Come join us for Bingo this Saturday!
Make sure to order your yearbook before the price increases! Order online through the link on the APS website or pick up an order form in the HS/Elem. office. Yearbooks are $45.00 but the price increases after Nov. 3rd.
There is a new scholarship posted. Please check the scholarship opportunity page in the counselor's corner on our website. https://www.alex.k12.ok.us/documents/scholarship-opportunities/150601
Book Fair Oct 30th - Nov 3rd
Family Night Tuesday Oct 31st 4pm to 7pm. We will have candy and snack.
We would like to invite you to our Thanksgiving Day Lunch on November 17th. Class times will be posted at a later date. If you plan to join us that day, please contact Brandy Venable at 405-785-2605 or [email protected] to let us know. Your school aged child is already counted, we simply need a count of additional. family members who will be joining us. If there is no answer when you call, please leave your name, student's name and number of additional meals. Deadline for sign up will be Nov. 3rd.
JH/HS students participated in a Longhorn Pride assembly today. Several students were honored, including August and September students of the month. We also kicked off Red Ribbon Week with everyone's favorite - pajama day!
First picture: August Students of the Month. High School: Allie Hooper and Kyler Boatwright. Junior High: Kendyll Dunn and Ryder Drennan.
Second picture: September Students of the Month. Junior High: Jaydanne Landeros and Kolton Kohler. High School: Ryder Doty (middle) and Rheanna Montalbo (not pictured).
Third picture: Jaydanne Landeros, Nashaya Jackson, and Kendyll Dunn share information on this year's TSA Carnival.
Fourth & fifth pictures: Students Karter Seward, Cale Beckham, Kailyn Montgomery, Madison Byrne, and Ryder Doty share information on Red Ribbon Week.
Alex Public School is planning a Veteran's Day celebration on Friday, November 10, at 12:45. We would like to honor the veteran(s) that are special to you with a program and a video. Please send us your photo(s) if you would like your honoree(s) to be included in the video. Please be sure to include: Name, Branch of Service, Dates of Service, and their relationship to Alex Public Schools. We ask that you turn in your pictures as soon as possible to the elementary office or the high school office. You may also email them to [email protected]. You may pick up your photo from the office after the program. Honoring our veterans is so important and we thank you for helping us in this effort.
Verden cannot play 2 girls games today. So we will play the 1st boys game at 4:00. Girls will follow, then the 2nd boys will follow that. If your son plays in the 1st boys game usually, that's what they will do today.
The Fall Carnival is fast approaching! It will be October 28th from 5-7 in the High School Commons! Tickets for games can be purchased at the door, please bring additional cash if you'd like to play bingo and for the concession! The carnival king and queen contest winners will be announced during the evening. Be sure to show your support to our kiddos and their classes! Proceeds from the TSA Carnival King & Queen contest will benefit Parker Ross-Underwood and family as they travel to Houston for medical treatments. Don't miss out on a great time and fantastic cause!
We would like to acknowledge Isabel Bates for her recent visit to the state capital of Oklahoma. Ms. Bates was recognized for her Bully Prevention initiative and our state leaders proclaimed that October 18th be recognized as "Bully Prevention Day" in our state. In addition to this recognition, our elementary students would like to extend our gratitude to Ms. Bates for sharing her knowledge and expertise during our national bully prevention week here at APS. We are always proud of our Longhorns, but even more so when they are striving to make a difference. Keep shining Isabel!
Students taking the ACT will need a school chromebook. No personal devices allowed.
The Fall District ACT is tomorrow, October 19th. Students who signed up need to be in the ag room ready to test by 8:00 am. Bring your approved calculator and pencils. Good luck to all of our testers.
We have 3 students who are ambassadors at the Canadian Valley Tech Center. They, along with other ambassadors, came to speak to our sophomores about the programs offered at CVTC. We are so proud of Ethan Compton, Saydi Swanson, and Tatum Sanders. They did a great job with their presentations.
Start getting ready, red ribbon week is coming!! October 23-27-will be a great week of learning how to say NO to drugs!
Monday-Wake Up Drug Free (wear your PJs), Tuesday-Lai Off Drugs (wear your fav. Hawaiian outfit), Wednesday-Drug Free Looks Like ME (wear something RED), Thursday-Run Away from Drugs (wear your workout clothes) and Friday-Say BOO to Drugs (wear your Halloween costume).
TSA Members
Don't forget we will leave the school at 7:00 in the morning to attend the TSA Fall Leadership Conference. If you are attending, you received a letter. HS athletes will be back in time for athletics and everyone else should be back by 3:30-4:00 at the latest. We will not be stopping for breakfast and will eat at Chick-fil-a or Freddy's for lunch. Students do not have to wear official dress but need to dress professionally if they do not. See everyone in the morning!
Mark your calendars! The Fall Carnival will be October 28th from 5-7 in the High School Commons! Tickets for games can be purchased at the door, please bring additional cash if you'd like to play bingo and for the concession! Don't miss it!
This year's TSA Carnival fundraiser will benefit the family of Parker Ross-Underwood, a fifth grader at Alex Elementary. Parker is in an ongoing battle with an aggressive, recurrent cholesteatoma. This is a growth that has eaten away the structures of his inner ear, causing him to be completely deaf in his right ear. The only treatment at this time is surgery combined with radiation, which Parker has been through three times. He and his mother, Ellen Fly (3rd grade teacher at Alex Elementary), travel to Houston for treatment at MD Anderson. We'd love to raise funds to offset their travel expenses for future appointments and procedures, as this will likely be a battle he will fight into adulthood.
Please congratulate the following students! They will represent their class as their carnival king and queen candidates. They will all work hard to raise money for Parker Fly. We are so excited to get this fundraiser started! If you would like to contribute to one of these candidates or classes please reach out to them before the carnival on October 28th, where we will announce the winners!
Senior English students enjoyed helping third graders write responses to their magnet activity in class today! Thanks to Mrs. Fly for inviting us!
Thurs., Oct. 12th is an early release day! Elementary car line will begin at 2:10, buses will line up in front of the high school at 2:20 and move to the elementary at 2:25. Fall Break is Friday, Oct. 13th & Mon./Tues., Oct. 16th & 17th. See everyone back on Wed., Oct. 18th!
23-24 Yearbooks are on sale now! Order forms have gone home or order online using the link on the school website. Order now because November 3rd prices go up!
