmanship displayed by your school's cheerleaders, basketball team, student body, and fans throughout the state basketball tournament has earned your school an Outstanding Sportsmanship Award," KSHSAA Executiver Director Gary Mussleman and Assistant Executive Director Reggie Romine wrote in a letter to Mark Preut, ACCJSH Principal. "On behalf of the member schools of the Kansas State High School Activities Association, I extend appreciation for your leadership and exemplary high standard of sportsmanship. Again, congratulations to you for successfully meeting the challenge of promoting and achieving sportsmanship standards of high quality."

KSHSAA link to all sportsmanship award winners.

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03/23/2011 - A recent NBC Broadcast warns people of the dangers to our safety that can be retrieved from cell phones. The following link will take you to a video regarding posting pictures from a Smartphone and children’s safety...(Smartphone privacy).

03/16/2011 -USD 377 school staff member, Tenille Forbes receives healthy habits for life grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation…more.

03/16/2011 - 21 ACCJSHS Juniors compete at WE THE PEOPLE (By ACCJSHS Honors Junior English Class) - On February 28, 2011, the 21 juniors of the ACCJSHS College Prep American History class participated in the Kansas High School State Finals of the WE THE PEOPLE competition in Topeka, Kansas.  The team was instructed by history teacher, Mr. Clayton Lucas, and English teacher, Mrs. Barbara Gigstad...more

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ESPH Video News Available from Child Nutrition & Wellness, KSDE

We encourage you to visit our new website, the ESPH (Eat Smart. Play Hard) Video News at www.eatsmartplayhard.org.  This site provides important information for families about healthy living and shows how Kansas schools are teaching their students to "eat smart" and "play hard"...more!

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ACCHS Boys' Basketball page

ACCHS Girls Basketball page

ACCHS Girls' Volleyball page

ACCHS Cross Country page

ACCHS Football page

ACCHS Wrestling Page

 

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>>Elementary Summer Reading Info

• Letter to students/parents
• K-3 Reading Log
• Reading Calendar
• Pebbles Letter Week #1
• Pebbles Activity Sheet W#1
• Pebbles Letter Week #2
• Pebbles Activity Sheet W#2
• Pebbles Letter Week #3
• Pebbles Activity Sheet W#3
• Pebbles Letter Week #4
• Pebbles Activity Sheet W#4

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03/05/2011 - Boys 1994 State Champion Basketball Team to be recognized at the Class 3A State Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 12. State tournament record of interest: Austin Martin holds the Class 4A single game scoring record with 39 points in 1995.

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02/11/2011 - Area Superintendents Meet to Discuss School Budgets

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December School Newsletter now available for downloading. Notice - This edition is a very large file (2.2 MB) due to all the pictures.

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Garrett Atzenweiler selected to play in the Shrine Bowl all-star game for the East squad. The Shrine Bowl will be held July 30 in Hays.

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Korie Thompson Named Class 3A 1st Team All-State by the Kansas Volleyball Coaches Association, Kiley Dorssom 2nd Team All-State and Brittaney Miller 3rd Team All-State

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Garrett Atzenweiler Named Class 3A 1st Team All-State Running Back by Topeka Capital Journal and Wichita Eagle

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Austin Eckert Named Class 3A Honorable mention by Topeka Capital Journal

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ACCJH Girls Basketball Update from Thursday, December 2, 2010. The ‘A’ Team defeated Wathena 33-12 to improve their record to 12-0 on the season. Leading scorers: Lillie Holtgrave 13 points and Rachel Newquist 6 points. The JH varsity girls team will enter DVL Tournament action as the #1 seed and will play on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. at home.

The ‘B’ Team defeated Wathena 35-13, to wrap up their season with an 11-1 overall record. Leading scorers: Charlsey Green 9 points and Lucy Kearney 6 points.

The ‘C’ Team defeated Wathena 22-17 and finished the year with a 6-2 record. Leading scorers: Karsan Schmidt 8 points and Emily Schletzbaum 4 points.

