We are cancelling ALL MS after school activities, this includes: Basketball, Cheerleading, The After School Program, and 6th Grade Campus Life at YFC.
Attention 8th Grade Alma to DC Students:
There is a mandatory meeting on Thursday, February 3rd at 7:45 AM. We will be meeting in Mrs. Fox's room. Please pick up your Chromebook first. (This meeting is for students only)
Thank you to Mr. Ty Warczinsky, Substance Abuse Coordinator with Child Advocacy Gratiot County for speaking to our Eighth Graders currently enrolled in Health. His talk on ACT (Acknowledge, Care, and Tell) is an essential skill to have when understanding suicide awareness. Having discussions on stress, anxiety, and depression are an important part of our Middle School Health Classes.
*** The 8th grade Boys Basketball B -Team game has been cancelled for tonight. The A-Team will now play at 4:30. ***
To learn about Earth's magnetic field, 6th graders used iron filings to find the magnetic field of a magnet.
New Alma Public Schools COVID Guidelines effective 1/26/2022.
https://5il.co/14rg2
Please be patient tomorrow as we make calls and updates accordingly.
** 7th Grade Boys Basketball Games Canceled
The 7th grade boys basketball games for today (1/24/22) have been canceled due to transportation issues. The 7th grade teams will practice after school in the Aux Gym.
The 8th grade boys basketball game (A team only) will be played as scheduled.
DLPMS Cheerleading Update
The MS Cheerleading team will resume practices today after school.
Our DLPMS Boys Basketball season resumes on Monday 1/24. The 8th grade boys (A team only) will play Frankenmuth at 4:30 pm in Alma. Tickets must be purchased at Go Fan: https://gofan.co/app/school/MI4023
The 7th grade boys (A and B teams) will play at Frankenmuth (E.F. Rittmueller M.S. 965 E. Genesee St.). The 7th grade B team will start at 4:30 pm followed by the A team. Tickets can be purchased at the gate, general admission cost is $3.00.
Please be advised that Alma Public Schools will be shutting down for three (3) school days resuming on Monday, January 24th. This includes all extra-curricular activities for the next five (5) days as well. No student work will be sent home. This is not remote instruction.
Great to see the school spirit with a large student section at the first Middle School boys game of the season!
The After School Program will be closed this week, 1/17 - 1/21, due to unforeseen staffing shortages. The Program will resume on 1/24/21
As you may be aware, neighboring districts are experiencing high levels of COVID cases impacting their ability to continue face-to-face instruction. APS would like to prevent additional spread across our district. We encourage everyone to wear a mask, remain socially distanced and continue best practice sanitization strategies. Masks will be available at school, on our buses and in all offices.
Registration for virtual parent-teacher conferences at DLPMS will remain open until 3:30 pm on Wednesday, January 12th. Conferences will be held on Thursday, January 13th, 4:00-7:00 pm.
Parent-Teacher Conference Teacher Links: https://www.almaschools.net/o/dlpms/article/621958
VFW - Voice of Democracy Competition
Laila Heiss, Karly Crowe, and Bonnie Lord were recognized as Alma Post winners. Bonnie won 1st place at the district competition.
Luca Lebron Alma post winner for Patriots Pen from the middle school.
7th grade science students had a blast making models of atoms in Ms. Bontrager's class.
Mr. Hoppe’s 7th grade P.E. class is playing floor hockey today.
Monday 1/3/22 is the first day of the 2nd winter sports season at DLPMS. Tryouts for MS Cheer are 3:30-5:00 and 7th and 8th Grade Boys Basketball are 3:30-5:30. All interested students must have a completed physical on file in the MS Main Office in order to participate in tryouts.
Happy New Year!
As we return to face to face instruction tomorrow, Alma Public Schools asks that parents and guardians keep symptomatic children home.
We also encourage students to mask as we return from a high exposure holiday period.
Thank you for your continued support as we work together to keep kids in school.
Do you know someone interested in becoming a K-12 Director/Supervisor of Special Education? If so, it is not too late to apply. Send the requested application materials to Stacey Criner, Superintendent scriner@almaschools.net before 4:00 PM on Monday, January 3, 2022.
