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Hi, everyone! Hope you enjoyed the long weekend. As you
know, eBay was founded on this date in 1995; I hold them
personally responsible for my mom selling my old Barbie
bag. Here are this week’s announcements; note that “Beauty
and the Beast” runs this week! Also, note that, starting with
this edition, publications of the MacKnightly News will be
posted on the McCallum High School web site for your
future reference.
Back-to-School Night September 12th
Saturday School News
Fine Arts Academy Presents “Beauty and the Beast”
This Week!
PTSA News:
Join the PTSA!
Become a Partner in Education
Be a Secret Pal!
Homecoming Dance is Coming Home!
Football News
Life Skills Wish List
Attention Class of 2013 Parents!
Join McCallum Lacrosse!
McCallum Swim Team News
College Corner (It is a huge corner this week…)
PSAT/SAT Prep Class
Free Practice SAT/ACT
Youth Basketball at NWAYBA
Back-to-School Night September 12th:
Mark your calendars for the evening of Wednesday,
September 12th, for Back-to-School Night. The fun will start
at 5:00 in the cafeteria with information tables from Mac’s
booster clubs and organizations, along with Marco’s pizza
and drinks for sale by the PTSA so you won’t go hungry.
The PTSA General Meeting will be in the gym at 6:00,
followed by the opportunity, starting at 6:30, to meet your
students’ teachers. Be there! (If your organization would like
to reserve a display table, contact me at mary@kahle.org.)
Saturday School News:
The official start of Saturday school is September 22nd.
Fine Arts Academy Presents “Beauty and the Beast”
This Week!
September 6th - 9th at McCallum High School The Fine Arts
Theatre:
Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s modern
classic, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”. Become transported
to the heart of provincial life in a lovely French town. When
Maurice becomes lost in the woods on the way to the fair, he
seeks shelter in an old castle, but the master of the castle is a
horrible beast that takes him captive. Maurice’s daughter,
Belle, must then give up her freedom to save his life.
Belle’s taming of the unfortunate Beast and his
ultimate transformation back into a handsome prince
enthralled Broadway audiences for over 13 years. This “tale as
old as time” is filled with spectacular costumes and sets and
brings the entire community together for family theatre at its
best!
Get your tickets at http://mactheatre.com/, and see photos
of the production
at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mactheatre/7857169026/i
n/set-72157631237275368/.
Attention MacTheatre Parents: If you have not done so yet,
please join the MacTheatre Yahoo group by clicking on the
link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheatreMcCallum/.
By joining our Yahoo group, you will receive the weekly
MacTheatre Newslettre and be able to use the Yahoo group
to communicate with other theater parents. Please join now!
Information for parents is also posted on our website
at www.MacTheatre.com. Click on the Parent Page for
information.
Join the PTSA:
Have you often wondered how you can contribute to your
school community and have a voice in your child’s education,
all while getting cool discounts on things and rubbing your
stomach at the same time? It’s easy: Join the McCallum
PTSA. Your support will fund: staff appreciation events,
extra supplies, activities, and field trips for teachers and
students, student scholarships, and much, much more! See
the attached flier and form to become a part of this important
organization. It’s college resume material if your student
joins along with you!
Become a Partner in Education:
If your business would like to donate goods and services or
provide financial support to the PTSA in exchange for lots of
great PR, become a McCallum High School Partner in
Education! Your support will make an amazing difference
for our students! Contact Barbara Burnett at
burnett5810@austin.rr.com if interested.
Be a Secret Pal!
The Secret Pals program at McCallum is a great way to show
our staff that they are appreciated and loved. All you need to
do is commit to treating one, two, or three staff members
each month with small ($5ish) gift or treats. You can have
your student drop them off (the gifts, not the staff members)
in the office to the front desk ladies, who will get them to the
right staff members in between dispensing wisdom to parents
and students alike. I send out reminder notices each month
along with suggestions of what to give. There are still 75 staff
members to be adopted, including the 13 cafeteria staff.
