Testing Season is Here! 📝
Please review Alamogordo Public Schools testing dates below. #BeHereAlamo & do your best on the test!
No school on Friday, April 3.
District administrative offices will remain open (7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.).
Classes will resume on Monday, April 6. ❄️
Reminder!
Stop by the Riner Steinhoff Soccer Complex today, April 1st, at 2:30 p.m. for the Roadrunner Mobile Food Pantry! 🍊🥞
*For APS Families and staff*
Stop by the Riner Steinhoff Soccer Complex today, April 1st, at 2:30 p.m. for the Roadrunner Mobile Food Pantry! 🍊🥞
*For APS Families and staff*
We are excited to announce that the New Mexico Summer Reading Program is back!📖 Registration is now open for all Kindergarten - 8th Graders. The Program runs from June 1st to June 26th, Monday-Thursday, 11 am to 3 pm.
Daily Reading & Math learning activities and FREE Meals!
More info on transportation to come.
Register Today! https://nmsummerreading.org/
Downloadable Flyer: https://aptg.co/xf5CfC
🚌New Mexico Statewide #BeHereDay is on Wednesday, April 8th! 🎒
💫Join us on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in celebrating great school attendance across our district and the State of New Mexico with Be Here Day!💫
To celebrate and promote strong attendance, each campus will host special activities, challenges, or incentives on April 8th, and Alamogordo Public Schools will recognize the High School grade level, Elementary School, and Middle School with the best attendance on Be Here Day.
Be Here Alamo & Be On Time!
#SavetheDate #BeHereAlamo #BeHereNM
💫Join us on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in celebrating great school attendance across our district and the State of New Mexico with Be Here Day!💫
To celebrate and promote strong attendance, each campus will host special activities, challenges, or incentives on April 8th, and Alamogordo Public Schools will recognize the High School grade level, Elementary School, and Middle School with the best attendance on Be Here Day.
Be Here Alamo & Be On Time!
#SavetheDate #BeHereAlamo #BeHereNM
Calling all local businesses! 💫
🐅In an effort to help spread the word about Alamogordo High School's home sporting events, we have created a flyer/poster available for free to any local businesses that would like to display it. Flyer and poster (11x17") versions are available at the APS district office (1211 Hawaii Ave.). Feel free to stop by and pick one up during regular business hours, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. 🐅
Thank you for helping to support attendance at AHS Tiger sporting events! #ReturnoftheRoar #TigerPride
8.5x11" Spring Sports Home Game Printable Flyer: https://aptg.co/TvV4_Y
🐅In an effort to help spread the word about Alamogordo High School's home sporting events, we have created a flyer/poster available for free to any local businesses that would like to display it. Flyer and poster (11x17") versions are available at the APS district office (1211 Hawaii Ave.). Feel free to stop by and pick one up during regular business hours, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. 🐅
Thank you for helping to support attendance at AHS Tiger sporting events! #ReturnoftheRoar #TigerPride
8.5x11" Spring Sports Home Game Printable Flyer: https://aptg.co/TvV4_Y
Alamogordo High School graduation and end-of-year events are on the way! Mark your calendars and save the dates for these important upcoming events.
Alamogordo High School students, do you need a dress or suit for Prom on April 25th? 👖👔
Please call 575-430-0191 or email HOPE@alamogordoschools.org to schedule an appointment to "shop" the prom closet!! 👗
*Prom Closet will be by appointment only*
#BeHereAlamo #promcloset
Please call 575-430-0191 or email HOPE@alamogordoschools.org to schedule an appointment to "shop" the prom closet!! 👗
*Prom Closet will be by appointment only*
#BeHereAlamo #promcloset
📆 Save the date for the 2026-2027 4Y Pre-K Round-Up!! 🤠 The event will take place on Friday, April 24th. If your child will be 4 before September 1, 2026, call 575-812-5525 to schedule an appointment. 🐎
▪️What is it? PK Round-Up is a screening event for children to attend NM PreK for the 2026-27 school year. Screenings of children take about 30 minutes.
▪️What to bring? Birth certificate, shot record, proof of parents’ address (such as a bill, mortgage or lease), and parent ID.
#PreKRoundUp #HerefortheKids #BeHereAlamo
▪️What is it? PK Round-Up is a screening event for children to attend NM PreK for the 2026-27 school year. Screenings of children take about 30 minutes.
▪️What to bring? Birth certificate, shot record, proof of parents’ address (such as a bill, mortgage or lease), and parent ID.
#PreKRoundUp #HerefortheKids #BeHereAlamo
Reminder!
Stop by the Riner Steinhoff Soccer Complex today, March 4th, at 2:30 p.m. for the Roadrunner Mobile Food Pantry! 🍊🥞
*For APS Families and staff*
Stop by the Riner Steinhoff Soccer Complex today, March 4th, at 2:30 p.m. for the Roadrunner Mobile Food Pantry! 🍊🥞
*For APS Families and staff*
📢Dear Parents and Guardians of Alamogordo Athletes,
As we head into the busy spring season, we want to keep you informed about an upcoming administrative update regarding your athlete's paperwork. Per the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) guidelines, an updated athletic physical form doesn’t expire until April 1st of the following year. This means that if a physical is dated on or after April 1, 2025, it is valid until April 1, 2026. Because of this, you may see that your student’s current Healthy Roster Documents are scheduled to expire soon.
