AHS BULLDOGS COMMUNITY NEWS
3434 Pheasant Creek Dr, Sugar Land, TX 77498
WELCOME TO AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL
HOME OF THE BULLDOGS!
Week of October 31
Welcome to Austin High School's Community Newsletter where we share all of the important information, amazing activities, and events occuring on our campus with our BULLDOG Family and community! To our new Freshman Bulldogs and to our returning Sophmores, Juniors and graduating Seniors.... WE WELCOME YOU to the DAWGHOUSE! We are excited about the 2022-2023 school year!
2022-2023 ADMINISTRATORS
Rachel Cortez - Campus Principal
Kyle Lovetinsky - Associate Principal
Assistant Principals
Adaun Ojukwu (A-D)
Meraj Khan (LEE-Q)
Anthony Yim (E-LE)
George Long (R-Z)
2022-2023 COUNSELORS
Monica Navarro (Lead) (A-B)
Amanda Wade (C-Hi)
Julie Masters-Garcia (Ho-Me)
Denzel Billy (Mi-R)
Kaley Dean (S-Z)
AHS SOCIAL WORKER - ANA R. SIDDIQUE
COUNSELOR CORNER
CREDIT BY EXAM (CBE)
Are you interested in taking a Credit by Exam? Please visit the FBISD website for more information. https://www.fortbendisd.com/Page/296
Accountability, Assessment & Compliance / Credit by Exam - Fort Bend ISD
Kindergarten Score Requirements: Students must score a minimum of 80% on mathematics and the reading/language arts exams for advancement to first grade Grades 1-5 Score Requirements: Students must score a minimum of 80% on each subject area of criterion-referenced tests that cover the essential knowledge and skills in reading/language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science for the ...
Registration begins October 24, 2022.
Senior Portraits
December 8 - 9:30 - 3:00 - for seniors wishing to purchase a senior picture packet
December 9 - 8:30 - 3:00 - senior photos for yearbook only
We will share more information soon regarding setting up an appointment.
CADY School Pictures Available NOW!
Your School Pictures are now available to view and order through CADY!
If you bought a picture package before or on picture day, your package will be mailed directly to your home. You can expect to receive that in the next 7 days.
If you did not purchase a package on or prior to underclass picture day, you can log in at http://cady.com/orderphotos to view and order your 2022-2023 school pictures today!
Club photo day is Dec. 7. Clubs must have t-shirt in order to be photographed.
Senior photo day on campus is Dec. 8 for those that have not taken their photo yet. Sign up for your time on the CADY website.
Dec. 8 – 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Roadshow for Seniors buying photo packages
Dec. 9 – 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Senior photos for “yearbook only”
Support FBISD Libraries
CCR CORNER
LSU COLLEGE VISIT
A college representative from LSU will be holding an information session on November 4th in the College and Career Readiness Room, H1, for juniors and seniors. Please click the link below to register.
ABSENCES AND SEMESTER EXEMPTIONS
Absences and Semester Exam Exemptions
Page 36 and 37 of the Student Parent Handbook lists State Attendance Exemptions as the following:
- Enrollment in and attending off-campus dual credit program
- Fulltime enrollment in Texas Virtual School Network courses
- Extracurricular or co-curricular activity that is approved by our school board
- Participation in a class provided by the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Texas School for the Deaf
- Misses school for the purpose of observing District-approved religious holy days
- In grades 6-12 and playing Taps at a Texas military honors funeral for a deceased veteran
- Attending a mandated, required court appearance
- In the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services
- Serving as a student early voting clerk
- Appearing at a governmental office to complete U.S. citizenship paperwork
- Participating in the student’s own or parent’s or guardian’s U. S. naturalization oath ceremony
- Met with and attended a documented medical appointment for the student or the student’s child
- Absences resulting from a serious or life-threatening illness or related treatment that makes a student’s attendance infeasible, with certification by a physician.
- Visited an accredited institution of higher education during the student’s junior or senior high school, up to two days
- Visited with a parent/stepparent/legal guardian who is an active-duty member of the uniformed services 36
- A student 17 years of age or older is pursuing enlistment in a branch of the U.S. armed services or Texas National Guard, provided the absence does not exceed four days and the student provides verification to the District of these activities
- Participating in an off-campus work-based learning opportunity
- Misses school for the purpose of visiting a driver’s license office to obtain a driver’s license or learner permit. The student must be enrolled in high school and 15 years of age or older. The student may not be excused for more than one day of school during the period the student is enrolled in high school for each purpose (obtaining a driver’s license and obtaining a learner license).
Any of the above-listed absences, if the family provides official documentation, will not count against a student's exemption status. We must have the official documentation in the attendance office by December 1, 2022. Please email attendanceahs@fortbendisd.com if you have any questions.