Someone has donated money to be used toward the cafeteria
staff, and they only need to get two treats each semester.
Please look over the attached updated staff list of those
remaining to be adopted. Also attached are instructions on
how to be a Secret Pal. Please let me know how many you
are willing to adopt and name a couple of others in case
someone else has requested those staff members in the
meantime. E-mail Julie Peckham at
j.peckham@hotmail.com. It is helpful to know what
activities your student is involved in as well. Mac parents are
the best!
Homecoming Dance is Coming Home!
Can you do the Wobble? If not, it’s time to learn! Mark your
calendars for Saturday, September 22nd, for Homecoming!
With a live DJ and lots of great dance music, it’s bound to be
awesome! Plan on it, be there, tell your friends, make your
plans, practice your moves, and get your groove on!
Parents, if you would like to volunteer to be a chaperone or
sell tickets beforehand, contact Melinda Taylor
atMTaylor@law.utexas.edu. Volunteers are guaranteed fun
too!
Football News:
The Taco Shack Trophy is Home
Congratulations to McCallum Football for winning the 11th
Annual Taco Shack Bowl 16 -7 against the Anderson Trojans!
Plus, congratulations to Coach Cecil on his first win leading
the Knights.
Congratulations to the MAC Cheerleaders!
The McCallum Knights Cheerleaders won the Taco Shack
Decorating Contest last week. As part of the annual Taco
Shack Bowl festivities, the cheerleaders decorated the Taco
Shack located on Lamar, and an on-air personality from
KXAN selected them as the winner against the Anderson
Taco Shack on Spicewood Springs. MAC sends their
appreciation to the cheerleaders for their excellent spirit
and support.
McCallum Knights vs Akins Eagles:
The McCallum Knights will play the Akins Eagles this
week. Please come out and show your support.
The McCallum Knights Freshmen and Junior Varsity teams
will play the Akins Eagles at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on
Thursday, September 6, at Noack #1.
The McCallum Knights Varsity team will play the Akins
Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 7, at House Park.
For additional information, visit the McCallum Knights
Football website at
www.leaguelineup.com/mccallumknightsfootball.
Season Football Passes:
Season Football Passes are available for $40 each. The
passes give you access to House Park, Nelson Field, Burger
Center, and Stonehenge. To purchase passes, contact Kathy
McClure at 2kathymcclure@gmail.com. Make checks
payable to AISD Athletics.
Life Skills Wish List:
The McCallum Life Skills class has prepared a wish list of
items needed for their art/music/movement program. Take
your donations of any of the items below to the box in the
front office. Thank you!
Acrylic paint (variety of colors, both primary and pastel)
Various textured balls (i.e. golf balls, tennis balls, etc.)
Felt
Holiday doodads
Metallic origami paper
Various beads and charms
Markers (any kind)
2-3 hot glue guns
Hot glue sticks
Various types of clay
Various types of paper (we have construction paper; we’d
love paper with other types of textures, patterns, etc.)
Clear packing tape
Glitter
Masking tape
Colorful ink pads
Stamps
Duct tape
Long strips of cloth and/or yards of muslin
Silly hats, masks and glasses
Musical instruments
Yoga mats
Gardening Supplies (i.e. small garden tools, seeds, large
pots, etc.)
Attention Class of 2013 Parents!
Make sure you are in the know about the best ways you can
guarantee a great Grad Knight and Baccalaureate for your
senior by joining the Class of 2013 Yahoo Group! This will
be the main source of communication, aside from Morse
code, for senior parents.
We will be having a meeting in September to discuss the
many aspects of the senior year. We already have a few
fundraising events in place, but we need your help in
making them successful, and we need your help in securing
other options. Join the Class of 2013 Yahoo Group by
following this link:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MACclassof2013/.