We know that seeing an "expired" notification can be stressful, so we want to be absolutely clear: This expiration does NOT make your athlete ineligible for their current spring sport. If your student is currently participating in a sport, they are fully cleared to finish out their season without interruption.
💫Why is the system resetting on April 1st?
This automatic expiration is a necessary administrative step to rollover our system and begin preparing for the upcoming athletic seasons. Resetting the Healthy Roster profiles allows us to clear the way for:
▪️The 2026/2027 School Year: Ensuring all physicals and waivers are up-to-date for fall sports.
▪️Summer Activities: Processing new and returning athletes for summer workouts, padded camps, and pre-season conditioning starting in June.
▪️Spring Cheer Tryouts: Processing athletes for the upcoming cheer season.
▪️Varsity Spring Football: Clearing athletes for padded spring football practices.
💫What do you need to do?
▪️For current spring athletes: No immediate action is required to finish your current season.
▪️For athletes participating in summer activities, 26/27 sports, Spring Cheer, or Spring Football: You will need to upload new, updated NMAA physical forms and sign the required 2026-2027 documents in Healthy Roster prior to participating in those specific upcoming activities, tryouts, or practices.
As we head into the busy spring season, we want to keep you informed about an upcoming administrative update regarding your athlete's paperwork. Per the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) guidelines, an updated athletic physical form doesn’t expire until April 1st of the following year. This means that if a physical is dated on or after April 1, 2025, it is valid until April 1, 2026. Because of this, you may see that your student’s current Healthy Roster Documents are scheduled to expire soon.
We know that seeing an "expired" notification can be stressful, so we want to be absolutely clear: This expiration does NOT make your athlete ineligible for their current spring sport. If your student is currently participating in a sport, they are fully cleared to finish out their season without interruption.
💫Why is the system resetting on April 1st?
This automatic expiration is a necessary administrative step to rollover our system and begin preparing for the upcoming athletic seasons. Resetting the Healthy Roster profiles allows us to clear the way for:
▪️The 2026/2027 School Year: Ensuring all physicals and waivers are up-to-date for fall sports.
▪️Summer Activities: Processing new and returning athletes for summer workouts, padded camps, and pre-season conditioning starting in June.
▪️Spring Cheer Tryouts: Processing athletes for the upcoming cheer season.
▪️Varsity Spring Football: Clearing athletes for padded spring football practices.
💫What do you need to do?
▪️For current spring athletes: No immediate action is required to finish your current season.
▪️For athletes participating in summer activities, 26/27 sports, Spring Cheer, or Spring Football: You will need to upload new, updated NMAA physical forms and sign the required 2026-2027 documents in Healthy Roster prior to participating in those specific upcoming activities, tryouts, or practices.
Here is the APS Community newsletter for March. 🌻
So many great things are happening across our district.
🔗https://app.smore.com/n/n3fs1
#LuckytoBeHere #March
So many great things are happening across our district.
🔗https://app.smore.com/n/n3fs1
#LuckytoBeHere #March
📢 Out-of-zone applications are now open!
Who Needs to Apply?
▪️Incoming Kindergartners: All children starting school for the first time in the 2026-27 year.
▪️Rising 6th Graders: Current 5th graders who wish to attend a middle school other than their zoned school.
▪️New Enrollments: Any student moving into the district or transferring from a private/charter school for the upcoming year.
▪️New Applications: Any student who hasn't had an application submitted before, and now an OOZ needs to be considered.
🛑 Already Out-of-Zone? > If you are a current OOZ student, this form isn't for you! Please follow the instructions in your Letter of Intent or Probation Letter to secure your spot for next year.
⛔ One application for ALL APS schools (in town AND HAFB schools).
🔗https://forms.gle/K1otQK8eorbS3Apa7
#BeHereNM #BeHereAlamo
Did you know? 📱☎️
💫If you need to excuse your student(s) from school, you can easily do that with one phone call to our APS call center! You don't have to call each school individually!
Excusing your student? Call Let's Talk! at 575-812-8573
#BeHereNM #BeHereAlamo
💫If you need to excuse your student(s) from school, you can easily do that with one phone call to our APS call center! You don't have to call each school individually!
Excusing your student? Call Let's Talk! at 575-812-8573
#BeHereNM #BeHereAlamo
Share kindness in the community by Chalking Your Walk this Friday, February 20th!💓🖍️
Chalk a positive message or draw something fun to make someone smile! Share your photos by using the hashtag #AlamogordoKindnessChallenge.
We need the entire #Alamogordo community to jump into the fun! Let's spread kindness in Alamogordo! Chalk Your Walk on February 20th! 💓🖍️
#GoodNewsAlamogordo
Chalk a positive message or draw something fun to make someone smile! Share your photos by using the hashtag #AlamogordoKindnessChallenge.
