School Notebook

Elementary Schools

BURLESON ELEMENTARY

>> Daily: 7:45 a.m., Burleson News with Burleson News Team; Benchmark Assessments in each grade level.

>> Tuesday: 6:30 p.m., Outstanding Bilingual Students Award ceremony at Ector Junior High.

>> Thursday: Thanksgiving lunch.

BURNET ELEMENTARY

>> Daily: 7:50 a.m., Students and staff morning assembly in gym; Can Food Drive.

>> Monday: 6 p.m., PTA Board meeting.

>> Tuesday: Kindergarten, first-, third- and fifth-grade vision and hearing screening.

>> Thursday: Colt of Month luncheon; Picture Retake Day.

>> Friday: Burnet Spirit day, wear school shirt.

DOWLING ELEMENTARY

>> Daily: Quarterly Assessments.

>> Monday: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Make and Take Night in cafeteria.

>> Tuesday: Picture retakes.

GOLIAD ELEMENTARY

>> Tuesday: 3:30 p.m., Parent Advisory Committee meeting in library.

>> Friday: Pay 50 cents to wear your slippers (house shoes).

GONZALES ELEMENTARY

>> Tuesday: 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Second- and third-grade Honor Choir in music room; 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Outstanding Bilingual Students Award ceremony at Ector Junior High auditorium.

>> Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fifth grade students to

University of Texas of Permian Basin.

>> Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Muffins for Mom sponsored by Family Education Center in library; 1 p.m., Second- and third-grade Kids on Block in cafeteria; 2 p.m., Fourth- and fifth-grade Kids on Block in cafeteria; 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Fourth- through sixth-grade Honor Choir in music room.

>> Friday: Bulldog Spirit Day.

HAYS MAGNET ACADEMY

>> Daily: 7:50 a.m., Pledges and creed for all students and faculty members; Send box tops to school; Benchmark testing.

>> Monday: 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Book Fair.

>> Tuesday: 8:15 a.m., Picture retakes; 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Book Fair; 6 p.m., PTA, Family Read Night and Book Fair.

>> Wednesday: 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Book Fair.

>> Thursday: 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Book Fair; Thanksgiving lunch; 2 p.m., S.A.V.E. (Students Against Violence Everywhere) Program presented by Permian Basin Regional Council On Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Theme is “Hays fourth-grade students tie one on against tobacco products!” Fourth-grade students and faculty members will be allowed to wear a tie with school uniform.

>> Friday: 10 a.m. to noon, Last time to buy from Book Fair.

MILAM ELEMENTARY

>> Daily: 7:50 a.m. to 8 a.m., morning Assembly, pledges, weather and lunch menu by Angela Olsen’s class; Campus-Made Assessments; Progress reports go home throughout the week.

>> Tuesday: Grade-level meetings; 6:30 p.m., Choir Solo Night.

>> Thursday: Lifetouch picture retakes; Vertical Alignment meetings; 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., ELA presentations.

>> Friday: 10:20 a.m., Practice fire drill; 2:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., Self-Manager Party.

PEASE ELEMENTARY

>> Monday: 8:30 a.m., Fifth grade field trip to the UTPB for SIR science lessons.

>> Tuesday: 6:30 p.m., Honor a bilingual student banquet at Ector Junior High auditorium.

REAGAN ELEMENTARY

>> Daily: 7:55 a.m., News update; Teacher of Week is Michelle Colley, fourth grade teacher.

>> Tuesday: 3:30 p.m., Just Say No meeting.

>> Friday: Reagan Pride Day, wear royal blue and white; Third-grade Fire Safety House program.

ROSS ELEMENTARY

>> Monday: 4:30 p.m., PTC meeting.

>> Tuesday: 5:30 p.m., Fifth-grade parent meeting in cafeteria.

>> Thursday: Sixth-grade GREAT program.

ZAVALA ELEMENTARY

>> Daily: 7:15 a.m., Students may enter building; 7:30 a.m., AR reading and TAKS Science; 7:45 a.m., “Shining Starz Send-off” for all students and staff in gym.

>> Thursday: 6 p.m., PTO meeting and third- through sixth-grade Student Exhibit Night. Parents are encouraged to attend.

>> Friday: Superintendent Hector Mendez will visit Zavala.

Junior Highs

THE ACADEMY AT ECTOR

>> Monday: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Talon Newspaper meeting in room 300.

>> Tuesday: National Mix-it up during Lunches Day sponsored by cheerleaders; 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tommy Deutsch’s student council field trip to Midland College; 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Girl Scouts in Studio 2B; Honor a bilingual student at Academy auditorium; 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Dance team field trip to “Trim a Tree” at Lack Furniture.

>> Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. to noon, Tommy Deutsch’s teen leadership class field; Trip to Elderly Nutrition; 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., CIS lunch workshop in room 213 with pass; 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Eagle Technology Club in room 300.

>> Thursday: 7:45 a.m., Fellowship of Christian athletes and students meeting in library; 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Band All-City tryouts at Nimitz; 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Musical production of “OZ” in auditorium. Tickets are $3 each.

>> Friday: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Musical production of “OZ” in auditorium for students with ticket purchase; 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Musical production of “OZ” in auditorium. Tickets are $3 each.

>> Saturday: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Musical production “OZ” in auditorium. Tickets are $3 each.

BONHAM JUNIOR HIGH

>> Daily: 9:35 a.m., Morning pledges, announcements, and daily character message.

>> Thursday: 5:30 p.m., Seventh-grade A and B girl’s basketball vs. Hood at Hood; 5:30 p.m., Seventh-grade A and B boy’s basketball vs. Hood at Bonham; 5:30 p.m., Eighth-grade A and B boy’s basketball vs. Hood at Bonham.

BOWIE JUNIOR HIGH

>> Monday: Choir pre-area auditions at Odessa High.

>> Tuesday: 4 p.m., Boy’s cross-country meet at Floyd Gwin Park.

>> Wednesday: Guest speaker during academic enrichment classes; 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., TAKS strategy class in library.

>> Thursday: 5 p.m., Band all-city auditions at Nimitz; 5:15 p.m., Seventh-grade A and B girls’ basketball vs. Crockett; 5:15 p.m., Eighth-grade A and B girls’ basketball vs. Alamo; 5:30 p.m., Seventh-grade A and B boys’ basketball at Crockett; 5:30 p.m., Eighth-grade A and B boys’ basketball at Alamo.

>> Friday: 7:40 a.m. to 8 a.m., FCA in room 225; 8 a.m., Odessa freshman and junior varsity tennis tournament.

CROCKETT JUNIOR HIGH

>> Wednesday: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Play-night in gym.

>> Thursday: 5:30 p.m., Eighth-grade girl’s basketball team vs. Abell Junior High at Abell; 5:30 p.m., Seventh-grade girl’s basketball team vs. Bowie Junior High at Bowie.

>> Friday: 8 a.m., ECISD freshman and junior varsity tournament in Odessa.

HOOD JUNIOR HIGH

>> Tuesday: 4 p.m., Ninth-grade boy’s cross country; 4:15 p.m., Eighth-grade boy’s cross country; 5 p.m., Seventh-grade boy’s cross country.

>> Thursday: 5:30 p.m., Seventh-grade boy’s and girls’ basketball at Bonham; 6:45 p.m., Eighth-grade boy’s and girls’ basketball at Bonham.

High Schools

ODESSA HIGH

>> Monday: Begin third six weeks; 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Pre-area audition for choir at OHS; 5 p.m., Sophomore boy’s basketball vs. Permian at Permian; 7 p.m., Softball Booster Club meeting in library; 7 p.m., Optimist Youth Appreciation Banquet at building G.

>> Tuesday: 4:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Ninth, junior varsity and varsity girl’s basketball vs. Greenwood at Greenwood; 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Boy’s basketball vs. Lubbock Estacado at OHS; 7 p.m., Football Booster Club meeting in cafeteria.

>> Wednesday: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., National Honor Society meeting for junior members only in auditorium.

>> Thursday: 6:30 p.m., Boy’s basketball parent meeting in library; 7 p.m., National Honor Society new member induction in auditorium.

>> Friday: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Odessa College at OHS to register students for dual credit classes in counseling center.

>> Saturday: TBA (to be announced), FFA Leadership Contest in Big Spring.

RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY

>> Tuesday: 5:30 p.m., Trim-A-Tree all school decorating contest at Lack’s Furniture Store, 2004 East 42nd St.

>> Wednesday: School pictures for morning and afternoon classes in room 102.

Private Schools

ODESSA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

>> Daily: 8:30 a.m., Words of Wisdom.

>> Monday: 8:10 a.m., Singing Chapel by Linda Cash’s pre-s class.

>> Tuesday: 8:10 a.m., Singing Chapel by Ardia Watson’s pre-s class.

>> Wednesday: 8:10 a.m., Singing Chapel by Beverly Green’s pre-s class.

>> Thursday: 8:10 a.m., Classroom Chapel; Turn in orders for fundraiser.

>> Friday: 8:10 a.m., Singing Chapel by Krista Susan’s pre-s class.