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ACCJSH Invitational Wrestling Results from Saturday, November 20, 2010

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DVL FOOTBALL NEWS
DVL All League Football - North Division (go to complete list)

1st Team Defense - Blaze Hollands (T), Garrett Atzenweiler (LB), Riley Hundley (S), Jake Hansen (K)
2nd Team Defense - Michael Forbes (E), Trenton Joice (T), Robert Snyder (LB)

1st Team Offense - Austin Eckert (QB), Garrett Atzenweiler (RB), Riley Hundley (WR), Ben Chalfant (T)
2nd Team Offense - Trenton Joice (T)
Offense Honorable Mention - Blaze Hollands (TE), Matt Miller (G), Eric Banks (G), Nick Spillman (C), Alex Thompson (RB)

DVL VOLLEYBALL NEWS
DVL All League Volleyball - North Division (go to complete list)
1st Team - Kiley Dorssom, Korie Thompson, Brittaney Miller, Brooke Fowler
2nd Team - Brooklyn Otte and Katrina Reiss

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VOLLEYBALL NEWS -

College Signings
Atchison County Community High School senior Brittaney Miller signs volleyball letter of intent with Kansas Weslyan University...more.

Atchison County Community High School senior Korie Thompson signs volleyball letter of intent with Washburn University...more.

Congratulations to Coach Hawk and the ACCHS Girls Volleyball Team for taking 2nd at the Class 3A State Volleyball championships!! The team finished the season with 42 wins against 4 losses. (HS Girls VB Page)

KVA Class 3A 2010 State Volleyball All Tournament Team Announced
Kiley Dorssom, Brittaney Miller and Korie Thompson have been named to the KVA Class 3A State All Tournament Team. Congratulations to these three seniors on an outstanding season and state tournament.

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CROSS COUNTRY NEWS
State Cross Country Results
Hannah Corpstein's time of 17:59.31 earned a 47th place finish at the Girls Class 3A Cross Country Meet.

Trevor Myers's time of 19:41.19 gave him a 76th place finish at the Boys Class 3A Cross Country Meet. (Cross Country page

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Elementary School News - Tigers of the Week and Gotcha Awards (11/08/10)

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Elementary Title I Literacy/Technology Night Announcement- The elementary school is holding a Family Literacy/Technology Night where teachers will share ideas and insights on how to help your child improve their reading skills. This is an opportunity for parents with children of any skill level to pick up tips on how to either help their struggling reader or help facilitate higher learning in an already accomplished reader.

Literacy Night RSVP Form (download here)

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Harassment and Bullying Letter from the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issues guidance to schools to support educators in combating bullying in schools by clarifying when bullying may violate federal education anti-discrimination laws (go to letter).

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National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) developed a special website to assist all high school student athletes that are planning to attend college and possibly continue their athletic career.  The website is free and has everything the college bound student needs to know from start to finish. The website can be accessed at www.nhsca.com. 

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VOLLEYBALL NEWS
Congratulations to Coach Hawk and the ACCHS Girls Volleyball Team for taking 2nd at the Class 3A State Volleyball championships!! The team finished the season with 42 wins against 4 losses. (HS Girls VB Page)

KVA Class 3A 2010 State Volleyball All Tournament Team Announced
Kiley Dorssom, Brittaney Miller and Korie Thompson have been named to the KVA Class 3A State All Tournament Team. Congratulations to these three seniors on an outstanding season and state tournament.

CJONLINE Article - Atchison County rolls to 3A semis

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FOOTBALL NEWS
Congratulations to the ACCHS Varsity Football team for a very successful season. The Tigers finished 9-2 on the season, 1st in the DVL North, won the Class 3A District 7 Championship and won their Bi-District Divisional Play-off game!!!

Area Playoff Capsules (CJ-Online)

Tigers Win Bi-District Play-off Against Marysville 42-24!!!
The ACCHS Tiger football advances to regional, will play at Rossville Saturday.

Final Prep Football League Standings (CJ-Online)
Tigers DVL North Champions

High School Football Play-off Brackets

ACCHS Varsity Football Team Wins District - The varity football team defeated Sabetha 49-14 to finish their regular season 8-1 and 3-0 in district play. The Tigers will host Marysville here at Tiger Stadium Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. (District Play-off pictures posted on Facebook - click here)

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Atchison County Drama Club News
The AC Drama Club proudly presents The Wizard of Oz, November 5, 6, and 7th.
(Rehearsal Pictures)

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Elementary PTO News
Thank you to all the merchants who provided candy for the elementary school Halloween Parade!

