Anna Middle School

The Anna Local Schools Board of Education is pleased to announce the selection of Derrick Purtee as the next Anna High School Principal.

Mr. Purtee has served as Anna Middle School Principal for the past six years, consistently demonstrating strong leadership, a commitment to student achievement, and a passion for supporting students, staff, and families.

Throughout his time at Anna, Mr. Purtee has built strong relationships with students, staff, and families while fostering a positive school culture focused on growth, achievement, and student well-being. His dedication to students and ability to connect with others have made a lasting impact on the school community.

We are excited for Mr. Purtee to begin this new role and are confident that his leadership and passion for education will continue to positively impact Anna High School and our entire school community.

As a result of this position change, Anna Local Schools are accepting applications for the Middle School Principal position. The posting can be found at: https://www.hometownopportunity.com/jobsummary?jobId=55302&page=1

Here are a few highlights from the Amazing Shake on May 1. Congratulations to all of our 7th graders for representing the Anna Local Schools in such a positive way!

Congratulations to Brant Heitman, Elijah Heilers, Priya Schulze, Zoey Swiger, Gwen Maughan & Xavier Schroeder for being named our May students of the month!

Congratulations to our Rocket Scientists (MS Science Olympiad) for their finishes at the Ohio State Science Olympiad meet over the weekend:

7th place: Griffin Pettus & Rio Ramos in Dynamic Planet
7th place: Griffin Pettus & Payton Stine in Potions & Poisons
8th place: Myles Marlow & Wyatt Dagenfield in Scrambler
10th place: Rio Ramos & Wyatt Dagenfield in Solar System!

Congratulations to the following FCCLA STAR event competitors for achieving Top 3 in the STATE!!
Jordan/Riley-2nd place
Hailey/Ruby-2nd place
Chloe-2nd place
Tyler/Braxton-3rd place
Great job Rockets!!

Congratulations to Shawn Lewis, Naomi Broeker, Kyla Keith, Cece Bensman, Lavarise Masteller & Wyatt Dagenfield for being named our April students of the month!

Congratulations to the Anna Local Schools students whose artwork is currently on display at the Sidney Public Library’s Youth Art Month exhibit! The artwork will be featured from March 2 through March 27 and includes pieces from schools across Shelby County.

We are incredibly proud of our students for representing Anna with such creativity and talent. A special thank you to Mrs. Swiger and Ms. Link for their dedication to showcasing our students’ artistic abilities and for helping make this opportunity possible.

Congratulations to Karlee Fuller, Tenley Roberts, Piper Hays, Isaiah Lawson, Atlas Kimpel & Kaleb Wardour for being named the Anna Middle School Students of the month for March!

Recently, 6 of our 8th graders competed in the Trade Skills Ninja Challenge sponsored by the Workforce Partnership and Upper Valley Career Center.

Congratulations to Garrett Schweitzer for being the county boys champion!

As a team, we finished 3rd overall.

Team participants included Isaac Harshbarger, Garrett Schweitzer, Andrew Harmon, Sophia Brunson, Piper Hays & Olivia Overbey

Congratulations to Holden Schemmel, Mia Barhorst, , Emma Bensman, Trevor Schmidt, Noah Fleckenstein & Allison Goettemoeller for being named our February students of the month!

Congratulations to the Anna Middle School students of the month for January!

Kaiden Kormanik, Celia Brandewie, Aubrey Wilt,
Nolan Legge, Ayla Lewis & Braxton Colegrove

Congratulations to our December students of the month!

Evelynn Berning, Derby Gray, Devery Coverstone,
Morgan Fogt, Faith Schroeder & Brennan Axe

Congratulations to Ruby Beckman for winning the 2025 Anna Middle School Spelling Bee! The winning word was "scurrying".
Also, congratulations to the following students for earning first, second and third runners-up:
First runner up: Benjamin Riethman
2nd runner up Noah Esser
3rd runner up Trinity Khammanh

Anna High School Presents “Night of One Acts”

Anna High School will present its annual Night of One Acts on Thursday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Milliette Auditorium. Tickets are $8 at the door, and seating is general admission on a first-come, first-served basis.

This year’s productions include Crisis Inc., directed by Sam Baldonado; Loonies and Snatchers, directed by Emily Sharp; and Just Another High School Play, directed by Brock Swiger.

The community is invited to attend and support these talented student directors and performers.

Congratulations to Lucas Schulze, Grace Davidson, Autumn Leopold, Breanna Axe, Mason Moeller and Troy Eilerman for being selected as the Anna Middle School Students of the Month for November!

What a great way to celebrate the end of the 1st quarter of the school year! Thanks to the MS/HS Hope Squad for sponsoring its annual Donut Day!

Congratulations to Emma Echols, Kolton Shroyer, Hailey Leugers, Easton Shuster, Noah Esser & Annabelle Braun for being names the Anna Middle School October Students of the Month!

Final meetings for this fall's 8th grade trip to Washington DC are Tuesday, October 7, 2025 in the Milliette Auditorium.

6pm - Chaperones Only
7:15pm - All Parents & Students