Happy New Year from all of us at Alto ISD! 🎉✨
Here’s to new opportunities and continued success!
Here’s to new opportunities and continued success!
From all of us at Alto ISD, we wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! 🎄
May your days be filled with joy, laughter, and time spent with the ones you love. Thank you for being such a special part of our Yellowjacket family—we’re grateful for our students, staff, families, and community!
May your days be filled with joy, laughter, and time spent with the ones you love. Thank you for being such a special part of our Yellowjacket family—we’re grateful for our students, staff, families, and community!
Last week, Chemistry students made fudge using measurements obtained from dimensional analysis. Learning never tasted so sweet!
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 Junior High Boys Basketball defeated Carlisle on Monday (50-12 Gold team and 24-0 Black team)!!🏀
2. Enrollment stays up at 525 students.⬆️
3. Alto Middle School students worked hard in completing our second round of Gold Standard testing in reading and math. 📚
4. Alto Elementary presented an excellent Christmas program to a packed house at Devonte Mumphrey Memorial Court last Thursday night. 🎄
5. Every Alto ISD student received a visit from Santa and were gifted with a "Hard Work and Respect" t-shirt for Christmas. Special thanks to Duplichain Contractors, Pearman Motor Company, Austin Bank, and Fredonia Graphics for helping us with very generous donations. 🧑🎄
It is always a great week to be a Jacket!!🐝
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Derrick Conley
Superintendent
Alto ISD
When neighbors call, Alto answers. 💛
On their way to the State Championship game, the bus carrying Newton ISD’s band and cheerleaders broke down right here in Alto. Newton’s superintendent reached out to Mr. Conley for help.
Mr. Johnny and Mrs. Stephenson responded without hesitation—providing a bus and personally driving the students all the way to Arlington. Within an hour, the students were back on the road and headed to their championship destination.
Behind the scenes, Alto coaches jumped in to cover Mrs. Stephenson’s and Mr. Johnny’s regular bus routes, ensuring our own students still got home safely.
Mrs. Stephenson shared, “It was an honor to transport Newton’s respectful and grateful students to Arlington.”
This is what community and teamwork look like. 🐝
🎄🧝♂️ Elf Academy was a hit! Families learned how to add fun to learning by transforming traditional games into educational activities. Along the way, they enjoyed refreshments, stories, and prizes—all while making great memories together.
A huge thank you to Mrs. Hammons for organizing this wonderful event, our community partners at Alto Family Medical Clinic and the Alto Police Department for lending a helping hand, and HM Photography for capturing all the festive fun with amazing photos! ❤️🎅📸
In Mrs. Dickens’s Forensics class, students are learning professional investigative techniques like lifting and developing latent fingerprints. This week’s lab included superglue fuming Dr Pepper cans to reveal hidden prints!
Delivering the dough—in more ways than one! 🍪💵 Mr. Conley and our campus principals made campus visits to hand out cookie dough and Annual Christmas Incentive checks to all employees. We’re grateful for our incredible team and all they do for our students!
Federal Report Cards Now Available (2025)
The 2025 Federal Report Cards for Texas public schools are now available. These report cards include state, district, and campus-level information required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
To view the report cards you can visit https://www.alto.esc7.net/page/assessment-accountability and scroll down to 2024-2025 Federal Report Cards, or visit alto.esc7.net > Departments > Assessment & Accountability.
The 2025 Federal Report Cards for Texas public schools are now available. These report cards include state, district, and campus-level information required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
To view the report cards you can visit https://www.alto.esc7.net/page/assessment-accountability and scroll down to 2024-2025 Federal Report Cards, or visit alto.esc7.net > Departments > Assessment & Accountability.
Alto ISD is proud to recognize Mary Claire Sarandos for earning the Olds Endowment Award for Outstanding Elementary Educator, an award that honors one exemplary student teacher from SFA’s Educator Preparation Program each semester.
Ms. Sarandos spent the fall semester as an intern teacher in third grade with Mrs. Landrum and Mrs. Mabry. Her high energy and infectious smile made a lasting impression on students and staff alike. We’re excited to share that at last night’s board meeting, she was officially hired as a sixth grade teacher! Congratulations, Ms. Sarandos—we’re so glad you’re part of the Alto ISD family! 💙📚
Ms. Sarandos spent the fall semester as an intern teacher in third grade with Mrs. Landrum and Mrs. Mabry. Her high energy and infectious smile made a lasting impression on students and staff alike. We’re excited to share that at last night’s board meeting, she was officially hired as a sixth grade teacher! Congratulations, Ms. Sarandos—we’re so glad you’re part of the Alto ISD family! 💙📚
Alto Elementary will have classroom Christmas parties on Thursday, December 18. Any adults attending must be screened through Raptor and have a visitor badge. Please complete the visitor badge form ahead of time if you plan to attend. Forms have gone home with students or can be completed at the link below. Thank you!
