Pony Express

8th Grade Girls Bball 2025.pdf

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C Team - Coach Pappas - ethan.pappas@austinisd.org

We will practice weekly on Monday and Tuesday from 7-8 am. The Locker room will be open at 7 am, and the girls will be in the small gym by 7:10 to start practicing. You can drop your students off at the gymnasium entrance on Exposition. I recommend they come dressed for practice and bring their change of clothes in their backpack. If you have any further questions, please email me.

We will update you about scrimmage schedule as it is finalized.

Coach Gray A Team scott.gray@austinisd.org

Coach Hibbard B Team leslie.hibbard@austinisd.org

Regular Practice and Game Schedule - subject to change, more information as we get closer

Tuesday, 4:00 - 5:15
Wednesday, 4:00 - 5:15
Thursday- 4:00 - 5:15
Saturday - 9:00am A Team Game - 10:30am B Team Game

The season schedule is shown below. If your child participates in club soccer and has game/practice conflicts, please reach out to Coach Gray and Coach Hibbard. Coaches can work out a plan to make sure athletes can still participate.

Nurse's Office, Mental Health, and Student Clubs - Parent Consent Forms

Without signed consent, your child will not be able to receive these services or participate in any clubs.

Mental Health-Related Services
The district must notify parents of staff services related to school counseling and give parents the opportunity to opt out before those services are provided to their child. Mental Health Services Consent Form: English/Spanish
Physical Health-Related Services
Certain school-based health services, such as non-emergency medical screenings or treatments, now require your written permission.
Physical Health Services Consent Form
Participation in school-sponsored Student Clubs
If your child wishes to participate in school or district-sponsored clubs or organizations, parental approval is required. (You may have already received and completed this form if it was previously sent by your school.)
Student Club Participation Consent Form

Homework Club is held after school Monday-Thursday from 4-5 pm in the library. Please bring your school supplies and come ready to read or work on homework. Students can check in the office to confirm whether you qualify for one of the two 5:15 PM late bus home.

Teacher Tutorials

In addition to support in class, each teacher holds an hour of before school, after school, or lunch tutorials for students to get help on a concept, make up assessments, or connect in a smaller teacher to student ratio.

Expert tips for successful tutorial visits include

Ensure your teacher knows you are coming - ideally confirm the date with them beforehand and the specific assessment or grade you need help with so they are prepared for you.
Spend time figuring out "what you know" and "what you know you don't know." Teachers will be better equipped to help you master a learning concept if we can identify gaps.
Come prepared with all materials - if you have a specific paper assignment, bring it. Your Chromebook should always be fully charged at the start of every school day.
Be respectful of other students in tutorials, consider collaboration. Before and after an important assessment, there will likely be many students who need help with the same concepts. Understand that your teacher will offer as much individual assistance as they can but may work with you and your peers in a group on a concept if needed.

SY 25-26 OHMS Tutorials - 25-26 Tutorials (1).pdf

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Daily Bell Schedules

Please make use of our Bell Schedules for planning doctor's visits, other pickups from school. These times reflect bell transitions on C Days (Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays,) and A/B Days (Wednesdays/Thursdays.)

O. Henry Bell Schedule 2025-2026.pdf

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Parent Technology FAQ

House Bill 1481 - Student Device Rules: What Parents and Students Need to Know

Grades and Attendance: Parents will find their student's grades, schedules, and other key information in the Frontline Parent Portal (access instructions linked.) While students may access content on the BLEND or Google Classroom platforms (see instructors' syllabi for more detail,) Frontline is the only official record for grades in Austin ISD.

Lunch Money in AISD: Guardians are able to deposit money into a student's account for school purchases. Guardians must make an account at https://www.schoolcafe.com/AUSTINISD

Car, Bus, Bike, and Walking Transportation

Bus Transportation: Students who take AISD buses will be picked up and dropped off on Wayside Dr on the east side of the property. The map to the side shows our bus lane. Families use the Where's the Bus through the AISD Portal or the phone app to track bus arrival times. Students pick up and drop off in the same place on Wayside Drive. Link to AISD's Bus Transportation Department homepage with contact information. Families seeking a "bus pass" to ride a route that they are not zoned to cannot be placed on routes for the first two weeks of school until space for zoned riders is confirmed. More information is available 7:45 am to 4:45 pm Monday though Friday at 512-414-0238.

Car Riders, Walkers, and Map: We understand that car dropoff can be a stressful time for families, especially at the beginning of the year for unfamiliar drivers and passengers. The map to the side shows the main drop off areas as well as the bus lane. While we do not close the street to eastbound traffic, having cars travel westbound on 10th Street is the safest option so that students do not have to cross in front of traffic or risk opening doors into traffic.

Staying on Campus Once Dropped Off: A reminder to all students, whether walkers, car riders, or bus riders, that once your mode of transportation has brought you to campus, you may not leave the campus to visit HEB, 7/11, or other locations. Students may not leave the property without being checked out by their guardian.

_SY 25-26 Parent and Student Handbook .pdf

Final Instructional Calendar for the 2025-2026 SY.pdf