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MUSTANG NATION BECOME A VOLUNTEER TODAY! Inside this Issue 1 2 3
MUSTANG NATION The Nichols Junior High School Newsletter
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER | VO L . 1
BECOME A VOLUNTEER TODAY!What Are the Benefits of Getting Involved?
According to KidsHealth getting involved is a great way
to show your kids that you take an interest in their
education. It also sends a positive message that you
consider school a worthwhile cause. Even if you haven't
been involved in the past, it's never too late to start. In
fact, it may be more important than ever to get
involved when kids reach secondary school.
You can become a volunteer in 3 easy steps!
AISD "Hero Dad" Challenge
This program is designed to promote parental
engagement and volunteerism of fathers and father
figures on campus. We are challenging fathers to
complete seven tasks within an academic school year.
The dads who complete the challenge will be
recognized as Dad Champions. Learn more at
www.aisd.net/dads.
Inside this IssueAISD Special Programs - 2
Community Spotlight - 2 Thank you to all the parents who
attended Coffee with the Principal!
Visit www.aisd.net/community/volunteer/
and click on Volunteer Application to register.
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Complete the application and select
Nichols Junior High as one of your schools.
Submit a copy of your unexpired government
issued photo ID to [email protected]. Please
include your name in the subject line.
For more information, please contact Cecilia Baca-Peña
at (682) 867-2603 or [email protected].
STEM ACADEMY
Students in this academy located at Martin High School will
have the opportunity to earn high school and college credits
along four pathways - engineering, biology/biomedical science,
computer science and math/science.
The STEM Academy application window for 2018-2019 is
November 13 - January 31. The application is open to incoming
freshmen and will be available at https://www.aisd.net/stem-
academy/about/admissions/. Parents are welcome to complete
the application on our campus.
A STEM Engineering teacher and a student from each pathway
will be presenting additional information during our STEM
Night on Thursday, Nov. 15. Families will be able to ask the
teacher and students questions.
Upcoming EventsDATE EVENT
11/09 Report Cards are sent home
11/13 STEM Academy application window opens
11/15 STEM Night 6 - 7:30 p.m.
11/16 PTA Spirit Night - Dickey's Barbecue Pit TBS
11/19 - 11/23 Student Holiday
11/29 Hanging O' The Green Concert 6:30 - 9 p.m.
12/01 Band All Region Clinic & Concert
12/03 Choir Holiday Concert at Lamar HS 7 - 8:30 p.m.
12/04 PTA Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
12/04 Band Holiday Concert 7 - 9 p.m.
12/05 Progress Reports are sent home
12/06 PTA Spirit Night - Jason's Deli 5 - 10 p.m.
12/11 AVID Night 5:30 - 6:45 p.m.
12/11 Early College Parent Meeting 7 - 8 p.m.
12/12 Orchestra Concert at Lamar HS 7 - 8:30 p.m.
12/13 Booster Meeting 6:30 - 8 p.m.
12/14 Band Community Concert 6 - 8 p.m.
12/18 -12/19 Semester Exams & Early Release at 12:55 p.m.
12/20 - 1/07 Student Holiday
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COMMUNITYSPOTLIGHT
Thanksgiving:Families can come to the Mission Arlington office
beginning November 1 to sign up for a Thanksgiving Basket or a Cooked Thanksgiving Meal.
Meals will be delivered to their home between 8 a.m. - 12
p.m. on Thursday, November 22.
Christmas Store at 400 W. South Street:The Christmas Store will be opened from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. December 8 through December 22. The store is closed on
Sundays.
An appointment is not needed. Childcare is provided. Each child receives one large and two small gifts.
For more information call Tillie Burgin,
Mission Arlington/Mission Metroplex at 817-277-6620.
[email protected] www.missionarlington.org
EARLY COLLEGE - ARLINGTON COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOLA partnership with Tarrant County College Southeast
Campus which allows students who would not
otherwise consider attending college the opportunity
to earn a high school diploma and up to an associates
degree (two years of college) in four years. A focus of
the school is to create a seamless transition between
high school and college.
The ACHS application window for 2018-2019 is
November 13 - January 30. The application is open to
incoming freshmen and will be available at
www.aisd.net/arlington-collegiate-high-school/.
Parents are welcome to complete the application on
our campus.
For more information, attend our Early College Parent
Meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 or call (817) 515-3550.
Early College -
Nichols Junior High PTA
Parents, PTA is in need of pies on Thursday, Nov. 15. PTA will be sponsoring Pie Day to thank teachers for all that they do. Please bring your pie(s) to the office
that morning. For more information, contact Tammie Robinson at (817) 975-8430.
