Alma Area Schools - Promoting Lifelong Learning and Achievement

Come join a local celebration that honors and recognizes all of those who fought so hard to defend us.

Lorna Lisowski, a sophomore oboe student at Alma High School, was selected through audition to perform in the 2025 Wisconsin State Honors Band! Lorna is the daughter of Pat and Amp Lisowski, and has been studying oboe since the fourth grade. She was selected to participate in this prestigious ensemble through an extensive audition she prepared in February. The honors band was made up of over 100 outstanding musicians from all over the state of Wisconsin, and was conducted by Shanti Simon, Director of Bands at the University of Oklahoma. The students met for a week in the summer at UW Eau Claire to prepare their music, and then again in Madison on Oct. 29 and 30. The final concert was performed at the Overture Center in Madison on Thursday, October 30. Attending with Mrs. Draxler-Ruff was: Isabella Olson, Emma Olson, Olivia Austin, Brynn Midtovne, and Tessa Danzinger. Congratulations Lorna on an outstanding performance. We are all so proud of you!

Hello, Alma families!

PIE's Fall Bake Sale is fast approaching and we are in need of more baked good donations! The sale goes from 3pm-8pm this Thursday, November 6th (at parent-teacher conferences). You can choose to bring us your homemade creations OR purchase baked goods, if that's easier. Salty snacks are welcome, too! If you don't have time to individually package each portion, don't worry, PIE will take care of that on-site! The link below includes the signup and instructions for donating and drop-off.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1exE9rzQoBm0lLKw5C-27p-kdui696sLrRBjhra0gSwc/edit

We truly appreciate your support! Any questions? Any issues with filling out the form? Feel free to call, text or email me using the contact info below.

Thanks very much,

Sara Bowler
sarakmitchbowler@gmail.com
707-501-8840

This week’s Student of the Week is Kindergartener, Drew Bork! Drew’s favorite thing about the Alma Area School is being in the gym, and when he’s not there, he loves to play tag with his best friend, Ben Wayne, at recess. Outside of school, Drew enjoys spending time with his brothers, Hesston, Clayton, and Oliver. His favorite color is blue, and his favorite animal is an elephant, which is also the pet he’d pick if he could have any pet in the world. Drew loves eating tomato soup, reading Pete the Cat, and playing with his dinosaur toys. In class, Drew enjoys learning about letters, especially the letter D, because it starts his name. When he grows up, he wants to be a country singer and sing his favorite song, “Dancing in the Country.” Lastly, if Drew could have a superpower, he’d choose superspeed, and if he could travel anywhere, he’d love to go to Hawaii. Congratulations Drew, and keep up the great work!

This week’s Alma High School Student of the Week is seventh grader Dale Blank. His favorite class, English, is taught by his favorite teacher, Mr. Hoolihan. Dale says that Mr. Hoolihan is kind and makes the class fun. His favorite school meal is pizza, especially the pepperoni kind. Outside of school, Dale enjoys playing video games, with Minecraft being his favorite. He also enjoys the company of his two cats, Ducky and Rudolph, as well as his dog, Diamond. When he is older, Dale would like to become a mechanic because he finds cars very interesting. Congratulations, Dale, on being this week’s Alma High School Student of the Week!

Here is the Eagle Weekly for the week of Nov. 3-8
Have a great week!

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Here are this week's Elementary Alma Pride winners. Congratulations and keep up the great work!

Game Day! Support the Pepin-Alma Eagles football team in round two of the playoffs as they take on the Boyceville Bulldogs. Be there and be loud!

Link: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wi/boyceville/organization/19355/boyceville-high-school/team/90226/boys-varsity-football/schedule?date=2025-10-01T05%3A00%3A00.000Z&range=Month&s=U2NoZWR1bGVFbnRyeVB1YmxpY1N1bW1hcnk2OGY0MDUwNjAxMDc2MmQ2ZWI5ZWE0ZjE%3D&ss=2025

Don't forget Parent-Teacher Conferences are next week Thursday and Friday! Be sure to sign up for a time with your student's teacher(s) as soon as possible. We would love to collaborate with you!

This year’s book fair is being hosted by PaperPie!! On November 6 from 3-8 PM, Brittany Peterson will join us for in-person shopping during Parent-Teacher Conferences. In-person sales are able to be purchased and taken home that day. Payment options will include cash, credit/debit card, Venmo, PayPal, and CashApp. Brittany’s in-person inventory is a fraction of what is available online, but she will bring a great variety - including many of our most popular titles.

There is also an online shopping link, which is open now and can be used at any time. All of the online sales count towards our event sales! Online sales will be shipped directly to the shopper.

Online Book Fair shopping/browsing link: paperpie.com/brandpartner/K8397/event/4072820

Please join P.I.E. (Parents Involved in Education) at parent-teacher conferences on the evening of Thursday, November 6th for our FALL P.I.E. BAKE SALE!

There will be lots of treats available for purchase for $2.00 each, as well as bottles of water for $1.00. All proceeds will benefit students and teachers and will be used for various supplies, field trips and special events.

If you would like to donate baked goods or snacks to our bake sale, please click on the link to sign up! Instructions can be found in the link.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1exE9rzQoBm0lLKw5C-27p-kdui696sLrRBjhra0gSwc/edit

Hope to see you there! Who knows, there might even be some PIE available!

Thank you to LuAnn and Rick Flurry for stopping by to see our new Fabrication lab! We'd also like to thank them for their generous donation of 10,000!

Kindergarten got a little spooky this week! 👻 Our students practiced their letters and spelling in ghost foam, and it was scary how good they were! ✏️💫 Afterward, they had some free draw fun to let their imaginations run wild. 🎃

Fourth grader, Sienna Bremer, is this week’s Alma Elementary Student of the Week. During her first year at Alma, Sienna found her favorite teacher, Mrs. Baab. Her favorite class is social studies, where she can work with partners and create slideshows. Throughout the day, Sienna looks forward to going to her Phy Ed class. Sienna has one brother, Axel, in first grade. At home, Sienna spends her time riding horses, creating art, and singing songs by Lainey Wilson. She also has many pets that she tends to in her free time, including chickens, ducks, cats, and dogs. Besides being a great pet, chicken is also her favorite food. She especially enjoys the chicken from the Waumandee County Bar. Congratulations, Sienna, on being this week’s Alma Elementary Student of the Week!

This Week’s High School Student of the Week is 10th grader, Olivia Austin. She is the daughter of Jeff and Donne Austin. Her favorite class is Spanish because she believes learning a foreign language is essential for both life and future career opportunities. Olivia’s favorite teacher is Mrs. Krzoska, whom she loves for her patience, understanding, and ability to explain things clearly. Her favorite food is South African Milk Tart. Olivia looks up to her Aunt Danielle, who is joining Britain’s Army as an HR Specialist. Despite facing challenges, her aunt has remained strong and optimistic, which allows Olivia to look up to her Aunt every day. In the future, Olivia wants to be a forensic auditor when she grows up. Keep up the great work!

Here is the Eagle Weekly for this week!
Have a great week!
GO EAGLES!

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Second graders are spook-tacularly smart! We’ve been learning all about place value and representing numbers to 200. Students built their skeletons bone by bone while practicing how to break numbers into hundreds, tens, and ones.

Huge shoutout to those who helped support our annual Aces for ALS night. This tradition has gone on since 2022, and this year we raised, $1,484 for the ALS Foundation. All the donations on the baskets and t-shirt sales are greatly appreciated and go to such a great cause.