Back-to-school
August, 2024
Welcome back
Dear Andover High School Families,
We are excited to kick off the 2024-2025 school year! We will continue to focus on how we can live out our school’s theme of “Andover Together”. Our intention is to find ways to live out this message as a school, partnering with our community, in order to empower our graduates to achieve their personal and professional goals, engage the world, and thrive in the 21st century.
It is an exciting time to be a Husky! We are working hard to prepare things for the upcoming school year. School is still a busy place with over 500 athletes, musicians, driver’s education students, who are all working out, practicing, or studying throughout the summer. As we enter the new school year, we are excited to welcome several new staff members:
English - Wade Shive
School Office Supervisor- Kristine Loeffelholz
Business - Cathy Lund-Ziebarth
Health Office - Lucy Murzyn, Tracy Burman
Math - Seth Rust
Agriculture - Brian Gronski
American Sign Language - Joy Hahn
Special Education - Amy Thiel, Tony Czajkowski, Cheryll Thurston
Throughout the year we use a variety of methods to communicate with families. The most common way is through our E-newsletter that goes out on the 1st and 15th of every month. We also communicate through phone calls, emails, texts, along with Facebook and Twitter, and our website. Parents, we highly encourage you to track how your student is doing using the ParentVUE app. You can follow your student’s progress, check grades, course history, graduation requirements, and attendance using this tool. It also allows you to pay for activities, add lunch money, and see if your child has any assessed fines/fees. If you do not have ParentVUE, please contact 763-506-4357 (763-506-HELP) for assistance.
Our Open House will be on Wednesday, August 28th from 5:00-8:00 pm. Student Schedules will be live and available on August 21st. Please access your child’s schedule on-line through A-H Connect. We will not have student class schedules printed for distribution at Open House. See the reverse side of this letter for other important dates, times, and information for several back-to-school events. On behalf of the entire Andover High School staff, we welcome you to the new school year!
Go Huskies,
Tim Feine
Principal, Andover High School
Important dates
August 21st 12-5pm; Student Picture day
August 28th 5-8pm; Open House
September 3rd; Freshman and NEW to Andover High School
September 4th; All students attend
Freshman News
FRESHMAN ORIENTATION
We will be holding our Freshman Orientation on the first day of school Tuesday, September 3rd. This day will be for 9th grade students only. We have an exciting day planned to help them transition to high school successfully on their first day. Click Here for more details about the day.
Students in grades 10,11, and 12 should only attend if they are helping with the orientation program unless you are brand new to Andover High School. Students new to Andover HIgh School in 10, 11, and 12th grades are invited to come on the first day and go through an orientation program designed for you. School will officially start for all students Wednesday, September 4th.
Students NEW to Andover High School
Back-to-school information
STUDENT SCHEDULES
Parents and students will have access to student class schedules through their AH Connect account beginning on Wednesday, August 21st, 2024.
STUDENT PICTURE DAY
Wednesday, August 21st: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm : Grades 9,10 & 11 (including all students new to Andover High School)
Students must have their photo taken prior to the school year for their student ID and the school yearbook. Information regarding ordering these pictures will be sent on a later date.
Picture Makeup day will be September 12th. Picture Retake Day October 3rd.
SENIOR PHOTOS
Information regarding Senior yearbook photos can be found here.
OPEN HOUSE
Open House is Wednesday, August 28th from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Students and parents will have an opportunity to meet teachers and become familiar with the Andover High School campus. Come anytime throughout the evening to find classrooms and meet teachers, administrators, and additional support staff.
NEW STUDENT MEETING
We will hold a meeting for all new to Andover High School students and their families in grades 10-12 during Open House from 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM in our North Cafeteria. Stop by to learn more about all of the exciting things that Andover has to offer.
SUPPLIES LIST
Although high schools do not have school-wide supply lists, our teaching staff will be available at Open House for more specific questions pertaining to supplies needed for their specific class.
ATHLETICS
High School Sports started on August 12th. If you have any questions, please contact the Athletic Secretary, Deanna Palmer at 763-506-8409 or the Athletic Director, Eric Lehtola at 763-506-8420
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