GRADUATING SENIORS-CLASS OF 2023
Senior Employment Opportunities
SENIOR PACKAGES
Senior Package = Yearbook + Prom + Senior Trip = $325 . Make payments (balance due in January) or pay in full. https://fortbendisd.revtrak.net/FBISD-Schools-1082/hs/AHS/ahs-class-of-2023/#/v/ahs-senior-package-2023
2. If you want to secure your spot on the senior trip, you must pay $25 by September 15th. We will be going to Six Flags Fiesta Texas in May 2023. This is a school trip. If you are paying for the senior package, this is already included. https://fortbendisd.revtrak.net/FBISD-Schools-1082/hs/AHS/ahs-class-of-2023/#/v/ahs-senior-trip-only
3. If you are not interested in the package, individual prom tickets will go on sale in January.
2022-2023 YEARBOOK SALES
The time has come to purchase your Yearbooks! Yearbooks will be on sale for $65 for the next two weeks. This is a limited time offer as the price will increase to $85 on October 1st, so get yours now!
STUDENT RECOGNITION
AHS Students-TMEA District and Region choir
On Saturday, October 15th – 8 Austin choir students competed at the Texas Music Educators Association Region 13 Choir Region Auditions --we are happy to announce that all 8 students are a member of a TMEA Choir, and 4 out of the 8 placed in Region choir, and are now advancing to Pre-Area in November. Congratulations to all of our choir students that competed!!! The following is the list of students placed in a TMEA District or Region choir.
Soprano 2
Suhani Bhattad – 26th Chair --Member of the District Treble Choir
Gracie Pugh – 2nd Chair –Member of the Region Choir and advancing to Pre-Area
Alto 1
Addison Gray-30th Chair – Member of the District Treble Choir
Abby Casas - 8th Chair—Member of the Region Choir and advancing to Pre-Area
Alto 2
Danielle Onemu - 16th Chair—Member of the District Treble Choir
Tenor 2
Vishan Liyanage – 16th Chair—Member of the Tenor-Bass(Base)
James Pugh – 10th Chair—Member of the Region Choir and advancing to Pre-Area
Bass (Base) 1
Travis Blanks – 3rd Chair –Member of the Region Choir and advancing to Pre-Area
Congratulations to all our choir students!!
REGION 13 ORCHESTRA WINNERS
Congratulations to the Following students who earned positions in the Region 13 Orchestra:
Violins
Arick Meng , Ryan Ji, Aaron you ,Jaden Garrido ,Jacob Yan ,Chloe Lee ,Joyce Qu, Ziduo Yi, Victor Bao And Emma Qui
Viola
Vivian Zhu and Anna Nguyen
Cello
Aiden Yang, Joyce Chen, Drew Peries, Natalie Su , Toby Nguyen ,Andy Fu ,Timothy Ji, Arianne Chen ,
Brian Nguyen, Terry Tan and Madison Leba
Bass
Andy Jiang ,Dezhou Gao and Christine Li
Harp
Felicity Sun and Ynhu Nguyen
Piano
Pia Saha
Congratulations to all of our BULLDOGS!
AHS CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
National Honor Society
Students, the window for applying for National Honor Society has opened! Juniors and seniors who qualify for NHS and would like to join should attend a mandatory meeting in the library on Thursday, October 27th from 3-4pm OR Friday, October 28th from 3-4pm. You can see whether or not you qualify by looking on the NHS Eligibility List posted in A Hall, the front office, and the library. If you do not see your ID on the eligibility list but believe you qualify for NHS, please see Ms. Rives in room A7. You must attend the mandatory meeting in order to receive your NHS application packet. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Rives in A7 or Mrs. Grigassy in B7.
Sincerely,
Maria Rives
AP World History Teacher
Austin High School
PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
PURCHASE YOUR THEATRE AD TODAY!!
Support our THEATRE Students by advertising in the Program for our upcoming show “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. (4 Showings Oct 27th thru 29th in our 700 seat theatre)
For more information complete the following form here.
SOCIAL MEDIA CHECKLIST
Social Media Parents Checklist
This Safer Schools Together document provides specific suggested practices to assist parents in establishing and maintaining healthy social media habits and practices with their children at home.
https://locker.txssc.txstate.edu/6605488455e53fc500eeed949652c46e/Social-Media-Parents-Checklist.pdf
Raising Digitally Responsible Youth: A Texas Parent Guide
This interactive document, developed by the collaborative efforts of Safer Schools Together and the Texas School Safety Center, provides an overview of popular social media platforms and games for parents to assist with teaching children responsible digital practices.
NATIONAL BULLYING MONTH
This month is National Bullying Month and the links below will provide you with additional information and support resources. Please click the links below to access.
Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election.
FBISD has called a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election.
Early voting begins October 24. Election day is November 8
Go to fortbendisd.com/vatre for more information.
