Alto ISD

💖 Valentine’s Day Party Time! 💖
Alto Elementary will be celebrating with Valentine’s Day parties and a card exchange on Thursday, February 13th, at the end of the school day. Party times vary by grade level, so please check the flyer for details.

For the safety of our students, all visitors are required to wear an identification badge processed through Raptor, the district's screening system. Guests who will attend Valentine's Day Parties are invited to submit their information online in order to have their badge prepared early. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7bWPCRa10SNxx3yGYXbHGLINucTge1uEOM2pTao--yTKIdQ/viewform?pli=1

Alto ISD will offer optional student immunizations for families who choose to participate.

🗓 March 10, 2026
💉 6th Grade: Tdap & MCV4 required for 7th grade (HPV optional)
🎓 Seniors: MCV4 required for college; MenB may be required

📝 Sign up by March 5, 2026:
https://form.jotform.com/auroraconcepts/student-vaccine-consent?School=Alto%20ISD

Provided by Aurora Concepts, LLC

UIL has announced the new district alignments for football, basketball and volleyball. Here’s where Alto will compete next year:

Football 🏈
2A Division 2 District 11
Alto
Cushing
Grapeland
Malakoff Cross Roads
Mount Enterprise
Overton
Tenaha

Volleyball 🏐
2A District 19
Alto
Corrigan-Camden
Cushing
Grapeland
Groveton
Latexo

Basketball 🏀
2A District 22
Alto
Cushing
Douglass
Mount Enterprise
New Summerfield
Overton
Price Carlisle

🔗 For full details on all UIL district alignments and classifications, visit the official UIL realignment page: https://realignment.uiltexas.org/

Mrs. Carpenter and two students braved the cold last week to show their Beefmaster heifers at the Fort Worth Stock Show! After returning briefly to Alto, Mrs. Carpenter and Mr. Davis then traveled back to Fort Worth with the largest group of rabbit exhibitors to date—15 students showing 24 rabbits. We are incredibly proud of their hard work and dedication! 🐄🐇❄️

Cattle Results – Beefmaster Heifers

Angelina – 4th in Class
Makenzie – 10th in Class

Rabbit Results

Polish
Elizabeth – 3rd Place Black Jr. Doe
Ayralea – 1st Place Lilac Jr. Doe
Betsy – 3rd Place Lilac Sr. Doe
Caleb – 1st Place Lilac Sr. Buck
Jaycee – 2nd Place Chocolate Jr. Doe
Margie – 3rd Place Chocolate Jr. Doe
Brylee – 4th Place Broken Jr. Doe

New Zealand
Makenzie – 7th Place Black Sr. Doe
Brylee – 4th Place Black Jr. Doe
-1st Place & Best of Opposite Variety, Broken Jr. Doe
-1st Place Red Jr. Buck
-2nd Place White Jr. Doe

Silvers
Angelina – 1st Place & Best of Opposite Variety, Fawn Sr. Doe

Beveren
Brylee – 1st Place & Best of Breed, White Intermediate Buck
Jazlyn – 2nd Place White Intermediate Buck
Lex – 3rd Place White Intermediate Buck
Feleena – 1st Place White Jr. Buck

Lilacs
Michelle – 1st Place Standard Jr. Buck
Kaleb – Standard Jr. Buck
Jakiya – Standard Jr. Doe

Mini Rex
Makenzie – Black Sr. Doe

Britannia Petite
Brylee – 1st Place Otter Jr. Buck
– 4th Place REW Sr. Buck
– Jr. Otter Doe

👏 Congratulations to all of our students and sponsors for representing Alto with excellence at the Fort Worth Stock Show!

