Altona Middle School

Altona Middle School is a place where each individual student will create their own opportunities through core, enrichment, and extracurricular achievement.

FOCUS: Leadership

ENROLLMENT: Jeremy LaCrosse 795 Students

CONTACT INFORMATION: 4600 Clover Basin Dr., Longmont, CO 80503 720-494-3980 ams.svvsd.org

MASCOT: Rattlers

Highlights

• 11 John Irwin Awards of Excellence

• Six Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Awards

• 2021 Colorado Trailblazer Middle School to Watch

• Top scores in St. Vrain Valley Schools for Growth in iReady for Math and Reading in 2022

• 2019 finalist for the Colorado Succeed Prize for Transformative Middle School Program

• Nationally recognized for innovation with the Next Gen Learning Challenge Canopy Project

• Comprehensive and robust elective program with over 30 elective options for students

• Home to Altona’s very own IDEALab – a makerspace filled with advanced technology tools focused on developing authentic, relevant, and complex learning across all content areas

• More than 70% of students are enrolled in one or more music programs consisting of choir, band, and orchestra; many students are accepted into district and state honor programs

• Band, choir and orchestra programs were selected to play at the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) conference

• More than 25% of students take beginning, intermediate, or advanced computer science classes, including Artificial Intelligence, Game Design, and Cybersecurity

• High School Algebra and Geometry offered along with advanced classes in language arts, music, art, computer science, and robotics

• Students are empowered to be leaders through grade-level philanthropic and cross-curricular endeavors

• Official Green Star School with student-led Green Team, community garden, and zero waste practices

Athletics for Character, Discipline, and Collegiality

Basketball, Cross Country, Track, Volleyball, Unified Sports, and Wrestling

Visual and Performing Arts

Music: Band (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced), Choir, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Pops Orchestra, and Show Choir Art: Advanced Art, Art, Cyber Art, and Photography

Co-Curricular Activities

Achievement Acceleration Academy, Art Club, CyberPatriots, E-Sports, Green Team, Math Counts, National Junior Honor Society, Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program, Robotics Club, Science Olympiad, School Musical, Student Council, and WEB (Where Everybody Belongs); Altona also offers additional academic support before school through Morning Academic Club

What do you like best about your school?

There are many opportunities for students to find a community, in which they will feel included and part of something larger. The teachers are great, they challenge students enough to get them to understand the topic on a deeper level, as well as adaptable enough to accommodate all learning paces.

-Evann Li, 8th Grade