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Important Dates
-Parent Track Meeting: 3/9 @ 5:30pm (more information below)
-Spring Break: March 16th – 20th
Please Join Us In Celebrating Our Teacher of the Year: Joe Rovere
We are proud to recognize Joe Rovere as our Teacher of the Year! Mr. Rovere’s impact on our school extends far beyond the classroom. In addition to being an outstanding educator, he serves as the coach of our highly successful Robotics program, where his leadership, dedication, and passion for innovation continue to inspire students to achieve at extraordinary levels.
Under Mr. Rovere’s guidance, our 2025–2026 Robotics program has experienced one of the most successful seasons in school history—and the season isn’t finished yet. Six of our teams are currently preparing to compete at the VEX Robotics World Championship, representing our school and the St. Vrain Valley Schools community on the global stage.
This year’s program highlights include:
- 56 total tournament entries
- 22 league teams
- 9 competition teams
- 9 teams advanced to the State competition
- 6 teams qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship
Qualifying six teams for the World Championship for the second year in a row places our program in elite company. Since 2018, only four other private school organizations worldwide—Shanghai Riguan, Redwood Robotics, Ten Ton Robotics, and Blaze Robotics—have qualified six or more middle school teams in a single season. Back-to-back six-team seasons puts Altona among the top robotics programs globally.
Our teams have also earned 58 total awards this season, including 8 Excellence Awards and 11 Tournament Championships.
This incredible success reflects the relentless effort of our students, the hundreds of hours of coaching and mentorship provided by Mr. Rovere and our robotics staff, the strong support from families, and a program culture grounded in grit, teamwork, innovation, and leadership.
Most importantly, students are developing critical life skills—learning to think critically, collaborate effectively, persevere through challenges, and compete with integrity.
We are incredibly proud of every student involved in robotics this year and look forward to cheering on our teams as they compete on the world stage. Congratulations to Mr. Rovere on this well-deserved recognition and thank you for the remarkable impact you continue to make in our school community.
Track Season Information
The track season starts on Monday, March 9th, and we will have a parent info meeting in the Altona cafeteria at 5:30pm, following practice. The parent meeting is HIGHLY recommended for anyone who has a student participating. Practices will be every day, immediately after school until 5:15pm. Students should come prepared with running shoes, athletic clothes, and a water bottle. We will meet in the gym for the start of practice on Monday. Monday, we will share information about meets, season expectations, and practice requirements. Many of our athletes participate in other activities throughout the track season, we are happy to work with other schedules. All grades are welcome and encouraged to participate. Registration will close on Sunday, March 8th. Please make sure registration is complete by then. More info to come!
CETC Summer Camp Experiences
Career Week for Girls
6th Annual Code Zone Challenge
On behalf of the SVVSD Innovation Center, the Cyber Tech Team is excited to invite your school to participate in the 6th Annual CodeZone Challenge, a middle school Python coding competition designed to expand coding opportunities for students across St. Vrain Valley.
The event will take place on Saturday, April 4th, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the SVVSD Innovation Center. Our goal is to provide students of all backgrounds and experience levels with a fun, engaging, and memorable learning experience.
The CodeZone Challenge features two competition divisions:
- Novice Division – for students new to Python
- Advanced Division – for students with more Python experience
Students will compete in teams of 2–4 students from the same school and may choose both their teammates and division.
During the competition, each team will work through approximately 25 Python-based problems, with difficulty varying by division. Teams earn points for each correctly solved problem, and the team with the highest score in each division will win a trophy and medals. Second-place teams will also receive medals.If interested please complete this form. Mrs. Basile, [email protected], will help create teams based on student ability by March 9th.
Altona Spirit Wear
Altona families, our Spring Spirit Wear Sale runs from 3/10 – 3/31. Save 20-30% sitewide, no code needed! This is a great time to stock up on all your spring essentials at a great price! Shop today, this is a limited time sale!
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Parent Leadership Team Corner:
If you didn’t have a chance to drop off your k-cup donations for our AMAZING AMS staff this week. Please feel free to send them in with your kiddo or drop them off in the AMS office any day leading up to Spring break. Thank you! -AMS PLT
Click below to support the Parent Leadership Team!
Donations will go toward activities supported by the Parent Leadership Team, which includes but is not limited to: staff appreciation week, staff meals during conferences, holiday treats for staff, and chalk the walk for back to school.
Trip Tracker Reporting is Open
SVVSD Trip Tracker Travelers—Can you believe how quickly February has flown by?
With the weather staying surprisingly warm, we hope you’ve been able to log plenty of walking, biking, carpooling, and bus trips to and from school. Every Trip Tracker entry helps keep our community healthier, safer, and more sustainable.
February Trip Tracker reporting opens Friday, 2/27/2026, so be sure to log all your trips. Keep staying green and making safe journeys to school—your efforts truly make a difference!
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Meet our Counseling Team
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Recent Updates
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Join Us: Future-Ready Festival, March 7 Featured
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St. Vrain Valley Schools to Host Advanced Placement Summer Institute, July 6-9
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Elementary Music, Middle & High School Health Adoption Public Review
St. Vrain Valley Schools is currently piloting new instructional resources for elementary music, middle school health, and high school health. The resources will be available for introduction and review in-person at the Learning Services Center, 401 S. Pratt Pkwy., in Longmont. Teachers, administrators, families, and community members are all welcome to evaluate the materials and […]
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