We need the entire #Alamogordo community to jump into the fun! Let's spread kindness in Alamogordo! Chalk Your Walk on February 20th! 💓🖍️
#GoodNewsAlamogordo
February is Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month! 💫
Alamogordo Public Schools' Career and Technology Education Program maintains Advisory Committees for each of its pathways, and we would love to have you join us!👩🍳
🩺The primary purpose of an advisory committee is to serve as a resource and a connection to the workplace for CTE teachers, administrators, and students. Your expertise from related business and industry plays an essential role in providing high-quality CTE programs, in addition to fostering the development of a trained and educated workforce. 🔨👨⚕️
Please complete the brief survey below to share your interest in making Alamogordo's CTE Program the best it can be.
🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17y-Ju1LcsMMtnwEeHnZfIJHRvOXm8I6JGJD--s3Emfo/viewform?ts=69838090&edit_requested=true
Alamogordo Public Schools' Career and Technology Education Program maintains Advisory Committees for each of its pathways, and we would love to have you join us!👩🍳
🩺The primary purpose of an advisory committee is to serve as a resource and a connection to the workplace for CTE teachers, administrators, and students. Your expertise from related business and industry plays an essential role in providing high-quality CTE programs, in addition to fostering the development of a trained and educated workforce. 🔨👨⚕️
Please complete the brief survey below to share your interest in making Alamogordo's CTE Program the best it can be.
🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17y-Ju1LcsMMtnwEeHnZfIJHRvOXm8I6JGJD--s3Emfo/viewform?ts=69838090&edit_requested=true
📢We have great news! 😃
To streamline our Out-Of-Zone (OOZ) process for returning students and to provide our families with more peace of mind, we have replaced the full annual application with a simplified Letter of Intent. 📝
📱For current OOZ students in grades K–4, 6, and 7, who have been pre-approved, parents/guardians will receive a Letter of Intent via the guardian's email listed in PowerSchool beginning today. If you expect a letter and don't receive one this week, please call Let's Talk! 575-812-8573 starting Tuesday, February 17. 💻
💫Here are a few exceptions:
▪️Students transitioning to Middle School: Please note that all current 5th-grade students moving to 6th grade next year must complete a new Out-of-Zone application if they are requesting an OOZ school.
▪️All new students to APS and incoming 6th graders will complete the OOZ application.
▪️If you are returning to APS but have not previously completed an OOZ application, you will complete a new application as well.
✨The application window for new requests will open on March 2nd.✨
#BeHereNM #GoodNewsAlamogordo #RiseUpAlamo
To streamline our Out-Of-Zone (OOZ) process for returning students and to provide our families with more peace of mind, we have replaced the full annual application with a simplified Letter of Intent. 📝
📱For current OOZ students in grades K–4, 6, and 7, who have been pre-approved, parents/guardians will receive a Letter of Intent via the guardian's email listed in PowerSchool beginning today. If you expect a letter and don't receive one this week, please call Let's Talk! 575-812-8573 starting Tuesday, February 17. 💻
💫Here are a few exceptions:
▪️Students transitioning to Middle School: Please note that all current 5th-grade students moving to 6th grade next year must complete a new Out-of-Zone application if they are requesting an OOZ school.
▪️All new students to APS and incoming 6th graders will complete the OOZ application.
▪️If you are returning to APS but have not previously completed an OOZ application, you will complete a new application as well.
✨The application window for new requests will open on March 2nd.✨
#BeHereNM #GoodNewsAlamogordo #RiseUpAlamo
February is #LovetheBusMonth!
We want to remind drivers of the importance of using caution as you drive through school zones and encounter 🚌 school buses in the mornings and afternoons. Please obey school zones' speed limits, and come to a COMPLETE STOP while the bus stop signal is out, and only proceed driving after the STOP signal is REMOVED by the bus driver. 🚌
Thank you for helping us keep our students safe.
#BeHereNM #RiseUpAlamo
We want to remind drivers of the importance of using caution as you drive through school zones and encounter 🚌 school buses in the mornings and afternoons. Please obey school zones' speed limits, and come to a COMPLETE STOP while the bus stop signal is out, and only proceed driving after the STOP signal is REMOVED by the bus driver. 🚌
Thank you for helping us keep our students safe.
#BeHereNM #RiseUpAlamo
Tomorrow is Pack the Bus Day!
Did you know? 🚌On the 80th & 120th day of school, APS captures a snapshot of the bus ridership to report to NMPED. The information collected on this day is very important and impacts the funding our district receives for transportation. Transportation funding not only supports students' daily rides to and from school, it can also support in-district school field trips.
🚌Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 11th, if your child is a bus rider, please help us provide an accurate count by having them ride the bus. 🚌
#BeHereAlamo #LovetheBusMonth
Did you know? 📱☎️
💫If you need to excuse your student(s) from school, you can easily do that with one phone call to our APS call center! You don't have to call each school individually!
Excusing your student? Call Let's Talk! at 575-812-8573
#BeHereNM #BeHereAlamo
💫If you need to excuse your student(s) from school, you can easily do that with one phone call to our APS call center! You don't have to call each school individually!
Excusing your student? Call Let's Talk! at 575-812-8573
#BeHereNM #BeHereAlamo