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🎶 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,
All through Alto ISD,
Artwork in the hallways bright,
Festive doors, a joyful sight,
And smiles in every class you see.
🎄
All through Alto ISD,
Artwork in the hallways bright,
Festive doors, a joyful sight,
And smiles in every class you see.
🎄
Our fifth graders held a very special funeral this week…for "six seven!" 🪦😄 If you know, you know.
Their teachers turned this into a creative learning activity, and students wrote and delivered heartfelt (and hilarious!) eulogies for the “dearly departed.”
What a fun way to build writing, speaking, and critical-thinking skills! ✍️📚
Alto ISD Angel Tree gifts will be available for parent pickup on December 16 between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Gifts may be picked up at that Alto ISD Library located on the middle school campus. Many thanks to our generous donors!
Mean Sting-
Thank you for another GREAT week at Alto ISD!!☝️
Building relationships and inspiring growth. 📈
I would like to share a few highlights of "Hard Work and Respect" from this week with you:
1. Alto Girls Basketball wins the Cody Sell tournament on Saturday!!🏀
2. Enrollment stays up at 525 students.⬆️
3. Alto Middle School and Elementary UIL Academic teams traveled to SFA to compete in the district meet. Congratulations to many of our students for individual success and special congrats to Alto Middle School for a second place team finish. 🏅
4. Alto Elementary Fall Behavior Incentive Trip with a huge majority of our students earning the opportunity to enjoy a field trip to the movie theater in Lufkin on Thursday. 🍿
5. Alto, Texas Christmas parade was a big success. Special thanks to all in our community for their support in making it happen for our kids. 🧑🎄
It is always a great week to be a Jacket!!🐝
Derrick Conley
Superintendent
Alto ISD
Thank you for another GREAT week at Alto ISD!!☝️
Building relationships and inspiring growth. 📈
I would like to share a few highlights of "Hard Work and Respect" from this week with you:
1. Alto Girls Basketball wins the Cody Sell tournament on Saturday!!🏀
2. Enrollment stays up at 525 students.⬆️
3. Alto Middle School and Elementary UIL Academic teams traveled to SFA to compete in the district meet. Congratulations to many of our students for individual success and special congrats to Alto Middle School for a second place team finish. 🏅
4. Alto Elementary Fall Behavior Incentive Trip with a huge majority of our students earning the opportunity to enjoy a field trip to the movie theater in Lufkin on Thursday. 🍿
5. Alto, Texas Christmas parade was a big success. Special thanks to all in our community for their support in making it happen for our kids. 🧑🎄
It is always a great week to be a Jacket!!🐝
Derrick Conley
Superintendent
Alto ISD
Several staff and students made the nice list by donating blood yesterday! 🎄❤️
Thank you to all of our donors and to the AHS Student Council for hosting the blood drive. Your generosity helps save lives!
Thank you to all of our donors and to the AHS Student Council for hosting the blood drive. Your generosity helps save lives!
Join us for the Annual Alto Elementary Christmas Program tomorrow, Thursday, December 11, at 6:00 PM in the Alto High School Gymnasium. The front entrance of the high school will be open so guests can park in the big parking lot and enter the gym through the high school building.
Our AES students will share their musical talents as we celebrate the season together!
Our AES students will share their musical talents as we celebrate the season together!
Tonight's Lady Jacket basketball game vs. Union Grove has been canceled. Please come out to support the Lady Jackets next Tuesday as they "tip off" district play versus Mt. Enterprise!
A big shout-out to Justin, Feleena, Stevee, and Makenzie for achieving success on the TSI test! These students have big goals for their future, and they’re already putting in the work to reach them.
We’re excited to celebrate our November Students of the Month: Janet, Anabel, Jocelyn, and Jaelyn! These students demonstrate dedication, positive attitudes, and a strong work ethic. We’re proud of their achievements and thankful for the leadership and enthusiasm they bring to AHS each day. Congratulations to all! 💛👏
We're also proud to recognize Mr. Massey, AHS Teacher of the Month for November! Mr. Massey teaches with passion and purpose, and his dedication shows every day in his classroom. His colleagues share that he continually works to ensure students stay engaged and on track so they can be successful.
We're also proud to recognize Mr. Massey, AHS Teacher of the Month for November! Mr. Massey teaches with passion and purpose, and his dedication shows every day in his classroom. His colleagues share that he continually works to ensure students stay engaged and on track so they can be successful.
