Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD #275

Parents/Guardians, Kindergarten registration is now open for Ashton-Franklin Center School District. If you have a child that turns 5 years before September 1st, please contact Mrs. Pitzer in the main office to request a Kindergarten Welcome Packet. If you child currently attends St. John's Pre-School, we already have your information and you will automatically receive a packet.

Interested in attending SVCC? February 20th Explore Sauk 9:30am.

Congratulations to the Vet Science team on their 7th place finish in the section last night! Team members were Jack Delhotal, Emma Maronde, Gracee Holmgren, and Hailey Mallette. Students had to take a test about their knowledge, identify animal breeds, pests, and equipment along with demonstrating how to make a gauze dog muzzle and give ophthalmic medication. #AFCFFA

Raider of the Week 1/19/23: Congratulations to Ayden Willstead for being chosen Raider of the Week for academic team! Ayden Willstead led the way both as the main captain and in scoring for the AFC Academic Team at the Pecatonica JV Tournament last Thursday. He was the main contributor that led to an undefeated night for the Raiders who earned 2nd place overall (out of 16 teams) in the tournament. Ayden answered 33 toss-up questions correctly over the four matches and helped heavily during the teamwork questions. Ayden is the son of Tiffany and Brian Willstead. We thank our sponsors AFC Athletic Boosters, Huddle Cafe & Mimini's Grocery Store, Ralphie & Lu Lu's, Rev on 38, Rooney's, and tmg designs for helping the Raider of the Week continue! #AFCathleticsandactivities

Schedule of Events Week of 1/16/23: Tuesday, 1/17: JV & Var BKB @ Eastland, 5:30 Wednesday, 1/18: Var GBKB Rockford Lutheran, 7:00 Thursday, 1/19: HS AB Milledgeville, 4:00 HS WR vs. Polo & Fulton @ Amboy 5:30 JV & Var BKB Fulton, 6:00 Friday, 1/20: AM Dismissal Var GBKB @ Eastland, 5:30 HS WR @ Orion Tournament, 6:00 Saturday, 1/21: HS WR @ Orion Tournament, 9:00 JV & Var BKB River Ridge, 1:00 Sunday, 1/22: Var AB @ Stateline Quiz Bowl vs. Belvidere, 1:00 (Aired on 2/11 & 2/12) #AFCathleticsandactivities

In 4th grade Science, students created an old school paper cups telephone to learn about the connection between sounds and vibration.

Bitty Basketball forms are due this Friday, January 20th. If you need another form, please contact your child's teacher.

Last night the AFC Academic Team participated in the Pecatonica JV Tournament. AFC went undefeated in the tournament and won their pool! They earned 2nd place overall falling just short to the top team in total points with 1480 (compared to 1510). Team members include: Payton Murray, Colin Stone, Ayden Willstead, Jacob Warrenfeltz, Dominic Mullins, Andera Aldridge, and not present Ben Gleissner. Way to go Raiders! #AFCathleticsandactivities

In Intro to Ag, students have been working on Vet Science practicums. This week, they practiced cephalic venipuncture, surgical site prep, and intramuscular injections. A big thank you to the Maggie and Amos Foundation for the grant used to purchase the injection pads the students used! Additionally in this unit, students have prepared surgical packs for sterilization, opened surgical packs, applied Elizabethan collars, restrained rabbits, filled a syringe for injection, filled prescription, and applied a gauze dog muzzle.

Raider of the Week 1/12/23: Congratulations to Carson Rueff for being chosen Raider of the Week for basketball! Carson averaged 14.3 points in the 3 games before he scored 29 points in the win against Orangeville. In those 3 games he also shot 45%, averaged 3.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 4.0 steals per game. Carson is the son of Jane and Justin Rueff. We thank our sponsors AFC Athletic Boosters, Huddle Cafe & Mimini's Grocery Store, Ralphie & Lu Lu's, Rev on 38, Rooney's, and tmg designs for helping the Raider of the Week continue! #AFCathleticsandactivities

Students: Wear an FFA shirt to the game and be entered in a drawing for prizes! #AFCFFA

The AFC Boosters did a wonderful job of putting together a Teacher Appreciation day at the high school basketball games on Saturday! The crowd was fantastic and the athletes were enthusiastic! Thank you Boosters! To top off the already great day, all 3 high school basketball teams won their games! It's great to be a Raider! #AFCathleticsandactivities

Raider of the Week 1/5/23: Congratulations to Levi Near for being chosen Raider of the Week for wrestling! Levi is currently 22-5 with 11 pins. He is currently ranked 15th in state at 132 pounds. He placed 1st at Seneca Tournament, 2nd at Stillman Valley tournament, and 3rd at the Plano tournament. Levi is the son of Tabitha and Kyle Near. We thank our sponsors AFC Athletic Boosters, Huddle Cafe & Mimini's Grocery Store, Ralphie & Lu Lu's, Rev on 38, Rooney's, and tmg designs for helping the Raider of the Week continue! #AFCathleticsandactivities

Just a reminder: 6th grade girls basketball practice begins on Monday, January 9 at the ES from 3:15-4:30. 7/8 grade girls basketball practice begins on Thursday, January 5 in the JH gym from 3:45-5:15. All girls planning on playing need to be registered online through our athletics site, which can be found on afcschools.net. All girls also need a current physical on file with Mrs. Gittleson. 6th graders should have a school physical on file, which also counts as an athletic physical. If there are any questions, please email Mrs. Gittleson at tgittleson@afcschools.net. #AFCathleticsandactivities

Great job, kids!! So proud of you!! MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🤶🏻🧑🏻‍🎄

The Senior Class is hosting a Winter Formal Jan 14th. Sign up in the office.

Congratulations to Taylor Jahn for being selected to the Pearl City All-Tournament Team. She is one of 5 players chosen out of 8 teams! Way to go Taylor! #AFCathleticsandactivities

The NHS sponsored Study Night was a great success! Thank you to advisor Ms Hansfield and our NHS members that created this opportunity. Plans for future Study Nights are already underway!

It was a clean sweep for the Raider teams last night! The varsity girls beat Oregon in the Pearl City Tournament 45-39. The JV boys beat Warren in the Freeport Aquin Tournament 54-46. Way to go Raiders! #AFCathleticsandactivities

DON’T MISS OUT! The AFC National Honor Society is hosting a ‘Study Night’ TOMORROW night! Dec 15th 6:30pm at the high school. Prepare for finals next week.