Alto ISD

March is National Athletic Training Month, and we are proud to celebrate Jacolby Whitaker, MS, ATC, LAT, CES, SMTC — Alto ISD’s Athletic Trainer! 🩺🏈 National Athletic Training Month shines a spotlight on the vital role athletic trainers play in keeping students healthy, safe, and ready to compete through injury prevention, evaluation, and rehabilitation. Coach Whit goes above and beyond every day, serving triple duty as our Athletic Trainer, Health Science teacher, and Coach. He is a tremendous role model for our students and cares for each yellowjacket athlete with professionalism and compassion. Thank you, Coach Whit, for the countless ways you support and serve Alto ISD!

Mean Sting- Thank you for another AMAZING week at Alto ISD!!☝️ I would like to share a few highlights of "Hard Work and Respect" from this week with you: 1. Alto Middle Boys 7th AND 8th grade Track both win the Yellowjacket Relays!!🏆 2. Alto Girls Varsity Track Champions at Yellowjacket Relays, and Varsity Boys with a 3rd place finish!!🏅🏃 3. Enrollment stays consistent at 517 students. Attendance with 6th grade over 98% ☑️ 4. Alto Softball with a dominating victories against Neches and Centerville!!🥎 5. Alto Baseball with a decisive 18-5 victory versus Mount Enterprise!!⚾️ 6. Great week of academics at Alto Middle School with students giving excellent effort and encouragement during reading and math Gold Standard Test #3!! 📚 7. Several of our Alto ISD students showed heifers and rabbits and the Houston Livestock Show, and they represented all of us with their many hours of hard work and preparation 💪 8. The Alto ISD community coming together to host two excellent days of track and field. Honoring the anniversaries of our 30 and 40 year SEVEN time STATE Champions!!🏆 It is always a great week to be a Jacket!!🐝 -- Derrick Conley Superintendent Alto ISD

🐰The Alto FFA Rabbit Show Team had a successful day at the Houston Livestock Show! These students are working hard over their spring break and doing a great job representing Alto. Way to go, Jackets! 🐝

Congratulations to our 2026-2027 cheerleaders!

This afternoon, we celebrated a special part of Yellowjacket history! 🏃‍♂️💛

This year marks 40 years since Alto’s 1986 State Championship and 30 years since the historic 1996 State Championships, when both the boys and girls teams brought home state titles. We were honored to welcome special guests representing all seven Alto state championship track teams:
🏆 Boys State Champions — 1986, 1996, 2004, 2014
🏆 Girls State Champions — 1996, 2003, 2005

These outstanding athletes laid the foundation for the proud tradition of the Alto ISD track program. Their dedication, hard work, and championship spirit continue to inspire today’s Yellowjackets!

Be safe and enjoy the break, Jackets!

🥎 Lil’ Lady Jacket Softball Camp 🥎

Calling all future Lady Jackets! Girls in Kindergarten–5th grade are invited to join us for a fun evening of softball at the Alto Softball Field. Campers will get to practice with the high school Lady Jacket players!

📅 Thursday, March 26
⏰ 4:15–5:30 PM
📍 Alto Softball Field

Participants will also be recognized before the Lady Jackets’ home game on Tuesday, March 31 at 5:00 PM.

Camp is FREE! Optional camp T-shirt available for $20. Campers who purchase a shirt should wear it to the game on March 31.

Come out, have fun, and learn from the Lady Jackets! 🖤🥎

Alto ISD was well represented at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo this year! 🤠🐂

Lariat D. showed her heifer in the International Brahman Show and placed 3rd out of a huge class of 50 heifers — an outstanding accomplishment!

Angelina L., Makenzie S., Makenzie L. (9th place), Macee L. (15th place), and Alice M. (7th place) also represented Alto well in the Junior Beefmaster Show.

Showing livestock takes dedication, responsibility, early mornings, and late nights, and we are proud of the hard work these students put into raising and exhibiting their animalsl. Great job, Jackets! 💛🖤

Due to rain and a shortage of officials, the Lady Jacket softball game on Friday has been moved to ALTO at 1:00 PM.

Alto hosted a successful junior high track meet on Monday! 🏃‍♂️💛 Our 7th and 8th grade boys are the 2026 Yellowjacket Relays Champions — congratulations, Jackets!

Come out tomorrow and support our athletes at the high school meet!

Thanks to 11th grader Laila P. for the awesome pictures.

Congratulations to Julian C. on being successful on the TSI assessment! 🎉 Our freshmen are really showing out — we are proud of your hard work!

Congratulations to our AES Students of the Week — Julian, Kasey, Daxton, Sam, Andrea, and Gio! 🎉 These students have shown great effort and dedication, and we are proud of their hard work.

We also congratulate Ms. Gonzalez on being named Staff Member of the Week! Ms. Gonzalez works closely with students through RTI, helping them grow and achieve their goals each day with a sweet, patient approach that makes a positive difference at AES!

Alto High School students had a great time yesterday with ThinkFast Interactive – Teen Driver Safety Edition! Jackets learned important lessons about safe driving and smart decision-making through a fun, high-energy interactive program — and even had chances to win great prizes!

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Congratulations to Makenzie, Eli, Jesus, Michelle, and Derek for achieving success on the TSI assessment! 🎉 Students, don’t forget—your last chance to take the TSI on campus this year will be April 10th. Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity!

AMS StuCo and NJHS recently hosted a successful Blanket Drive to benefit the Cherokee County Crisis Center. Thanks to the generosity of our students, staff, and community, 75 blankets were collected to help comfort children during difficult times. We are proud of our students for showing compassion and making a difference for others in need. 💛

Mean Sting-

Thank you for another AMAZING week at Alto ISD!!☝️

I would like to share a few highlights of "Hard Work and Respect" from this week with you:

1. Alto Girls Track wins the Jasper Cockrell Relays!!🏆

2. Alto Boys Varsity Track runner up at Jasper Cockrell Relays, and Varsity/ JV teams combined for a total 103 points!!🏅

3. Enrollment stays consistent at 516 students. Attendance with 2nd, 4th, and 9th grades all over 98%. ☑️

4. Alto Softball with a comeback victory versus Huntington!!🥎

5. Alto Baseball beats New Summerfield 15-0 to start district 1-0!!⚾️

6. Great week of academics at Alto High School with 21 testers on Friday for TSI. 📚

It is always a great week to be a Jacket!!🐝
--
Derrick Conley
Superintendent
Alto ISD

Many thanks to author and poet Devondra Banks for visiting our elementary students and reading several of her children’s books! This special experience was a wonderful way to end Read Across America Week . 📚✨