Pony Express

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7th Grade Football

Coach Richter ryan.richter@austinisd.org

Coach McNally patrick.mcnally@austinisd.org

Coach Gaffney kevin.gaffney@austinisd.org

7th Football Information 2025.pdf

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Coaches:

Coach Wolfe 8A: jerrod.wolfe@austinisd.org

Coach Brouillard 8A: tyler.brouillard@austinisd.org

Coach Hilliard 8B: elliott.hilliard@austinisd.org

Coach Mehta 8B: neal.mehta@austinisd.org

8th Football Information 2025.pdf

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7th Grade Volleyball 2025

Coach Kobs A Team kristine.kobs@austinisd.org

Coach Gaffney B Team crystal.gaffney@austinisd.org

8th Grade Volleyball 2025

Coach Cohen A Team macie.cohen@austinisd.org

Coach Borders B Team luke.borders@austinisd.org

Match Schedule - 2025 8th Grade Girls A and B VBall.pdf

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C Team

Attention all C Volleyball players! This week will be our last practice and game of the season. We will play at home against TSD at 5:15 pm on Oct 1st. Meet at the gym at 5 pm. We will have games in both gyms. Parents please know there is no seating in the small gym, feel free to bring a lawn chair. Athletes, please turn in your uniforms to Coach Kobs after the game.

OHMS Beginning Band Performance - Thursday, Oct. 2

On Thursday, October 2nd all O. Henry Beginning Band members will perform with the Austin High Maroon Band at House Park. Our performance will take place during pre-game, sometime between 6:55 – 7:15 pm, depending on when the football teams finish their pre-game warm-up.

Band members will be admitted free; however, the cost of admission for adults is $8 presale and $10 on game day. Tickets are available online at HomeTown Ticketing | School Events

Join us for an exciting evening of music making and high school football!

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VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
A very special thank you goes to our amazing Round-Up Co-Chairs - Katie Romano, Jenny St. George, and Erinn Edmonds - for their hard work and dedication. We are so grateful for our families, staff, and community - this wouldn't be possible without you!

NEW VOLUNTEERS
This year the district is requiring that all volunteers go through the new Voly system for background checks. The system is very quick and usually does not take more than 24 hours. Please use the link below to complete your application.
https://austinisd.voly.org/

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

The PTA provides a free online directory and mobile app for O. Henry Middle School, hosted by DirectorySpot. The directory is accessible to OHMS parents and staff only, and your information will never be shared or sold. If your family would like to be included please fill out the information found at this link.

MUSTANG MALL

The Mustang Mall lives in the OHMS cafeteria and supplies students with anything they may need throughout the day; chapstick, PE shirts, OHMS spiritwear, gym locks, fudgets, pencils, paper, etc.! Shifts are ONE HOUR during lunch and a fun way to support our amazing student body! Sign up HERE

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