Andover High School News & Events

February 15, 2025

Thank you to the Andover Student Council for all your hard work on putting together a great Snowdaze Assembly!

• February 17: No School; Presidents' Day
• February 18: No School; Staff Development
• February 19: Tri 3 Parking Permits Opens for Seniors 7:00 AM
• February 20: Tri 3 Parking Permits Opens for Juniors 7:00 AM
• February 21: Tri 3 Parking Permits Opens for Sophomores 7:00 AM
• February 24: Orchestra Winter Concert (AUD) 7:00 PM
• February 27: Choir Winter Concert (AUD) 7:00 PM
• March 3: Band Winter Concert (AUD) 7:00 PM
• March 4: Parking Permit Distribution During Lunches (CAF)
• March 6: End of Tri 2
• March 7: No School; Grading Day
• March 10-14: No School; Spring Break
• March 17: No School; Staff Planning
• March 18: Tri 3 Begins

Trimester 2 Late Start Dates are listed here.

You can also view a District Calendar here.

Husky House Tutoring Center Dates and hours are listed here.

Looking to attend the Orchestra , Choir or Band Winter Concerts? You can purchase tickets ahead of time through our Online Ticket Sales Page at any time. All concert ticket sales are cashless, therefore you must buy your tickets online.

• The Orchestra Concert is being held on Monday, February 24th at 7:00 PM in the Auditorium.
• The Choir Concert is being held on Thursday, February 27th at 7:00 PM in the Auditorium.

• The Band Concert is being held on Monday, March 3rd at 7:00 PM in the Auditorium.

Congratulations to Jaxon Knutson, a Senior at Andover High School, for being a National Merit Scholarship Finalist! A National Merit Finalist is a student who has demonstrated exceptional academic achievement and is recognized for their academic and extracurricular achievements. Finalists are selected from the pool of Semifinalists, who are the top 0.5% of high school seniors in each state.

Andover High School celebrated these 27 Seniors who intend to compete in their sport next year at college! Congratulations and best of luck to each one of you!

The Andover Cheer Team attended the Minnesota Cheerleading Coaches' Association State competition on February 1st. The Varsity Traditional Team placed 2nd out of 3. The Varsity Game Day Team placed 3rd out of 12. They attended the UCA Nationals in Orlando, Florida February 7th-9th. Hands Up for the Huskies!

Congratulations and good luck to the Girls' Hockey Team as they had back to the State Tournament for the 8th year in a row! Watch for an email with more details about timing and ticketing early next week. Go Huskies!

Photo by Sports Photography by Dave Madsen

Congratulations to the Andover HS students ( Bennett Lon , Nathan Hermanson, Ermias Kassa, Jackson Foldenaur and Sloane Collins ) that helped put together the food at the Stars of the Future Event in Minneapolis. This event is a fundraiser to raise money for ProStart teams in MN. The Minnesota Star Tribune did an article on the event and students that worked at the event.

AVID students visited 2 colleges on January 29th. First they visited Minneapolis College, where they learned about some new post secondary options along with some additional PSEO possibilities. Students toured campus and heard from a student panel about college life. Then, students continued on to visit Dunwoody Institute where they were able to see 2 year and 4 year technical options. Students were amazed at all the hands work that is done at Dunwoody. Many new opportunities presented to our Andover AVID students.

Five students from Andover High School will perform in the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) All-State Choral Concert at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis on Saturday, February 15th. The Andover High School singers selected to the 2024-25 MMEA All-State Choir program include: Emmet Olson, Cael Bobbe, Julia Ogren, Lila Epp and Ozzy White. All are seniors this year.

The MMEA All-State Choral Concert is open to the public and takes place during the MMEA Mid-Winter Convention. Tickets are available for purchase on the MMEA website. All of the proceeds from ticket sales will go towards the MMEA Scholarship Fund. In 2024, MMEA awarded a total of $41,826.50 in scholarship funds.

Trimester 3 parking permits will go on sale Wednesday, February 19th for Seniors, Thursday, February 20th for Juniors and Friday, February 21st for Sophomores. Please access School Pay through ParentVue to purchase a permit. The window to purchase permits will open at 7:00 AM on each day. Trimester 3 permit distribution will be on Tuesday, March 4th in the cafeteria during lunches. For questions you can contact Emily Fonder at emily.fonder@ahschools.us.