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New Lead-Based Paint Regs in Kansas - any person who disturbs paint in child-occupied facilities built before 1978 must be trained in Lead Safe Work Practices.

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JH Girls Basketball News
The JH girls basketball teams defeated McLouth MS Monday. The A-team won 45-15, B-team 31-0, and the C-team won 12-9. (Pictures)

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Atchison County Book Fair News
Thanks to the support of parents and patrons, the Elementary School had one of the best book fairs ever...more!

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ACCHS MATH CLUB NEWS
On Oct. 27 the math club competed at the Emporia State University math contest. The Algebra team consisting of Riley Hundley, Darren Falk, and Ryan Martin earned a 4th place finish among the 1A-3A schools. Individually, Brooke Fowler, Jenna Thompson and Hannah Corpstein scored in the top half on the Algebra Individual test and Megan Vanderweide and Jacob Sowers who scored in the top half on the Geometry Individual test.

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New NHS Members Inducted, Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The ACCHS Chapter of the National Honor Society and sponsor Barb Gigstad inducted fourteen new NHS members in the ACCHS library Wednesday night. The 2010 NHS inductees are: Kiley Dorssom, Kayla Bales, Hannah Corpstein, Tara Ellerman, Brooke Fowler, Zane O'Brien, Taylor Pieper, Katrina Reiss, Jaclyn Scherer, Jacob Sowers, Chelsea Stephenson, Jenna Thompson and Kelsey Weber.

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ACCES 6th Grader Sets PFA Kong National Record
Chance Montgomery, a 6th grader at Atchison County Elementary School, set a National Record for the Parallel Bars station, performing 160 rotations - 20 more rotations than the previous record holder from Tennessee. PFA Link

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ACCHS Boys' Basketball Haunted Forest
Haunted forest fundraiser scheduled for October 23, 30, and 31.

** The Haunted Forest will be cancelled on Friday, Oct. 29th due to the ACCHS Volleyball team success, as we want all to be available to attend the state competition.  Best of luck to the Lady Tigers!!  Saturday, Oct. 30th and Sunday Oct. 31st the Haunted Forest will be open as originally planned from 8 to 11 pm - Coach Wetig and the ACCHS Boy's Basketball team.

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All of the ACCHS State Volleyball matches will be broadcast live on 103.9 FM from Salina and can also be heard world-wide on the Internet at www.knzafm.com Click on the sports play-by-play link.  Go Tigers!

Volleyball Team State-Bound, Wins Winchester/JCN Sub-State! (State Bracket)
State volleyball pool play begins Friday, October 29 at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. The Lady Tiger's first match in pool play is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. against Hillsboro. All matches will start no earlier than the time listed on the bracket.(VB Photo Page)

Team Travel Itinerary for Friday, October 29 & Saturday, October 30. 

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State Cross Country Saturday at Wamego Country Club, Wamego (State CC info)
Hannah Corpstein, junior, and Trevor Myers, sophomore, will compete in the Class 3A State Cross Country meet on Saturday at Wamego. 3A boys run at 9:00 and 3A girls are scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. Admission is $7.00 for adults and $6.00 for students K-12. Pets are not allowed. (Regional CC results)

Travel Itinerary - (CC Photo Page)

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Football Team Defeats MH-MA (57-7), Plays for District Championship Thursday Night! (C-J's high school football rankings)
The Tigers play Sabetha Thursday night in their last home game of the regular season, which is also Senior Parent's Night. The game starts at 7:00 p.m. If the Tigers win they will play a home bi-district game on Tuesday, November 2. (Football photo page)

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ACCHS Varsity Volleyball wins DVL Championship (VB photo page)
The varsity girls volleyball team defeated JCN in the semi-finals and Oskaloosa in the Championship game.

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JH Football Closes Out 2010 Season (JH FB photo page)
The JH football team defeated Xavior MS 37-0 to take 7th place in DVL. Coach Porter goes out in style capping off a 40-year coaching career.

