Besser Elementary
Besser Elementary School is located in the City of Alpena in northeastern Michigan. We are one of six elementary schools currently operated by the Alpena Public School District.
Besser serves a population of approximately 375 K-5 students from the City and Township of Alpena. About 16% of our students attend Besser from other district elementary schools by “special permission” via the district’s open enrollment policy. Students from other school districts may also attend Besser Elementary to benefit from the Hearing Impaired program. Alpena Public Schools also supports a preschool program on the Besser campus with 33 children enrolled.
Located on twenty acres of land donated by local philanthropist Jesse Besser, the school opened in 1958 as an elementary school of the K-8 Thunder Bay School District. Besser became part of Alpena Public Schools as a junior high school in 1963. Due to declining enrollment, Besser was closed from 1983 until it reopened in 1986 as an elementary school.
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24 Apr
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Sanborn KG registration 5:00 PM to 6:30 PMSanborn KG registrationApr 245:00 PM to 6:30 PMSanborn School, 12170 US-23, Ossineke, MI 49766, USADistrict Calendar
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25 Apr
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Lincoln KG registration 5:00 PM to 6:30 PMLincoln KG registrationApr 255:00 PM to 6:30 PMLincoln Elementary School, 309 W Lake St, Alpena, MI 49707, USADistrict Calendar
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26 Apr
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Besser PAC Meeting 4:00 PM to 5:00 PMBesser PAC MeetingApr 264:00 PM to 5:00 PMBesser Elementary Calendar
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EW KG registration 5:00 PM to 6:30 PMEW KG registrationApr 265:00 PM to 6:30 PMElla M. White School, 201 N Ripley Blvd, Alpena, MI 49707, USADistrict Calendar
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27 Apr
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POPCORN Day!!Apr 27Besser Elementary Calendar
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Spring achievement testing is scheduled to take place in schools throughout the district. Students in grades 3-11 will be participating in state-mandated testing with the M-STEP assessment, as well as PSAT, SAT and ACT Workkeys beginning in April.
Alpena Public Schools has partnered with Kids Read Now to prevent the summer reading slide for early elementary age students. All students in grades K-1 are invited to participate in the program that runs from June 4th through August 31st.
Alpena Public Schools has set dates for Kindergarten registration times at all six of the district's elementary buildings.
Elementary Quicklinks
Office Staff
Schedule
8:20 - Doors Open/Breakfast
8:33 - Instruction Begins
3:42 - Dismissal
Half-Day Dismissal - 11:45
Recess/Lunch:
11:25-12:10 - 4th & 5th
11:55-12:40 - 2nd & 3rd
12:25-1:10 - Kdg & 1st
Elementary Links
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