Alma Public Schools

The volleyball team is selling Cardinal volleyball apparel for the season! You can order online through July 28. Don't miss out! Here is the link: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/cards22?fs=e&s=cl #ProudToBeACardinal

Cardinal Spotlight - Ariel Neumeyer, K-12 School Psychologist Ariel Neumeyer grew up just outside of Alma on a farm and graduated from Alma Public Schools. She attended college at the University of Nebraska-Kearney where she earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology and then her graduate degree as an Education Specialist in School Psychology. Her first job as a School Psychologist was for Lincoln Public Schools. After 3 years of living in Lincoln, she and her husband, Will, had the opportunity to move back to their family farm. They returned to Alma knowing this would be a good place to raise our family. She had the opportunity to work for the Educational Service Unit 11 in Holdrege for the past 4 years where she was able to serve several area school districts. She is blessed with a loving and supportive husband. Will owns and operates a dirt excavation company. They have three children who fill their lives with joy and spontaneity and fun. Wyatt is the oldest, he is 5 years old and will be starting Kindergarten at APS this school year. He and Ariel are beyond excited that they get to experience their First Day of School together! Josephine is their second child, she is 3 years old and will start her first year of preschool at Under the Umbrella this fall. Walker is the youngest and will be 2 years old this coming August. They enjoy spending their free time together. Their favorite places to be are outside, at the lake, and with family. Ariel is thankful the opportunity arose to work in her hometown. The community is extraordinary and she is grateful to be able to give back and invest in this great school district. She is excited to be close to her kids, family and friends. Ariel is proud to be Cardinal again to serve and support teachers, school staff, students, and families through her work as a school psychologist. Welcome back to the Cardinal family, Ariel! #ProudToBeACardinal

Here is a link to the supply list for the 2022-2023 School Year: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IDtMMRwbukUKlsyH6xZT9r5MmZOz75IL/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102512926587149906540&rtpof=true&sd=true These will also be sent out with the back to school packets in the mail. #ProudToBeACardinal

Cardinal Families: We wanted to reach out, as we creep closer to the start of another amazing school year, to remind everyone that this coming year lunch fees are going back to how it was before the impact of Covid allowed all students to eat for free. Unfortunately, the USDA did not approve the waiver to allow for the continuation of free meals for all students. With that being said, we wanted to provide you with a list of lunch and breakfast prices for the upcoming school year. The prices will remain the same as they were during the 2019-2020 school year and are as follows: Breakfast $1.60 Elementary Lunch (K-6) $2.55 Secondary Lunch (7-12) $2.95 Reduced Breakfast $0.30 Reduced Lunch $0.40 Adult Breakfast $2.10 Adult Lunch $3.70 *We also really, really, really need everyone's help this year and are asking that families fill out the Free and Reduced Lunch forms. This is vital for several reasons. First and foremost, seeing if your family qualifies for free or reduced lunch status can save a family lots of money on lunch and breakfast fees. Second, the district has an accurate count of families qualifying for free and reduced lunch also has an impact on other federal and state funding streams we receive. All lunch information is confidential. We are here to help families, and in this day and age with the cost of living so high and the impact gas prices are having on us all; we want to help save your family some money now that lunch and breakfast fees are coming back into the equation.Your help is very much needed and appreciated. Be safe and have an AWESOME remaining summer, Cardinals!!! #ProudToBeACardinal

Cardinal Spotlight - Taylor Simmons Taylor Simmons is originally from Vail, Iowa. She lived there until she decided to join the military right after graduation. She served in the US Air Force for 7 years at Offutt Air Force Base, NE. During that time she met her husband, Chris Simmons, and they had their son, Koe, last year. Before moving to Alma, they lived in Plattsmouth, NE. They decided to make the jump and move closer to their family here in Alma for their son. Taylor is excited about becoming a Cardinal because she loves seeing the kids grow every year and having the ability to see her son eventually go to school where her husband graduated from. Welcome to the Cardinal family, Taylor!! #ProudToBeACardinal

The football team is selling Cardinal football apparel for the season! You can order online through July 26. Don't miss out! Here is the link: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/almafb22 #ProudToBeACardinal

Be on the lookout in the next couple of days! We will be doing a Cardinal Spotlight on each of our new staff members for the upcoming school year! We are excited to have them as part of the Cardinal family! #ProudToBeACardinal

Same song, second verse….Congratulations to Delaney Seyler and Miley Whitney for being selected to this year’s UCA All American team! #ProudToBeACardinal

Congratulations to the Cheer Team! They were the overall camp champs in the Band Chant and Game Day competitions at UCA Cheer Camp in El Dorado, Kansas! #ProudToBeACardinal

In an effort to be proactive with the safety of our students and staff in mind, Alma Public Schools had a forester from Nebraska Forest Service come and evaluate the trees on the east side of the school. It was determined the trees would need to be removed. We wanted to communicate this information to our stakeholders in the district. In the near future we will be replacing these trees with healthy ones. #ProudToBeACardinal

The volleyball team is having a bake sale in front of Main Street Variety for the parade today! Don’t miss these awesome treats! #ProudToBeACardinal

We want to make sure everyone is aware that there will be no weights on Monday, July 4! #ProudToBeACardinal #ShareToBeAware

The HS Girls Basketball team had the opportunity to go to UNL for their team camp today! What a fun day of basketball! #ProudToBeACardinal

Good luck to Carlee and Alexis tomorrow, June 15, at the All-Star Volleyball Game in Minden! The doors open at 5 PM and game starts at 6 PM! See the attached photo for more information! #ProudToBeACardinal

Carlee Stuhmer will be participating in the West Nebraska All-Star Volleyball Game this Saturday, June 11, at Cougar Palace on the campus of Western Nebraska Community College. The game will start at 2 PM Mountain Time. Good luck, Carlee! #ProudToBeACardinal

Lots of Cardinals met to enhance thier basketball skills! #ProudToBeACardinal

Just a reminder that elementary summer school starts tomorrow! Kindergarten – 2nd grade 8:50 AM – 10:20 AM 3rd – 6th grade will attend from 10:30 AM – 12 PM Students will enter and exit through the Northwest door of the School building by the playground. Please drop off and pick up your child in the designated area. #ProudToBeACardinal

Good luck to Carlee Stuhmer as she plays in the CSO All Star Basketball game in Cambridge tonight at 6 PM! Good luck to Mr. Johnsen as he coaches as well! #ProudToBeACardinal

Please join the Cardinal Basketball Team for camp on June 6-7! This camp is for boys in Kindergarten through 6th grade. See the flyer for more details! #ProudToBeACardinal

Grant finished with an 86 today for a two day total of 174. He represented the Cardinal nation very well as he battled a tough course and the weather. He showed great sportsmanship as he finished out his high school career. #ProudToBeACardinal