We will be mailing home your student's MCAS report this week. The report outlines your student's performance on the spring 2024 MCAS tests. A sample report is attached below for reference.

If you have any questions please contact your student's teachers.

In the event that you do not receive your report over the next two weeks (the mail can sometimes take awhile), please contact the main office.

They're back! It's that time of year to sign up for clubs and after school activities. The list of club/activity offerings is attached below. Please note, if the club is listed in light grey, we are looking for member of staff to supervise.

The permission form is also attached below. Student should submit their permission forms to room 301 or the front office. In order to "sign up" for a specific club, students simply need to show up to the club/activity on the days listed.

Clubs will be starting in the next two weeks. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Newell.

Our first round of MAP testing is complete for the 2025-2026 school year. We complete MAP testing three times per year to assess student learning. Students take MAP tests in Reading and Math.

Please see the letter, attached below, that provides additional information on how to interpret results.

Reports have been sent home. Please check with your student if you have not seen the report yet.

In collaboration with Andover Soccer Association, the AHS Girls Soccer Boosters, and the Sarah Strong Foundation, the Andover High School Boys Soccer Boosters will be hosting and organizing a day of soccer games, Jamboree style, among ASA middle school players at the AHS Lovely Field. Players will sign up to participate and will be grouped into teams by middle school; the middle school teams will play against each other, so that it will be Doherty vs. West Middle vs. Wood Hill.

Participants do NOT need to currently be registered with Andover Soccer Association.

SCHEDULE

12:00-1:30: 6th grade

1:30-3:00: 7th grade

3:00-4:30: 8th grade

Sign up here. Questions? Email AHSBoostersCommunityService@gmail.com

We are reviewing with our students the many safety precautions we have in place when they are in school. You may hear your children talking about Fire Drills or A.L.I.C.E Drills. A.L.I.C.E. is an acronym for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Communicate, Evacuate.

A.L.I.C.E is designed to prepare students for life inside and out of the classroom, at school, at home, at the mall, at an afterschool program, at restaurants, or any other place the child goes. We are teaching life-long safety skills.

This school year we will participate in both Fire Drills, supported by the Andover Fire Department and A.L.I.C.E drills. During the next few weeks, we will hold our first A.L.I.C.E drill, supported by the Andover Police Department. We will provide families with an update after our drill is complete.

In addition to drills, we also talk with our students about following good safety practices. This involves never opening a locked door for someone- even if it is someone they know. All visitors are asked to enter via the main entrance. We utilize the Visitor Aware System, a modern web-based system that allows our office staff to track everyone who enters our school and stop any threats at the door. All visitors will be required to show state-issued identification (license, passport) in order to enter the building.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership to ensure we keep our students and schoolhouse safe.

10/8 - Early Release Day

10/9 - Term 1 Progress Reports

10/13 - No School

10/17 - Principal Virtual Coffee

10/19 - Soccer for Sarah

10/20 - Otto Pizza Fundraiser Night