In This Issue
- Valentine's Breakfast
- Save-the-date Spring Fundraiser
- AP registration
- Charity Contest
- Special Education fundraiser
- Volunteer in the AHS office
- Senior News - yearbook pages
- Mental Health parent coaching series
- Back The Track: Volunteer at the Austin Marathon
- Extracurricular Info: Baseball tryouts, Wrestling fundraiser, Softball hit-a-thon, Orchestra fundraiser, Urinetown and more!
- College Center News
- Jobs, internships, enrichment
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AHS Extracurricular Schedules
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 As a thank you for the outstanding participation during an evacuation drill on Thursday, 1/24 at the end of lunch, all students will be admitted to the Silent Disco on 2/15 at 7:30 p.m. free of charge. $5/student in attendance at the Silent Disco will be donated to the Student Council as a way to say thank you on behalf of Austin High School.
Please encourage your child to attend.
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 Valentine's Breakfast
Mark your calendars for our 44th Annual Valentine's Breakfast!
Thursday, February 14, 8-8:45am
Austin High Cafeteria
Purchase Tickets:
$5 students, $10 adults
$7 and $12 at the door
Volunteer to help
CONTRIBUTE to the only fundraiser held by the PTSA. The funds raised support our operating budget which helps to support:
- Teacher and staff appreciation events and gestures throughout the school year; we have over 200 staff members!
- Website, Paypal & Weekly Maroon Update Emails
- Parent & Student Educational Programming
Additionally, the PTSA (greatly) supplements the school's efforts in the following areas:
- Student needs NOT paid by AISD (i.e. emergency needs as they arise and we are notified by counselors)
- Library improvements
- Academy model planning & training
- Campus improvement initiatives
- College & Career Center
- Senior Class activities, Dedication Day & Homecoming
- Grounds maintenance & improvements
The mission of the PTSA is not to raise money. Instead, it is to support our community of students, teachers and families. Sometimes, we need to raise funds in order to achieve these goals!
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 PTSA Leadership Opportunities for 2019-20
If you’ve been thinking about getting involved with the Austin High PTSA, NOW is a great time to step up! We’re recruiting volunteers for the following:
Nominating Committee: These 4 important volunteers (3, plus 1 alternate) will evaluate and secure candidates for PTSA open officer positions for 2019-20. Nominating Committee members will be elected by our membership at the Wednesday, March 27 meeting. Submit your name or the name of anyone you think would be effective in this role by Monday, March 26, 2019 to Casie Wenmohs/PTSA Parliamentarian at ckw@austin.rr.com and we will follow up. If you would like more information, please also contact Casie.
PTSA Board: There are 13 PTSA officer positions on our AHS PTSA board. These include:
- President, Secretary
- Treasurer
- Parliamentarian
- 1st VP - Program Development
- 2nd VP - Membership
- 3rd VP - Volunteers
- 4th VP - Ways & Means
- 5th VP - Legislative
- 6th VP - Communications
- 7th VP - Classical Studies
- 8th VP - Global Studies
- 9th VP - Design & Technology
- 10th VP - Science & Innovation
Anyone can request to put their name on the ballot for any of the board positions. For questions about the roles of any of the board or committee positions, you may contact our current President, Elizabeth Kalbacher at eakalbacher@sbcglobal.net.
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Are you ALL IN for AUSTIN HIGH?
AHS parents, alumni, faculty and community supporters are coming together to celebrate our beloved school and ensure academic excellence in all academies and for all students! Please join us for an evening of friends, fundraising and a beautiful view of Austin from the rooftop garden at the Central Library.
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Save the Date
Saturday, April 13, 2019
7-10 p.m.
Austin Central Library
710 W. Cesar Chavez
The event will support the Austin High Excellence Fund, providing academic and travel opportunities for all AHS students.
Look for details soon!
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Austin High School Volunteer Opportunities
- Can you volunteer a few hours a month, a few times a month or even every week?
- Please, join our volunteer team in working in the Attendance Office
- A great way to get to know AHS and its staff and faculty better and help the school save money
Attendance Office Volunteer
- help sign students in and out, fill out tardy passes.
Volunteer Shifts
Shift times: 8:30am -11:15am, 11:15am-2pm or 2pm-4:20pm.
- Volunteer monthly, weekly, whatever works with your schedule!
- We also need substitute volunteers for when volunteers can't make their shift.
- Drop-ins welcome: stop by anytime between 8:30-4:20 and help out in either attendance or phones in the main office.
Sign Up!
If you would like to volunteer with attendance, please, check out our schedule of available shifts with this link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sztV0xaGsLTRuKA7r7bbnW5yG0nFkh0CDTj8_NwjFeQ
If you find a spot you’d like (or more than one) email me, and I will sign you up. Remember, substitute volunteers and drop-ins are also welcome.
Thank you for your consideration,
Ali Clare aclare76@gmail.com
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PARENTS OF SENIORS!! The Class of 2019 needs your help - NOW!! Donations are needed to make sure Prom and Project Graduation are not affected. We are still $8,000 short of our fundraising goal.
