School Notebook

Elementary Schools
BARBARA JORDAN
ELEMENTARY
>> Thursday: 9 a.m., "Kids on the Block" program for second and third grade; 10:05 a.m., "Kids on the Block" program for fifth and sixth grades.
>> Friday: Box tops are due.
BLACKSHEAR ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: Morning announcements by Blackshear's News Team, Character Trait for the week, "responsibility," bring box tops.
>> Tuesday: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Blackshear-Gatti's Nite.
>> Wednesday: 10:50 a.m., Bill Thrasher's Lunch Bunch.
>> Friday: 7:45 a.m., H.O.T. presentation - Honoring  Our Troops; 8:20 a.m., Star Assemblies; 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Ronald McDonald Care Mobile will be here, Blackshear's Pride Day wear red and black.
BLANTON ELEMENTARY
>> Daily Pledges and Blanton Creed:  Pam Earnest's class.
>> Monday:  5:30 p.m., Girl Scout meeting in the gym.
>> Tuesday: Fund-raiser orders and money due.
BURNETT ELEMENTARY
>> Daily:  7:50 a.m., student and staff morning assembly in gym; dismissal 3:15; science word of the week is Stomata.
>> Friday: Spirit Day - wear school shirt; Donuts for Dad.
CARVER ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: 7:50 a.m., Morning assembly in the gym. Weekly Theme: Family/pets; students work on patterns, counting and listening skills.
>> Monday: 3:15 p.m., staff meeting.
>> Tuesday: 3:15 p.m., team meetings.
>> Friday: Carver Spirit Day.
GOLIAD ELEMENTARY
>> Wednesday: Open Court Phonics presentation.
>> Thursday: Math Bowl kickoff rally.
>> Friday: Math Bowl begins.
GONZALES ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., gymnastics in gym with Coach Pro.
>> Monday: 7:45 a.m., Science Power Lesson in cafeteria with Rebecca Owens.
>> Wednesday: Character Education for kindergarten, third-and fifth-graders in cafeteria with Mary Carlson; vision and hearing screening for kindergartners, first-, third- and fifth-graders.
>> Thursday: Student Picture Day; 10 a.m., VIPS Orientation.
>> Friday: Bulldog Spirit Day/wear t-shirt; character education for first-, second-, fourth- and sixth-graders in cafeteria with Mary Carlson.
HAYS MAGNET ACADEMY
>> Daily: 7:50 a.m., Pledges and Hays Creed during morning announcements in the cafeteria for all students and faculty members; send box tops to school on a daily basis; Library Card Sign-Up Month.
>> Thursday: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Get Acquainted Night at Gattiland.
JOHNSON ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: 7:45 a.m., U.S. and Texas pledges in gym.
>> Tuesday: 7 p.m., Boy Scout rally in cafeteria.
>> Friday: 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., Fund-raiser kickoff assembly in gym for grades kindergarten, first and second and 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. for grades third, fourth, fifth and sixth.
MURRY FLY ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: Every morning students and teachers are greeted with the "Titan Report."
>> Tuesday: 6 p.m., Murry Fly Open House.
>> Thursday: School pictures; 6 p.m., Parental Involvement Workshop.
>> Friday: Grand opening of the Murry Fly School Bank.
>> Saturday: Titan Football game.
PEASE ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: Bring box tops.
>> Thursday: 6 p.m., PTA program presented by fifth grade.
>> Friday: Pease Pride Day; wear red and white.
ROSS ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: Morning assembly with Ross News, mission, and vision statements; 3:15 p.m., after school Camp Fire Kids.
ZAVALA ELEMENTARY
>> Daily: 7:45 a.m., Classes are dismissed from the gym; 8 a.m., Tardy bell rings; 8 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Scholastic Book Fair in the library; 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. (except Friday closing at 3 p.m.)
>> Tuesday: Microsociety Job interviews.
>> Thursday: Microsociety Job interviews; 4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 6:45 to 7:30 p.m., Family Night at the Book Fair: in the library; 6 p.m., third-grade music program in the gym.
>> Friday: School fund-raiser kickoff in the gym.

