Angola Middle School

AMS Boys XC: The boys continue their winning streak, beating Churubusco, Eastside, and Central Noble in overwhelming fashion. This moves their record to 9-0 in duel meets. Owen Fletcher lead the way for the Hornets, placing 2nd overall with a time of 10:26, 7 seconds off the school record. This is his first loss and it comes against a returning all-state runner. Our other scoring runners were Evan Kolar (3rd, 10:52), Levi Biddle (5th, 11:21), Cruz Everage (6th, 12:02), and Patrick Schaeffer (7th 12:22). We are looking forward to our first true invitational of the year, where the competition will really ramp up.

AMS Girls XC: Last night the girls ran hard, but fell in a good race to Churubusco and Eastside while beating Central Noble. This brings our record to 5-4. Summer Ross placed first overall with a time of 12:29, bringing her win streak to 5. Our other scoring runners were Macy Newhard (11th, 14:39), Whitney Huff (13th, 14:49), Harper Yoder (16th, 15:29), and Willow Johnson (21st, 16:13). They will get another chance to race these teams again this Saturday at the West Noble Invitational.

While our students enjoyed a sunny day of play, our dedicated teachers and staff were hard at work enhancing their skills. They spent the morning engaged in training sessions and the afternoon participating in breakout sessions on various subjects, all led by their fellow colleagues.

AMS Girls XC: The team beat both Prairie Heights and Fremont with a strong effort from all. Summer Ross paced the meet in 1st with a time of 14:05. Following her was Whitnee Huff (3rd, 14:47), Macy Newhard (5th, 14:52), Willow Johnson (8th, 16:16), and Kylie David (10th, 16:18).

AMS Football Last night the 7th graders played a close game 6-0 at half, but ran out of steam in the second half. The 8th graders struggled to against a tough Eastside team.

AMS Boys XC The team took the top 7 places at Prairie Heights. Owen Fletcher (1st, 10:56) Evan Kolar (2nd, 11:10), Cruz Everage (3rd, 12:37), Anthony Camillo (4th, 12:42), and Patrick Schaeffer (5th, 12:57) Atticus Heavin (6th, 13:16) and Liam Corcoran (7th, 13:24).

AMS 8th grade Volleyball Last night team fell short of a win against Westview on Monday night. The scores were: 23-25, 25-23, 13-15. It was a very exciting match. Let’s keep working towards that win Angola. Shout out to Brynn Konrad for a great game!

AMS 7th Grade VB Congrats to our 7th grade team on earning their first win of the season vs. Westview in 2 sets. They continue to show lots of improvement each game.

AMS 6th VB Our 6th grade team competed in 2 well played matches. The first match was lost in 3 sets 7-25 (L) 25-23(W) and 8-15(L). The second match was a win in 3 sets 25-16(W) 18-25(L) and 15-13(w). Keep up the good work.

AMS Boys Soccer Our team suffered the first loss (2-6) in a tough game against West Noble. Jackson Diller and Rieken Keaton had assists, with goals by Keaton and Matthew Stellhorn.

AMS 8th GVB The team is really starting to work together and improving their game. So far we have played Eastside (0-2), East Noble (0-2), Leo (0-2), and Fairfield (0-2). Come out and support your 8th grade volleyball team win their game on Monday vs. Westview at home.

Dear Parents/Guardians, We are writing to inform you about a situation that occurred today. Our school administration was made aware of a possible threat to the safety of our school community. Please rest assured that after a thorough investigation conducted in cooperation with local law enforcement, the threat was determined to be not credible. The safety and well-being of our students and staff are our top priorities. We are taking all necessary precautions and working closely with authorities to ensure the continued safety of everyone on our campus. School will continue as scheduled, and all activities will proceed as planned. Thank you to our law enforcement partners, our school community, teachers, and students in staying vigilant in keeping our schools safe. Matthew L. Widenhoefer, Ph.D. Superintendent

AMS 7th VB Everyone came in and made a difference on the court. We finally played as a team and had great effort. We passed really well! We lost but the scores didn’t define us this match because we gave everything we had on the court Scores: 25-22 then 25-16

AMS Boys Soccer The boys are off to a fast start with a 3-0 record after an 11-0 win on Wednesday night vs. Garrett with goals by many different players.

AMS Football vs Churubusco: On Tuesday, our 7th graders won 7-6 to earn a 1-1 record. 8th graders fall 34-6 and have a record of 0-2.

AMS Girls Soccer Had a great start to the season. at 2-0 this week, with a victory against West Noble 5-2 and against Garret 7-0. The girls played well as a team with several different players scoring goals.

AMS Boys XC On Tuesday, 9/3, The boys continued their streak beating Fairfield (18-40) and Lakeland. Owen Fletcher led the way with a time of 10:31. Also scoring were Evan Kolar (2nd, 11:06), Levi Biddle (4th 11:16), Anthony Camillo (5th, 12:15), and Cruz Everage (6th 12:15).

AMS Girls XC The girls raced hard but lost to an experienced Fairfield team by 3 points (26-29) while beating Lakeland. Scorers were Summer Ross in (1st, 12:15) Macy Newhard (3rd, 14:34), Whitnee Huff (6th, 15:09), Audrey Corcoran (9th, 16:16) and Sophia Smith (10th, 16:18).

MS Volleyball Last night started with a tough Eastside, the girls volleyball competed strong but fell short in both sets.

Child Find Meeting: Special Education Rules Title 511 Article 7 Rule 34 requires that public schools hold a consultation session with parents of homeschooled students who have children with a disability or suspected of having a disability that resides in the school district's area. The Metropolitan School District of Steuben County will hold this “Child Find” consultation session on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM. The session will be at 400 S. Martha Street, 2nd Floor Board Room. Please call 260.665.2854 (Ext: 1303) if you have additional questions.