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A Message from our Principal
Parents, Guardians, and Students:
This is the last week of the second six weeks. We are rapidly closing in on the end of the semester, the end of football and volleyball season and looking forward to the holiday season coming up. Please encourage students to study hard this week so that the second six week grades meet their expectations. Anderson High School is a high performing school with very high standards and students really do have to work hard to be successful. Give your student an extra hug this week as he/she will need it.
Anderson will be hosting an AISD Budget Conversation with Superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen on November 12th at 6:00 in the cafeteria. Parents, guardians, and students are invited to attend to offer input on the district’s budget. Dr. Carstsaphen would like to hear from all parents and students about programs and initiatives which are priorities. The needs of the Anderson Vertical Team community are unique and this opportunity to meet and discuss our school community’s priorities comes at a pivotal time. Dr. Carstarphen is setting the direction for her new administration and her vision for the school district, as a whole. Please consider attending this very important meeting.
Last week, we said “Good-Bye” to a great friend of Anderson High School, Ira Poole. Starting at 4:30 on Friday, before this week’s football game, our Tailgating Society will be recognizing the contributions of Mr. Poole to the Anderson community. Stop by the Tailgaters’ tent to share memories and contribute to the Kidney Cancer Association in Ira’s name.
Ms. Szabo, our IB Coordinator, Judy Trusty, our Lead Counselor, and I will be attending the Murchison Principals’ Coffee on Tuesday to discuss course planning and transition to high school with the parents of our incoming eighth graders. If you have an eighth grader who will be joining our Anderson family, please come to the coffee at Murchison on Tuesday morning at 8:30 to hear a presentation and ask any questions you might have about this important “next step.”
Have a great week. Help students to handle the stress of six week testing and project due-dates. We are almost ready for that final push to get us to the end of the semester.
Donna Houser
Principal
CALENDAR
MONDAY, November 2, 2009
7:00-8:00pm – Football Booster Club Meeting, Library
TUESDAY, November 3, 2009
6:00am-7:00pm – Election-Polling Booths, Theater
4:15-5:00pm – Harry Potter Club Meeting, Cafeteria
7:00-8:00pm – Trojan Belles mandatory student/parent meeting
WEDNESDAY, November 4, 2009
4:20–5:00pm – NHS Meeting, Cafeteria
4:30-5:30pm – CAC Meeting, Library
6:00pm – Softball Booster Club Meeting, Room 130
7:00pm – Baseball Booster Club Meeting, Cafeteria
THURSDAY, November 5, 2009
8:00-9:00am – SAM Mentoring Program, Rm 130
8:30-9:30am – Senior Panoramic Picture in Student Parking Lot
9:00am-4:15pm – Senior Pictures, Library
4:15-5:15pm – Knitting Club, Mrs Szabo’s Office
5:30pm – JV Football vs Austin High @ Nelson
6:00pm – Freshman Football vs Austin High @ Burger
7:00pm – Theater Booster Club Meeting, Theater
6:30-8:30pm – College Authority, Rm 135
FRIDAY, November 6, 2009
7:30pm – Varsity Football vs Austin High @ House Park
SATURDAY, November 7, 2009
8:00am – Cross Country Region IV Meet in San Antonio
8:00am – 2:00pm – SAT Testing, Science Wing
5:00-9:00pm – Orchestra Turkey Ball, Cafeteria
Aggieland Meet @ Texas A&M Swim Center
SUNDAY, November 8, 2009
No announcements
Save the Dates:
Monday, November 9 – Student Holiday/Staff Development
Tuesday, November 10, 7-8:30pm – Dr. Carl Pickhardt will speak on “Adolescence and the problem of responsibility, Library. For more info on Dr. Pickhardt go to: www.carlpickhardt.com
*Thursday, November 12, 6:30-8:30pm – AISD Budget Community Conversation, Anderson
November 12, 13, & 14, 7:30pm – OUR TOWN presented by Anderson’s Little Theatre Company
Saturday, November 14, 8am-5pm – GENaustin! Girls Now Conference, Ann Richards School
November 16-19 - Trojan Belles Dance Team Auditions
*March 27, 2010 – Prom at Doubletree Hotel
*June 5, 2010 – Graduation at Erwin Center
*New Entry)
Announcements:
Murchison Fall Fest
Friday, Nov. 13th, 5:30-9:00pm
@ Murchison Middle School
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Softball Booster Club–
Turkey Bash Booster Club meeting on November 4th at 6:00 p.m. in the art room.
We need all booster members present at the meeting.
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Upcoming Parent Education Program
Plan to spend an evening with other Anderson parents on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 7 - 8:30 p.m. as we hear Dr. Carl Pickhardt speak on “Adolescence and the problem of responsibility.” The event will take place in the school library. Dr. Pickhardt is a favorite among Anderson vertical team parents for his rational and considered advice. For more information about Dr. Pickhardt, visit his website at www.carlpickhardt.com.
