Due to icy roads, Alma Public Schools will be on a 2 hour delay today, Friday, January 27th.

Our high school and middle school bus riders always make us proud. Even on the snowy days they assist our elementary students at the bus transfer.

Yesterday AHS teachers joined the rest of the teachers in our district for an all staff meeting at DLPMS. We revisited and refocused on the learning we did at the start of the year, and are ready to tackle the challenges and celebrate the victories to come in the second half of the year. Go Panthers!

Alma Public Schools will be closing today, Thursday, January 26th due to icy roads.

Mrs. Parson's Chemistry 1A students are beginning to learn about electrons and how they move. They had the opportunity to make their own fireworks in the laboratory.




Our Bio B students rocked the gel electrophoresis/ DNA fingerprinting lab!
Today some of our Health Occ 2 students are visiting the hospital with Mrs. Brown and are running through simulation scenarios to learn and practice new skills!
Did you miss our January Newsletter? Read up on all sorts of things happening at AHS here https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canva.com%2Fdesign%2FDAFWnSfCw_o%2FcB18u8DJL9xAu1M2X8C0hA%2Fview%3Futm_content%3DDAFWnSfCw_o%26utm_campaign%3Ddesignshare%26utm_medium%3Dlink2%26utm_source%3Dsharebutton%26fbclid%3DIwAR0VOnHolD19bx3fA9HdzUtsHGthZziJktW_hQeoYnWsZwVWSCQCfihboEY&h=AT1G-cluqrC8kZ1dkSyrgmnGY4CqUA6T-A7DD9v0UlMQg4CagFjr0hgfUCi7c_ixN-MHT2GXmjY9xw_CuPr4ryHohu1YtbMKBgw9JnOwxQ3nPbA20x22PlEupJi_-Z4d4w&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT12ZK-ynCsLCpSaaL-xAPhgclbAV4aTSazoAcj9PI_KJU__1O0tzHz9rjIW9fO8cGb-FPZnLKQ42HMGrIcqMygpCdVdHdzP9vRwHqbtBCLhcfIkDzZCbcB1etX3Ddp6L0xO8swR3ubcK9JFc6sq5FiX3SecWjNcfQAHYXYuzZ5VOZ55m0ZIeo7tEoilIgGWku_o_w
Our January Student of the Month is Remington Smith!
Part of our foreign language curriculum includes learning about culture as well as language. Part of learning about culture for our Spanish 3 and 4 students included building their own piñatas! How did they do?




Reminder: Parent-Teacher Conferences are Thursday from 4:00-7:00. See you there!

If you are in need of food, please see this flyer for the Drive-Thru Mobile Food Distribution opportunity on Friday, February 24th at MyMichigan Health Family Practice Center.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Eko5kPNZYdjarO8UULNQQ_yxFyNiAs3/view?usp=sharing

Alma High School will be hosting the Alma Police Department for a training this afternoon. Please do not be alarmed by the police vehicles outside the building. This training will occur both inside a classroom and outside in the parking lot.
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
Here are the results from the Business Professionals of America (BPA) Regional Competition.
Fundamental Desktop Publishing - Bennet Radey - FIRST PLACE!
Human Resource Management - Victoria Posey - THIRD PLACE!
Parliamentary Procedure Concepts/Open - Elizabeth Swaton - FOURTH PLACE!
Parliamentary Procedures Concepts/Open - Rosalind Polk - FIRST PLACE!
Prepared Speech - Lauren Wolfe - SECOND PLACE
Honorable Mention/Alternates:
Personal Financial Management - Kathryn Swaton - 6th place
Economic Research Individual - Brianna Nguyen - 6th Place


Alma Auto Lab Open House

Check out our awesome Model UN team! They competed in a TVC competition today!

APS is partnering with Child Advocacy and Alma Police Department for the Lunch and Learn presentation.

Alma Public Schools recognizes the need for childcare in our community and strives to provide this service. In order for us to focus our efforts on the needs of the community, we ask for your input.
https://forms.gle/WUcyhehpBoJHGaZQ6
The survey closes on January 20, 2023, @ 4:00 pm.
The 2023 scholarship cycle at the Gratiot County Community Foundation is just beginning and the link to the scholarship application is now available on their website at www.gratiotfoundation.org in the Scholarship tab. The deadline is March 1, 2023. Check it out!