Alternately, contact Louisa Chandler
(lchandler@austin.rr.com). It's easy to join! Feel free to
pass this information along to any friends, neighbors, and
family members who might want to help our class have a
great end of senior year experience! Go Knights!
Senior Class of 2013 - PALS, NHS, and Parents!
Check out these opportunities to help. It directly helps out
to make your graduation night a fun and safe one.... The
income from concessions at these football games and t-shirt
and emblem sales directly benefits our Mac 2013 graduates
at 2013 Grad Knight. Please sign up!
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C044CAAAC2BA02-back
Join McCallum Lacrosse!
Want to play lacrosse? McCallum Lacrosse is gearing up
for another exciting year! We are looking for male students
who are interested in playing lacrosse at McCallum. No
prior lacrosse experience is necessary, although expertise at
checkers is always a plus. Look for our table at Back to
School Night and watch for our organizational meeting
announcement coming soon. Knights Fight, First Strike!
www.maclax.org
McCallum Swim Team News:
Excited about the USA Swim Team’s performance in the
London Summer
Olympics? Then get excited about joining the McCallum
Swim Team! We welcome you to join and have fun with
us. For more information about the swim team, contact
Coach Rudy @ jrudy@austinisd.org. For information
about MAC Swim Boosters, contact Beth Knippa at
kknippa@juno.com or via text only at 512-689-6281.
College Corner:
We will host a mini college fair in the cafeteria on
Thursday, September 6th, from 3:00- 5:00 PM. The
following college admissions reps will be in attendance that
day. Seniors and juniors are welcome to attend.
Austin College
Concordia University
Huston Tillotson
Southwestern Univ.
St Edward's
Texas A & M Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University
Texas State
Texas Tech
Univ. of Alabama
Univ. of Kansas
University of Alabama Huntsville
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at San Antonio
A Duke University information session will be on
Wednesday, September 5th at the Westlake Community
Performing Arts Center on Westlake Drive beginning at
7:00 pm. Register at http://admissions.duke.edu. Duke
will also be visiting Austin with the Exploring College
Options tour; visit exploringcollegeoptions.org for more
information.
Academy of Art University in San Francisco will host an
information night on Saturday, September 22, from 9:00 4:00 (ongoing) at the W Hotel Austin, 200 Lavaca Street.
RSVP at www.academyart.edu/events.
Washington University in St. Louis will host an
information night at the Renaissance Hotel in the
Arboretum on Sunday, Oct 14th, from 7:00-8:00. Visit
admissions http://admissions.wustl.edu for more
information.
Eight of the Best Colleges Tour is Wednesday, September
12, at 7:00 PM, Austin Marriott, 4415 S I35. Colleges in
attendance will be Claremont McKenna College, Colorado
College, Connecticut College, Grinnell College, Kenyon
College, Haverford College, Macalester College, and Sarah
Lawrence College.
Register at https://admission.grinnell.edu/register/8BestInfo
The following is a list of colleges currently scheduled to
visit McCallum. The representative visiting is usually THE
admissions rep evaluating YOUR application to the
college. I highly recommend attending the college visit of
schools to which you are planning to apply, especially if
you have not met the admissions representative. These
sessions are for students.
To sign up for a visit, click on the College tab on Naviance
(log in is your ID#, password is your birthday with slashes
mm/dd/yy), look to the right, click on "upcoming college
visits", click on sign up, take a sip of water, and then print
that page as a confirmation page to show your teacher. See
me if you have difficulty signing up.