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Governor Parkinson proclaims Wednesday, October 20, 2010, as 'School Bus Drivers' Appreciation Day' in Kansas. School bus drivers perform a very valuable service to our schools, communities and parents each and every school day, transporting students to and from school (go to press release). Thank you Bus Drivers for your dedication to the safe transport of every child every day!

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Kansas State Board of Education Adopts Common Core Standards
Last week the Kansas State Board of Education joined a group of 37 other states to adopt Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics. 

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Academic Benefits for Sports Participants
University of Kansas Researcher Finds Academic Benefits for Sport Participants in Kansas High Schools

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10/10/18 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have partnered to combat distracted driving. Crash Rates for Young Drivers Are High: In the United States, the crash rate per mile driven for 16-to-19 year-olds is 4 times higher than the risk for older drivers. (Distracted Driving websites: OSHA, DOT)

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10/15/10 - The Condition of College and Career Readiness in Kansas, Class of 2010. "ACT has been measuring the academic achievement of 11th- and 12th-grade students since 1959, their career aspirations since 1969, and their academic preparation in high school since 1985. ACT’s data system includes each of these areas for 8th and 10th graders and has been monitoring student readiness and success for nearly two decades."

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10/18/10 - Motivational speaker Tiffany Eis to speak to JSH students Wednesday, October 20...more on Tiffany Eis.

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10/13/10 - KC Wolf will be at Atchison County Community Elementary School on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 8:30am. His presentation is titled, "Being a Winner in Life", which emphasizes self-esteem, doing your best and saying "NO" to drugs

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10/11/10 - Elementary Students of the Week PR (10/04/10)

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10/10/10 - CJONLINE HS Football Rankings

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10/09/10 - Varsity Volleyball team wins Atchison HS Tourney (team photo)

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10/08/10 - ACCHS Volleyball (24-1) - CJONLINE Area VB Stat Leaders

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10/07/10 - ACCHS Volleyball - CJONLINE Article

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10/05/10 - Homecoming Royalty Press Release - Homecoming Royalty Picture Page - (Schedule of Homecoming Activities)

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10/03/10 - The ACCHS Varsity Volleyball team wins Wellsville Tournament (team photo).

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10/03/10 - Varsity Football team improves to 5-0, rolls over Jackson Heights 65-0. ACCHS defense named Topeka CH 49 HS Football Play of the Week.

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10/03/10 - CJs HS Football Rankings

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10/01/10 - ACCHS Volleyball Team moves up to 2nd in Class 3A state volleyball rankings, record 17-0.

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10/01/10 -ACCHS 2nd Annual Homecoming Run - Next Friday, October 8, the ACCHS Cross Country team will be running the homecoming game ball from Easton to Tiger Stadium. The ball will be presented to officials before the start of the big game against the Pleasant Ridge Rams. The team will run in pairs followed by school personnel over the 34 miles of dirt, gravel and paved roads.

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10/01/10 - Area Volleyball Stat Leaders (CJ Online)

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09/29/10 - HS Varsity Volleyball News: Kiley Dorssom breaks her own assist record with 34 in the game against Valley Falls last week. The team broke the school record for kills in a game as well with 44 that same match. The Lady Tigers also locked up a spot in the championship bracket of the DVL playoffs with their 17-0 record.

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09/29/10 - Elementary School Students of the Week PR

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09/29/10 - DVL Volleyball Standings as of 9/28.

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09/29/10 - Fall Homecoming Week 2010 begins on Monday!!

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09/28/10 - 2010 Sub-state volleyball asssignments announced!

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9/28/10 - ACCHS Varsity Football - Garrett Atzenweiler led the state in rushing last week with 342 yards. Congratulations Garrett!!

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09/27/10 - HS JV Volleyball team placed 5th at Doniphan West Tourney on Saturday. They defeated Nemaha Valley, Leavenworth, and Hiawatha. Their only loss was to Sabetha. Season record is now 11-6.