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AISD Budget Community Conversation at Anderson on Thursday Nov 12 6:30-8:30. Please call the school office for room location. 414-2538
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Boys Basketball Kick Off Party and Mandatory Parents’ Meeting to be held on Nov.15th, Sunday, in the high school gym from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
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Attention future Trojan Belles: Interested in auditioning for the award-winning Belles Dance Team for the ‘10-‘11 school year? There is a MANDATORY meeting Tuesday, Nov. 3rd at 7:00pm in the cafeteria.
**ALL prospective candidates must attend with a parent/guardian. Applications will be passed out at the meeting.** Tryout week is Nov. 16 - 19!
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Darfur Club Presents: Darfur Diaries
Thursday, November 19th, 6:00 p.m., in the Theater
$3.00
announcements.
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Announcing the formation of the Northwest Austin Wrestling Club. Anderson parents have formed a new non-profit Youth Wrestling Club that will meet in the Anderson Wrestling Room on Tuesdays and Thursdays. High School age wrestlers will meet from 5:30-6:30, and 5th through 8th graders will meet from 6:30-8:00 on Tu/Th each week and compete in tournaments on many Saturdays. Pat Moore (SEC wrestling champion at Auburn ) and Bobby Barney ( Anderson ’s most successful wrestler) will coach the Club team. Sign up your child and help keep wrestling Anderson ’s most successful sport! We are shooting for our 15th consecutive District title this year! Visit our web site at www.nwawc.org.
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PTSA Parent Education Program: November 10
Dr. Carl Pickhardt will speak on “Adolescence and the Problem of Responsibility” to Anderson parents on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the school library. Come learn about outcome-based planning (deciding what specific knowledge and skills you want your child to have after he or she has left your care), Now=Later (why the habits learned as an adolescent predict the habits as an adult), and Responsible Worry (the responsibility to help your child see all the consequences of a new freedom).
STILL PERTINENT PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Anderson’s Drug and Alcohol Awareness Committee has a new name! Our program will now be know as RAD—Resisting Alcohol and Drugs. We are asking the students to come up with a catchy logo to help us develop our new image. Flyers have been posted around the school and are available in the office and the library with contest rules. The first place grand prize logo will win $200 with a $50 second place award and a $25 third place award. The winning logo will appear anytime the RAD name is used. Deadline is November 9th. Submissions can either be hard copy (no larger than 8 1/2″ x 11″) and dropped off in the RAD box next to the attendance office) or submitted electronically to Melanie Wilkes at mmarkwilkes@aol.com. Must be original designs submitted with name, phone number and email. Questions: lisadow@austin.rr.com or mmarkwilkes@aol.com
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Attention Seniors!!
The senior panoramic photo will be retaken on Thursday, November 5. Prices are $25 for one large and $35 for one large and two small.
Senior portraits will be made for the last time at the school on that date. Students should bring $10 for the sitting fee. Students are required to sign up on the sheet outside Mrs. Ballard’s room, 144. NO parent request for appointment will be taken.
Yearbooks are $65 ($70 for a nameplate). Order online at www.myYear.com or send cash or check to Mrs. Ballard in room 144.
Also, have you reserved space for your child’s senior recognition ad? Forms can be found at www.austinisd.org/anderson > Yearbook Information. Email crissie.ballard@austinisd.org with questions.
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Wrestlers Needed!
The Anderson Wrestling Team is looking for boys and girls to join the team. The wrestling team is Anderson ’s most successful sports team having won the District 27 championship 14 years in a row!!! Wrestlers get in great physical shape, learn great self-discipline, and only wrestle others their same size. We need wrestlers for both the JV and Varsity teams in these weight classes: Boys – 103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 180, 189, 215 and 285 pounds. Girls weight classes are 95, 102, 110, 119, 128, 138, 148, 165, 185, and 215. Learn more about wrestling by visiting our web site at: http://leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=andersontrojanswrestling, by contacting Coach Shawn Stoeffler at 414-7920, or by coming to a practice after school at 4:30 in the wrestling room.
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Anderson’s Little Theatre Company will present Thorton Wilder’s Our Town November 12, 13, and 14th at 7:30 p.m.
The play centers around the themes of life, love, and death which are illustrated in the everday routines of ordinary folk in Grover’s Corners, N.H. Wilder mingles the simple and the profound in order for the audience to understand the everyday occurences in this show are “an allegorical representation of all life.”
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For info on immunization times/offers please visit:
http://www.andersonptsa.com/index.php/2009/10/06/free-shots-for-aisd-students/
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PROJECT GRADUATION NEWS:
Make a Donation! There are many ways to give and be recognized. We have giving levels ranging from $50 - $1,000! For more information, contact Jill Zeitz at 345-7434.
Purchase an Engraved Paver! Pavers will be installed in the sidewalk by the Theater/Teacher parking lot. Recognize a student, teacher or coach, or former classmate. Pavers start at $95. For more information contact Laura McCollum at 343-6050.
To receive a donation form or a paver form, please email Betsy D’Acierno at betsybop22@austin.rr.com.
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Anderson Theatre Booster Club meeting in the Theater Portable
November 5, 2009, 7:00 PM
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GENaustin’s Girls Now! Conference
Saturday, November 14, 2009
8:00-5:00 pm, The Ann Richards School
Go to www.GENaustin.org for more detail
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