Altoona-Midway - Unified School District 387

Congratulations to our incoming freshmen, and a special thanks to Total Image for these amazing pics!

See if your child is eligible! The Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP) provides qualifying parents and guardians with a $1,000 award per eligible child to pay for a variety of educational goods and services that promote learning recovery and facilitate academic enrichment opportunities! Additional information here: https://www.keep.ks.gov/

Reminder: Drivers Ed starts tomorrow Drivers Education 2023 Here is the information The Driver's Education course is from Tuesday May 30 - Friday June 9. 8:00 AM-11:00 AM at Fredonia High School. (week days only) USD 387 will provide transportation for the students. Pick-up and drop-off information There are three pick-up and drop-off locations Pick-up schedule- MS/HS 7:15 Buffalo- United Methodist Church 7:25 Altoona- Shelter house at the park 7:35 Drop off schedule Altoona- Shelter house at the park 11:15 Buffalo- United Methodist Church 11:30 MS/HS 11:30-11:40 Note- USD 387 will be paying for $50.00 of the $75.00 fee to help cover costs. The students will need to take the final $25.00 to class on the first day. Once the book part of the class is over on June 9, the teachers and the students will decide on a driving schedule to complete the course.

Drivers Education 2023 Here is the information The Driver's Education course is from Tuesday May 30 - Friday June 9. 8:00 AM-11:00 AM at Fredonia High School. (week days only) USD 387 will provide transportation for the students. Pick-up and drop-off information There are three pick-up and drop-off locations Pick-up schedule- MS/HS 7:15 Buffalo- United Methodist Church 7:25 Altoona- Shelter house at the park 7:35 Drop off schedule Altoona- Shelter house at the park 11:15 Buffalo- United Methodist Church 11:30 MS/HS 11:30-11:40 USD 387 will be paying for $50.00 of the $75.00 fee to help cover costs. The students will need to take the final $25.00 to class on the first day. Once the book part of the class is over on June 9, the teachers and the students will decide on a driving schedule to complete the course.

Sr. Trip 2023 Lunch at Lamberts then on to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Time for some fun!

Free breakfast and lunch for the month of June! See flyer for details.

Congratulations to our preschool graduates!

End of the year field day fun! 🌊 #itsagreatdaytobeajet

Congratulations to our 4th quarter elementary High Achievers! *Not pictured: Mr. and Ms. Manners-Ainsley Wheeler and Braden Dorsey

As of this moment, the HS Baseball game will be played today as scheduled. 2:00 PM in Oswego

Best viewed on Facebook Events for the Week of May 15, 2023 Monday- Last Day for 8th Grade! AMES 4th Quarter awards 8:00 AM First grade field trip to Wichita Zoo 8:30 AM Preschool Graduation 1:30 PM HS Regional Baseball at Oswego 2:00 PM Tuesday- Kindergarten Field Trip to Exploration Station in Wichita 8:00 AM-3:00 PM 8th Grade Promotion 7:00 PM Wednesday- Last Day of School! Students dismiss at 12:30 PM 6th and 7th grade's awards assembly 8:00 AM Thursday- No events scheduled Friday- Student Council end-of-year incentive trip to Worlds of Fun - Bus leaves at 7:45 AM sharp! They will leave Worlds of Fun at 5:15 PM and return approximately at 8:00 PM. Additional Dates coming up May 31-June 2 FFA State Convention- Manhattan Kansas June 30 - July 7 FCCLA National Competition Denver Colorado

If your child participated in any of the 21st century grant activities, please fill out the parent survey at your earliest convenience. This year surveys have been updated to on-line only. Therefore, the are no paper copies. Please click on the link below: https://surveys.greenbush.org/s3/21st-CCLC-Parent-Survey-2023 If you have any questions or need a place to complete the survey, please call 620-568-5725. Thanks in advance for your participation!

FCCLA would like to send a special Thank You to the following for the monetary support to purchase 7 red FCCLA jackets. The red jackets are the official dress code for FCCLA. Members will be required to wear these jackets while attending National Leadership Conference this July in Denver, Colorado. High Prairie United Methodist Church Cobalt Boats City of Buffalo B & W Meat Processing Kluin Law Offices Buffalo United Methodist Church City of Altoona 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative Fredonia Pharmacy Fredonia Regional Hospital Cleaver Farm & Home Thank you for your support!

Students and staff lined the hallways this morning to offer best wishes and bid farewell to our graduating seniors, as they took their last walk down the hallways as students of Altoona-Midway. Congratulations to the Class of 2023!!! Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 13 @ 3:00 in the Milo E. Peterson Gymnasium.

As noon today, The Three Rivers League track meet today in Pleasanton will be taking place as scheduled. 3:00 PM start.

Here is the bracket for HS Regional Baseball at Oswego next Monday, May 15, 2023. 2:00 PM start time.

Sunflower Summer will continue this summer! Be sure to download the app or update your current app when it becomes available on the last Friday of May. Once you have the updated app you will be able to see the participating locations. Various attractions, activities, and events from across Kansas including zoos, museums, historic landmarks, libraries, day camps, outdoor events, and more will be available. These opportunities are offered to Kansas families at NO COST through the Kansas State Department of Education from May 26-August 13! More information available here: http://sunflowersummer.org/

Due to the risk of severe weather and concerns for the safety of our students and patrons, tonight's awards ceremony has been canceled. Sorry for the inconvenience.

HS baseball will make up their game at Crest tomorrow at 3:30.

Best if viewed on our Facebook page Events for the week of May 8, 2023 Monday- USD 387 Board of Education Meeting 7:00 PM MS/HS Cafeteria Tuesday- Tentative-- HS Baseball at Crest - Make up. (When we hear for sure, we will let you know). 3:30 PM HS Awards Ceremony 7:00 PM Wednesday- No events scheduled Thursday- Last Day for Seniors Senior breakfast at High Prairie Church 7:00 AM HS Three Rivers League track meet at Pleasanton 3:00 PM Friday- Sports physicals make-up day. 8:30 AM HS Graduation practice, Senior dinner, Pictures 5:00 PM Saturday- High School Graduation 3:00 PM- Milo E. Peterson Gymnasium. (We are planning to livestream graduation on Facebook.)