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09/25/10 - ACCHS varsity football team improves to 4-0 after defeating Valley Falls 49-34, Friday night at Valley (more). - (HS Football Rankings Week 4)

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09/24/10 - Cross Country Results from Royal Valley, 9/23/10

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09/20/10 - Elementary School Students of the Week PR

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09/11/2010 - Varsity Girls Volleyball Win Nemaha Valley Invitational - The 31st Annual Nemaha Valley Invitational Volleyball Tournament was held Saturday, September 11, 2010. The tournament consisted of ten teams: Pleasant Ridge, McLouth, Nemaha Valley, Marysville, ACCHS, B&B, Rock Creek, Horton, Jackson Heights, and Hiawatha. The ten teams divided up into two pools and played the teams into their pool; the top two teams in each pool advanced on to play in the semi-finals and finals.

The ACCHS Volleyball team went undefeated, placing first in their pool and advancing to the championship round where they defeated Baileyville B & B to capture the Championship. (Link to team picture.)

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Varsity Football Team Improves to 2-0, Rolls Over JCN 52-0, 09/10/2010

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Cross Country News, Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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Kansas Volleyball Association (KVA) Rankings (Week 2) - ACCHS Volleyball team ranked 4th in 3A.

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2009-2010 Archived News

-- 2010 ACCHS 3A State Track Qualifiers: L to R; Soph. Haley Reiff (discus), Soph. Hannah Corpstein (3200 m.),
Jr. Blaze Hollands (javelin and discus), Jr. Ryan Martin (high jump)

-- Lisa Mead Places Third at Nationals (submitted by Clayton Lucas) - “Lisa Mead was a third-place winner in the short story division for 11th grade. Kansas had the most winners. A total of 61 entries were first, second, or third for $980 to be distributed to students. There were 10 short story entries from all levels. Of all the entries received, she was third. Third at nationals is wonderful. That is quite an honor.”

-- JSH Campus Beautification - The ACCHS chapters of the National Honor Society and Future Farmers of America collaborated on a beautification project to care for the existing landscaping and to add new landscaping around the school sign in the front of the school. They planted shrubs, trimmed bushes, raked dead debris, and spread a great deal of mulch around it all. The campus looks especially nice for graduation on May 16. (Submitted by Mrs. Gigstad, NHS Sponsor)

-- State FFA News - The Atchison County FFA’S Ag Econ team placed 3rd at state Tuesday, may 4th. Team members include; Darren Falk, Rachel Keihl, Katrina Reiss and Jacob Penning. The Ag Sales team placed 7th in the state. Team members include Jacob Reiss, Colton Dunaway, Zack Langley, and Tyler Sternsdorff. The following students placed in the top 10 individuals of their contest: Darren Falk 5th / Jacob Reiss 9th / Colton Dunaway 10th. The meats and dairy foods teams participated at state but did not place among the top 10 teams.

-- Talking Tiger Forensics - State Speech and Drama News, May 3, 2010!

-- Amber Kelly Wins 1st at District and State for her "The American Dream: What is it?" Essay - Amber Kelly's essay on "The American Dream: What is it?" will now be entered into a national competition after winning first in the state. The essay contest is sponsored by the Elks organization. Click here to read Amber's essay.

-- Talking Tiger Forensics News - Troy Invitational - The Talking Tigers Forensics team competed at its last regular season tournament on Saturday. April 10th at Troy. All team members competed very well, earning the Tigers 2nd place in Sweepstakes. Congratulations to finalists:

• Samantha Noll, 6th place, Serious Solo Acting
• Jessica Schmalstieg, 6th place, Informative Speaking
• Trevor Oswald, 5th place, Serious Solo Acting
• Erik Cummings & Josh Keimig, 5th place, Improvised Duet Acting
• Trevor Lutz & Steven Rathert, 4th place, Improvised Duet Acting
• Sloane Elias, 4th place, Extemporaneous Speaking
• Elizabeth Ford, 3rd place Serious Solo Acting and 1st place Informative Speaking
• Precious dela Cruz, 3rd place Humorous Solo Acting and 1st place Poetry
• Steven Rathert, 1st place Humorous Solo Acting

-- Jennifer Harmon Signs Letter of Intent - Monday, March 29, 2009 – ACCHS senior, Jennifer Harmon, has signed a Letter of Intent to play basketball for the University of Saint Mary of Leavenworth, Kansas.

