Schools observe Columbus Day
The students of Hays CISD will enjoy a holiday in observance of Columbus Day next Monday, Oct. 10. Campus and district offices will be open, and parents of elementary students are encouraged to schedule parent conferences and secondary staff will be involved in professional development. Classes resume a normal schedule on Tuesday.
Suns health fair Saturday
Science Hall Elementary hosts its 3rd annual Health Care Carnival this Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The carnival offers free activities and health screenings from a wide range of area care providers, as well as entertainment by the Chapa Middle School Mariachi, Dance Unlimited of Buda, Traditional Martial Arts of Kyle and a Zumba demo by Elite Fit. For information on the Fun Run, contact [email protected]. For information on the fair, see sciencehall.blog.com.
H-E-B “Read 3” gets school support
The Kyle H-E-B Plus Read 3 Program, designed to collect a million children’s books and distribute them to homes in need of reading material, drew a great deal of support from local school campuses. HEB’s Leata Bartlett reports the Pfluger Elementary Falcons led the way by contributing 590 books, but ample help also came from Tom Green Elementary, Science Hall Elementary and Simon Middle School.
Read a Hawk a storybook
Hemphill Elementary invites community members to participate in the Hawks’ 11th annual Storybook Festival. Librarian Lourdes Cervantes says, “We would like to invite you to read to our children and talk to them about the importance of reading,” at the Monday, Oct. 31, community-wide event. Adults are encouraged to dress as a storybook character if they wish. To volunteer, schedule a time to read or for more information, contact Lourdes at [email protected] or call 268-4688, ext. 7312.
Roadrunners need readers
Camino Real Elementary School is calling out to the community for readers to volunteer for its Storybook Festival Monday, Oct. 31. Students are encouraged to dress as their favorite storybook character to promote reading and readers may do the same if they wish. For more information or to volunteer, contact [email protected].
LHS HOSA needs sale items
Lehman High School’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) chapter is looking for unneeded or unused items to sell at their Saturday, Oct. 15 annual garage sale from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. The sale promises to offer “some good old-fashion garage sale shopping” and great food according to sponsor Wendy Bergstrom. Arrangements can be made for HOSA to pick up donated items at [email protected] or 268-8454.
Lobos invite vets to ceremony
Lehman High School is inviting all veterans and active duty military members to its annual Veterans Day ceremony, set this year for Friday, Nov. 11 at 3 p.m., in the Lobo gym. Sponsored by the Lehman Naval JROTC and VFW Buda/Kyle Post 12058, the event will honor all branches of the military with the posting of colors, performances by the Lehman JROTC, choir, band, art, theater arts and journalism departments, and a message from the VFW. To accept the invitation or get more information, contact Connie Rosales at [email protected] or call 268-8454.
CRES named All Star School
Camino Real Elementary School recently received designation as a National Anthem Project ‘All Star’ School by the National Association for Music Education for the Roadrunners’ participation in the Sept. 14 nationwide event. The organization created a campaign in 2005 to emphasize music education in schools and to demonstrate the need for students to learn the national anthem. The National Anthem Project is annually held on Sept. 14, the anniversary of the date Francis Scott Key wrote the words to The Star Spangled Banner. All CRES students studied the national anthem in music classes, learned its history and created a bubble map describing the song with adjectives.
Buda Bulldogs need Buddies
Buda Elementary School students have long benefitted from strong community mentoring, known on their campus as the Buda Buddy Program. The Bulldogs are once again seeking volunteers for the program and are inviting them to a Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6 p.m. orientation at their Kunkel Room. Counselor Debbie Daniel calls the program “a difference-maker” and says that Buddies need to commit to just 30 minutes per week, listening to and encouraging a single student. For more information, contact Daniel at 268-8439, ext. 6736, or [email protected].
