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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF O. HENRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
In this Edition
NEW featureed items will be in BOLD
- School Calendar for the week
- Reminder--Human Sexuality
- Counselor Corner-For 8th Gr--Akins Academy Showcase, Anderson High School Course FairHow to Contact Your Counselor
- Athletics- Girls Lacrosse
- PTA News- Nomination Committee
- From AISD--Events and News
School Calendar for Week of January 9-15
Monday,1/16/23 No School
MLK Holiday
10:00 Camp O. Henry
Tuesday, 1/17 B Day---5,6,7, ACES, 8
4:00 HW Club in the library
Wednesday, 1/18 --A Day1,2,3,ACES, 4
4:00 HW Club in the library
Thursday, 1/19 B Day---5,6,7, ACES, 8
Camp O. Henry returns
4:00 HW Club in the library
6:00/7:00 Boys Basketball vs. Gorzycki 7th at OHMS, 8th at GMS
Friday, 1/20 A Day1,2,3,ACES, 4
Saturday, 1/21
8:30 AISD All City Band
9:00 Girls Soccer vs Bailey at OHMS
Human Sexuality
The lessons that were approved by the Board of Trustees in June 2022 will be offered to all AISD students. O. Henry students will receive the lessons as part of their science and ACES classes.
Parents/guardians will have the option to opt-in to all lessons or opt-in to individual lessons. Please be on the lookout for the permission form in your email, science teachers will be sending out these permission slips again this week.
As a reminder, only students who have written permission from a parent or guardian will receive these lessons. Students who do not have written permission will have alternative assignments in an alternative location for the 10 health and sexuality lessons.
Please contact your child's science teacher if you have any questions.
COUNSELOR CORNER
Save the Date - Choice Sheet Presentations
January 10th & 11th - current sixth graders will fill out their choice sheet in ELA. These are the first two days back from break!
January 12th & 13th - current seventh graders will fill out their choice sheets in TX History.
Anderson HS Course Fair
Hello prospective Anderson High School Students and Parents,
We want to invite you to attend the Anderson High School Course Fair being held on Jan 18, 2023. We are located at 8403 Mesa Dr. and it will be held from 5:30-7:00 PM. We will have informational booths in our cafeteria and gym to provide information about courses offered at Anderson High School.
In addition, please visit our website to learn about the course selection process:
https://andersoncounselingcenter.weebly.com/2023-2024-course-selection.html
Click below to learn more about courses that require the student to travel to other AISD campuses (LBJ, Navarro or Northeast). Student needs to ask their counselor for assistance when signing up for these courses. Click below to access a list of special education courses.These courses only apply to students in our special education program.
andersoncounselingcenter.weebly.com
Our website contains instructional videos on how to fill out the choice sheet, the course offering list with course descriptions, a course planning sheet, and the electronic choice sheet.
If you are unable to attend the course fair on January 18th, please visit our website. We will post a link to the virtual course fair on the link provided above.
Thank you and we hope to see you soon.
Need to Reach Your Counselor
You can email at ohenry.counselors@austinisd.org
ATHLETICS
Girls Lacrosse
Welcome to a new season of AY Girls Lacrosse! All Coaches and the supporting board members of our club are excited to start the spring season. There will be no app, email will be the main form of communication this season.
Season Schedule
- Practices - Mondays & Wednesdays 5-6:30pm
- Start Date - January 18th
- Location - Austin High School
- Games - Full schedule to come soon
Registration
General Information
- Expectations of those student athletes participating in Lacrosse are no different than what is expected of any other sport.
- Players, Coaches, Officials and anyone else involved in the program or game are expected to be treated with respect.
- Players are expected to attend every practice and game unless excused by the Head Coach.
- Players failing to attend practices or games and/or acting in a way that is not appropriate for the program will be released from the team.
- Lacrosse (Girls and Boys) is currently a Texas Non-UIL Sport (No state school governance or support).
- The club receives no financial support from AISD or any other school/athletic body.
- The club is only able to operate through player dues and fundraisers (To be discussed at the Parent/Player Meeting).
- The club needs volunteer support to operate (To be discussed at the Parent/Player Meeting).
- To participate, each player must have a current physical completed on AISD forms.
- Physical Form Link: https://www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/pe-health/docs/2022-23-Physical-Form-English.pdf
- To participate in games, each player will need to have an active USA Lacrosse Membership (If currently expired, please renew.).
- Membership Page Link: https://www.usalacrosse.com/membership
- Need advice on equipment?
- Check out our Lax 101 Highlight on our Instagram and give us a follow! https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18006234619469591/
I know that is a lot of information. If you have questions, please email any of those listed below, and we will coordinate to ensure you receive a response from the appropriate person.
Allison Thierry
AY Girls Lacrosse Head Coach
Todd Tidmore
AY Girls Lacrosse Coach & League VP
Marth Small
AY Girls Lacrosse Liaison
FINE ARTS NEWS
PTA NEWS
Nomination Committee
OTHER AISD SCHOOL NEWS
Captial 10K Mustang Team
Hey Everyone,
Please join the O. Henry team and run the Cap10K with us! Click the link below to register. You can find our team under "O. Henry Middle School." School teams are comprised of staff members and students. I know some of our cross country runners plan to run with us. Please extend the invite to any students you think may be interested in joining the team. The price is currently $35 and it will increase on 12/5. Let me know if you have any questions!