Our Garden Club has been busy prepping the community garden and growing spring crops in the hoop house. We made spinach smoothies with our bounty last week!
Third grade students are preparing for their threatened Lake Sturgeon release in 3 weeks. They have spent the year raising and caring for this fish in order to help restore the Lake Sturgeon population in Michigan. Each week they check chemistry of tank and weigh and measure the sturgeon. Stay tuned for the big day!
The Alcona Yearbook deadline is fast approaching. Please share photos with us! Go to the following link to upload photos that you might like us to include in the yearbook. We want all your memories represented. https://plicbooks.com/go/RK47B9
State testing for 6th-11th grade begins tomorrow! For more information about testing schedules, please select the links below: 6th Grade: https://bit.ly/6statetest 7th Grade: https://bit.ly/7statetest 8th Grade: https://bit.ly/8statetests 9th Grade: https://bit.ly/9statetest 10th Grade:https://bit.ly/10statetest 11th Grade:https://bit.ly/11statetests
Please note this Wednesday, April 12th is a full day of school. Due to testing the half day of school was moved to Wednesday, April 19th. To see our master calendar for the 2022-23 school year visit: bit.ly/3dej8d9
Not an ACS sponsored event.
🎓ACS Early College Campaign: EC applications are due in 1 day! For our final EC spotlight we will be featuring Kalynne Smith and Kaitlin Gleason, both 2022 ACS Early College Graduates! Kalynne and Kaitlin graduated in our 1st EC cohort and were our first high school students to earn an Associates Degree. The best part? They graduated college before they graduated high school! Current ACS 10th graders can apply to EC by April 11th at: bit.ly/AlconaEC #AlconaSchools #EarlyCollege
Stay connected with all things ACS! Download our App and start exploring! #AlconaSchools #TigerPride
Kicking off Spring Sports this week!
We ordered up some warm weather for some home baseball and softball games!
MS/HS Students, Parents, and Guardians: Over the next weeks, students will be taking state required tests. For more information about testing schedules, please select the links below:
6th Grade: https://bit.ly/6statetest
7th Grade: https://bit.ly/7statetest
8th Grade: https://bit.ly/8statetests
9th Grade: https://bit.ly/9statetest
10th Grade:https://bit.ly/10statetest
11th Grade:https://bit.ly/11statetests
Student invited staff from Alcona Heath Center to propose a partnership in order to help remove invasive Autumn Olive and the replanting of native plant species on AHC property. Students have been working with Huron Pines on our school forest to accomplish this task and identified a need on this neighboring property. These student stewards are working to foster community relationships and restore natural resources. Way to go Mrs. Neuenfeldt's class!
The Alcona 2022-2023 HS/MS Yearbooks are still on sale. The books are coming along nicely! Use the link below to purchase your books and/or purchase your business or senior ad space. Go Tigers!!
https://plicbooks.com/go/MUHRA2
4H Bowling is cancelled for today.
Reminder: Tomorrow, Friday, April 7th is a half day for students. To see our master calendar for the 2022-23 school year visit: bit.ly/3dej8d9 #AlconaSchools #TigerPride
Congratulations to Ms. Bobbie Fall, lead cook at Alcona Elementary, who has been selected as the Tiger of the Month. She has enhanced the kitchen with try-day Fridays, created more awareness for students to try new foods, and always has a tireless work ethic. Thank you for all you do, Ms. Fall! #AlconaSchools #TigerPride #TigeroftheMonth
An Alcona Track and Field Fan Gear Store has opened today through X-Grain. It will remian open for orders until April 16th. Use the store link or QR Code to shop. This is not a fundraiser (just a place to get gear if wanted). Store Link: https://stores.inksoft.com/WS84391
Thank you to the U.S. Forest Service for the presentation about the fire branch.
For important information about upcoming testing, virtual learning for 23/24, vaping, and more, please take a look at the MS/HS Parent Guardian Letter: https://bit.ly/3-23AlconaMSHSParent
Please come out to the Art in the Loft Young Artist Exhibit to view the talents of many of our K-12 students.
Happy National Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! We are so lucky to have such a dedicated team to support our students and school. Thank you for always going above and beyond! #TigerPride #ThankYou #AlconaSchools
