
Congratulations to the Anna MS Science Olympiad State Team for finishing 18th overall in the State! We are very proud of you all for achieving these results.
We had one medal-achieving event: 2nd place for Storm the Castle - Evan Schulze and Caleb Berning! Congratulations on this great accomplishment!!!
Other noteworthy performances are:
10th Place in Flight: Valarie York (9) and Tristan Rickels (9)
14th Place in Dynamic Planet: Ben Gehret (9) and Tristan Rickels (9)
15th Place in Forestry: Ben Gehret (9) and Eli Lightle (6)
16th Place in Experimental Design: Valarie York (9), Tyler Dickman (8) and Griffin Pettus (6)
16th Place in Green Generation: Emily Sharp (9) and Tyler Dickman (8)
17th in Crime Busters: Emily Sharp (9) and Jaylin Plessinger (9)







Here are a few pictures from the 2023 Shelby County JH Honors Band Concert from over the weekend. Congrats to all participants from Anna Middle School and others from around the county!








Wells Brothers came to speak to Mrs. Powell's 8th Grade Careers class this week. They explored different skilled trades that they utilize and look for in potential employees.




Congratulations to MS Science Olympiad for a state-bound performance at Regionals last week! They will compete in the state competition at OSU on 4/29. The following students received medals in their events:
1st place in Forestry: Ben Gehret (9) and Tristan Rickels (9)
2nd place in Storm the Castle: Niyah Kock (7) and Gavin Albers (6)
3rd place in Flight: Tristan Rickels (9) and Valarie York (9)
3rd place in Green Generation: Emily Sharp (9) and Tyler Dickman (3)
4th place in Flight: Niyah Koch (7) and Magdalene Monnin (6)
4th place in Wheeled Vehicle: Chris Hamilton (8) and Evan Schulze (8)
5th place in Bio Process Lab: Ben Gehret (9) and Izzy Rihm (8)
5th place in Disease Detectives: Tyler Dickman (8) and Gabe VanHook (7)
5th place in Dynamic Planet: Ben Gehret (9) and Emily Sharp (9)
6th place in Can't Judge a Powder: Tyler Dickman (8) and Chris Hamilton (8)
6th place in Forestry: Eli Lightle (6) and Gavin Albers (6)
6th place in Road Scholar: Ben Gehret (9) and Izzy Rihm (8)
6th place in Roller Coaster: Magdalene Monnin (6) and Myles Marlow (6)









Here are some highlights from our adventures with author Leon Logothetis! He is the author of our All Rockets Read book, The Kindness Diaries, and shared his message about spreading kindness with our MS & HS students and staff. Be Kind!







Reminder to students and parents that there is no school on Friday, March 24th for a teacher workday.


Celebrating our Rocket Writing Awards today at Anna MS & HS! Congratulations to all of our participants!



Minster Bank visited out 6th graders yesterday to teach about financial literacy. We did an activity called Survivor Island where we learned about needs and wants and the importance of following budgets.




Check out the new All Rockets Read webpage that Mrs. Rivera, Mrs. McEldowney & Mrs. Littlefield have been developing! https://www.anna.k12.oh.us/o/annalocal/page/all-rockets-read


Cheer Tryout Information can be accessed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13syPK-Q2BficJ0Z45MLi-3NEwV_lPSJW/view?usp=sharing

Thank you to our SROs, Deputy Bender and Deputy Wade, for arranging to have the K9 Unit from the Shelby County Sheriff's Department visit with our 7th grade careers class this week!



Congratulations to our 8th graders who represented AMS at the Shelby County Workforce Partnership/UVCC Trade Skills Ninja competition this morning at UVCC as the #1 overall team!
Pictured are our top 3 boys and top 3 girls. Kolton Hengstler finished 3rd overall in the county and Ciara Meyer finished 4th overall in the county.
As part of the day, the students received a tour of the UVCC campus, competed against other area 8th graders and at lunch at the UVCC student-run restaurant.





MS Computer Club enjoyed a trip to the Amos Memorial Library in Sidney today. They showed off some of their skills in the Maker Space!




Anna Girls Basketball lost to East-Clinton on Saturday afternoon in the OHSAA Div III District Final at Springfield by a score of 58-51 ; Congrats to Coach Huber and the Lady Rockets on a great tournament run and finishing 2023 District Runner-Up and 16-10 overall on the season


Last day to order your Memory Book is February 28th!


Anna Girls BK plays in the OHSAA District Finals on Saturday, Feb 25th at Springfield. Game time is 1:00pm vs East Clinton ; ONLY On-Line Tickets at www.ohsaa.org/tickets **Tickets are good for all games that day. Parking is $5 and Concessions are CASH only -- Best of Luck !!!

Anna Boys BK opens OHSAA Sectional Tournament play Tuesday, February 21st vs Indian Lake
Game time is 6:00 PM @ Vandalia Butler High School
Address: 600 S Dixie Dr, Vandalia, OH 45377 ***
ALL TICKETS must be purchased on-line / NO Cash Sales
www.ohsaa.org/tickets Tab Boys Basketball - Div III - Region 12 - SW 3 - Anna vs Lewistown Indian Lake
Go Rockets !!!!!

Anna MS/HS IMC Coordinator, Mrs. Rivera, presented at OETC conference today on using augmented reality to promote student video production. Thanks for all that you do for our students and staff, Mrs. Rivera!


Anna HS Girls BK defeated Milton-Union this evening by a score of 44-24 in the OHSAA Div III Sectional -- Lady Rockets advance to the Sectional Finals on Saturday, February 18th vs #1 seed Bethel -- Game time is 7:30pm at Northridge

Anna Girls Basketball plays in OHSAA Div III Sectional at Northridge — Lady Rockets play Milton-Union on Tuesday, February 14th at 7:30PM ; On-Line Tickets ONLY at — OHSAA.org/tickets - TAB: Girls BK / Div III / Region 12 / SW 1 / Anna vs Milton-Union