Calling all Otero County teachers! 🍎👨🏫
The Sacramento Mountains Foundation 2026-2027 TeachOtero Grant is NOW OPEN! The last day to apply will be on Friday, May 1st! 💻
Apply today for up to a $1,000 grant for classroom equipment, supplies, or enrichment activities!📘
To learn more or to apply, visit: https://teachotero.org/
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
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Save the Date! 💻
Registration for the 2026-2027 school year will open on Tuesday, April 14th. Reminder, all new and returning students must register each year. Returning students will register through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you haven't logged in recently, please make sure that you can. If you need help, please call our Call Center, and they will be happy to assist you! 575-812-8573
#BeHereAlamo #MarkYourCalendar
With state assessments taking place this month, consistent attendance helps students feel confident, prepared, and supported. Just as important as being present is being on time. Arriving late can cause students to miss important instructions and disrupt the start of their day.
Campuses open early each morning and offer free breakfast to all students. 🥞 Arriving early can help families avoid drop-off traffic, allow students to enjoy breakfast with their peers, and help them start the day in a calm, positive way. A Be Here & Bloom On-time Student Tracking Chart is available for families to download, and teachers have a classroom version available.
🌷Download the tracking chart: https://aptg.co/lMpXDG
#BeHereAlamo #BeHereNM #BeOnTime #HereForTheKids
🔗https://app.smore.com/n/gbek1
Testing Season is Here! 📝
Please review Alamogordo Public Schools testing dates below. #BeHereAlamo & do your best on the test!
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
💫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
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*
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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*
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.
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
💫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
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! 💓🖍️
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
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.
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