Alva Public Schools

Longfellow Students of the Week

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and the Elementary Booster Club is excited to help students share a little love with our $1 Kiss-A-Grams!

For more information, please contact:
Keri Pannell
580-327-3008 ext. 401
krpannell@alvaschools.net

🎶 Tomorrow is the Lincoln 5th Grade Concert!
We invite everyone to join us and show your support for our talented students.

Deadline To Order!!

Singing Valentines by AHS Gold Rush! Show Choir
Surprise someone special with a Singing Valentine performed by the AHS Gold Rush! Show Choir.
🗓 Order Deadline: February 9th

Alva Public Schools will be in session tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27, and classes will begin at normal times. Please use caution during drop-off times. Buses will operate as scheduled; however, minor delays may occur. Thank you.

Due to adverse weather conditions, Alva Public Schools will be closed Monday, January 26. Please stay safe! Thank you for your support of Alva Public Schools. It's a GREAT DAY to be a GOLDBUG!

At the request of an Alva Middle School student to Mrs. Stephanie Marteney, Ms. Kandee Almgren helped students to form a Chess Club at Alva Middle School. After a lunch meeting with 30 students, they decided to have meetings every Monday and Thursday to play chess or checkers and learn strategies for the games. They also elected officers for their club. Walter Sagner, who first talked to Mrs. Marteney, was appointed as president. Members then voted for other officers from among more seasoned chess players. Hollis Talbert was elected as vice president; members selected Gavin Stacey to be secretary, Zane Ream to be reporter, and Hank Hobbs to be sergeant at arms.


Members plan to have a chess tournament later in the semester. Currently, the AMS Library has 9 chess sets for students to use. If anyone in the community would like to donate chess sets, please contact Ms. Almgren at Alva Middle School.

🎶 Congratulations on your selection and outstanding performance! The following students had the honor of performing in the Red Carpet Honor Band Concert in Ponca City:
Samuel Newton
▪️Lyla Schmidt
▪️Kyler Fowler
▪️Endy Barraza
▪️Skyler Wickham.

This is a HUGE accomplishment, and we are so incredibly proud of each of you!

Congratulations on being selected as your classroom PRIDE Student of the Month.

AHS January Rotary Student of the Month.
▪️ Nick Cox
▪️Hadlee Ohm

🎶 Congratulations! This weekend, the following students represented us at the All-Area Honor Band performance in Hennessey, Oklahoma:
▪️Dayton Murry
▪️Trenton Parker
▪️Kyler Fowler
This is a huge accomplishment, and we are so proud of their hard work, dedication, and talent!

We’d love to see you tonight! Enjoy a great meal and support the Gold Rush Boosters.

AHS Le Club Donut Sales Begin Today! 🍩
AHS Le Club is fundraising for an out-of-state educational field trip after school gets out in May, and we’d love your support!

We are now collecting orders for delicious donuts from Friday, January 16, 2026 through January 30, 2026.
Donuts will be delivered the weekend of February 7th.

To order:
Interested individuals can print the attached order form, include payment and/or a donation, and deliver it to the AHS office.

Thank you for supporting our students and their educational opportunities

Basketball Homecoming
🏀The 2026 AHS Basketball King and Queen will be crowned at 6:00 PM on Friday evening, January 16, at the AHS Gymnasium.

Longfellow Students of the Week

Congratulations to our 2026 JH OKCDA All-State Choir Members!
🎶 Savelina Ofiu
🎶 Madison Kern
🎶Joplin Bradt

Special recognition to Savelina Ofiu, a three-year All-State Choir member! She also auditioned for a solo and was selected to perform the rap solo at the festival

The 7th Grade Reading Fair at Alva Middle School was a huge success! Our students did an amazing job showcasing their books, projects, and creativity. It was great to see their hard work on display at Literacy Night.
Thank you to Jaci Heaton, Sally Eggleston, and Cara Bradt for serving as this year's judges.

Before Christmas break, Longfellow wrapped up the 12 Days of Wigmas with a grand finale on Wigmas Wednesday, where staff joined Mrs. Tucker in wearing fun wigs to celebrate the occasion!
Mrs. Tucker wore a wig for 12 days as a reward for students collecting 1,200 food items for the food pantry in November. She challenged students to collect 100 food items for each day she wore a wig, and they rose to the challenge in a big way.
At their PRIDE assembly on December 18th, Mrs. Webster joined in the fun by wearing a wig to thank her students for collecting 100 food items and bringing them to Longfellow’s food drive. Longfellow felt it was only fair that Mrs. Webster wore a wig for the day as well.