The Anderson School - Enrichment & Extracurricular

Enrichment & Extracurricular

Music

As of the fall of 2007, all Anderson students in the fourth and fifth grades choose and study an orchestral instrument — either woodwind, string, brass, or percussion. After fifth grade, students may elect to continue into the AMS advanced orchestra. With about 60 students from AMS studying an instrument, Anderson has about 170 students in the school instrumental program. Dr. Amy A. V. Musick designed and headed the program through the 2009-10 schoolyear to be proceeded by the current music teachers: Mr. Brian Shaheen, M.A. and Ms. Sarah Prusasky, M.A., who continue to grow Dr. Musick's orchestral program. In addition, Anderson teaches music literacy to all K–2 students. Currently, second graders are introduced to guitars and third graders are introduced to recorders. Independent of the Anderson music program, about one-third of Anderson students (2007) study music privately. The AMS chorus is an in-school elective and the AMS rock band program is extra-curricular.

Spirit, interscholastic sports and student life

In the fall of 2005, by way of a Student Council sponsored mascot-logo art competition, the AMS students chose as its mascot a dragon designed by Lisa Howell, who at that time was an 8th grader. A year earlier, Anderson adopted red and white as the only unused color combination in a middle school basketball league.

• Boys Baseball:

Dr. Dan Schubert, Coach

June 2006 — Manhattan Middle School Champions

June 2007 — Manhattan Middle School Champions

November 2009 — Manhattan Middle School Champions

• Boys Varsity Basketball:

Nathan O'Reilly, Coach

• Girls Varsity Basketball:

Nathan O'Reilly, Coach

• Boys Junior Varsity Basketball:

Andrew Bissonnette, Coach

• Girls Junior Varsity Basketball:

Nicole Chandonnet, Coach

• Girls Varsity Volleyball:

Nicole Chandonnet, Coach

Becky Cohen, Coach

November 2009 — Manhattan Middle School Champions

November 2010 — Manhattan Middle School Champions

• Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball:

Nicole Chandonnet, Coach

Becky Cohen, Coach

• Co-ed Tennis:

• Soccer:

Boys Team

Charlie Conway, Coach

Girls Team

Dr. Dan Schubert, Coach

• Track and Field

Nicole Chandonnet, Coach

• Varsity Flag Football

Tim Rodgers, Coach

• Junior Varsity Flag Football

Andrew Bissonnette, Coach

• Table Tennis

Dr. Dan Schubert, Coach

• Boys Lacrosse

Tim Rodgers, Coach

• Girls Lacrosse

Nathan O'Reilly, Coach