Mean Sting- Thank you for a short but AWESOME 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 School 7th grade Girls Basketball defeated New Summerfield on Thursday!!🏀 2. Enrollment stays consistent at 520 students. With poor weather conditions and many schools closed, our attendance for the week was a respectful 91.73%.⬆️ 3. Alto Middle School 7th and 8th grade Boys Basketball teams sweep New Summerfield in convincing victories!! 🏆 4. Coach Blagg and our Softball team began play with two very competitive and productive scrimmages against Hudson and Center. 🥎 5. Great week of academics with our Alto ISD administrators visiting Region 6 ESC in Huntsville in search of improved math curriculum resources and visiting SFA in hopes of finding the best new student teachers for our students.📚🎓 It is always a great week to be a Jacket!!🐝 -- Derrick Conley Superintendent Alto ISD

Administrators spent the morning scouting the next generation of educators at Stephen F. Austin State University! We’re blessed to have a strong partnership with SFA’s Educator Preparation Program, and many of our outstanding teachers first joined us as SFA student teachers. 🪓🐝

School Calendar Update: No Makeup Days Required! 🎉

We know many families have been wondering how this week’s closures on Monday and Tuesday will impact the rest of the school year. Here’s the good news: these missed days will NOT require makeup time.

Texas public school districts are required to provide a minimum of 75,600 instructional minutes each year. Our district calendar was intentionally built with extra instructional minutes to account for situations like this. As long as we are able to operate as scheduled for the remainder of the school year, no makeup days will be needed.

The softball scrimmage scheduled for Friday afternoon has been bumped up to 2:00 p.m. Come out and support the Lady Jackets if you're able!

Alto ISD phone lines are currently down. If you need to reach an Alto ISD campus, please email the campus secretaries using the addresses below or send a Remind message to your child's teacher.

Elementary: cblankinship@alto.esc7.net
Middle School: tmoore@alto.esc7.net
High School: shicks@alto.esc7.net
Administration: hking@alto.esc7.net

The issue is expected to be resolved by Thursday or Friday. Thank you for your patience as we work through this inconvenience.

Weather conditions in our area have improved, and Alto ISD will be open tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28, on a regular schedule. See you soon!

Alto ISD Update:
Due to poor road conditions that are expected to worsen overnight, there will be no school on Tuesday, January 27.

We miss our Yellowjackets and hope you’re staying safe and warm! 💛🐝

Reminder: No school tomorrow! The River Church (across from Tractor Supply) is open as a warming center for anyone in need.

Due to road conditions and widespread power outages, there will be no school Monday, January 26, 2026. Please stay home and stay safe!

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 School 7th grade Girls Basketball defeated Cushing on Thursday!!🏀 2. Enrollment stays consistent at 521 students. ⬆️ 3. Alto ISD celebrated our School Board with many gifts and words of encouragement at our monthly meeting on Tuesday night. 📚 4. Coach Soto and our Baseball team began work last week in hopes of continuing our playoff appearances with 10 boys participating in the first week of practice. ⚾ 5. Great week of academics with our Alto Elementary students working very hard and showing progress on our Mid-Year MAP testing.✍️ It is always a great week to be a Jacket!!🐝 -- Derrick Conley Superintendent Alto ISD

Today’s teens are facing more stress than ever 😰 — but many haven’t been taught how to manage it in healthy ways.

Without real coping tools 🧠💡, they may turn to quick fixes like substances or excessive screen time 📱, which can lead to even bigger challenges down the road.

Parents can change the game by:
✅ Teaching practical, age‑appropriate coping skills
✅ Validating emotions instead of brushing them aside 💬❤️
✅ Modeling healthy stress‑management at home 🧘‍♀️🏡

👉 Help your teen build lasting skills — not risky shortcuts. Find strategies that work at angelinacoalition.org/resources

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 #HealthyCoping #TeenSafety @thecoalition936

Join Your Jacket for Breakfast has been postponed. A new date will be shared as soon as possible!

Don’t forget—tomorrow will be a regular school day, and all students are expected to attend.

We are continuing to monitor weather conditions for this weekend and any potential impacts to school operations next week. If a delay, early release, or closure becomes necessary, we will communicate as early as possible, hopefully by Sunday afternoon.

Don't forget--this Friday, January 23rd will be a regular school day. All students are expected to attend.