Category Archives: Clubs and Activities

FSCC Aggie Days Contests

By Kaylee Scheckel, Morgan Gooding, and Hayleigh Spears This past Friday, April 3, Anderson County FFA members traveled to Fort Scott Community College to compete in a variety of agriculture-related contests during Aggie Days. Events included livestock judging, food science, vet science, poultry, milk quality, entomology, farm management, floriculture, meats, and nursery and landscape. SeveralContinue reading “FSCC Aggie Days Contests”

FBLA State Competition

By Hailey Gregory and Addison Kettler Do students know what FBLA stands for? FBLA, or Future Business Leaders of America, recently held its state competition from March 30 to March 31 at the Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka. This year, Anderson County had a strong group of students attend the competition. In total, 22Continue reading “FBLA State Competition”

College Government Class Takes Trip to Washington, D.C.

By Kris Holloway The Anderson County High School College Government class recently took an educational trip to Washington, D.C., allowing students to experience the nation’s capital firsthand. The group departed from MCI early Thursday morning, March 12, leaving the school around 4 a.m. After arriving in Washington, D.C., students visited several historic memorials, including thoseContinue reading “College Government Class Takes Trip to Washington, D.C.”

Bulldogs Excel at KMEA State Choir

By Kora Gaines On Feb. 28, Junior Emily Sobba and Senior Kris Holloway achieved an impressive honor by performing at the Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) State Choir concert in Wichita. The students spent three days preparing for their performances. During that time, they practiced six to seven hours a day and rehearsed for severalContinue reading “Bulldogs Excel at KMEA State Choir”

Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Promotes ACHS Student Business Plans

By Hailey Gregory and Addison Kettler On Tuesday, March 10th, Garnett hosted the 2026 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) competition at the Community Building. Students from Crest High School, Anderson County High School, and homeschooled students presented their business plans to community members and judges. YEC is a daylong event where students present business ideas andContinue reading “Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Promotes ACHS Student Business Plans”

FFA Places First Overall at Vet Science Contest

By Kaylee Scheckel, Morgan Gooding, and Hayleigh Spears This week, FFA students from Anderson County attended a veterinary science and welding contest. Several students who competed were interviewed about how well they did, how they could have prepared more, and what they thought were the easiest and hardest parts of the contest. Jadyn Parks, aContinue reading “FFA Places First Overall at Vet Science Contest”

Varsity Scholars Bowl competes at Baldwin

By Emma Jordan and Chloe Moore On Wednesday, January 28, the ACHS Scholars Bowl team took to Baldwin. The competition began at 4 p.m. with 7 rounds of play. Anderson County won 3 of the 7 rounds and lost 4. When asked why she wanted to join the team, Junior Josie Sumner said, “I wasContinue reading “Varsity Scholars Bowl competes at Baldwin”

ACHS FFA Claims 1st Place Overall in Paola

By Kaylee Scheckel & Hayleigh Spears On Wednesday, January 22nd, Anderson County High School’s FFA students traveled to the Miami County Fairgrounds in Paola, Kansas, for a milk quality contest. They competed against 15 other schools and brought home impressive results. Anderson County claimed first place overall in every category. In the extras division, theContinue reading “ACHS FFA Claims 1st Place Overall in Paola”

Dance and Cheer perform at State competition

By Emma Jordan The Anderson County cheer and dance teams performed at the KSHSAA state competition at Stormont Vail in Topeka on November 21 and 22. The dance team performed on the 21st, while the cheer team performed on the 22nd. All students were welcome to go and support their cheerleaders. They were able toContinue reading “Dance and Cheer perform at State competition”