Our Altus Public Schools Buzzing Bulldogs participated in the Jackson County Literacy Council Grate Spelling Bee this morning. We love our community partners! #AltusProud #BulldogDNA
Altus Public Schools Pre-K and New Kindergarten Enrollment for 2025-2026 School Year
All families ready to enroll students in Pre-K or new-to-school Kindergarten students are invited to the Beginning Bulldog Bash on Tuesday, April 22 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Altus Public Schools offers two Pre-K and Kindergarten programs, Altus Early Childhood Center and Rivers Elementary.
Children eligible for pre-kindergarten must turn four years old on or before Sept. 1, 2025.
All Pre-K programs are full-day programs.
Transportation is not provided for Pre-K students in the Altus School District.
Kindergarten parents only need to attend, if their child has not previously attended school.
To complete enrollment, parents must complete Online Registration at www.altusps.com and provide the following for each child. Documents can be uploaded electronically on the Online Registration or copies can be given to the school prior to school beginning in August.
1. Birth Certificate – an unofficial hospital record is accepted
2. Immunization Record
3. Social Security Number – optional
4. Proof of Residency – current utility bill, proof of payment of local or ad valorem taxes, property title, mortgage/lease agreement, rent receipt, or notarized affidavit verifying residency and custody of the student are accepted.
For more information, call Altus Early Childhood at 580-481-2151 or Rivers Elementary at 580-481-2183.
All incoming 7th-grade and new 8th-grade families are invited to attend!
Thursday, March 27, 6:45 p.m.
Save the Date for the Beginning Bulldog Bash! All NEW Pre-K and Kindergarten families are encouraged to attend!
Altus Intermediate School (5th and 6th grade center) Open House
Tuesday, March 25
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
For all families & students considering AIS for the 25-26 school year!
Have a great spring break bulldogs! 💙
Happy St. Patrick's day!
Happy PI day! 3.14159... 💙
Altus Junior High School has openings for a Reading Teacher and an English Teacher for the 2025 -2026 School Year. Apply online today! www.altusps.com
Altus High School has openings for a Spanish Teacher and a Math Teacher for the 2025 -2026 School Year. Apply online today! www.altusps.com. #ALLIN #BuildingBulldogs
Altus High School hosted the annual "Reality Check" today with the help of many community volunteers. Surrounding schools also participated in the financial reality experience. Students learned the importance of budgeting and making responsible decisions. We are so thankful to the AHS Counselors and all of the wonderful volunteers! #ALLIN #BuildingBulldogs #AltusProud #RealityCheck
Congratulations Michelle Green, our new Director of Special Education. Michelle is a current Special Education teacher at Altus Primary School. We are excited for her to join our 25-26 administration team! #ALLIN #BulldogDNA
Congratulations Cindy Castro the 2025 Altus Public Schools Support Employee of the Year. Cindy is the cafeteria manager at Altus High School. #ALLIN
Big thanks to our incredible maintenance team for keeping our schools running smoothly and safely! Your hard work doesn't go unnoticed. 💙
We are excited to announce Jammie Hamm as our new STEAM Director for the District! Jammie previously taught in our elementary schools and served as an Assistant Principal. Mrs. Hamm's love of Science and student success will fuel her drive in this new role.
Rivers Elementary has an immediate opening for a Kindergarten Teacher's Aide. Apply online today at www.altusps.com for email Principal Angela Cook at acook@altusps.com.
Bulldogs & Future Bulldogs -
Online Registration is now open for the 25-26 School Year! Follow the link to complete the OLR.
https://www.altusps.com/page/enrollment
TOMORROW - March 4th
All Bulldog ELL families from across the district are invited!
Let's start this month with an egg drop challenge!
https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/egg-drop-activity-stem-challenge-young-kids/
Congratulaitons to Abigail Reyna. She was selected for Oklahoma Academic All-State. The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence named 100 public high school seniors from across Oklahoma as Academic All-State honorees for 2025. The All-State class features students from 67 schools in 62 school districts. Each All-Stater will receive a $1,500 award, an honor cord and a medallion.
