Stop Motion Animation in the works for this Genius Hour project. The imagination is going strong with all these handmade characters. Can’t wait to see the final product.
Today’s Genius Hour project- a concussion free helmet design!
The woodworking class is making benches for the Huron Pines Hubbard Lake Preserve! Great work, all!
Check out the preserve here: https://huronpines.org/hubbard-lake/
Let’s start a piano club for Genius Hour!
Spike Merch! It’s a Genius Hour project and it’s awesome!
The 6th grade students became experts on a landform and then taught their classmates using Google Slides. It is called a Jigsaw and it focuses on collaboration and comprehension. We have a classroom full of teachers here!
What a fun day of wrestling in Mio. Our kids did great job and we finished 4th as a team out of 16 teams
Elementary Placers
Paxton Zielinski - 2nd
Scott Burns - 2nd
Jack Rhodes - 3rd
Lochlin Gordy - 3rd
Elliot Dewar - 3rd
Rhys O’Conner - 3rd
Braxton Goddard - 3rd
Grady Goddard - 3rd
Charlie Woodbury - 3rd
Carter Hilyard -3rd
Nelson Phinney - 4th
Tanner Macniel - 4th
Bayden Stevens - 5th
Jayzon Dameworth- 5th
Middle School
Jaden Weichel - 1st
Noah DeOrnellas -1st
Dylan Karas - 2nd
Karsen Gonyea - 2nd
Matthew Brown - 2nd
Marius Spears - 2nd
Giovani Paluch - 4th
Keegan Ritchie - 5th
You’d think the school was quiet on a Saturday? Not at Alcona COMMUNITY Schools. We have fitness classes, firefighter training groups, staff working on their classrooms and youth basketball all in one form or another today. We love sharing our facility with the community!
Our athletic livestream will now be shared to our viewers through a private viewing link by email. If you would like to sign up to receive that link please email neuenfeldtc@alconaschools.net with the email you'd like to use.
The Michigan Department of Education would like feedback from parents across the state. The link is below!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/top10planreview
Today HS students had the opportunity to meet experts and tour the DNR Fisheries Research Station in Alpena. This career experience allowed students to meet fisheries biologists, technicians, captains, etc. Students even got to see the different types of fish aging up close!
So many flavors to choose from! Order yours today and support Alcona Marketing students! www.fudgeraiser.com/alcona
Victory Donuts! The Knowledge Bowl team split their matches today with a 105 - 90 win over Mio and a 50 - 100 loss to Atlanta. Gabe Froehner was the high scorer contributing 75 points overall with Logan Bates adding another 50. Matches are taped live at WBKB-TV Channel 11 in Alpena.
National Honor Society presents: Valentine's Day flower sale. Carnations are available to purchase at lunch through Feb 7th. 1-$2 / 3-$5 / 5-$7.
What's your favorite fudge flavor? Cookies n Cream seems to be the overwhelming favorite around here. Pick your favorite at www.fudgeraiser.com/alcona. Help support Alcona Marketing students build an entrepreneurial mindset!
Thunder Bay International Film Festival- 6th Grade Sneak Peak!
Fudge! Fudge! Fudge! Who doesn't love fudge? Pick your favorite flavor and support the Marketing students with their entrepreneurial endeavors. Order online at www.fudgeraiser.com/Alcona
Youth Wrestling at Traverse City
Dylan Karas 3rd
Braxton Goddard 3rd
Grady Goddard 4th
Keegan Ritchie 5th
Alcona Youth Basketball is cancelled today(Saturday, January 18th) due to poor road conditions.
Alcona 19 RC 10 - Halftime