Welcome to Auburn Middle School
Home of the Wildcats. We've got five spirited houses, a marching band that actually slaps, a science fair full of questionable volcanoes, and the friendliest hallway high-fives in Warrenton. Come be a Wildcat.
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Three seasons, one roar
Whether you're chasing a personal record or trying a sport for the very first time, there's a spot for you on a Wildcat roster. Show up, work hard, cheer loud.
Fall
- Boys & Girls Soccer
- Cross Country
- Cheerleading
- Volleyball (intramural)
Winter
- Boys & Girls Basketball
- Wrestling
- Cheerleading
Spring
- Track & Field
- Girls Softball
- Boys Baseball
A current VHSL physical form is required to try out. Every athlete needs a completed Virginia High School League physical on file before the first practice, no form, no field. Grab one from the front office or the athletics page and bring it signed.
Find your people
From robots to rockets to read-a-thons, AMS has a club for just about every interest, and if it doesn't exist yet, the front office will help you start it.
Auburn Unified
Inclusion club for every Wildcat
Battle of the Books
Tournament rounds in early 2026
Chess Club
Strategy, rivalries, and quiet flexing
Esports
Meets Thursdays
FCA
Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Wednesdays
FFA
Future Farmers of America, Mondays
Robotics Club
Builds start mid-October
Rocket Club
Design, launch, recover, repeat
Student Council (SCA)
Student voice and school events
NJHS
National Junior Honor Society
The AMS Musical. Auditions run in late August and September. Singers, actors, techies, and stage crew all welcome, no experience needed, just bring the energy.
Make something every day
Pick up an instrument, find your voice, or fill a sketchbook. Our ensembles grow with you across all three grades.
Performing ensembles
Band
Move up a level as your skills grow, from first notes to the spring concert stage.
Chorus
Move up a level as your skills grow, from first notes to the spring concert stage.
Orchestra
Move up a level as your skills grow, from first notes to the spring concert stage.
Fine arts electives
Art 6 / 7 / 8
A three-year path building a sketchbook practice and a real portfolio.
Theater
Acting, stagecraft, and the confidence to own a room.
Visual Arts
Drawing, painting, and design across a range of media.
Your three years at AMS
Built from the Fauquier County middle school program of studies. Pick a grade to see the core courses unit by unit, the math and science tracks, and where high school credit kicks in.
6th Grade. The first year of middle school: stronger reading and writing, math that builds toward algebra, and exploratory rotations so you can try a bit of everything.
English / Language Arts
English 6
- Narrative and expository writing: telling a story and explaining an idea
- Reading fiction and informational texts closely
- Vocabulary development and word study
- Communication skills: speaking, listening, and group work
Mathematics
Math 6
- Ratios, rates, and percentages
- Operations with integers and rational numbers
- Expressions and early algebra readiness
Math 6/7 Accelerated
- For qualified students: covers 6th and part of 7th grade math
- Faster pace toward Pre-Algebra and high school tracks
Science
Physical Science 6
- The scientific method and lab safety
- Matter: properties, states, and changes
- Energy, forces, and motion
- The solar system and our place in it
Social Studies
US History I (to 1865)
- Early America and the first peoples
- Colonization and the road to independence
- Founding the nation and the Constitution
- Expansion, division, and the Civil War
Elective tracks across all three grades
Fine Arts
Build a skill over all three years, from first try to spring concert.
- Visual Arts: Art 6 exploration, then Art 7 and Art 8 with sketchbooks and portfolios
- Band: Beginning and Intermediate in 7th, Advanced Band in 8th
- Chorus: find your voice in 7th, Advanced Chorus in 8th
- Guitar and general music as exploratory options
World Languages
A pathway that can earn high school credit before you leave AMS.
- 7th grade: Introduction to French and Introduction to Spanish
- 8th grade: full-year French I or Spanish I (high school credit)
- Sets up advanced language study and the Seal of Biliteracy in high school
Career & Technical Education (CTE)
Hands-on, real-world skills, starting with 6th grade rotations.
- 6th grade: exploratory CTE rotations to sample several fields
- Computer Science Foundations: coding and robotics
- Agriscience Exploration: plants, animals, and food systems
- Family & Consumer Sciences: cooking, budgeting, and life skills
The school day
Every Wildcat runs a 7-period schedule: core classes plus room for the electives you choose, all three years.
Grading scale
- A
- 90 - 100
- B
- 80 - 89
- C
- 70 - 79
- D
- 60 - 69
- F
- Below 60
SOL testing
Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests come at the end of the year in core subjects: reading and math every grade, plus science in 8th grade and content tests like US History as scheduled. They check that you've got the year's standards down. The grade you carry all year on the 100-point scale matters far more than any single test day, so the plan is simple: keep up day to day, ask questions early, and the SOLs take care of themselves.
