A.L. Stanback Middle School

It's not too late to donate!!!

2025 A.L. Stanback Giving Tree Thank you for you help in support for the A.L. Stanback students this holiday season. All items should be dropped off by Thursday 12/18 in the main office, attn: Ms Chavis. Please include the item number on your unwrapped donation. Thank you! Gracias por su ayuda para apoyar a los estudiantes de A.L...

Today our 7th grade students had a virtual visit with THE Alan Gratz!

Now that we are in the full swing of Winter Sports, we are proud to shout-out of first student athlete's of teh week for Winter Sports.

Congrats to our student-athletes!

Let's go Bulldogs!!!!!!

Our Basketball teams play cross town rivals, Gravelly Hill today! Come out and cheer on your boys at home or your girls teams at Gravelly Hill!
$5 at the gate, $6 gofan

Our Bookfair is BOOMING!!! Tomorrow is the LAST day for in person Book Fair purchases!

PS: We still have DOAWK: Party Pooper and Refugee the Graphic Novel in stock!!

See ya at the BookFAIR!!!

ALS AVID All-Star Spotlight: Coach Capps!

This week we’re celebrating our fabulous Health & PE teacher, Coach Capps, for being caught using powerful AVID WICOR strategies in the classroom!

Coach Capps had students fully immersed in Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading as they designed their Health Fair Projects. Students researched a variety of important health topics, then organized their learning into creative brochures and informative posters that showcased their understanding.

To deepen learning even further, Coach Capps incorporates weekly Cornell Notes, helping students strengthen their organizational skills and summarize key ideas during class.

Thank you, Coach Capps, for creating engaging learning experiences and helping our Bulldogs build college-ready skills every day! 🖤💛

Welcome back Bulldogs! We missed you!

We started the week off with a great game versus Hawfields Middle.

Congrats to our JV boys team for their victory!!
JV Girls, Varsity Girl, and Varsity Boys put up a great Bulldog fight and almost got the W! And those Bulldog Cheerleaders brought the ALS Spirit!!

It's going to be a great season in Bulldog country!

Interested in our athletic games this week??

Come see our 1st Wrestling match of the season versus McDougle Middle on Wednesday. Match begins at 4:45 pm.

Then our first conference game Boys JV and Varsity game versus McDougle Middle. JV tipoff begins at 4:45 pm. Our lady Bulldogs will be away at McDougle Middle!

We are claiming the Victory!! Hope to see you there.

Stanback Families please consider volunteering! We need concession stand volunteers!

Concession Stand Fall 2025 Please review the available times and sign up for at least one concession stand session! This is the Booster Club's biggest fundraiser, all money earned goes back to helping our athletes and coaches. Upon arrival, please find our Athletic Director Mr. Slagle, Assistant AD Ms. Von B or a Booster memb...

Our staff are TRAILBLAZERS for education!!

Our "fun" -shine committee celebrated our staff this month as our staff bonding activity.

Support our Booster Club!!

There's a lot coming up these next few weeks - Winter Tryouts/workouts start next week, Fall Banquet is 11/13 and the Athletic Booster Club will also be hosting a Food Drive! Donations will go to the school Social Worker and Soccer Coach, Ms. Chavis so that we can help our Bulldog Families! Gift cards to grocery stores are also a welcome donation!
Donations should be labeled Ms. Chavis and can be brought to the banquet or dropped in the office.
Thank you for your support!

Congratulations to all our Fall Sports student-athletes on concluding a successful season! This past Thursday night (11/13) the Athletic Boosters hosted our Fall Sports Athletic Banquet, which was very well attended and enjoyed by many athletes as well as their families. Boys Cross Country was honored for winning the OPAC Division Championship! !!

Caught Using WICOR! We love celebrating the amazing instruction happening across our school, especially when teachers are embracing AVID strategies that empower students to think, write, collaborate, and engage deeply with learning.

Shout-out to Teacher Evans!
Students in Teacher Evans’ class used writing and collaboration to strengthen their narrative drafts through peer feedback. Using their interactive notebooks, students created “Strengths” and “Wonderings” charts, then rotated around the room reading each other’s work and leaving meaningful, constructive feedback. To support all learners, Teacher Evans provided sentence starters to help students highlight what their peers did well and offer thoughtful suggestions for improvement. What a powerful way to build confidence, independence, and community!

Shout-out to Ms. Clark!
Ms. Clark was also spotted incorporating WICOR through student-driven note-taking in science. Students took their own notes to answer the essential question. They recorded key vocabulary, wrote clear explanations, and added images to help solidify their understanding of each concept. We appreciate Ms. Clark’s consistent commitment to embedding writing into her science instruction!

👏 Thank you, Teacher Evans and Ms. Clark, for modeling strong AVID strategies and creating engaging, rigorous learning experiences for our students. Keep shining! 🌟