{"id":4235,"date":"2025-08-19T16:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T16:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/alba\/?page_id=4235"},"modified":"2025-08-22T14:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T14:26:51","slug":"activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mps.school\/alba\/activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-intro&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>ALBA students can participate in extracurricular activities, clubs, and showcases focused on the arts, athletics, and more.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Contact your student\u2019s classroom teacher to learn more about these extracurricular opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2>Athletics<\/h2>\n<p>ALBA has a co-ed volleyball team. Students can also play basketball and soccer through our after-school Community Learning Center.<\/p>\n<h2>Cantos de las Am\u00e9ricas<\/h2>\n<p>Cantos de las Am\u00e9ricas is an annual arts celebration that honors the many cultures of MPS students. At ALBA, third through eighth graders participate under the direction of our parent coordinator. Families enjoy a districtwide artistic performance that showcases the splendor of dances, art forms, and music from a variety of cultural heritages. In the past, this event has featured students performing songs and dances from Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe, as well as Hmong, Laotian, and Native American cultures.<\/p>\n<h2>Chess Club<\/h2>\n<p>Chess Club welcomes all skill levels, from beginner to experienced. Students learn new strategies, practice with friends, and compete in friendly matches and tournaments. Chess builds critical thinking skills, patience, and sportsmanship\u2014come make your move!<\/p>\n<h2>Girls on the Run<\/h2>\n<p>Girls on the Run inspires students of all abilities to explore their emotions, cultivate empathy, and strengthen their physical health. Girls experience a sense of belonging and connection as a team as a volunteer coach leads them through fun, powerful lessons. At the end of the season, all team members run a 5K together.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALBA students can participate in extracurricular activities, clubs, and showcases focused on the arts, athletics, and more.Contact your student\u2019s classroom teacher to learn more about these extracurricular opportunities. Athletics ALBA has a co-ed volleyball team. Students can also play basketball and soccer through our after-school Community Learning Center. Cantos de las Am\u00e9ricas Cantos de las [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4235","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/alba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/alba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/alba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/alba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/alba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/alba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4235\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/alba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}