Mrs. Thomas, one of our amazing retirees, visited her old classroom today to drop off a generous donation to our Panther’s Den! Thank you to Mrs. Thomas and her Alma stitching/sewing group for thinking of our students.
A great night of music by the high school and middle school choirs.
Health Occupations and Automotive Technology classes partnered today by having MMR come for a presentation and tour of one of their ambulance. Thank you MMR!
NHS members delivered a check to Child Advocacy from their UM/MSU fundraiser.
Please check out the updated December Newsletter!
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Today Mrs. Palmer’s Target class learned about Executive Functioning and did a self assessment. Students identified personal strengths and weaknesses, and Mrs. Palmer will use the information to design lesson to support students in teaching their academic goals.
Our Coins for a Cause fundraiser is a wrap! Thank you to Mrs. Jaeck’s Advisory class for handling collection duties!
Our “Student of the Month” for December is Laila Heiss!
This group of NHS members (plus a few special helpers) just finished peeling potatoes for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner! If they look tired it’s because they started at 6:00 am!
Happy Thanksgiving!
November Panthers In The Spotlight!
Yearbook sales end soon!
Bio students determining the rate of diffusion.
Reminder: Alma High School students will have a half day on Monday, November 21. AHS students will take their 1st and 2nd period exams will on Monday using our HALF-DAY schedule. Students will be released at 11:20 am. Only the high school will run on a half-day schedule. All other APS buildings will run a full day schedule. Students who rely on APS transportation to get home will be able to order a lunch and will be supervised in the AHS media center until the normal 3:10 dismissal time.
Good afternoon. Due to today's snow day, Alma High School student’s 1st and 2nd period exams will take place on Monday using our HALF-DAY schedule (8:10 - 11:20am). Only the high school will run on a half-day schedule. All other APS buildings will run a full day schedule. Students who rely on APS transportation to get home will be supervised in the AHS media center until the normal 3:10 dismissal. Thank you.
Due to slick road conditions, Alma Public Schools is closing today, Friday, November 18, 2022.
Daily Bulletin - Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Scholar Athlete Award: WHAT IS THE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD? For 34 years, the MHSAA and Farm Bureau Insurance have honored the best student-athletes in Michigan. Again this year they will award 32 students with $2,000 scholarships based on achievement and leadership in athletics and activities, as well as responses to short-answer and essay questions. In many ways, this is the most prestigious honor the MHSAA awards annually. Information and simple instructions are located in the student services office. The deadline for these applications are on Friday, Dec. 2, at 4:00 p.m.
Attention Students: All absences must be excused by parents within 5 days after the absence or they will not be excused. If you leave the school for any reason you must check IN and OUT with Ms. Sweet in the attendance/SRC office or you will not be excused. Please have parents pre-arrange all other absences or appointments.
Students: November is Homeless Awareness Month and we’re excited to be partnering with United Way of Gratiot & Isabella Counties to raise money for Gratiot County Hope House through a coin war challenge called “Coins for a Cause”! Start saving and collecting your coins for your Advisory classroom! The Advisory classroom that raises the most amount of money will win a PIZZA PARTY
Students: Come join the Alma FFA for this month's chapter meeting, Thursday, November 17th at 3:30, in the Ag room G704! We will go over upcoming events and enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner.
Reminder-
This Friday is a half day of school. It is also the last day of Trimester 1.
For individual release times- https://www.almaschools.net/page/start-end-times
Nataya, who is an exchange student here at AHS, is enjoying her first experience with snow!
Thank you to all who have served our country!
