The main phone line at Alto Middle School is currently down. If you need to reach the AMS Office, please call 936-858-7142 or email tmoore@alto.esc7.net.
Thank you for your patience and understanding!
Thank you for your patience and understanding!
Parents: If you signed your child up to receive a flu shot at school, they will receive it this Wednesday.
If you did not provide insurance information during registration, please send $10 cash with your child. Thank you!
If you did not provide insurance information during registration, please send $10 cash with your child. Thank you!
Congratulations to Charlie, Chris, and Chassity for achieving success on the TSI assessment! Your future is in your hands!
🎓 Seniors & Senior Parents!
Texas Free College Application Week is October 12–18! This is a great opportunity for seniors to apply to participating Texas colleges and universities without paying application fees. Whether you're planning to attend a university, community college, or technical school, don’t miss this opportunity to get those applications submitted!
Texas Free College Application Week is October 12–18! This is a great opportunity for seniors to apply to participating Texas colleges and universities without paying application fees. Whether you're planning to attend a university, community college, or technical school, don’t miss this opportunity to get those applications submitted!
This week in Alto Athletics...
When stress shows up, what does your teen reach for?
The coping skills they build today can shape the choices they make tomorrow, especially when substances become part of the conversation. Talk with your teen about simple, healthy coping strategies:
🏈 Try the 4-7-8 breathing technique: inhale for 4, hold for 7, exhale for 8. It helps calm the nervous system and create space before reacting.
🚶 Get moving with a walk, stretching, or shooting hoops.
🎵 Express emotions through music, art, or creative activities.
📝 Journal thoughts and feelings to work through challenges.
And then, practice together. Teens learn more from what we do than what we say. By modeling healthy ways to handle stress, you're helping build resilience and strengthening their defense against risky behaviors.
Visit angelinacoalition.org/resources to access the Prevention Playbook for Parents, available in English and Spanish, with practical tips and tools to help families support healthy decision-making and reduce risk.
The Drug-Free Council program is funded by a grant from TxDOT to reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes in Texas. #DriveLikeATexan #PreventionPlaybook #ParentingTeens #CopingStrategies #SubstancePrevention #Prevencion #PadresYFamilias
The coping skills they build today can shape the choices they make tomorrow, especially when substances become part of the conversation. Talk with your teen about simple, healthy coping strategies:
🏈 Try the 4-7-8 breathing technique: inhale for 4, hold for 7, exhale for 8. It helps calm the nervous system and create space before reacting.
🚶 Get moving with a walk, stretching, or shooting hoops.
🎵 Express emotions through music, art, or creative activities.
📝 Journal thoughts and feelings to work through challenges.
And then, practice together. Teens learn more from what we do than what we say. By modeling healthy ways to handle stress, you're helping build resilience and strengthening their defense against risky behaviors.
Visit angelinacoalition.org/resources to access the Prevention Playbook for Parents, available in English and Spanish, with practical tips and tools to help families support healthy decision-making and reduce risk.
The Drug-Free Council program is funded by a grant from TxDOT to reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes in Texas. #DriveLikeATexan #PreventionPlaybook #ParentingTeens #CopingStrategies #SubstancePrevention #Prevencion #PadresYFamilias
🏈 IT’S GAMEDAY, ALTO! 🖤💛
It’s Homecoming Friday, and we’re ready for a night of Yellowjacket football, school spirit, and hometown pride! 🐝
👑 6:30 PM– Homecoming Festivities
🏈 7:00 PM– Kickoff vs. Mount Enterprise
🏆 Halftime- Recognition of the 2006 State Champion Yellowjackets!
LET’S GO, JACKETS! STING ’EM! 🐝🖤💛
🌟 AES Students & Staff Member of the Week! 🌟
Congratulations to our Alto Elementary Students of the Week: Dutton, Kahlani, Nakethian, Kennedy, Sutherlyn, and Willow! We are so proud of each of you and the positive example you set at AES!
We also want to congratulate Ms. Meka, our AES Staff Member of the Week! Thank you for all you do to support our students (and staff) and make AES a special place to learn and grow!
Congratulations, Yellowjackets! 🐝💛🖤
Congratulations to our Alto Elementary Students of the Week: Dutton, Kahlani, Nakethian, Kennedy, Sutherlyn, and Willow! We are so proud of each of you and the positive example you set at AES!
