Flu clinics continue
Flu vaccination clinics for Hays CISD students and their siblings continue, with Science Hall Elementary hosting its clinic Thursday, Oct. 21, and Tom Green Elementary hosting its clinic Friday, Oct. 22. Both begin at 9 a.m. Cost is $10 and required eligibility forms are available in campus nurses’ offices. Next week’s clinics are set for Tuesday, Oct. 26, at Wallace Middle School, Wednesday, Oct. 27, at Dahlstrom Middle School and Thursday, Oct. 28, at Carpenter Hill Elementary.
Gifted/talented meetings set
Kyle Elementary School and Carpenter Hill Elementary School will offer parent orientation on the Hays CISD gifted/talented program, Panthers, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, and the Carpenter Hill program at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28. Topics to be covered include the referral process, assessment procedures and the G/T service design.
Fall festivals are here
It’s that season again, as fall festivals and carnivals become part of the fun at local school campuses. The Hemphill Elementary Fall Festival is set for this Friday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. Negley Elementary’s PTA Carnival is next up this Saturday, Oct. 23. Tobias Elementary offers its “Under the Big Top” extravaganza next Thursday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m. And Blanco Vista Elementary hosts its PTA Carnival Saturday, Oct. 30, at 10 a.m. As always, check with your local campus for late schedule changes.
Community Listening Session Tuesday
Hays CISD hosts its second Community Listening Session next Tuesday, Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m., at the Performing Arts Center. Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Lyon and members of the school board will be on hand to listen to community members’ issues and concerns. Superintendent Lyon will also use the opportunity to discuss the state of the district. The listening sessions are scheduled to continue on a monthly basis through the school year. A translator will be in attendance.
Hemphill pet clinic Tuesday
Hemphill Elementary School offers the public a pet vaccination clinic next Tuesday, Oct. 26, 5-7 p.m. As is his practice, Dr. John Y. Tarlton will offer a full range of vaccination options for nominal fees, as well as a complete annual package for $20. Flea and heartworm preventatives will also be available. As a special connection with the Halloween holiday, bring your pet in costume and get a treat (for your pet)! For more information, contact John or Lana Tarlton at 238-1093.
Negley seeks mentors
Negley Elementary School is seeking mentors. Assistant Principal Karen Lucita says “thirty minutes a week can positively influence a child for a lifetime.” If you’re interested in being a mentor to a student, contact Michelle Winn at [email protected]. Potential mentors are required to participate in a thirty-minute training and complete a background check.
Vets to be honored
Area schools have developed a well-deserved reputation for honoring military vets during annual Veterans Day ceremonies. A number of campuses stage these assemblies, all of them inviting vets to come take part. We’ll try to have more information soon on which campuses are doing so, dates and times. Two campuses have already asked that we extend their invitations: Fuentes Elementary (Thursday, Nov. 11, 8 a.m. and 8:45 a.m.) and Lehman High School.
Fuentes 3rd graders to perform
Fuentes Elementary School’s third grade students will present “Pure Imagination,” a music program, next Thursday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m. Students, under the direction of music teacher Kristopher Brown, will don costumes and sing and dance to songs about their favorite book characters.