-- Lisa Mead’s DAR Essay 1st in State - It was announced at the March 15th Board meeting, by senior high social studies teacher Clayton Lucas, that Atchison County Community High School junior Lisa Mead has won 1st place for her Daughters of the American Revolution short essay. Lisa’s short essay will be submitted for competition at the national level.

-- Austin Eckert and Ryan Martin Earn Basketball Honors - Atchison County Community High School sophomore Austin Eckert and junior Ryan Martin have been named to the All State Class 3A Honorable Mention lists by the Topeka Capital Journal and the Wichita Eagle.

-- Austin and Ryan were also named to the Big 7 All-league team. Austin has been named the Atchison Globe All Area Player of the Year and Ryan was named Atchison Globe First Team All Area.

-- Michael Forbes Named Globe Wrestler of the Year - Michael Forbes, 140 pound Big 7 League Champion and Class 3A Regional Champion has been named the Atchison Globe 2010 High School Wrestler of the Year.

-- Alex Maxwell Selected as Rotary Student of the Year - Atchison County Community High School senior Alex Maxwell, who was named the 2010 Atchison Rotary Student of the Year, received his award on March 11, at the weekly meeting of the Atchison Rotary Club. Alex was recognized for his outstanding scholarship, leadership and service to the community.

-- Forensics 2010 Big 7 League Champions:

• Alex Maxwell - Extemporaneous
• Liz Ford - Informative Speaking
• Steve Rather & Trevor Lutz - IDA
• Liz Ford/Trevor Oswald/Steven Rathert - One Act Play

-- Talking Tiger Forensics News - Atchison High Invitational - The Talking Tigers forensics team competed Saturday March 27th at Atchison High School. All team members competed very well. Congratulations to finalists Samantha Noll, 6th place Poetry; Corby Swendson, 4th place Poetry; Precious dela Cruz, 2nd place Poetry; and Alex Maxwell, 1st place Exptemporaneous Speaking. Sam and Corby are qualified for State Festival, and Precious and Alex are qualified for 3A State Champs.

-- Talking Tiger Forensics News - Jackson Heights Invitational - The Talking Tigers forensics team competed Monday, March 22nd, at the Jackson Heights Invitational tournament. All team members competed very well, earning the team 1st place in the Sweepstakes competition. Congratulations to finalists, Erik Cummings & Josh Keimig, 7th place Improvised Duet Acting; Erik Cummings, 7th place Original Oration; Samantha Noll, 6th place Serious Solo Acting; Jodi Swendson, 5th place, Serious Solo Acting; Jessica Schmalstieg, 5th place Informative Speaking; Corby Swendson, 5th place, Poetry; Steven Rathert, 4th place Humorous Solo Acting; Precious dela Cruz, 6th place Poetry and 3rd place Humorous Solo Acting; and Steven Rathert and Trevor Lutz, 2nd place Improvised Duet Acting. Great job everyone!

-- Talking Tiger Forensics News - Big 7 League - The Talking Tigers forensics team hosted and competed at the Big 7 League Forensics tournament on March 3, 2010. Thank you to everyone who helped…the tournament was a great success. The Talking Tigers all competed very well, earning the team 2nd place in Sweepstakes. Congratulations to the finalists:

• Trevor Oswald, 6th place Prose and 6th place Serious Solo Acting
• Sloane Elias, 6th place Informative Speaking and 4th place Extemporaneous Speaking
• Rikki Taliaferro, 5th place Original Oration
  
• Samantha Noll, 4th place Poetry
  
• Austin Gibson & Brittaney Miller, 3rd place IDA
  
• Precious dela Cruz, 3rd place Humorous Solo
  
• Steven Rathert, 2nd place Humorous Solo
  
• Alex Maxwell, 1st place Extemporaneous & 4th place Prose
  
• Liz Ford, 1st place Informative Speaking & 2nd place Serious Solo
  
• Steven Rathert & Trevor Lutz, 1st place IDA
  
• One Act Play, with Liz Ford, Trevor Oswald & Steven Rathert
  
• The One Act and Trevor Oswald are qualified for State Festival, and Liz, Austin, Alex and Brittaney are now qualified for 3A State Champs.

