Yearbook Needs Your Pictures
Does your Rattler have hobbies they do outside of school? Whether they play a sport, dance, do gymnastics, act, or volunteer, we’d love a photo of them in action. Go to this link to submit photos today!


Our Lost & Found is full and we will be donating everything next week.
Please label your student’s belongings- we check them to try and get them back to their owner before we make a donation. (This time around there are 0 items with a name)
Girls Basketball Registration

Registration for Girls Basketball is open!
Silver Creek Registration- Attention Current 8th Graders!
Please find important Silver Creek course registration information here.

Silver Creek Leadership Academy – Ugly Sweater Fun Run!
- Please join us at Silver Creek High School on Saturday, December 2nd at 10:00am, for our Annual Ugly Sweater Fun Run. We will have yummy food, games, music, and prizes from generous local businesses.
- Breakfast burritos from Danny’s tacos? Cookies and cinnamon rolls Mary’s Mountain Cookies? That sounds like the perfect post-fun run fuel!
- All ages and abilities are welcome! Even friendly dogs! And don’t forget your Ugly Sweaters!
- Proceeds for the event will benefit our Leadership Academy Capstone Projects.

SVVSD Parent University
Upcoming Parent University Session on Dyslexia, Nov. 14
St. Vrain’s Parent University program provides training, information, and resources to parents and caregivers in order to support the well-being and success of their children. Join Yes! Ambassadors: Youth Examples of Self-Advocacy on Nov. 14 at Coal Ridge Middle School from 5-6:30 p.m. as they present, What We Want Everyone to Know About Dyslexia: The student perspective.
Altona Spiritwear Holiday Sale!

The 2023 Holiday Sale starts Monday, November 6th! We will be featuring new designs and product lines that will make great gifts for the entire family. All Holiday Sale orders are guaranteed to arrive by December 23rd!
Trip Tracker

Did you forget to submit your trips last month or are you ready to earn more Trip Tracker Bucks for this month? To learn more about Trip Tracker, what it involves or places you can spend your Trip Tracker please check out our website. Here’s also a slideshow to answer any questions that you might have. Be healthy, enjoy green trips to school & support local!
Innovation Center- AI Art Competition

The Innovation Center is thrilled to host the world’s largest artificial intelligence competition for youth, WAICY, which will take place on December 2nd. To help you understand about the competition, I’ve included a video that explains the art competition in detail. You’ll also find a tutorial to assist students in getting started with generative AI art, as well as a flyer for additional information.
To find out more about what’s happening at Altona Middle School, please click on the link below to view past episodes from our student created news broadcast, called the Rattler Student News (RSN).
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Recent Updates
View our latest news and announcements.
Leadership St. Vrain Now Accepting Applications for the 25-26 School Year
Leadership St. Vrain is a program designed to provide parents and other community members the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of our district’s mission, operations and strategic priorities. The program is especially beneficial for those who want to obtain a foundation in district operations and governance and become more active participants in St. Vrain Valley […]
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St. Vrain students learn about robots, cybersecurity, coding
A team of St. Vrain Valley high schoolers who use underwater robots to help Longmont monitor water quality are getting extra help this summer from middle school students attending a “Creative Technology for Good” camp. The Innovation Center student designers, who are helping the city look for unwanted weeds in water reservoirs using underwater robots, […]
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St. Vrain’s Drone Performance Team to Present Fourth of July Show in Longmont
St. Vrain Valley Schools’ Drone Performance Team, the world’s first high school student-led outdoor drone show team, returns to Longmont this Fourth of July with a special performance for the community. Featuring 300 drones flying in sync, the show will highlight iconic Independence Day imagery designed and produced entirely by St. Vrain Valley high school […]
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