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.
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.
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.
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!
Wear camo THURSDAY and come cheer on our Longhorns at Wilson!
School picture makeup day is tomorrow, Oct. 10th. Students who were absent in August will need to be prepared to take pictures tomorrow morning. Order forms will be sent home today.
Drumline and Cheerleading pictures will also be taken tomorrow during Power 20.
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!
The Academic team is ready to serve you lunch!
Don't forget to join the APS Academic Teams for lunch tomorrow! A community quiz bowl will follow the meal. See you there!
Congratulations to our 6th, 7th, and 9th graders and their teachers for their academic accomplishments. Thank you to all who made it to the game to be recognized. Our freshman football players were busy winning a game so they didn't get in the pictures, but they contributed to the success.
5th grade studying thermal conductivity cooking s'mores in our solar ovens.
A few of our 5th grade students are creating a newspaper for our elementary school! Please enjoy reading it every month and stay up to date on all things Alex Elementary!
Our September Students of the Month for RESPECT in the elementary school are
PK-Emery Sturgell & Damien Gifford, KG-Phoenix Hutchins & Waden Paulus, 1st-Rigyn Mainka, Cord Otey, Luna Yang, & Carter Munson, 2nd-Marion Raymond & Clayton Beckham, 3rd-Phoenix Hutchins & Brayan Rios, 4th-Sueriana Mara & Dylan Reece, & 5th-Raelyn Zolinski & Cope Otey!
Our monthly Work Hard Award goes to Rutledge Schmidt & our Nice Kid Award goes to Parker Underwood!
Thank you to all of our students for working diligently to be respectful friends through the school year!!!