We also want to congratulate Ms. Meka, our AES Staff Member of the Week! Thank you for all you do to support our students (and staff) and make AES a special place to learn and grow!
Congratulations, Yellowjackets! 🐝💛🖤
Alto ISD is excited to partner with a local photography business, Highway 79 Photography, for school pictures this year!
Parents have the option to pre-order now to save 10%, or they may order after Picture Day. After Picture Day, you’ll receive a second email with a link to view your child’s images and select your favorite pose before your order is produced.
Pre-order Online:
https://79photography.gotphoto.com/r/prepay
Access Code:
• Alto Elementary Fall Individual Portrait
• Alto Middle School and High School Individual Portraits
When prompted, type “Alto” and the appropriate option will appear.
Parents have the option to pre-order now to save 10%, or they may order after Picture Day. After Picture Day, you’ll receive a second email with a link to view your child’s images and select your favorite pose before your order is produced.
Pre-order Online:
https://79photography.gotphoto.com/r/prepay
Access Code:
• Alto Elementary Fall Individual Portrait
• Alto Middle School and High School Individual Portraits
When prompted, type “Alto” and the appropriate option will appear.
Tomorrow's Homecoming Pep Rally will start at 2:30 PM in the AHS gym.
Don't forget that community members must sit in the section closest to the high school entrance, and students may not be picked up from the pep rally. Go Jackets!
Don't forget that community members must sit in the section closest to the high school entrance, and students may not be picked up from the pep rally. Go Jackets!
SENIORS and SENIOR PARENTS: Please see the important information below! 👇
Happy National Coaches Day!
Today, we celebrate the coaches who pour countless hours, energy, encouragement, and heart into our Yellowjackets and Lady Jackets. 🖤💛
Our coaches teach more than plays and skills. They teach our students how to work hard, handle adversity, trust their teammates, and keep pushing when things get tough.
Thank you, Coaches!
The Alto Elementary PTO invites you to the annual Fall Festival!
Today is "Decade Day", and we're celebrating a little AHS Homecoming history! 👑Who knows why this picture has become even more special with time? 🐝💛🖤
Ms. Kelley’s Floral Design class had a special surprise for several elementary students today! AHS Floral Design students have been learning the art of designing and constructing Homecoming mums and garters, and they put those skills to work by creating special Homecoming keepsakes for our younger Yellowjackets.
Two students from each grade, 1st–4th, were chosen at random to receive a handmade mum or garter! We love seeing our AHS students share their talents and spread a little Homecoming spirit throughout Alto ISD! 💛🖤
✨ Calling all Little Twirlers! ✨
These future Yellowjacket performers will learn a halftime routine, perform alongside the band, and get to experience the excitement of being part of the action on October 29! 🐝✨
This week in Alto Athletics...
🎉 Congratulations to our AES Students and Staff Member of the Week!
⭐ Congratulations to Ellie, Mateo, Lailah, Ashton, Leslie, and Riley! These students are being recognized for their hard work, positive attitudes, and the wonderful ways they make AES a better place!
We also want to congratulate Mrs. Kolanda for being named our AES Staff Member of the Week! She is always ready to lend a helping hand and is such a valuable part of our AES family. We appreciate all she does for our students and staff! 💛🖤
Keep up the great work, Yellowjackets! 🐝
⭐ Congratulations to Ellie, Mateo, Lailah, Ashton, Leslie, and Riley! These students are being recognized for their hard work, positive attitudes, and the wonderful ways they make AES a better place!
We also want to congratulate Mrs. Kolanda for being named our AES Staff Member of the Week! She is always ready to lend a helping hand and is such a valuable part of our AES family. We appreciate all she does for our students and staff! 💛🖤
Keep up the great work, Yellowjackets! 🐝
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Junior High and JV Football games scheduled for this evening have just been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Get ready to show your school spirit with Homecoming Week dress-up days!
Monday: Favorite Sports Team
Tuesday: Decade Day
Wednesday: Sunday Best
Thursday: Spirit Day
We can’t wait to see everyone participating and showing their Yellowjacket spirit! 🐝Reminder: Students must remain in dress code.
Monday: Favorite Sports Team
Tuesday: Decade Day
Wednesday: Sunday Best
Thursday: Spirit Day
We can’t wait to see everyone participating and showing their Yellowjacket spirit! 🐝Reminder: Students must remain in dress code.
