Travis ECHS Community Newsletter
Week of May 19, 2024
Hello Travis Community-
As we close out the school year, we want to commend the Rebel staff and students for another exciting year at Travis. The Class of 2024 is graduating after four historic years. These graduating seniors have made an impact at Travis and now will move on to the next big step!
Congratulations to our ACC graduates and Trustee Award Recipients. Both groups were celebrated ceremoniously and should take pride in their hard work and scholarly accomplishments.
This Week:
- This week students have finals (see schedule below) which are 20% of the semester grade! Plan to attend class and finish strong, Rebels!
- Monday through Thursday are Early Release Days. Students will exit the building by 1:30pm.
- SENIOR Check out, Graduation Practice, and Send-Off Celebration is Monday. Seniors will have a final check out to ensure grades, EOCs, credits, and all obligations are settled. Students not on track will have time in the library with teaching staff ready to support seniors turning in any overdue items. Graduation Practice is in the gym followed by a celebration lunch and fun.
Have a great week, Rebels!
*Click on the locations below for a map*
May is Mental Health Awareness Month & Jewish American, Asian American & Pacific Islanders Heritage Month
Monday 5/20/2024 Early Release Day
- Finals 1 & 2
Tuesday 5/21/2024 Early Release Day
- Finals 5 & 6
Wednesday 5/22/2024 Early Release Day
- Finals 3 & 4
- FREE PHYSICALS AFTER SCHOOL
Thursday 5/23/2024 Early Release Day
✨LAST DAY OF SCHOOL✨
- Finals 7 & 8
- FREE PHYSICALS AFTER SCHOOL
Friday 5/24/2024
- Staff Work Day
*UPCOMING*
Free Summer Meals at Travis and other AISD sites. Call 211 for more info
Graduation: May 29 at Burger Center @ 12:30PM
Summer School June 3-June 20
Be On Time, Every Day Rebels!
General Announcements
AISD Registration for 23-24 School Year ENROLLMENT open NOW. Check out this video on the new registration process for all AISD students.
English: https://vimeo.com/723868396
Spanish: https://vimeo.com/731817396/5fa2b52f1f?share=copy
SENIORS and Parents of Seniors: You can now begin your FSA ID creation process which will be required for submitting the FAFSA. See below under the "Go Center" section for more details.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
#MentalHealthMonth
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Integral Care has created this linked toolkit to support children's mental health year-round. Integral Care invites You to their Mental Health Forum on May 14. We hope these tools help you have healthy conversations about Mental Health with your children.
Register for the May 14 event here: IntegralCare.org/May-2024-forum
Free Physicals for Rebels!
Summer School Information
Registration is Open!
FREE Summer Meals
Travis and many other AISD sites will host free meals for school age children up to 19 years of age and 21 years of age for enrolled students who have disabilities. Call 211 for details and other sites or visit https://www.austinisd.org/nutrition-food-services/meal-programs/summer
SENIOR NEWS
Order Caps & Gowns
HERFF JONES WILL DELIVERED CAPS & GOWNS
Need to pick yours up? Go to the College and Career Center this week before lunch!
IT’S NOT TOO LATE!
Graduation Announcements are still available at this time!!
Order your Cap & Gown and Custom Graduation Announcements Now.
Click here to ORDER or MAKE PAYMENT
We look forward to helping you celebrate the Big Moments of your Senior Year!
Congratulations Class of 2024!
Do you want to order flowers/gifts for your senior's graduation?
Congratulations! Please take a look at our selection below! All online orders will be available for pickup on site the day of the graduation. To retrieve your order, please stop by our booth located conveniently at the entrance to the graduation before the ceremony begins.
Yearbooks for SALE for $50!
CAMPUS ARCHITECTURAL TEAM
CAT Team
Did you know that Travis ECHS will have a brand new building ? Plans are being made NOW through the Campus Architectural Team, which is a team made of students, staff, community members, and the architects and designers of the building! Follow the school’s project page for updates.
The CAT Team will have a community meeting soon to share progress of the design of the new Travis Campus. Public Comment is at the start of each meeting. Meetings are posted through the district site calendar linked here.
We want to make sure that the design of the renovated areas captures the spirit of our community and we look forward to hearing your feedback about the design.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please reach out to the Bond Communications Team via Let’s Talk or text message at 512-886-6434.
Join PTSA!
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The next general PTSA meeting of the year is Wed, 5/8 at 4:45pm in the cafeteria.
or JOIN BY ZOOM
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82198538052?pwd=eFRj8SbS0jCdvKDTs09szhSYYH1fdq.1
Meeting ID: 821 9853 8052
Passcode: 286096
The rest of the general meetings for the year are on: 5/8.
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The Senior Class of 2024 has a GoFundMe to raise money for Prom, the Senior Class Trip, Decision Day and more! Please support them by donating at:
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We are the Travis ECHS PTSA!
