Alma Public Schools

There were some special guests tonight at the Christmas Concert! Many alumni came to join in the Carol of the Bells and surprise Mr. Ritter! It was beautiful! #ProudToBeACardinal

Alma Public School would like to thank the many individuals and organizations who helped make our 3rd Annual Cardinal Community Christmas Celebration such a success!

Thank you to those who volunteered their time and donated to make the day special: Waconda Boats for financially sponsoring the movie and concessions for our elementary students; Parrot Theatre and Tammy Wells for hosting us; and our amazing volunteers, HCHS staff, Miley Whitney, AJ Russell, Riley Scott, Nate Waggoner, and Melanie Fischer.

A special thank-you to Blake Biskup, who generously purchased all of the pop and candy for the high school event as well. This celebration truly reflects the many ways our staff and community members give back, often behind the scenes, to create meaningful experiences for our students.

We are incredibly grateful for our community supporters and volunteers who help make holiday magic possible! 🎄❤️

Congratulations to Alma's Fall 2025 NCPA Academic All-State Award Recipients! Here is a link to the full list: bit.ly/3MGUVxO #ProudToBeACardinal

📅 Cardinal Activities – December 17

🎄🎶 Secondary Christmas Music Concert
📍 Alma
🕖 7:00 PM
📺 Watch live: striv.tv/channel/alma/

Join us for an evening of holiday music as our students share their hard work. We hope to see you there! #ProudToBeACardinal

The Cardinals made a clean sweep of Southwest! Here are the scores:

JV Girls 23-18
JV Boys 28-10
Varsity Girls 78-35
Varsity Boys 73-39

#ProudToBeACardinal

Dress Code and Conduct at Performances:

With concerts the next two evenings, we want to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the expectations for how to dress and how to conduct oneself during performances. We would like to first remind everyone that student attire during concerts should follow the dress code policy in the student handbook, so please help your child(ren) find concert attire that meets these requirements. The length of dresses is especially important because the audience is looking up to the performers and short dresses become extra short when viewed from the vantage point of the audience.

As the audience, you are an important part of the concerts. The audience’s responsibility at concerts is to honor the efforts of the performers by providing a listening atmosphere in which all can appreciate their performance. To that end, we ask your cooperation with the following items:
• Make sure all cell phones and electronic devices are silenced and your flash is turned off for both photos and videos.
• There should be no talking or other noises during the performance.
• Children should stay seated with their parents throughout the entire concert. If it is necessary to go to the restroom or get a drink, exit through the rear doors between performances.
• If small children become restless and disrupt others' ability to listen, take them from the gym until they are quiet.
• Do not hum or clap along with the performers, unless specifically invited to do so.
• Show your appreciation for the performance by clapping after each selection.

Our students and staff have all worked very hard to prepare exceptional evenings of music for everyone to enjoy. The students will be modeling exceptional audience behavior during the concerts, so we ask for your support of their efforts. Thank you, in advance, for your assistance in helping the concerts to be a wonderful experience for everyone!

📅 Cardinal Activities – December 16

🏀 Junior High Girls Basketball
📍 Arapahoe
🕜 1:30 PM
📺 Watch live: arapahoewarriors.tv

🏀 High School Basketball
vs. Southwest
📍 Alma
🕟 4:30 PM
📺 Watch live: striv.tv/channel/alma/
🎄 Game Theme: Ugly Christmas Sweater

Good luck to all our athletes today! #ProudToBeACardinal

There will be an informational meeting on December 15 at 6 PM in the library for any parents who might be interested in their child(ren) participating in youth wrestling this winter. #ProudToBeACardinal

📅 Cardinal Activities – December 13

🏀 Junior High Girls Basketball Tournament
📍 Franklin
🕙 10:00 AM

🤼‍♀️ High School Girls Wrestling
📍 Wood River
🕙 10:00 AM
📺 Watch live: https://shorturl.at/6xcmt

Good luck to all our Cardinal athletes competing today! #ProudToBeACardinal

The Cardinals swept Wilcox-Hildreth tonight! Here are the scores: JV Boys 41-33 Varsity Girls 53-17 Varsity Boys 56-27 #ProudToBeACardinal

The boys wrestling team was at Southern Valley today! Here are your individual medalists: Bryson Shriver - 2nd place Tayvian Sharp - 4th place #ProudToBeACardinal

It was a good night of basketball in Blue Hill! We split the night with them. Here are the scores: JV Girls 5-10 (loss) JV Boys 20-31 (loss) Varsity Girls 52-11 (win) Varsity Boys 58-21 (win) #ProudToBeACardinal

📅 Cardinal Activities – December 11

📝 MAP Testing
All K–12 Students
🕗 8:00–10:00 AM

🏀 High School Basketball
📍 Blue Hill
🕓 4:00 PM
📺 Watch live: https://shorturl.at/T60uk

Good luck to our students and athletes! #ProudToBeACardinal

If you are in Teammates please join your mentor at the party on Sunday from 2-3 PM!

There is a 10 AM Late Start today, December 10. #ProudToBeACardinal

The JH Girls Basketball team won both of their games against Southwest this afternoon! Way to go, ladies! #ProudToBeACardinal

Just a reminder that there will be a 10 AM Late Start tomorrow, December 10. #ProudToBeACardinal #ShareToBeAware

📅 Cardinal Activities – December 9

📝 MAP Testing (Reading)
All K–12 Students
🕗 8:00–10:00 AM

🏀 Junior High Girls Basketball
vs. Southwest
📍 Alma
🕜 1:30 PM
📺 Watch live: striv.tv/channel/alma/

Good luck to our students and athletes today! #ProudToBeACardinal