Ford News and Updates
Monday, September 7
School Announcements
Below are the school announcements for this week:
- Video Announcements Tryouts: If you are interested in auditioning to be part of the Ford video announcement crew please see Mr. Dolores in A103 before or after school. Tryouts will be held Wednesday, Sept. 9 and Thursday, Sept. 10 after school. Mr. Dolores is looking for announcers to be on camera and behind the scenes crew who run the PowerPoint, sound board and camera.
- School Mascot Tryouts: Anyone interested in trying out for mascot, needs to speak with Coach Ingle or Coach Ford. Please click here for more information on how to try out.
- One Act Play Auditions: Auditions for a one-act play to be performed here at Ford will be held here soon. It is open to both virtual learners and those here at Ford, but auditions and rehearsals will be at Ford, so you will have to have transportation up here and home. Rehearsals will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons from 3:45 - 5:30. Scripts are available online on the theater website or you can check one out in Mrs. Kingwell's room, S105. There will be parts for about 13 actors and 5 crew members. Check with Mrs. Kingwell if you have any questions.
Please No Dropping Off Personal Items
To reduce the contact and handling of items, we are requesting that you DO NOT drop off items for your student such as Student ID's, masks, books, phones, jackets, lunches, clothes, Chromebooks, chargers, etc. Many of these items we can temporarily provide students. For example, we have extra Chromebooks to loan out to students for the day. We have extra masks and temporary Student ID's. If you student forget's their lunch and can not purchase one, we will provide them with a lunch. If you feel the need to drop something off for your student, please contact the school office first before coming up to school so we may work with you to determine if there is an alternative. Thank you!
School Start Times
Just a reminder that the school doors open at 7:30 AM and school begins at 8:20. If your student arrives after 8:20, they must check in through the main entrance at the front of the building.
Updated Traffic Flow Map
Below is the link to an Updated Traffic Flow Map. The map illustrates that there are two lanes for car rider drop-off and pick-up. When exiting, that Cafe/Gym parking lot, the left lane of traffic must turn left and the right lane of traffic must turn right.
Updated Traffic Flow Map
Click Here to See the Updated Arrival and Dismissal Traffic Flow Map
Use Chrome Browser
The Google Chrome internet browser is best suited to work with Canvas. If you are not using a district/campus provided device, your browser may be set to something else such as Internet Explorer or Safari. Please download and use Chrome to ensure that your student is able to easily and consistently submit assignments and see Canvas content. Additionally, most teachers are having students complete assignments using the Google Suite such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. These web based programs work better when using Google Chrome. Google Chrome is Free. Please click here to access the link to download Google Chrome.
Address:
630 Park Place
Allen, Texas 75002
Phone: 972-727-0590
Fax: 972-727-0596
Administration:
7th Grade Asst. Principal: Theresa Taylor (theresa.taylor@allenisd.org)
8th Grade Asst. Principal: Amy Sanford (amy.sanford@allenisd.org)
Principal: Doug Wilhelm (douglas.wilhelm@allenisd.org)
School Website:
https://www.allenisd.org/Domain/1314
Twitter:
@FordPrincipal