Alto ISD

Mean Sting- Thank you for another 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 Carlisle on Thursday, and our 7th and 8th grade Boys swept them!!🏀 2. Enrollment stays consistent at 519 students. ✅ 3. Alto High School Girls beat Overton on Tuesday. Boys and Girls beat Carlisle on Friday!!🏆 4. Alto High School Softball team with great scrimmages against Waskom and Lufkin. Baseball team competed well against Overton. 🥎⚾️ 5. Great week of academics with our Alto ISD students participating in a STAAR field test on Tuesday.📚 6. Recently, Alto FFA students Angelina Lindsey and Makenzie Soto represented us very well at the Fort Worth Stock Heifer Show, and Fifteen of our kids competed with Rabbits. 🐮🐰 It is always a great week to be a Jacket!!🐝 Derrick Conley Superintendent Alto ISD

We'd like to give a big shoutout to our AllPath (TAME) students! Yesterday, middle and high school teams traveled to LeTourneau University for the 2025–26 STEM Regional Competition. We didn’t bring home first place this year, but every student lived our “Hard Work & Respect” motto and earned rave reviews from judges and local engineers. 👏

Today we proudly celebrate Ra'Shad Lynch, who committed to play football at East Texas Baptist University on National Signing Day!

During the signing, Coach Reagan shared an inspiring message about Ra'Shad’s time as a Yellowjacket, highlighting the importance of perseverance—showing up, putting in the work, and pushing forward, no matter what. Ra'Shad’s journey is a great reminder that success comes from resilience, grit, and commitment!

The baseball scrimmage scheduled for this evening has been canceled and will be rescheduled at a later date.

February 23rd marks the 100th day of school, and our Alto Elementary students are officially 100 days smarter!
Students are invited to celebrate by creating a 100th Day outfit or dressing like they are 100 years old. Let's celebrate 100 days of learning!

This week, we proudly celebrate our school counselors, Mrs. Emily Rabago and Mrs. Samantha Iles! Their primary role is supporting the social-emotional needs of our students—listening, encouraging, guiding, and helping our kids grow both academically and personally.

In a small school, they also step in to handle so many additional responsibilities, from scheduling to problem-solving and everything in between. No matter the task, they approach it with compassion, professionalism, and a genuine heart for students. We're so thankful for the impact they make! Enjoy these fun caricatures and join us in celebrating our counselors! 💐

It’s GAME DAY in Alto! 🏀🔥
No JV tonight, but Varsity action starts at 5:00 PM with our Lady Jackets, and the boys game will follow.

💵 Bonus: First 26 fans score $1 off admission—tonight only! 🖤💛

Alto ISD invites our families and community to join us for a Black History Month Program on Wednesday, February 18, from 1:30–3:00 PM in the Alto ISD gym.

The program will feature student performances, poetry, music, and special guests celebrating Black history, culture, and contributions. Following the program, guests are invited to view student exhibits, including art, posters, and displays.

We hope you’ll join us for an afternoon of learning, reflection, and celebration. 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 the program are invited to submit their information online in order to have their badge prepared early.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevyM3m-MzCpTKL-xcBRO9hcIhzcGJ1mYv0As3ouKTB6Ch3WQ/viewform?pli=1

💖 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!