On March 13th, 7th Graders learned how to do Hands-Only CPR and use an AED in Health! Participants included: Marie Brothers, Dane DeCoy, Chloe Haslett, Jonah Jansen, Jaxon Meyer, Ellie Moore, Addison Neu, Braxton Ready, Max Sain, Payton Sloan, Nora Teasley, Mia Totten and Kat Winter. Thank you AEF for helping to make our community a safer place by donating these manikins!
9th grade Health students practiced scenarios where they needed to use an AED. Thank you AEF for helping to make our community a safer place by donating these manikins!
March Madness is in full swing in Mrs. Schafer's Food and Nutrition Classes. Thanks to a generous grant from the Illinois Pork Producers, students were able to compete in the annual Pork Chopped Tournament. A2 Foods class champions were Sweet n Sour, made up of Libby Reardon, Laila Hankins, Callyn Dye and Kaiden Estes. They took on the B4 champions, Chili Chix, comprised of Haydyn Baker, Avery Aldrich and Aiden Rosales. The A2 Sweet n Sour team came out in top and were named the 2025 Pork Chopped School Champions. Congratulations to both teams!
🏀 3-on-3 Tournament – This Saturday! 🏀
The wait is almost over! Check your age group brackets for approximate game times and get ready to hit the court.
📌 Registration: Begins at 8:30 AM
⏰ Game Times: Games begin at 9:00 AM. Be sure to check your age group brackets for your scheduled time—games may be moved up depending on when the previous game ends, so arrive early and stay ready!
It’s going to be a day full of competition and fun—see you there! 🏆
#3on3Tournament #GameTime #StayReady
Just a reminder that Altamont CUSD #10 schools will be dismissing early this Friday, March 21, 2025. ACHS will dismiss at 11:05 AM and AGS will dismiss at 11:10 AM.
"May you have all the happiness and luck that life can hold—and at the end of your rainbows, may you find a pot of gold." 🍀
Today, 8th Graders learned how to use an AED in Health! Participants included: Elizabeth Allen, Brooklyn Gibson, Alicia Koester, Brody Lee, Adelita Ruffner, Jacob Russell, Riley Scholes, Kelliana Wert and McKenzie Zumwalt. Thank you AEF for helping to make our community a safer place by donating these manikins!
On March 12th, 9th Graders learned how to do the compressions for CPR in Health! Participants included: Blake Adams, Grant Beccue, Alexia Brothers, Eli Elam, Brandy Gillespie, Trinadey Higgins, Paige Myers, Samantha Overbeck, Jocelyn Pearcy, Kolton Robinson, Luke Stanley, Keagan Tappendorf, Taegeon Tippets, Landon Woods, Cailyn Yocum, Alyson Alwardt, Ravyn Bowman, Shelby Bowman, John Durham, Evan Elam, Annie Fritcher, Nate Lurkins, Cooper McManaway, Hunter Myers, Kaleb Overton, Serenity Parker, Reed Stuemke, Anneke Verdeyen and Wyatt Wolff. Thank you AEF for helping to make our community a safer place by donating these manikins!
Science lab in chemistry
8th Graders learned how to do compression only CPR today in Health! Participants included: Elizabeth Allen, Brooklyn Gibson, Alicia Koester, Brody Lee, Adelita Ruffner, Jacob Russell, Riley Scholes, Kelliana Wert and McKenzie Zumwalt.
Thank you AEF for helping to make our community a safer place by donating these manikins!
Mark your calendars, everyone! The ACHS Drama Club has a fantastic show coming up that you definitely don't want to miss! 🎭✨ Join us for an evening filled with talent, laughter, and unforgettable moments
Pictures continued from previous post about Career Fair.
Altamont High School Career Fair Success! We are excited to share that our recent career fair held in the Altamont High School gymnasium was a great success! We had 23 businesses in attendance and over 30 students participated, with 15 lucky students winning prizes. A big thank you to the following businesses for sharing their passions and generous donations:
• C &C Excavating
• Carpenters Local 243
• Effingham County Sheriff’s Department
• Heidanes Hidden Timbers
• Kremer Pharmacy
• Lake Land College
• Lutheran Care Center
• Promark Advertising
• The Equity
We would also like to thank the following businesses for attending and sharing their passions with our students:
• Effingham Pelvic Health and Wellness
• First Baptist Church
• Goeckner Accounting
• Heartland Dental
• Illinois Network of Childcare Resource and Referral Agency Birth to Five
• National Guard
• Pet Wellness Center of Southern Illinois
• Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System
• Sloan Implement
• South Central FS
• U.S. Army
• Webster Automotive Group
Your support and participation made this event possible, and we are grateful for your contribution to our students’ futures!
Pictures to be continued
ACHS Student Council had the honor of hosting Judson Laipply. He spoke to students about the power of choice, “riding the Struggle Bus” and the power of laughter. He also showcased his Evolution of Dance viral YouTube video!
2nd grade kicked off Read Across America Week camping out with a good book. The Altamont Education Foundation provided 2nd grade with new class sets of chapter books.
2nd grade kicked off Read Across America Week camping out with a good book. The Altamont Education Foundation provided 2nd grade with new class sets of chapter books.
"You'll never be bored when you try something new. There's really no limit to what you can do."
-Dr. Seuss
Mrs. Miller's class enjoyed hat day!
A big shout out to members of ACHS FCCLA that collected items to support Crisis Nursery of Effingham County. Items were collected from the last week of January to February 19th. Mrs. Schafer was able to deliver them in person last Wednesday.
Mrs. Barnick’s class has been learning about chain reactions and got to make their own!
Altamont Grade School finished our annual Book Fair week with Mystery Readers and it was another SUCCESS! Several teachers and adults from our school environment wore inflatable costumes and read two pages from random books. Students then tried to guess who each one was. Then - as students chanted "Take It Off" - readers came out and revealed who they were. It was a blast and they were able to guess several of the readers!! Huge shout out to those who read for us!