Junior High Schools
THE ACADEMY AT ECTOR
>> Monday: 5 p.m., Volleyball versus Bonham seventh- and eighth- grade teams A and B at The Academy field house; 5:15 p.m., seventh grade football vs. Nimitz at The Academy Field.
>> Tuesday: 10:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., Linda DeWitt class AVID field trip to UTPB; 5 p.m., eighth-grade football versus Abell at Abell freshman fields in Midland.
>> Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., fall pictures in the auditorium by English class; 7 p.m., ninth-grade football vs. Nimitz at The Academy fields.
>> Friday: 8 p.m., band Westside concert at Ratliff stadium.
>> Saturday: 9 a.m., Band All-City help session at Bowie.
BOWIE JUNIOR HIGH
>> Monday: 10 a.m. ninth-grade panoramic picture; 4:30 p.m. seventh-grade A&B and eighth-grade A&B volleyball vs. Crockett; 5:15 p.m., seventh-grade A&B football vs. Hood at Permian.
>> Tuesday: 5 p.m., eighth-grade football vs. San Jacinto at Coleman field.
>> Wednesday: Orchestra fund-raiser under way.
>> Thursday: 4 p.m., ninth-grade tennis vs. San Angelo in San Angelo; 5 p.m., ninth-grade football vs. Lee White at Coleman field.
>> Friday: 7:40 a.m. to 8 a.m., FCA in room 231.
>> Saturday: TBA seventh- and eighth-grade A volleyball teams at Monahans; TBA TMEA high school all-region choir auditions at Permian; 9 a.m. to noon all-city band help session at Bowie.
CROCKETT JUNIOR HIGH
>> Monday: 4:30 p.m., seventh and eighth grade volleyball vs. Bowie Junior High at Bowie; 5:15 p.m., seventh grade football vs. Bonham Junior High School at Ratliff Stadium.
>> Tuesday: 5 p.m., eighth grade football vs. Goddard Junior High at Goddard Field.
>> Thursday: 5 p.m., ninth grade football vs. Lee Freshman at Coleman Field.
HOOD JUNIOR HIGH
>> Monday:  5 p.m., Volleyball vs. Nimitz at Hood; 5:15 p.m., seventh grade football vs. Bowie at Permian High School.
>> Tuesday:  4 p.m., freshman tennis vs. Midland Lee at Midland Lee; 5 p.m., eighth grade football vs. Bonham at Ratliff.
>> Wednesday: 3 p.m., Pep Rally.
>> Thursday:  5 p.m., freshman football vs. Bonham at Permian High School.
>> Saturday:  Band WTAC Percussion contest in Lubbock all day; Choir-High School all- region auditions-select ninth grade; seventh and eighth grade orchestra solo recital at Hood.

High Schools
FAMILY EDUCATION CENTER
>> Daily: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., registration for tutorials. Parent or guardian signature required.  Tutoring passes will be issued at this time.
RICHARD MILBURN
ACADEMY
>> Monday: All week the students will be able to submit their nominations for student council to Officer Molsbee at the front desk.

Private Schools
ODESSA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
>> Monday: 9:15 a.m., Listening chapel by Teri Pate's fourth-grade class.
>> Tuesday: 9:15 a.m., Do Not Worry chapel by Allison Bowden's third-grade class; 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., pre-school, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten open house.
>> Wednesday: 9:15 a.m., Good Manners chapel by Linda Whisenant's second-grade class; 9:40 a.m., Magazine Money Machine.
>> Thursday: 9:15 a.m., Classroom chapel; 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., first- through 12th-grade open house.
>> Friday: 9:15 a.m., Singing chapel by Deanna Santos first-grade class.

ST. MARY'S CENTRAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
>> Daily: 7:45 a.m., meet at St. Mary's Church for prayer and Pledge of Allegiance.
>> Tuesday: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., drama class in the activities room; 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., taekwondo in the gym; 6 p.m., Meeting for all second-grade parents and parents of students who have not been baptized, school library.
>> Thursday: Vision screening for all students; St. Mary's spirit T-shirt day; 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., drama class in the activities room; 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., taekwondo in the gym.
>> Friday: 10 a.m., School Mass, full uniform required.
>> ODESSA AMERICAN