Please use the link below (or copy link into your browser) to make your donation to ensure these events will happen - the school cash online link accepts credit cards. We are on our way to reaching the goal, but need your help in all $ amounts - no amount is too large or too small.
DONATE NOW: $50, $100, $250, $500 (OR MORE).
Here is the link to the AISD School Cash web site - you are just a click away of making this happen for the Class of 2019!
https://austinisd.schoolcashonline.com
From here, sign into your child's account and you will see the item on your senior's tab. If you don't have an account linked to your child, search for Class of 2019 and find the it that way.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE PROJECT GRADUATION COMMITTEE? PLEASE EMAIL Ashley Putman: ashcput@gmail.com
Thanks so much for your help! Check out the Class web site to keep up with all the activities, website updates will be coming soon! - www.austinhighseniors.com
Class of 2019 Boosters – Fundraising Committee
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SENIORS WHO ATTENDED SMALL FROM 6-8TH GRADES WHEN MRS. TAYLOR WAS PRINCIPAL
We will be taking a group picture for the yearbook on SATURDAY, JANUARY 26th at 11:00 AM. We will meet at SMALL MIDDLE SCHOOL on the gym steps for the picture.
PLEASE RSVP to JacyMarie@att.net and tell your friends to come. Please come with cash to help pay for the picture. The RSVPs will help us to know how much each of us will need to contribute and what size picture we need.
1/8 ... $125
1/4 ... $180
1/2... $300
full page ... $395
full spread...$750
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ATTENTION 2019 Seniors and former Pease Students
We would like to take a group photo at Pease Elementary School of all 2019 graduating seniors who attended Pease Elementary School for the AHS Yearbook. If you are interested, please contact Denise & Armando Ybarra at ajybarra@aol.com. Once we are fairly certain that we have everyone, we'll arrange a date to take the photo and discuss the cost. Please pass this information on to everyone you know!! Time is fast approaching as the deadline to order is February 1st. We hope to hear from you all soon!
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Celebrate your graduate with a Recognition Ad in the Comet yearbook. Don’t miss out on the chance for your senior to be a special part of volume 123.
We now have our easiest process yet:
- order online at www.balfour.com
- send text & photos to sfacomet@gmail.com and we’ll design the ad for you.
Order by February 1 to guarantee your spot in this year's book.
Don’t forget to order their yearbook while you are there!
Is your senior part of a team, group or club? Senior Group Ads are a great way to honor them. Paid for by the booster club or split the cost among a group of parents, they’re a great way to honor the hard work and commitment of your senior leaders!
Thank you for your support of the AHS Yearbook!
The Comet staff
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Earn Service Hours:
The Austin Marathon and Back the Track is looking for 50 volunteers on Sunday February 17th from 6 to 10 am to help with the water stop at Mile 8 of the Austin Marathon. Our station is located under the Mopac bridge across from Austin High. 5 service hours will be provided. Its a fun, fast paced and exciting way to support the Austin Fitness community and local charities such as Back the Track.
Please register here: register to volunteer
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Scholastic Art Competition Award Winners
This is a national Art Competition and the 4 Austin High School students that received a gold key in the regional competition are moving on to compete at the national level. Please congratulate:
Riley Cruzcosa
Adeline Sutherland
Ethan Tocker
Brooke McCarthy
 
 
See the full List of Winners from Austin High School
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Interested in joining Austin High’s water polo teams (men and women)? Email maroonwaterpolo@gmail.com
Practices begin February 18th and the season will end by early May. No experience required… just an ability to swim and a willingness to learn!
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Austin High's Ballet Folklorico will be taking orders for a candle sale fundraiser from Monday, January 28th through Friday, February 8th. Eight ounce scented candles with a burn time of 55+ hours are just $10 each and available for purchase from any dance company member or our director, Maura Masters (maura.masters@austinisd.org). Available scents include: Baked Apple Pie, Cucumber Melon, Orange Spice Tea, Pomegranate, Sea Mist & Lavender, and Warm Home, described as a classic aroma of rich brown sugar and buttercream sweetness, which would be great to burn if you want to convince your family that you actually baked the cake that you actually picked up at HEB thirty minutes ago. 😉
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Maroon Orchestra Valentine's fundraiser at the California Pizza Kitchen at two locations on Thursday February 14, 2019. To Go orders qualify as well.
Support the AHS Orchestra and have a delicious CPK meal.
Print this flyer and 20% of your bill will be donated to the AHS Orchestra!
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The Men’s Lacrosse team kicks off the season Feb 9/10 at the annual Aggieland Tournament. Teams from all over Texas compete in this tournament, and the AHS team has shown well in the past. Stay tuned for results – or – if you feel like a road trip, head to College Station to cheer on the Maroons!
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Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is an hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest art forms.
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
January 31, February 1, 2
7:00 pm
Tickets on sale at www.ShowTix4U.com
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