Altoona-Midway - Unified School District 387

Unofficial Board Minutes for December 13, 2021 Click on this link: https://5il.co/1361e

Check out some photos of the action during the AMHS boys game on Friday against Marais Des Cygnes Valley! Go Jets!

Check out some photos of the action during the AMHS girls game on Friday against Marais Des Cygnes Valley! Way to go Jets!

USD 387 Board of Education Agenda for 12/13/2021

Events for the week of Dec. 13, 2021- Monday- AMMS Boys Basketball at home 5:00 PM (Boys only) USD 387 Board of Education Meeting 7:00 PM (MS/HS) Tuesday- AMHS Basketball at Flinthills 6:00 PM Wednesday- Friday No activities planned Holiday Break- December 18 - January 3. Students return Jan. 4, 2022.

Here is the link for the AMHS Boys Game: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=search&v=361480935737406

Here is the link to watch AMHS Basketball tonight: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=search&v=603661910687279

The AMHS boys brought home a win last night in their tournament game against Peabody-Burns!

Congratulations to the AMHS girls basketball team on their win last night!

21st Century Grant after school piano lessons. This week is the last week of grant activities until after the holidays.

High school basketball took on Southern Coffey County on Monday night at a tournament hosted by Marais Des Cygnes Valley. They will play again tomorrow night. Go Jets!

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The AMHS cheerleaders invite you to participate in Christmas Spirit Week December 13-17! See flyer for details!

Our AMHS cheerleaders always do such a great job cheering on the team!

The AMHS boys took on Hartford on December 3rd. They were able to put 37 points on the board, but Hartford took the win. Way to go boys!

AMHS started their basketball season @ Hartford on December 3rd. They put up a good fight and played hard! Way to go lady Jets!

**JOB OPENING**We are looking for a full time para-educator/pre-K route driver. The driver position will require about 1 hour of time during the school day and is part of the salary. The hourly rate is $12 with other fringe benefits provided. Please contact the District Office @ (620) 537-7721 with questions or to apply.

TUESDAY, Dec. 7, 2021 ALTOONA-MIDWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL ALTAMONT – The Altoona-Midway Middle School basketball teams found the going tough as they journeyed to Altamont Middle School for doubleheader action here Tuesday afternoon. The AMMS girls were shut out 33-0 in the girls’ contest. The boys also fell 59-18 at the hands of Altamont. Both AMMS squads are now 0-2 on the season. They will resume action Thursday with home games against Oswego at Milo Peterson Gymnasium. AMMS Girls The Lady Jets were unable to get on the scoreboard as they were blanked by Altamont 33-0. “There’s no real way to sugarcoat this game,” said AMMS head coach Craig Null. “The girls took a step back from the way they performed in the opening contest. But they’re good kids, and I’m confident they’ll bounce back and we’ll resume making progress from here.” Altamont led 11-0 after one period and 17-0 at halftime. Meyer led Altamont with 10 points, while Baugher added six and Carnahan tallied five. Sondra Morales and Eryn Tiger hauled down six rebounds apiece for the Lady Jets. AMMS Boys It was also a rough night for AMMS in the boys’ game, as Altamont rolled to a 59-18 victory. The home team led 19-8 at the end of the first period and built their advantage to 31-12 by intermission. “The boys gave good effort, but we got beat down the court several times, and we also had trouble with turnovers and rebounding,” Null said. “Altamont had a deep, quick team, and they used that to their advantage.” Kody Foster and Taj O’Connor shared scoring honors for the Jets, each finishing with six points. Kage Beck also scored a bucket for Altoona-Midway. O’Connor finished with seven rebounds for AMMS while Chance Carter pulled down six. Bates, Hestand and Lamb led a three-pronged offensive attack for Altamont with 18, 14, and 11 points, respectively. Leonard and Davis chipped in six points apiece.

TUESDAY, Dec. 7, 2021 ALTOONA-MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL MELVERN – The boys’ and girls’ Altoona-Midway High School basketball teams showed improvement from their opening night games, but it wasn’t enough to translate into the win column here Monday night. Both AMHS teams came up on the short end of their respective opening round games against Southern Coffey County in the Marais des Cygnes Valley Tournament. In the boys’ contest, the Jets led after one period but couldn’t sustain that advantage, eventually falling to SCCHS 55-38. The Lady Jets also played well but finished with a 59-35 setback against the Lady Titans. Both AMHS squads will return for action Thursday and Friday night in the tournament. AMHS Boys The Jets came out like gang-busters, as senior Jackson Ashmore poured in 11 first-quarter points and a strong man pressure by the AMHS defense to post a 13-10 lead after the first eight minutes. But the Titans regrouped and started using their height advantage. SCC bounced back to lead 26-17 at halftime, and increased their advantage to 41-28 after three periods, eventually posting the 55-38 victory. “Jackson had a great first quarter and our man pressure got them out of their comfort zone,” said AMHS head coach Lane Huffman. “We had them doing some things they didn’t want to do, but that intensity simmered out.” Rebounding also was a problem for the Jets. “They used their length to get rebounds. We gave them 3-4 shots every possession, it’s hard to win like that,” Huffman noted. “Our biggest concern was rebounding and defense… we failed to succeed doing both of those things.” Ashmore finished with 20 points to pace the offense, but was the only Jet to reach double figures. Andy Tiger scored seven points, Harley Lopeman added five, and Jacob Meigs and Dalton Smith each scored three. “Blaine Collins stepped up and played some defense for us tonight,” Huffman added. “He’s on his way to earning more minutes this season.” AMHS Girls The Lady Titans led 14-7 after one and 25-13 at halftime. Both teams enjoyed a high-scoring third quarter, with SCC gaining a 16-15 advantage to lead 41-28 entering the final period. The Lady Jets were unable to sustain that pace down the stretch as Southern Coffey County increased its lead to a final margin of 59-35. “The girls were able to get a few fast breaks tonight, and we had a lot less turnovers than opening night,” said Lady Jets head coach Randy Almond. “The third quarter we surprised them as Summer (Raymond) and Kyra (O’Connor) hit back to back three-point shots. We had good offensive production in that third period, but we just couldn’t sustain it.” Almond also pointed out the Lady Jets had a hard time competing on the boards. “Their size advantage down low caused us some difficulties getting rebounds or blocking shots,” Almond said. “Mariah Stackhouse and Emmalynn Pupanek both had to work hard to get a half-dozen defensive rebounds tonight.” Summer Raymond led the Lady Jets scoring attack with 11 points, while Stackhouse finished with nine points, O’Connor had eight, Autumn Raymond tallied five and Pupanek had two. The Lady Titans enjoyed a strong one-two punch offensively from Weers and Snovelle. Weers fired in 14 second-half points en route to a game-high 22, while Snovelle connected on six three-pointers and finished with 20 points.

Activities for the week of December 6, 2021 Monday- MS/HS 21st Century Grant Activities 3:20 PM HS Scholars Bowl Virtual - 4:00 PM MS Basketball @ Altamont 4:00 PM HS Basketball @ Melvern 5:00 PM (SCC) Tuesday- AMES 21st Century Grant Activities 3:20 PM Wednesday- Winter Sports Pictures 8:30 AM MS/HS 21st Century Grant Activities 3:20 PM Thursday- AMES 21st Century Grant Activities 3:20 PM HS Basketball @ Melvern 4:00 PM (Girls Liberty - Boys Peabody) MS Basketball @ home vs Oswego 5:00 PM Friday- HS Basketball @ Melvern 7:00 PM (MDCV)