SPECIAL EDUCATION UPDATES AND INFORMATION
MONTHLY PARENT MEETIING INFORMATION
OCTOBER PARENT MEETING
Parents,
Please join us for the first SPED meeting of the school year. During the meeting you will meet with the SEPAC Parents and community members to discuss important SPED information. Please use the link below to access the meeting on October 24th at 6pm.
Adaun Ojukwu is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: First 2022 AHS SEPAC Parent Meeting
Time: Oct 24, 2022 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86761046100?pwd=Y0x6eG8ydnB0UnM1b1hDaVNKZU1zQT09
Meeting ID: 867 6104 6100
Passcode: qr9r5U
Safety and Security in schools.
Greetings Bulldog families,
Fort Bend ISD sponsors a Special Olympics team, Fort Bend Falcons. for our students. Parents are encouraged to get more information about special Olympics and consider having your student participate. Please click on the link below to read more about special Olympics in FBISD.
https://www.fortbendisd.com/Page/667 Special Education / Special Olympics - Fort Bend ISD Announcements Special Olympics Volleyball. Wheeler Field House. 16325 Lexington Blvd. Sugar Land, TX 77479. Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 pm, beginning September 21 st . ALL ATHLETES MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE...NO EXCEPTIONS.
Safety and Security in schools: Emergency Procedures for Students with Disabilities
During your student's ARD meeting, feel free to discuss the following information pertaining to safety:
-campus plan for all students
-campus plan specific to your student's needs
-campus drills
-any other safety concerns that need to be addressed within the ARD meeting
22-23 PRIMARY SEPAC PARENT REPRESENTATIVE
22-23 ALTERNATE SEPAC PARENT REPRESENTATIVE
Greetings Bulldog families,
I am excited to represent Austin High as an alternate for SEPAC. I am a speech-language pathologist by trade and I have a passion for advocating for students. I am originally from Louisiana and we moved here from Virginia in 2015. I am excited about the direction FBISD is going to support our students and I look forward to collaborating with our parents and the district.
Thanks,
LaTristaca Doucet Stephens
Grants for Special Education Students
Families of qualifying students will receive online accounts to purchase goods or services that help their student access public school and/or health related services at home or where care is provided.
SSES+ accounts begin with a $5,000 grant. Families are able to request additional funds for more expensive items through TEA. This form is only available through the SSES+ award email.
There is currently enough funding for all students who are identified as medically fragile. This funding is separate and apart from the current SSES program.
https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/sses_updates_7-28-22.pdf
CLINIC CORNER
AHS ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES
ONGOING ANNOUNCEMENTS & FLYERS
TARDIES
Please also remember that students should be in their classrooms prior to 7:30, please remember that traffic is heaviest from 7:15-7:30. We recommend that students arrive by 7:15, to allow ample time to be in their classroom by 7:30.
Please see below for our tardy progression of discipline. Thank you.
STUDENT PARKING PERMITS
Hello Senior and Junior Students.
As we return for the 2022-23 School Year, Senior Students will have the opportunity to purchase Preferred Parking for $75; all other student parking(Senior/Junior) will cost $50.
To purchase parking all seniors and juniors must have:
Completed the online application
A Valid Texas Driver's License
Valid Insurance showing the student's name as an insured driver
No outstanding fines on the AHS Fine List
Must be on record as a Junior/Senior by August 2022
Please follow this link in Red to the application:
Students who have purchased their parking permits for the 2022-23 school year can come and pick them up on August 8 and August 9, 2022 in office 108 between 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM.
Juniors can pick up their parking permits when school starts in office 108 during lunch only and before August 12.
To pick your permit up you must bring:
A copy of the parking permit rules signed by a parent.
A photocopy of your receipt.
STUDENT DROP-OFF
Dear AHS Parents,
Welcome back to another Exciting Year at Austin High School, Home of The Bulldogs!!
We would like to share some information with you regarding Morning Student Drop-Off.
The best time to drop your student off at AHS with little to no traffic is usually between 7:00 AM and 7:15 AM. After 7:15 AM the traffic flow becomes heavy and students risk being late to 1st period.
Areas for Drop-Off: Front Circle and Student Parking Lot Area (Northside of the Building)
Please Do Not Attempt To Drop Your Student Off on The Bus Ramp Side of the Building, That is Not Allowed, this area is for School Vehicles and School Personnel Only!
Please Drive Safe and Have A Great Bulldog Day!!
2022-2023 AHS Clubs and Organizations
CCR INFORMATION
The Austin PlayHouse Presents......
About US
Website: https://www.fortbendisd.com/ahs
Location: 3434 Pheasant Creek Drive, Sugar Land, TX, USA
Phone: 281-634-2000
Twitter: @AHSBulldogs
FBISD IS HIRING NOW!
Fort Bend ISD is HIRING! (use graphic below in my signature line)
When: Saturday, November 5 Hiring Event
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: Fort Settlement Middle School
Learn more and register today: www.fortbendisd.com/touchdown