Online registration for our Spring Sports opened on Monday, February 10th. To register and view more information, please go to the registration website. If you have any questions, you can email Deanna Palmer at deanna.palmer@ahschools.us
Listed below are the start dates for the Spring Sports:

• Monday, February 24th - Adapted Bowling
• Monday, March 10th - Adapted Softball, Softball, Boys Track and Girls Track
• Monday, March 17th - Baseball, Boys Volleyball, Boys Golf and Girls Golf
• Monday, March 24th - Boys Tennis
• Monday, March 31st - Boys Lacrosse and Girls Lacrosse

Constance Free Church is offering spring break meal support to families living in the Andover attendance area. If you or your family is experiencing food insecurity and could benefit from food support over Spring Break please utilize this LINK to sign up. The link will no longer be active after February 26th at 6:00 PM.

As we begin planning for the 3rd trimester, we ask that students review their trimester 3 schedule to be sure they are in the correct classes. All change requests must be completed by Friday, February 28th. After February 28th, changes will only be made for errors or extenuating circumstances. Thanks for your understanding.

The application process is open for students to apply to PSEO programs of their choice. You will find more information and links to specific programs on our PSEO website. In addition to applying to the PSEO program, students will need to complete the Notice of Student Registration Form and turn it into their counselor along with the signed Andover HS PSEO agreement.

Counselors will complete the NSOR form and return it to the student so they can submit it to the college, along with their transcript and any other documents the college requires. Please refer to the college's website as you work through the application process. Once students complete all steps in the application process, they will work with the college to get registered/enrolled. The final step is to submit a copy of their PSEO schedule to their high school counselor and adjust their high school registration.

With school, sports, and activities in full swing, it's common for students to experience stress. You may feel like you are being pulled in many different directions to perform at your best. Recognizing symptoms of stress may help identify the things in your life that are causing them. Visit this site to identify symptoms of stress and connect you with resources to manage stress.

The Andover High School Community Scholarship application opens soon! Students will receive an email February 24 with the application link. All seniors are encouraged to apply. For these scholarships, students complete one application in order to be eligible. All students must apply by March 24th to be eligible.

For more information, use the link below:

Andover High School Community Scholarships

To read more about more current happenings in the College and Career Center, click here.

The school district will be offering a FREE ACT with writing test for all Juniors on Tuesday, April 22nd. Students do NOT need to register online for this test. Watch eNews and email for more details as the date approaches.

Is your student looking for a way to get involved at Andover High School? The Andover Leo Club is a student-led volunteer group dedicated to responding to community needs through service. The club meets every other Thursday after school at 2:30 and welcomes new members at any time! For more information, please join the Leo Club Google Classroom. For meeting dates, please click here. Our next meeting will be on February 20th at 2:30 in the north cafeteria. We will be putting together diaper bag kits for Youth Link. The kits will go to young parents at risk of, or experiencing homelessness.

At our February 6th Leo Club meeting, we made tie blankets for pets receiving care at the Street Dog Coalition’s free clinic, offering comfort to animals in need. Additionally, the Leo Club donated essential pet supplies, including food, leashes, harnesses, toys, and collars.

Join the Youth Service Google Classroom to see a list of upcoming volunteer opportunities in our community. Questions? Feel free to contact me at tammy.peterson@ahschools.us

In an effort to bring the spirit of service to Andover High School, Youth Service will be hosting a variety of fun and meaningful service projects on select late start Mondays. These projects will take place right at school, and participating students will earn 1 service hour per session. Click here to view the Tri 2 schedule.

At the February 3rd Drop in, attendees made Valentines for the organization, Gifts for Seniors. At this week’s Drop in for Service, we put together art kits for children staying at People Serving People, a shelter for families experiencing homelessness.

Join us at our next Drop in for Service on February 24th, where we’ll be making dog toys for the Coon Rapids Humane Society.

Just a quick reminder that our Main Parking Lot has a counterclockwise flow. Please be mindful of this as you enter and exit the parking lot. Below is a map showing the flow of traffic as well as the student parking area with permit for the 2024-2025 school year.