10-Sep
Hope College
12:30PM
11-Sep
11-Sep
11-Sep
13-Sep
13-Sep
13-Sep
14-Sep
17-Sep
17-Sep
AM
18-Sep
18-Sep
20-Sep
20-Sep
20-Sep
21-Sep
21-Sep
24-Sep
24-Sep
24-Sep
24-Sep
25-Sep
26-Sep
26-Sep
2:30 PM
26-Sep
AM
26-Sep
27-Sep
27-Sep
27-Sep
Meredith College
10:00 AM
Bard College 1:00 PM
Hendrix College
10:30 AM
NYU
8:30 AM
Eckerd College
9:30 AM
Haverford College
11:45 AM
Ohio Wesleyan University
9:45 AM
Vasar College
10:00 AM
Evergreen State University
10:30
Lewis and Clark College 2:30 PM
Ithaca College
11:00 AM
St Edwards
10:00 AM
University of Texas
11:00 AM
Rice University
1:00 PM
University of Houston2:00 PM
Whittier College
10:00 AM
Bennington College
10:15 AM
Pomona College
11:00 AM
University of Oregon
11:00 AM
University of Washington
11:30 AM
American University
10:00 AM
Austin College
1:00 PM
University of Southern California
University of New Hampshire
11:00
Univ of Colorado Boulder
10:15AM
Rhodes College
10:30 AM
Vanderbilt University
1:15 PM
Reed College
10:00 AM
27-Sep
27-Sep
28-Sep
AM
Tufts University
2:00 PM
Oregon State University
9:30 AM
Loyola Unviersity New Orleans
9:00
Please log onto Naviance to sign up for the session. Be sure
to print off the confirmation sheet for your teacher to sign.
You should notify your teacher at least 24 hours in
advance. If you have any questions, please see me.
Grinnell College is pleased to invite you and your parents
to a discussion with eight of the best colleges!
Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Connecticut College, New London, CT
Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
Haverford College, Haverford, PA
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
Each of these highly selective residential colleges has
something distinctive to offer. As a group, they place great
value on student-faculty interaction, small classes, and
challenging curricula. These colleges send a high
percentage of graduates on to graduate and professional
schools, and count among their alumnae/i leaders in
virtually every field.
Wednesday, September 12 (Yes, this is Back to School
Night for Parents - Students may attend this!)
7:00 p.m.
Austin Marriott South
4415 South IH-35
Austin, TX 78744
The program will include presentations on admission,
financial aid, and each of the colleges and the opportunity
to interact with Deans and Directors of Admission from
each of the eight colleges.
Register at
https://admission.grinnell.edu/register/8BestFall2012Austin
.
PSAT/SAT Prep Class:
Reminder: we will be hosting a prep class leading up to the
October 2012 PSAT/SAT at McCallum! The class meets
twice a week for 4-weeks beginning Wed, Sept 5th at 4:306:30.
Tuition is only $379! A fee reduction is available for
students on reduced lunch; see me for the waiver.
Contact More Than a Teacher to register for the class:
morethanateacher.com info@morethanateacher.com
512.453.7272
Coach Nitardy
Advance College Counselor
McCallum High School
512-841-7315
Free Practice SAT/ACT:
The next Free Practice ACT/SAT's will be given Sept 15th
and Nov 17th at the College Nannies + Tutors Learning
Center (3908 Far West), not too far from a good yogurt
place. The test will start at 9 am and conclude at 1 pm, and
it mimics the setting and timing of the actual tests and an
afternoon of viewing “Godzilla vs. Mothra”. Students will
grade their own test immediately upon completion and will
leave with their results. The more familiar students are with
the test, the better they will perform on the "real
thing!" Call 372-8385 to reserve your spot.
Youth Basketball at NWAYBA:
Northwest Austin Youth Basketball (NWAYBA) will open
registration on September 1st at www.nwayba.org. The
league offers competitive recreational play for everyone
from 1st grade through high school, with the occasional
PhD student thrown in. NWAYBA offers an excellent coed developmental league for 1st and 2nd grade kids. There
are separate boys and girls divisions from 3rd through 6th
grade. Tryouts start the weekend of October 20th (every kid
makes a team!). If your child loves the game or just wants
to learn, please participate in Northwest Austin's best youth
basketball league. For more information, you can contact us
at president@nwayba.org.
Enjoy the week, everyone!
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