MAP Grade Level Assessment Score Reports will be sent home with all 4th through 9th Grade students today (12/12). Please take time to review your child's scores.
9th through 12th Grade Students: Mrs. Gilliland, the counselor, has created google classrooms for each grade level (7th and 8th grade coming soon). If you didn't accept your invitation via your email and you need the class code to get in, see her soon!
SENIORS: Check your senior google classroom for Mrs. Gilliland. Several new scholarships posted today!
More of Mrs. Holesapple's little engineers hard at designing elf traps.
Mrs. Holesapple's little engineers have been working hard designing elf traps!
At the Missouri State Beta Convention on December 8, Mikayla Hood, Alton Beta President and a senior, won $500.00 in scholarship money and was named a alternate for the Missouri State University Scholarship. Congratulations, Mikayla!
No Open Library in the elementary today, December 11th. Sorry for the inconvenience!
SENIORS & JUNIORS: The meeting with vocational rehabilitation representative has been postponed from Thursday, Dec. 13th to an undetermined future date.
Kelsie Orr won first place in 12th grade agriculture, Melany Woods won third place in photography, and Jace Reese won third place in 9th grade math at Beta state convention in Springfield. This qualifies them to compete at national convention in June in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Alton Senior Beta Club took 61 of its 88 members to state convention to compete in various educational competitions.
We have an amazing network of parents for our class this year who donate special items for our projects all year. We appreciate being able to learn about how to treat others by reading about how the Grinch was bullied as a child, and how love and kindness helped him become a better Grinch. We celebrated learning with Grinch Hot Chocolate. Thank you to all of our parents and our Community Sponsor, Value Seekers. ❤️
Seniors & Parents: If you have any type of physical, medical, emotional, or educational disability and would like to visit the Vocational Rehabilitation Representative about future school or work opportunities, see Mrs. Gilliland by Wed., Dec. 12th.
Juniors & Parents: If you have any type of physical, medical, emotional, or educational disability and would like to visit with the Vocational Rehabilitation Representative, let Mrs. Gilliland know by Wed., Dec. 12th. Summer job opportunity!
Students who are scheduled to take the ACT on Saturday, Dec. 8th should still be prepared to take the ACT at whatever location they have been assigned. If you have concerns about it being cancelled, listen to the radio station. They would announce that on Saturday morning.
The December 8th Saturday School for Alton High School students has been postponed. It is rescheduled for Saturday, December 15th.
Thank you to the Wilderness Free Will Baptist Church for purchasing every 3rd grade student an Alton Comet hoodie!
Congratulations to Alee Willard and Gunnar Kennedy! They both took home state awards yesterday at the Missouri Junior Beta Convention in Springfield, Missouri. Alee was the State Runner Up in the Language Arts Competition and Gunnar was the State Runner Up in the Digital Arts Competition. Way to represent Comet Country!
FAFSA Help Night is Thursday, Dec. 13th from 3:30 to 7:00. Seniors & a parent who need assistance should bring their 2017 tax info in order to complete the FAFSA. Contact Mrs. Gilliland for more info. 778-7215 x 224.
Seniors & Juniors: MSU-West Plains Recruiter will be here on Tues., Dec. 11th at 2:50. Sign up with Mrs. Gilliland if you want to meet with the recruiter.
Seniors: John T. Belcher scholarship application is due Friday. Some of you will be leaving for BETA convention early Friday. Make sure to turn it in on Thursday! Or email it to Mrs. Gilliland on Friday!
Last chance order!! If you missed out or wanted to order from the cheer fundraiser now is your chance. Their last chance order goes in tomorrow afternoon. Message/ see Ms. Watts in the HS or contact a high school cheerleader!
