🎉 Alto ISD Service Awards 🎉

Thursday afternoon, we proudly recognized our incredible staff members for their years of dedicated service to Alto ISD. Altogether, these amazing individuals have devoted 125 years to serving our students, families, and community!

🐝 2025-2026 “Above and Beyond” Awards 🐝

Several staff members were recognized for going ABOVE and BEYOND in their service to Alto ISD this year! These outstanding individuals were selected by their colleagues for the positive impact they make on our students, campuses, and community.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s recipients:

⭐ Alto Elementary: Kathy Blackmon and Candis Blankinship
⭐ Alto Middle School: Tabitha Parker and Francisco Orta
⭐ Alto High School: Crystal Dickens and Myeisha Breedlove
⭐ District: Amber Middleton and Debbie Grimes

👏 Community Partner of the Year: Hilary Lindsey — Lindsey’s Lazy L BBQ

Thank you all for your dedication, hard work, and commitment to making Alto ISD a great place to learn and grow!

Donna Hawthorn has dedicated 21 years to Alto Elementary, serving students both in the classroom and on her bus route. Earlier this month, she was honored at a retirement celebration where former students shared heartfelt memories and stories from their time in her class.

For 20 years, Mrs. Hawthorn drove the same bus route — and today, she drove it one last time. ❤️🚌

Thank you for the countless miles, early mornings, and years of love and dedication to Alto ISD. Enjoy your retirement, Mrs. Hawthorn!

100 days until kickoff! 🏈

Tiny caps and big smiles! 🎓💛 Kindergarten, here they come!

It was a packed house last night as we celebrated our Alto Middle School graduates! We are so proud of this group and look forward to watching them grow, achieve, and succeed in high school. The future is bright for these Yellowjackets!

🎓 Graduation Day is almost here! 🎓

Join us as we celebrate the Alto High School Class of 2026 on Friday, May 22 at 6:00 PM in the AHS Gymnasium. We are proud of all our seniors and look forward to honoring their hard work, memories, and accomplishments as they begin the next chapter of their lives. 💛🖤

Doors will open at 4:30 PM. Guests will use the sidewalk on the south side of AHS near the press box. Those with mobility issues may park or be dropped off at the main gym entrance near the tennis courts. We are thankful for our amazing gymnasium that allows us to celebrate the Class of 2026 together in comfort, regardless of the weather conditions!

Our seniors shared their postsecondary plans at the Senior Choice Fair this morning, and we couldn’t be more proud! We are excited to see where life takes them and can’t wait to watch them succeed! 💛🖤

We’ve almost made it! 🎉 Tomorrow is the last day of school!

All campuses will have an early release at 12:00 PM. Thank you to our students, staff, and families for another great school year. Finish strong, Jackets! 💛🖤

We're making good progress with Online Registration! Please login to Parent Portal at the link below to register your returning students for next year!
https://portals07.ascendertx.com/ParentPortal/login?distid=037901

Last but certainly not least—help us celebrate these Alto Yellowjackets, Class of 2026! 🎓🐝

Big congratulations to our amazing Intern Teachers on graduating from Stephen F. Austin State University! 🎓

Thank you for loving and supporting our students so well. We can’t wait to see all the incredible things ahead for each of you!

We appreciate First Baptist Church Alto for hosting a special breakfast for our seniors this morning! These students are enjoying their last days together! 🐝

One journey ending, another just beginning!

📣 Save the Date for the Mean Sting Marching Machine Band Camp! 🎶🐝

🗓 July 20th – July 31st
📅 Monday – Friday
⏰ 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM

We are excited to see the Mean Sting Marching Machine perform this year! A new season brings new beginnings, good energy, and plenty of hard work as these students prepare for an exciting marching season!

Happy Speech-Language Pathologist Day to the three incredible ladies who serve the students of the Cherokee County Special Education Co-op! Thank you for your patience, compassion, and dedication to helping our students find their voices. Your impact reaches far beyond the classroom, and we are so grateful for all you do for our students, families, and schools!

Mean Sting-  Thank you for another GREAT week at Alto ISD!!☝️  I would like to share a few highlights of "Hard Work and Respect" from this week with you: 1. Alto Athletics celebrated the year with a banquet honoring all teams and athletes including eight special recognition awards. 🏆 2. Alto Track send both Girl's and Boy's 4X100 relay teams to compete in Austin at the State Track Meet!!🏅Girl's finished in 4th place. 🏁 3. Enrollment stays consistent at 522 students. ☑️  4. Alto Middle School 8th grade students visited the SFA Mathematics Festival. 💯  5. Alto Elementary welcomed many visitors to the annual field day and afternoon water slide event!!🛝 6. Alto FFA held a student led banquet celebration with several family guests. 💛 It is always a great week to be a Jacket!!🐝 -- Derrick Conley Superintendent  Alto ISD

Two more Yellowjackets ready for what’s next!

Finishing strong—Class of 2026! 💪

Dreams are becoming reality—Class of 2026!