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Quick News- Weekly School Calendar, SAVE the Dates

Thursday- May 25th-- 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony and Mustang Day (all O. Henry Mustangs)

9:00 8th grade Promotion Ceremony

11:30 8th Grade Special Luncheon from PTA with P. Terrys and Kona Ice

10:15-3:30 Mustang Day Activities-Games, Kona Ice, Trivia, Student Awards, School Dance, Outside Games, Yearbook Signing

• Quick News and School Calendar
• Academic and Counseling Center Corner-Final Exam Schedule
• Athletics-Free Physicals, Uniform Collection
  
• Grade Level News-This Week in ACES, End of the Year Field Trips
• Fine Arts News-Art in Action-Highlighting Student Art each Week, Save the Day-Spring Fine Arts Showcase, Dance Team Tryouts
• Campus Advisory Counsel-Meeting Minutes, Principal Report, Next Meeting Tuesday, May 23rd.
• PTA- New 2023-2024 Board
• Registration for 2023-2024 school year

Jewish American Heritage Month

Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

STAAR Testing Math May 8

Save the Date

5/16: FT- Girls Outside (ABP/DMoise)

5/22 : Athletics Awards-8:30 AM

5/24 End of the Year Field Trips 8:30-3:30

5/25 Mustang Day and 8th Grade Promotion at 9:00

NEW---TECH TURN IN

All students will be turning in their Chromebooks for the summer. We will be collecting devices on Thursday, May 18th

Monday, 5/8- "A" Day

STAAR Math Testing Day- modifed schedule

Tuesday, 5/9 "B" Day

STAAR Math Make Up Day

6:00 NJHS Induction Ceremony in Cafe

6:00 School Physicals (see flyer)

Wednesday, 5/10 "A" Day

School Nurse Day

4:00, HW Club, GSA Club, Strengthening Club

Thursday,5/11 "B" Day

Field Trip- Ms. Mann's Classes-Principals of Business

4:00 HW Club

6:00 Tennis vsMurchison at AHS

Friday, 5/12 "C" Day

6:00- Fine Arts Night

Dear NJHS Family,

The O. Henry NJHS 7th grade Induction and 8th grade Farewell Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 9th, at 6:00 p.m. in the O. Henry Middle School cafeteria. Students need to be there by 5:45. Families are invited and encouraged to attend this very special event.

Seating

• Current Member (8th graders) will be on the PE/Gym side of the cafe

• Inductees/ New members /7th graders will be on Mustang Mall side of the cafe

• Remember to be polite audience member

(no talking, no phones, appropriate responses)

Just a reminder to all student athletes to please bring back their soccer, basketball and track uniforms and turn them in to their coaches if you have not done so already.

Tuesday, May 2nd

All student athletes wishing to participate in free physicals must return the access and medical forms to Coach Richter (ryan.richter@austinisd.org) if they wish to get a free physical. The parents and the student athletes must sign forms in ALL the appropriate places before the coach will accept the form. This includes a completed access form, medical history, athlete contact information, and both parent and student signatures.

Monday, May 8th, CommUnity Care SE Health & Wellness Center:

Free Physical Date for Bedichek, Covington, Lively, Paredes, Small, O.Henry

2023-2024 AISD Physicals

AISD Physical Form - English

AISD Physical Form - Spanish

Physical Night at AHS - May 9

Parent Release Form - AISD Physical Day

Important notes:

1. All current physicals will expire on June 15th 2023

• If you plan to attend AISD conditioning camps and workouts over the summer, you will need to bring a new physical before you can participate.
• All coaches encourage athletes to submit their physicals before the end of THIS school year, by May 25th 2023.

1. In order for physicals to be valid for the entire 23-24 school year, they need to be completed after April 15th, 2023.

   
   

2. Austin High School’s Sports Medicine program will be hosting an AHS Physical Day again this year, open to all AISD students. UT Medical doctors will be performing the exams. This is a fundraiser for the AHS program and an easy way to get your physical.

• May 9th starting at 6pm in the AHS main gym
• $20 for per student, $30 per sibling pair (siblings do not need to attend AHS)
• Cash or check made payable to "Austin High Sports Medicine"
• Must complete the Parent Release form and Pre-Participation form (medical history) and submit them the day of

Guitar and Choir students will be having a fun time at Six Flags in May. The 7th & 8th grade students will be going to Six Flags Over Dallas in Arlington, Tx on May 6th, and the 6th grade students will be going to Six Flags Fiesta Texas on Saturday May 13.

The students will also be traveling with the Band and Orchestra students as we celebrate our year of team building and music making. Please complete payment for the trips online - you can search "Six Flags" - or follow this link. Permission forms were distributed during class and should be returned by Weds. April 19.

If you need a new form or more information, please contact jennifer.boltz@austinisd.org This is an optional activity.

Please join us on Friday May 12 as we celebrate our student artists.

Everyone is invited to hear performances by the Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Guitar Ensembles, Choir, Dance, Theatre and view artwork created by our talented students.