Wildcat success tips, the CATS way
The same motto that guides our hallways works just as well for hitting the honor roll: Caring, Admirable & Respectful, Through responsible and Safe actions.
- Caring: ask for help early and help a classmate who's stuck.
- Admirable & Respectful: show up on time, listen, and do your own work.
- Through responsible choices: track assignments and turn things in.
- Safe actions: sleep, snacks, and a calm head before a big test.
The bell schedule
AMS runs from 7:28 AM to 2:28 PM on a seven-period day, plus a mid-morning Wildcat Time block. The whole school shares the same periods, only the lunch slot changes by grade, so here's each grade's full day start to finish.
6th Grade
- Homeroom7:28 - 7:35
- 1st Period7:38 - 8:26
- 2nd Period8:29 - 9:17
- 3rd Period9:20 - 10:08
- Wildcat Time10:10 - 10:40
- 4th Period10:43 - 11:31
- 5th Period11:34 - 12:22
- Lunch 612:24 - 12:47
- 6th Period12:49 - 1:37
- 7th Period1:40 - 2:28
7th Grade
- Homeroom7:28 - 7:35
- 1st Period7:38 - 8:26
- 2nd Period8:29 - 9:17
- 3rd Period9:20 - 10:08
- Wildcat Time10:10 - 10:40
- 4th Period10:43 - 11:31
- Lunch 711:33 - 11:56
- 5th Period11:58 - 12:46
- 6th Period12:49 - 1:37
- 7th Period1:40 - 2:28
8th Grade
- Homeroom7:28 - 7:35
- 1st Period7:38 - 8:26
- 2nd Period8:29 - 9:17
- 3rd Period9:20 - 10:08
- Wildcat Time10:10 - 10:40
- Lunch 810:42 - 11:05
- 4th Period11:07 - 11:55
- 5th Period11:58 - 12:46
- 6th Period12:49 - 1:37
- 7th Period1:40 - 2:28
Five houses, one Wildcat family
Every Wildcat belongs to one of our five cat-themed houses, and every house is fully convinced it's the best one. They're all wrong except yours. Here's the full pride.
Red Ocelots
Fast, fiery, and first in line for everything, especially pizza day
Blue Lynx
Loud, proud, and convinced they're the main characters
Yellow Jaguars
All sunshine and stealth, they pounce on the honor roll
Green Cheetahs
Built different. They'll lap the track and recycle on the way
Purple Panthers
Mysterious, theatrical, and undefeated at the spring play
House points reset every semester, the trash talk never does, and the end-of-year house cup is still anyone's game.
Moments we won't stop talking about
The wins, the upsets, and the moments that show up in the yearbook every single year.
Cross country comeback
Down by half a lap, our 8th graders found another gear and took the district title. The bleachers have not recovered.
Spelling bee champions
Our spellers brought home the regional title, and the whole school still chants the winning word in the hallways. Wildcats know how to study.
Science fair history
A self-watering garden, a homemade weather balloon, and exactly one volcano that erupted a little too enthusiastically. Iconic.
The official AMS spelling challenge
There's really only one word a Wildcat needs to know how to spell. Press the button to find out which one.
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Versus the MMS Wolves
Every great school needs a rival to keep things spicy. Ours is Marshall Middle School. Bless their hearts.
Mostly Mud-eating Scoundrels
We did the research. Three independent sources confirmed it. The sources were us, three times, very confidently.
They call it a Wolf. It looks like a golden retriever that just heard a vacuum cleaner for the first time. A confused, very good boy who wandered into the wrong gym and stayed because someone offered a snack.
We would roast it harder, but we genuinely think it's doing its best, and honestly we want to give it a treat.
All love, MMS. Mostly. See you at the game, where the scoreboard will once again do the talking.
The CATS motto
At AMS, being a Wildcat means living the CATS motto every single day. Read it down the line, it spells out exactly who we are.
Caring, Admirable and Respectful, Through responsible and Safe actions.
Caring
for every Wildcat in the building
Admirable and Respectful
to classmates, teachers, and the lunch line
Through responsible
choices about our work and our space
and Safe actions
so everyone has a good day
Official AMS rules
Ratified by the student body, the faculty, and one very confident Wildcat. Binding. Mostly.
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Walk, don't run, in the hallways. Sliding in your socks is faster but legally frowned upon.
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Be kind first. Wildcats hold the door, save the seat, and cheer for everyone, even rival houses.
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Bring your hall pass. Legendary status does not, in fact, replace a hall pass.
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The cafeteria is a no-Wolves zone. If you spot an MMS Wolf, calmly offer it a snack and walk it back to Marshall.
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Science fair volcanoes are encouraged but must be cleaned up by their creators. You make it, you mop it.
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Wear navy and white on game day. School spirit is a renewable resource.
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Clubs are for everyone. If the one you want doesn't exist, the office will help you start it.
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Be Caring, Respectful, Responsible, and Safe. Then go have a genuinely good day.