2023-2024 PTSA Officers
*President - Pamela De Los Santos
*Vice President - Azgad Crisostomo
* Secretary - Katie Vincent-McClure
*Treasurer - Julie Thomas
*Brittany Posadas-Parlimentarian
*Historian - Paula Vaughan
Join us in our mission to help the students and families of Travis ECHS!
Email president@travisrebelsptsa.com
Officer elections are coming up and we need people to run for the board! See the PTSA section below for position descriptions. If you're interested, email PTSA board at board@travisrebelsptsa.org. Two of our board members who have served for the last several years will be moving on because they have graduating seniors, so we need new volunteers now more than ever!
Requirements:
- All positions need to join the Travis ECHS PTSA.
- All positions are required to register their position with the Texas PTA and take online training.
President:
- Prepare agenda and preside over the executive board and general meetings
- Arrange a meeting at the bank to change signers on the PTSA bank account.
- Is a cosigner on the PTSA bank account along with the Treasurer.
- Calls meetings
- Is the contact person for the school and outside resources
- Makes sure all executive board members have taken the required training.
- Assess needs and set goals and objectives with the executive board and school principal.
Full list of duties is available here
Vice President:
- Assist the President with their duties.
- Act on the President’s behalf when they are absent.
- Register members and send dues to the Texas PTA.
Secretary:
- Record and maintain minutes at executive and general meetings.
- Send notice of meetings to members and the executive board.
- Responsible for correspondence.
- Have a current copy of the bylaws.
- Cannot be a member of the financial reconciliation committee.
Treasurer:
- Signer on the bank account.
- Has custody of all funds for the organization, including checks.
- Reconciles the bank statement each month.
- Presents Treasurer’s report at each Executive Board and General Meeting.
- Present records to the Financial Reconciliation Committee.
Full list of duties is available here.
Please consider volunteering to help our amazing students and staff and to shape the future of Travis High School!
HOW DO I JOIN PTSA? / ¿COMO ME INSCRIBO PARA EL GRUPO DE PTSA?
Click https://www.joinpta.org/
and select Austin ISD/ Travis Early College High School GET A REBEL TRUE TSHIRT WHEN YOU JOIN PTSA! Parents, Students, Teachers- JOIN! ¡OBTENGA UNA CAMISETA REBEL TRUE CUANDO SE UNE AL PTSA! Padres, Estudiantes, Maestros- ¡ÚNASE!
HOW CAN I CONTACT PTSA?
CAC Meetings
Campus Advisory Council (CAC)is Tuesday May 21 this month. Contact jackie.martinez@austinisd.org for details.
---ATHLETICS SCHEDULES---
Athletics has wrapped up this year. Get ready for next year by getting your physicals! See Ms. Delgado for information about free physicals. See info below for Ripped Camp Summer programing!
Parent Support Specialist (PSS)
Martha Ralston
Parent Support Specialist/Especialista de Apoyo para Padres
(512) 414-2527 extension 52090
Fill Out and Return the Family Need Survey to Ms. Ralston
---COMMUNITY RESOURCES & EVENTS---
ACC Food Access Calendar
Need Internet at Home? Check out these Resources
Home Internet Access:
- Access from ATT
- Low-cost internet program for qualifying families
- Optimum
- Offers low-cost internet at $14.99 per month
- Spectrum Assist
- Qualified families can apply for low-cost Spectrum internet
- Texas Law Library
- List of accessible low-cost internet programs and providers/provides a list of affordable internet options
- T-mobile Project 10Million
- Eligible families can apply for free 100 GB of internet per year and free hotspots.
Travis County Resources:
- Human I-T
- Offers low-cost internet for former ACP recipients for $15 per month
- Learn and Earn - Austin Free Net
- Participants can complete one of two pathways to earn a personal device
Mental Health Resources
AISD Mental Health Guide
- AISD resources are available in AISD's online Mental Health Resources Guide and Family Resources Guide. Here is a one-page Austin ISD Resource Guide for Caregivers 2023-24 that you can print out for reference.
Black Mental Health Forum
- Black Mental Health Forum: https://ctaafsc.com/togetherwewillheal-series/
Activist Camp
Rental Assistance
Want to Volunteer for Travis?
Travis Rebel Alumni & Community Organization
---TRAVIS ECHS LINKS AND DOCUMENTS---
Bell Schedule & A/B Fridays
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Contact Us!
Do you have announcements for the Travis ECHS Community Newsletter? Email heather.merritt@austinisd.org. Include "TRAVIS Newsletter" and the date in your subject line.
Website: www.travisrebels.org
Location: 1211 East Oltorf Street, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: 512-414-2527
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TravisECHSRebels
Twitter: @travisrebels