The art opening and viewing will being at 5:30 - performances will begin at 6 PM.

"There are short cuts to happiness and dance is one of them!"

Hello Mustangs! I just wanted to let you all know about the Mustang Dance Team auditions for next year's dance team! They will be held after school in Portable 3 on Friday May 19th!!! at 4:30pm. All are welcome to try out! (Make sure to wear comfortable dance or work out clothing) As a member of the dance team you will get a chance to perform on stage, choreograph your own dances, make new friends, and be a part of an amazing team! Hope to see you there!

Please be there on time ready to warm up with the current dance team. Auditions should last from 4:30-5:45pm

Students in ACES this week will participate in:

• NO ACES on Monday due to STAAR
• The Ultimate Relay Races
• Mustang Day Final Vote
• Thank you notes to our Teachers
• Mustang News, Study Hall, Back-Pack Clean Out
• Outside Time

"We are going to Typhoon Texas this year for our EOY 8th grade field trip.

Permission forms have been handed out through science and should be returned to science teachers. They are due by March 31st. Please click on the link below for information about the field trip and payment. If you have questions, please email Crystal Gaffney or Megan Aguilar."

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2bqlWjkK1aWR4VUfM1a-QU-PWFB-gVC386Chsk5pTA/edit

Hello 7th grade Parents,

Last week 7th grade students received information (three forms and an information sheet) about our end of year 7th grade field trip.

Please fill out the forms (purple, blue, and yellow), and encourage your student to return them ASAP to their ACES teacher.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Amber Bass Patterson, amber.bass-patterson@austinisd.org.

Here is the information sheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17yhpgFVBe1LLtRiLGSU4en7agpooe4LmMEjWW4QMdto/edit?usp=sharing

Hello 6th Grade Parents,

6th Graders will be going on an end of year field trip to Epic Fun. We are looking forward to every sixth-grade student joining us on this trip.

Students have received the forms from their ACES teachers about the trip. Please return the Blue Medical Form (2 sided) and Green Private transportation forms back to their ACES teacher as soon as possible. Students who have turned in forms and money will be able to sign up for their bus starting in May. If you need a scholarship, please let us know.

Feel free to reach out to Mr. Gray or Ms. Boltz if you have any questions.

More information can be found at this link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sAWyu5UdLUPMqarqbbQR_CmVtQFrPDy4Th_OzDMBY_Y/edit

Please find our CAC Meeting minutes on our campus web page linked here.

April Agenda

March Meeting Minutes

Principal Report

Speaking at a CAC Meeting

Our next CAC meeting will be May 23rd from 4:00-5:15.

If you are interested in speaking to our CAC using our citizen communication time, please email our CAC Co-chairs Paula Cook (paula.cook@austinisd.org) or Suzzane Perez (suzannep@gmail.com)

Citizen Communications is the first item on the agenda and is time set aside for non-members to make comments to the CAC. The co-chairs may limit the time given to individual speakers and will ensure that the districts "Citizens Communication and Visitor Guidelines" are applied. Under these guidelines, except for requests for clarification, dialogue shall not occur between the speaker and the members. If the CAC is interested in hearing more from a speaker, the speaker may be invited to a future meeting and be placed on the agenda. The CAC may also call a special meeting specifically for the purpose of open-dialogue with non-members but it must be posted for discussion on specific topics.

2023-2024 SLATE OF PTA OFFICERS

President - Christy Merritt

President-Elect (First VP) - Alison Darnell

Secretary - Jill Rhoden

Treasurer - Lauren Sicarelli

Treasurer-Elect - Lindsay Hadlock

VP Fundraising / Ways and Means (Second VP) - Lissa Anderson

VP Support / Services (Third VP) - Jennifer Skloss

VP Communications (Fourth VP) - Kathleen Loughlin

Navarro Early College High School will be offering registration help to all AISD families on May 13th from 9AM to 1PM.

Hello, Mustang Parents!

I hope this message finds you and your family well.

This is a reminder to register your student to O. Henry for the upcoming school year, 2023-24. If your student plans to attend O. Henry next year, you must register him/her online as soon as possible.

Your student registration is also critical to helping us determine how many students we will have in each class, and how many teachers we will need.

Please keep in mind that student registration must be repeated each year, even if yours is a returning student. Filling out the class choice sheet does not mean your student has already registered.

Follow the link according to what applies to you (new or returning). If there are any documents that you're unable to upload, you are welcome to email them to me

(lizbeth.rodriguez-loza@austinisd.org). Please be sure to include your student's name in any emailed communications.

Also, if you run into any technical problems with the website or your login, please call our Parent Support Line at 512.414.9187.

https://www.austinisd.org/enroll

Want to give water polo a try? The Austin High Water Polo Team will be running two tryout clinics May 10 & 15 @ Texas School for the Deaf, 6:00-8:00 PM.

We will go over the basic rules, do a few drills, and then some scrimmaging. Any interested girls or boys come give it a try! Please email Coach Calver @ drew.calver@austinisd.org for more details.