-- Talking Tiger Forensics Results - The Talking Tigers Forensics team competed Saturday 2/27 at Horton. All team members competed very well, helping to earn the Tigers a 2nd place finish in Sweepstakes. Congratulations to finalists Samantha Noll, 6th place Poetry; Sloane Elias, 5th place Informative Speaking; Alex Maxwell, 3rd place Extemporaneous Speaking and 2nd Place Prose; Precious dela Cruz, 3rd place Humorous Solo and 3rd place Poetry; Steven Rathert, 2nd place Humorous Solo; and Liz Ford, 1st place Prose. Samantha is now qualified for State Festival, and Precious, Steven and Liz are qualified for 3A State Champs. Way to go Tigers!

-- Talking Tiger Forensics Results - The Talking Tigers Forensics team competed at Hiawatha on Saturday 2/13. All team members competed very well, earning the Tigers 5th place in Sweepstakes. Congratulations to finalists Josh Keimig & Erik Cummings, 5th place IDA; Alex Maxwell, 7th place Extemporaneous Speaking and 3rd place Prose; and Steven Rathert & Trevor Lutz, 1st place IDA. Josh & Erik arequalified for State Festival, and Alex's Prose is now qualified for 3A State Championships.

-- The Talking Tiger Forensics team opened its season on Saturday competing at the Nemaha Valley invitational tournament. All team members competed very well. Congratulations to finalists Alex Maxwell, 6th place Extemporaneous Speaking & 5th place Prose; Liz Ford, 4th place Poetry; Steven Rathert, 6th place Prose and Steven and Trevor Lutz, 1st place, Improvised Duet Acting. Alex, Steven and Liz qualified their individual events for State Festival, and Steven and Trevor qualified in IDA for 3A State Championships.

-- ACCHS Boys JV Basketball Team Wins Home Tournament, February 2, 2010

-- Austin Eckert named NE Kansas Sports/United Bank & Trust Athlete of the Week, February 1, 2010

-- ACCHS Sophomores Tour World War I Museum in Kansas City, January 29, 2010

-- ACCHS Students Celebrate National School Counselors' Week with Governor Parkinson -Karen Benson, Prescious dela Crus, Alex Maxwell, Governor Parkinson, Jordon Scherer, Steven Rathert and Lori Mitchell-Kandt. We spoke to Governor Parkinson about the importance of counseling in the schools. He talked of the importance of college and career counseling and we pointed out other aspects of the profession. When he commented about the lack of funding for our schools we were able to give personal examples of the effect it is having for us. (Link to group photo)

-- Boys Basketball team wins McLouth Tournament - Wrestlers take 5th at Paola...click here to read more (01/25/10)

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The musical, “Bye, Bye, Birdie,” will be presented Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14, at 7:00 PM and Sunday, November 15 at 2:00. A dessert bar will be available for purchase at each performance. Admission is $4/Adults, $2/Students. Audience members bringing a canned good or non-perishable item will receive $1 off ticket price...click here to download pdf flyer!

06/19/06 -- Summer Weight Lifting Programs...More

06/15/06 -- U.S.D. 377 announces the addition of an afternoon section of Preschool...More

05/26/06 -- NAEP Test...More

05/26/06 -- NAEP Test...More

05/24/06 -- Accelerated Reading Activities...More

05/17/06 -- ACCHS - All Big 7 League Softball...More

05/12/06 -- Project Fitness America Grants Awarded to District Schools...More

05/12/06 -- ACCMS - 2006 MS Girls Track...More

05/05/06 -- ACCHS - Students take 1st place in Job Olympics...More

05/05/06 -- ACCMS - Plant Fund Project...More

05/04/06 -- 06-07 Chairpersons...More

04/29/06 -- ACCHS - Students Excel at State Music...More

04/28/06 -- ACCHS - FFA Memories . . .Through the Years!...More

04/25/06 -- ACCHS - National FFA Collegiate Scholarship Program Winners Announced...More

