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Alton School District News

	Alton High Dodge Ball Tournament Yields $2,500 in Donations Alton High students recently bestowed $2,500 in donations to community-based organizations. The funds were raised from the school’s Annual Dodge Ball Tournament in the spring. Those organizations receiving funds were: Oasis Women’s Center - $500 Crisis Food Pantry - $500 5A’s Animal Shelter - $500 Alton Boys and Girls Club - $1,000
	Congratulations to our Alton Special Olympians! The following Alton area students have qualified for the Illinois State Special Olympics hosted at Illinois State University in Bloomington on June 15. Joe Kane - Swimming - Home School Lucas Bozovich - Swimming – Alton Middle School Coleman Price - Track & Field – North Elementary Ellen Malone - Track & Field - Alton High School Kylie Langa - Track & Field - Home School Mary McNamee - Swimming - Lewis & Clark Community College Jenna Seidler - Track & Field - Lewis & Clark Community College David Huebener - Track & Field - Alton High School Marla Scoggins - Swimming - Lewis & Clark Community College Tonya Kenshalo - Track & Field - Alton High School
	SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT The Alton Community Unit School District today announced plans to participate in the Summer Food Service Program. Free meals will be made available to all children 18 years of age and under and to persons over 18 years who are enrolled in a state approved educational program for the mentally or physically disabled. Meals are made available to all eligible participants without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, se, or age. Any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated against in any USDA-related activity should write immediately to: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington DC, 20250-9410 or call (800)795-3272 or (202)720-6382 (TTY) Meals will be provided at the sites listed below. For further information, contact Charissa Dickerson at 474-2600 ext 624. Alton Middle School Annex June 18-August 3
	Middle School Students Take Top Honors At Music Festival Congratulations to Alton Middle School Music Students who performed at the May 19th Six Flags Music in the Parks Festival at Northwest High School. Seventy-six middle school music ensemble students participated. An awards ceremony was then held at Six Flags and Alton Middle’s Honors Chorus received 1st Place out of seven competing schools. The Alton Middle School Schumann Chamber Orchestra received 2nd Place out of four schools. The middle school’s Honors Ensembles also won the “Espri De Cor Award” – the competition’s top honor award. Music teachers Fariga Drayton, Bev Kramer and Julie Stout accompanied the students and were pleased with both the students’ accolades and their outstanding spirit and behavior during the competition. Congratulations Alton Middle School Music Students!
	The OLIN House While the Olin Building is not officially designated as a “House,” it does consist of art classes, a library, the DEPCO lab, the Alton Success Academy, an intensive services classroom, the campus mental health coordinator, the in-school suspension room, multi-purpose rooms for Physical Education and is the site of the campus office. Due to the functionality of this building, students are always moving through the hallways. It is a delight to see the positive socialization of the students at this level. “Students stroll down the halls smiling and visiting with friends or sweaty and exhausted from PE classes. I keep in tune with the mood of the student body by what I see in the Olin halls,” says David Schwartz, Principal of Alton Middle School, whose office is also located in the Olin. >click here to read more<

	The Mighty ‘Mississippi House’ Centers On Students Each month, the Alton School District spotlights one of six “houses” at Alton Middle School. “Houses” are smaller learning community strategies that partner a portion of a school’s students with 10 to 14 teachers for the instructional day. “Houses” aid students by personalizing the learning environment and making a large campus feel like a very small school. This month’s spotlight is on the school’s Mississippi House. >click here to read more<
	Students Make Great Strides In S.T.A.R.S. After- School Program Since 2001, the Alton School District has offered elementary students a chance to spend their after-school hours in a structured environment filled with academic and enrichment opportunities. >click here to read more<
	CONGRATULATIONS The Alton School District Congratulates JOSEPH “JAY” SPURGEON – Alton High Teacher On His National Board Certification
	Alton High Math Team Achieving Success Alton High Math Students are logging some impressive accomplishments already this year. Alton students faired well in both the Southwestern Conference Math Contest and the St. Louis Excellence in Math Competition. >click here to see results<
	Congratulations Alton High School During the November 3, 2006 American Red Cross Blood Drive, Alton High students collected 284 pints of blood. Of the 284 students and staff who contributed blood, 184 were first time donors. According to the Red Cross, every pint of blood saves three lives. Congratulations to the Alton High Student Council on a very successful blood drive!