This week's High School Student of the Week is 7th grader, Sophia Larson. She is the middle daughter of Adriana and Darin. Her older sister is Oliva and her younger brother is Carter. Sophia is very active in school. She participates in volleyball and softball. Outside of school, she enjoys playing with her bunny, Muffin. She also likes to read books. When asked what advice she would give to up coming middle schoolers she said, “Get your work done so that you have free time and be able to play sports.” Sophia plans on getting a Bachelor's degree and becoming a teacher after high school. She is looking forward to summer, so she can go camping and have a blast swimming. Congratulations Sophia Larson!
Eagle Weekly for May 19-24
Happy Last Week of School!
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Congrats to our all-conference track athletes!
Here is the link for the livestream feed for the Class of 2025 Graduation tonight at 7:00 pm.
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Updates for Eagle Athletics are as follows:
The conference Track Meet in Whitehall has been moved back 1 hour. Field events will begin at 5 p.m. Running events 5:45.
Varsity softball at Independence vs EC Immanuel has been pushed to a 4:30 start.
Varsity baseball vs Wabasha remains at 5:00 pm in Pepin
Pepin MS Golfers will not practice today.
JV Golf practice is optional
Alma MS and Varsity Golf practice will be determined at 3:00
MS Track practice at own schools
Lana Rieck and Melanie Inglett have hosted the Music Mania contest for the school year, and we officially have our winner. Drumroll please... Melissa Krzoska! The tenth-grade class helped Mrs.Krzoska claim her title this year, winning her a $50 gift card to the Nelson Distillery along with a tumbler. Congratulations, Mrs. Krzoska and the tenth grade class!
On Wednesday, May 14, seniors participated in their final Eagles and Eagletts at Alma Area Schools. Besides it being the seniors' last time for this event, it was also the last Eagles and Eagletts of the 2024-2025 school year. The students enjoyed donuts for breakfast, which were made by the student council. After that, the students got to play outside before continuing with the rest of their school day.
The annual tradition of walking through the halls occurred on the seniors' last day. As a final goodbye before graduating on Friday, the halls of Alma filled up with students of all ages and their families. The seniors are applauded by their peers for their hard work over the last 12 years. Congragulations seniors, we are all so proud of you!
This summer, the school is undergoing multiple renovations, including a brand new Family Consumer Education kitchen, a fabrication lab, and various new floors. The students have been able to help demo the old kitchen since the renovations are starting early in the summer. We can't wait to see the new editions to Alma High School.
Join us in celebrating the Alma High School Class of 2025!
The graduation ceremony will be held this Friday, May 16th, at 7:00 PM at Alma High School.
We hope to see you there!
The seventh and eighth grade classes had the opportunity to tour the Lock and Dam. Some students even had the chance to operate locking boats in and raising and lowering the dam. The classes also watched a barge pass through the dam. They learned various comparisons of how much a barge can carry compared to trains or semi-trucks. This was an amazing opportunity and a great learning experience for the students.
This week's High School Student of the Week is ninth grader Imani Lopez-Elliott. She is the daughter of Addie Elliott and Gabriel Lopez-Carrier. Her favorite class is English because she finds it fun, especially with her favorite teacher, Mrs. Krzoska. Imani loves playing volleyball, which is her favorite sport. In her free time, she likes to play sports, read, spend time with her friends and family, and eat her favorite food is chicken alfredo. When she grows up, she hopes to work in the medical field, so she can help people who are sick. Congratulations Imani!
This week’s Alma Elementary Student of the Week is sixth grader Abby Ruff. Her favorite class is Social Studies because the teacher is fun. Although she is in sixth grade, Abby’s favorite teacher is third-grade teacher, Mrs. Baab. When she is older, Abby would like to become a cow breeder as she believes this occupation would be fun. She has a lot of experience with animals since one of her hobbies is showing animals at the fair. She shows cows, sheep, chickens, goats, and pigs. She is also excited about showing animals in the summer. Besides show animals, Abby has three pet dogs: Lily, Gracie, and Coco. Congrats, Abby, on being Student of the Week!
Eagle Weekly for May 12-17
Congratulations to the Alma and Pepin Class of 2025 on your Graduation this week!
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The Alma-Pepin Eagles is taking application for JV Volleyball Coaching position for the 2025-26 school year. Please see job posting and application below.
JV Volleyball Coach 2025-26 Posting: https://5il.co/3fqtu
Application: https://5il.co/2ykzt
This week, Alma Area School launched a new tradition, Elementary Track and Field Day.
Students in grades one through six spent the day outdoors participating in various track and field events of their choosing. Activities included hurdles, long jump, high jump, relays, throwing events, and much more. The event was organized by Mr. Ruff, our Physical Education teacher, with the help of many high school student volunteers who generously donated their time to make the day a success. To conclude the festivities, students were awarded ribbons and certificates to all participants. Finley Noll, the 2024 Buffalo County Dairy Princess, visited each classroom to tell students about the #1 recovery drink, chocolate milk. She shared the health benefits of milk with students. Her dairy promotion project was a great success, with every student going home with a bottle of chocolate milk after a long day of track and field events. Thank you to everyone who helped make this fantastic day possible!
Congratulations to this week's Elementary Alma Pride winners!
It was a busy week for our Elementary students! Our 5th grade class has been busy collaborating in teams to design and build an arcade game in science class. On Wednesday they invited other classes to their arcade! Students were able to play all the games and even win some prizes.
Story time at the public library will be held Thursday, May 15.
The annual Alma Beautification volunteer project took place today. Every spring, the Alma High Schoolers, in grades 9-12, work with volunteers from the area to beautify the parks, beaches, and garden areas in town. The students were found at the beach, Main Street, Reicks Lake Park, etc. With jobs of mulching, weeding, and replanting flowers, the town is ready for summer.
