Alma Area Schools - Promoting Lifelong Learning and Achievement

Congrats to this week's Football Mania Winners!

8th grader Izaak Mann is this week’s Student of the Week. Izaak has a big family with two full siblings and three half siblings. His favorite teacher is Mr. Reed because he enjoys listening to his jokes. Ribeye steak is his favorite meal after a long day. Additionally, his favorite class is Phy Ed because he likes to stay active. Izaak plays football, basketball, baseball, and track. When not in a sport, you may find him hunting or farming. Congratulations Izaak for being Student of the Week!

Grayson Hoch, a preschooler, is this week’s Student of the Week. He has an older sister, Aurora, who helps care for their pets: four fish, one snail, and two cats. His favorite pet is Peanut. At school, his favorite subject is math, and he especially loves playing in the sandbox with his friend Asher. After school, Grayson enjoys eating grapes before playing with his “100” trucks. He also loves that he does not have homework yet. He is very excited for his favorite holiday, Christmas, when he gets to spend time with family and open presents. When Grayson grows up, he hopes to become a police officer or sheriff and dreams of working at the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department. Congratulations to Grayson Hoch. Keep up the great work!

🎶 Dairyland Honors Choir 🎶 Congratulations to our Alma and Pepin students who participated in the Dairyland Honors Choir! They spent the day rehearsing and performing alongside talented singers from across the region. Representing us were: • Grace Blank (9) • McKena Danzinger (9) • Eliza Rundquist (9, Pepin) • Mikayla Guzman (10) • Olivia Larson (11) We are so proud of their hard work, leadership, and beautiful musicianship. 🦅

Eagle Weekly for Nov. 10-15

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Congratulations to this week's Alma Pride winners! Everyone, enjoy your extra time off.

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!