Help Us Create a Comfortable Teacher Workroom at Alva Middle School! 🖤💛

We’re on a mission to transform the Alva Middle School Teacher Workroom into a cozy, welcoming space where our hardworking educators can relax, recharge, and connect during their busy day — and we’d love your help!

We’re looking for gently used, good-quality items to furnish and brighten the space. Specifically, we’re in need of:

A working refrigerator 🧊

An area rug 🧶

Comfortable chairs or small couches

A dining room table and chairs for shared meals or planning time 🍽️

Lamps, shelves, artwork, or anything that creates a warm, inviting atmosphere

If you have anything you’d like to donate, please comment below or send Mrs. Marteney a message. We can even help with pick-up if needed!

Let’s show our Alva teachers how much they’re appreciated by giving them a space that feels like a second home. 💛🖤

Thank you for supporting our school and staff!

Happy 4th of July from Alva Public Schools! Wishing our students, families, and community a fun, safe, and memorable Independence Day

Alva Public Schools Announcement All district office sites will be closed on Friday, July 4th, and Monday, July 7th. 📍 Please note: Washington ECC will be open on Monday, July 7th, for all scheduled Pre-K screenings. Have a safe holiday weekend!

PreK Students All incoming PreK students are required to complete a screening. 📅 Screening Dates: July 7, 8 & 9 📝 Sign up for a time using the link or scan the QR code below: 🔗https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BACA629ABF85-57320716-2025

Alva Public Schools is Hiring! We are currently seeking dependable individuals to fill custodian positions. If you take pride in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming environment, we’d love to have you on our team! Apply today and become a valued part of our school community! https://www.alvaschools.com/page/employment-at-aps

These Alva 8U Gold Sox sluggers are headed to STATE! 🏆⚾ Good luck, boys — bring the heat! 💛🖤

Optional opportunity for students grade 7th and up to work towards becoming an all state choir member.J Jumpstart your All-State Choir prep! We'll walk through a variety of techniques to learn music quickly and effectively, grow as musicians, and build a strong preparation plan for your auditions. Sign up for the workshop using the link above! Clinics will be held at the Alva Middle School Choir room on Tuesday July 8th. 📍 Junior High: 9AM – 12PM 📍 Senior High: 1PM – 4PM $25 (or $45 w/ music packet) Pay via Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, or cash the day of—links to pay are on the registration link. Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZZ4mMz Questions? Email: klonghurst@okcu.edu Let’s get ready to crush those auditions!

2025 Graduates!

This past weekend, the following students were selected for and participated in the K101 Classic Bowl Honor Band: Hudson Killman, Jace Kirkpatrick, Elijah Newton, Dayton Murray, Matthew Panell, Franco Alvarez-Cruz, Nolan Lau, Teagan Cook, and Jordyn Panell.

2025 Graduates

For the 3rd year in a row, AMS students participated in the Nat Geo/Oklahoma Alliance for Geographic Education Slingshot Project! Students were challenged to create a one-minute video highlighting an issue impacting their community, state, or world. Out of around 90 entries, Maci Lehr, Serenity Reed, Liberty Brinkley, and Addie Rankin won 3rd place in the state of Oklahoma with their video Fast Fashion! 👗🌍 Their project raised awareness about how fast fashion harms the planet through pollution and waste while encouraging donating clothes and shopping pre-owned. To View: https://youtube.com/shorts/XR1gH5VuS4Q Each student received a Polaroid mini phone photo printer 📸 and big AMS bragging rights! We are SO proud of these creative, thoughtful students! 💛 — Ms. Carly Williams, Teacher/Sponsor

Congratulations to the following students for being selected as Rotary Students of the Month! February: Avery McMurphy April: Lyndee Fraire & Kade Parker May:Isabella Ramirez & Jaxon Headlee

🇺🇸 In observance of Memorial Day, all Alva Public Schools offices will be closed on Monday, May 26th.

Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Hada partnered up for a hands-on, minds-on Dream House project for the 8th grade class that blended math, writing, and creativity in the best way! In math class, students designed their dream homes using a variety of shapes, measured and calculated the square footage with a scale factor, and mapped out furniture and property layouts. Then, they took their blueprints to Mrs. Hada’s class, where they used descriptive writing to generate AI images of their houses. With those images, students became real estate agents—creating flyers, calculating a home price based on the average price per square foot in the city they chose, and writing descriptions to persuade buyers. Secret judges voted on 2 winners for each of Mrs. Collins’ class periods, choosing based on their creativity, neatness, and persuasion from their real estate flyers. The winners are: (L to R) Ember Andrews, John Thoma, Graham Goss, Lexi Percival, Parker Grimsley, Harper Williams, Emma Eckhart.

Make sure to get signed up!

NWTech Cyber Security Summer Camp

Congratulations to WECC's top Gotcha winners for the month of May! Way to finish out the year making AWESOME choices!!

🎓 Alva Public Schools is proud to recognize the Graduating Class of 2025! Your hard work, perseverance, and spirit have brought you to this moment — and the future is full of endless possibilities. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." – Henry David Thoreau

8th Grade Fun Day! Thank you helping make this day a great success.

APS is seeking estimates for summer lawn care of Alva High School, Alva Middle School, Lincoln Elementary, Longfellow Elementary, Washington Elementary, the football field complex at the high school, and the baseball/softball field complex. Estimates should include mowing, edging, weed-eating, etc. Please email proposals to Mr. Brashears at jwbrashears@alvaschools.net or call Central Office at 580-327-4823.