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Parents, Tomorrow marks the first day of school for all students.  Just a reminder that first period now begins at 8:25 and the front doors will open at 8:05.  We are very excited to see everyone tomorrow, and would like to take a moment to inform everyone of a few updates and changes for this […]

With Airport Road being a construction zone for the first weeks of the upcoming school year, the City is requesting help with getting this message out to students, parents, and school staff: During this Airport Road construction phase, people walking and bicycling should only cross Airport Road at the signalized intersections of Clover Basin Drive or Nelson […]

A couple of years ago we discontinued our Buy Nothing, Sell Nothing spring fundraiser and switched to the King Soopers Gift Cards.  This proved to be an easy way to support the PTO principal’s fund and give (now) Jeremy flexibility in proving such things as emergency lunches for students, special recognition for staff members and […]

WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) Leader Training is on Wednesday, August 12th and Thursday, August 13th, at 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. WEB 6th Grade Orientation is Wednesday, August 19th, beginning at 8:25 (WEB Leaders arrive at 7:00). Please check your e-mail for more details, and e-mail Mr. Butler at [email protected] with any questions. Can’t wait to see you, everybody!!  

iPad deployment for the 2015-15 school year is here!  Please read the information below BEFORE your scheduled date to pick up your iPad!   Dear Parents and Students,   We can’t believe that summer is almost over and the school year is about to begin, but it’s officially time to pick up your school-issued iPad. […]

There were seventeen students, four from Altona, that accompanied Mr. LaCrosse, Ms. Campbell, and Mr. O’toole (district science coordinator) to Costa Rica in June on a science learning expedition to Costa Rica.  The focus of this trip was to study the ecosystems in the rainforest at the University of Georgia near the Monteverde Cloud rainforerest […]

The three teams representing Altona at the Odyssey of the Minds World Finals did very well.  Altona was the only school in Colorado to send three teams to this competition that is comprised with over 840 teams representing 16 countries.  There were five problems and four divisions.  Click here for full results. 

Information about Altona’s 2015 summer school program is now available on the website!  Use the drop down menu links at the top of our homepage and select academics > summer school, or check it out by clicking here.

What do origami, card tricks, and slime all have in common? For the Math Circle students at Altona Middle School, the answer is mathematics, of course! For the last five years, Linda Goertz, 8th grade math teacher at Altona, has attended the Rocky Mountain Math Teachers’ Circle sponsored by the University of Colorado- Denver. Math […]

The last day of school, Thursday May 21st, will be our annual Rattler Cup and student awards ceremony.  Students will be signing up all this week for events, such as ping-pong, bingo, softball, 4 square volleyball, etc.  At approximately 1pm, we will begin our annual student awards ceremony and parents of students receiving an award […]