Andover Central School District

🌬️ Good morning, frosty friends! Before you freeze in your seats, please stand and complete the Pledge of Allegiance. ❄️

Today is Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and we're on F Schedule. (F for Freezing, perhaps? 🥶)

As part of our One School/One Book event, we're excited to share a daily precept to inspire and motivate you. Today's precept is: “Have you had a kindness show? Pass it on.” - Henry Burton. Think of it as a warm hug in this chilly weather! 🤗

There will be a support staff union meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, January 21st, at 4:00 PM in the new Distance Learning Lab (Room 124). Bundle up if you're heading out! 🧣

⚽ Soccer will take place this Saturday for students in grades first through sixth from 9:00-11:00 AM. Dress warmly—those soccer balls will be feeling like ice cubes! ❄️

🎤 The Talent Show Rehearsal will be on Wednesday, January 28th, from 3:00-4:30 PM in the auditorium. Warm up those vocal cords! The Talent Show will be held on Thursday, January 29th, at 6:00 PM, with a $5 admission fee at the door!

📘 The 2025-2026 Yearbook is on sale for $45.00! Order at yearbookforever.com or see Mrs. Jacobs or Ms. Mowrer. Capture those frosty memories forever! 📸

🚪 The Boys and Girls Gymnasium Locker Rooms are now locked at ALL times. Morning access will not be allowed until 7:48 AM and there will be no lunch time access. If you need emergency access, please contact a Faculty/Staff member or your coach.

Practices for today:

🏀 Girls Modified Basketball: 3:30-5:00 PM in Andover.

🏀 Girls JV Basketball: CANCELLED.

🏀 Boys Modified and Boys JV Basketball: NO PRACTICE. (The basketballs are hibernating!)

There is a Girls Varsity Basketball game at 5:45 PM in Greenwood. The bus leaves at 4:30 PM.

The Boys Varsity Basketball team, along with the Cheerleaders, will be in Whitesville tonight for a 6:00 PM game against Addison. The bus leaves at 4:45 PM.

Today for lunch: Walking Tacos with Refried Beans. 🌮 Perfect to fuel you up for an epic snowball fight later!

Daily Journal Idea: Write about an epic snowball fight using lots of description. Include as many senses as possible. Let’s make it a blizzard of creativity! ❄️

😴 Joke of the Day: What do you call a sleeping bull? A bulldozer!

🚗 Random Fact of the Day: Sneezing while traveling at 60 miles an hour makes you close your eyes for 50 feet. Just keep the sneezes on the down-low on icy roads!

🧠 Thought of the Day: “Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it … Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.” — Steve Jobs

Stay warm and have a great day, everyone! ☃️