It was a pleasure celebrating our campus Teacher of the Year and Employee of the Year at the Anna ISD School Board Meeting last night. Thank you again to Ms. Smith and Ms. Parker for all you do.

Our teachers and students are working hard to prepare for the Spring testing season. Please remember that STAAR testing is quickly approaching.

Our AMS Track teams are in full swing. Unfortunately this week's meet was cancelled but we will be back in action next week. Soccer season is quickly approaching.

It is hard to believe, but we are officially at the start of the final nine weeks of school. These last couple months will fly by. Lets make it a great ending to a great school year!

Go Coyotes!

Mr. Blanscet

On Friday, February 24th, 46 students from Anna Middle School participated in multiple Academic UIL competitions at Southard Middle School in Princeton. The students and coaches had a great time participating and cheering each other on and celebrating everyone's successes!

Here are the results:

Art: Chloe Payne (8th grade, placed 4th); Avery Clark (7th grade, placed 3rd); Madison Parrish (7th grade, placed 4th)

Impromptu Speaking: Danielle Strasen (7th grade, placed 4th); Bayleigh Conn (7th grade, placed 6th); Nathaniel Corbin (7th grade, competed against 8th graders, placed 4th)

Spelling: Rachel Aderoju (7th grade, placed 3rd); Team (7th grade, placed 3rd)

Chess: Colton Roper (8th grade, placed 2nd); Team (8th grade, placed 2nd)

Oral Reading: Ashlyne Claiborne (7th grade, placed 5th); Zion Dryer (8th grade, placed 6th)

Calculator Usage: Grady Orellana (7th grade, placed 2nd); Isabella Adams (7th grade, placed 3rd); Team (7th grade, placed 2nd)

Number Sense: Nicklas Guthrie (7th grade, placed 2nd); Asher Howell (7th grade, placed 4th); Colton Roper (8th grade, placed 2nd); Ryan Tsutsumi (8th grade, placed 4th); Team (8th grade, placed 1st)

Mathematics: Colton Roper (8th grade, placed 2nd)

Science: Jason Okpako (8th grade, placed 6th); Team (8th grade, placed 3rd)

March 21: Track Meet @ Sherman

March 24: No School

March 28: Girl's Track Meet

March 29: Boy's Track Meet

April 3: District Track Meet

April 5: Tennis @ Lovejoy Match

April 7: No School

April 10: No School

April 12: PSAT 8 Test (All 8th Grade Students)

I want to bring this to your attention so that we as a school community can work together to stop violence in the schools. We are starting to see a few fights at the middle and high schools already this year. With that said if a student is involved in a fight at a school or within 300' from the school property lines, the student can receive both school discipline (which usually consists of a DAEP placement)and be arrested and/or referred to Anna Municipal Courts for disorderly conduct. This charge brings with it a fine of up to $500 and court-ordered mandates if found guilty. Thank you for your attention in the matter and let's work together to put a stop to school violence so that our students and staff will have a safe place for education. Also putting the fights on social media helps make the prosecution for these crimes much easier for us.