04/25/06 -- ACCMS - New School Track Records...More

04/13/06 -- Rotary Educator of the Year...More

04/13/06 -- ACCMS - National Library Week...More

04/11/06 -- ACCHS Hires Football Coach...More

04/07/06 -- Kansas Teacher of the Year Team Visits District...More

04/01/06 -- ACCHS - Results from Regional Music Festival...More

03/30/06 -- ACCES - Reading is Fundamental Grant...More

03/29/06 -- Teen Alcohol Use...More

03/24/06 -- Get Involved...More

03/22/06 -- ACCES - Teacher of the Year...More

03/21/06 -- ACCES - Elementary Support Staffer of the Year...More

03/21/06 -- ACCMS - Lisa Mead Places in Top Ten at Atchison County...More

03/19/06 -- Hunter Ostertag, 7, a First Grader at Lancaster Elementary School placed 2nd...More

03/14/06 -- ACCHS - 3.14 Pi-Day...More

03/14/06 -- Lancaster Elem - The Pony Express Is Coming!...More

03/13/06 -- Language Arts Department selects new textbooks...More

03/13/06 --  Curriculum Audit...More

03/07/06 -- ACCHS - College/Career Exploration...More

03/01/06 -- The testing window for the Kansas State Assessment Tests...More

02/28/06 -- Effingham Elem - Third Graders Are Published...More

02/28/06 -- ACCMS News - With the Olympics winding down, ACCMS is not to be outdone...More

02/28/06 -- ACCHS KU Honors Scholars...More

02/25/06 -- STATE WRESTLING

02/17/06 -- Jennifer Hansen, social studies teacher and School Improvement Chairperson at Atchison County Community High School has been named to the KSDE Assessment Group...More

02/13/06 -- 2006 Kansas Staff Development Council Recognition...More

02/09/06 -- ACCHS students Jesse Hoffman, Todd Halling, and guidance counselor Karen Benson attend National Counseling Week proclamation signing by Governor Sebelius...More

02/08/06 -- Members of the Atchison County FFA Chapter attended the 2006 NE Dist Agribusiness Management Career Development Event...More

02/03/05 -- Elementary Caring Essay Winners Announced...More

01/28/06 -- 2005All League Football |2005 All League Volleyball | 2005 All League Cross Country

01/27/06 -- PIONEER DAY AT LANCASTER...More

01/27/06 -- ACCMS - What do you get when you mix good grades, good behavior, good study habits, and good attendance?...More

01/27/06 -- The Atchison County Community Elementary Schools receives check for $398.26 from Dennis and Doug Garrett, owners of the Atchison Country Mart Grocery Store...More

01/25/06 -- Effingham Elementary School Third Grade Class Helps Those in Need...More

01/20/06 -- Governor Sebelius proclaims January as School Board Recognition Month...More

01/19/06 -- Elementary School Site Council News...More

01/18/06 -- ACCHS 1st Semester Honor Roll...More

01/16/06 -- Legislature's Post Audit Analysis for USD 377...More

01/11/06 -- Rikki Taliaferro, 8th grade student at ACCMS, earned a 1st place award for her essay on Americanism...More

01/10/06 -- ACCHS National Honor Society Sponsors Local Blood Drive...More

01/10/06 -- School Improvement News by Tom Hinrichs...More

01/09/06 - The Importance of Good Teachers by Tom Hinrichs...More

01/05/06 - Effingham Elementary Teacher Wanda Small nominated for 2006 Disney Teaching Award...More

12/21/05 -- The Atchison Elks club has awarded ACCMS with a $350 check for drug awareness and resistance programs within the school...More

12/16/05 -- Mr. Hinrichs named Fall Recipient of the Dr. Andy Tompkins Leadership Award...More

12/16/05 -- Congratulations to Duane and Marci Feldkamp who officially became grandparents on Thursday...Pics

12/15/05 -- Board approves MS site council bylaws and middle school staff proposal for Professional Learning Communities...More

12/15/05 -- Gifts awarded to elementary schools...More

12/13/05 -- Soundmasters are on a roll! - The ACCHS Soundmasters have started off the holiday season in a big way...More

12/12/05 -- Curriculum News - Atchison County Community School teachers and staff are utilizing a wide variety of educational products and services from the Kan-ed Empowered Desktop...More

USD #377 Elementary Schools Earn Accreditation - USD 377’s Elementary schools accredited under Kansas’ Revised QPA school improvement system...More

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