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Nominations Sought For Naming Of New Elementary School
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The Board of Trustees is now accepting nominations for the naming of elementary school #18. The new school is scheduled to open in August 2017 along Chelsea Boulevard north of the Star Creek subdivision.
Nomination letters may be mailed to the Allen ISD Public Information Office, P.O. Box 13, Allen, Texas 75013 or e-mailed to: publicinfo@allenisd.org. All letters should be submitted by Friday, October 28 at 4 p.m.
Letters should provide background information on the nominees that would be helpful to board members considering the school naming. In considering the nominations, detailed information about the nominee is more important to the Board of Trustees than the number of nominations submitted. If a number of people want to nominate the same person, the submission can be signed by more than one individual. The most recent school naming honored long-time educator and school board member Lois Lindsey in 2013 (pictured below).
The Board will review the recommendations in November and is expected to make a decision in December.
For more information contact Tim Carroll at 972-727-0510 or email
publicinfo@allenisd.org
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Twenty-Three Named Semi-Finalists In National Merit Scholarship
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Twenty-three Allen High School students have been named as semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit® Scholarship Competition. This represents the largest group of Merit semifinalists in the school's history.
The AHS semifinalists are: Tiwalayo Aina, Faraaz Azam, Charles Bui, Sammy Chien, Paul Church, Gage Clow, Anyang Ding, Lydia Guo, Madison Jarboe, Kelechi Kafor, Arjun Khurana, Joseph Kim, Kayli McGlogthlin, Andrea Meier, Elizabeth Miller, Jessica Gia-Khanh Nguyen, Jessica Randolph, Mark Robinson, Brittany Russell, Jack Su, Kenzie Tommaney, Anmei Zeng and Grace Zhang.
The students are among more than 16,000 students recognized as semifinalists in the national competition. The students will have the opportunity to compete for one of about 7,400 Merit Scholarship awards, worth more than $32 million, in the spring.
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Do The "Health" Hustle
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Mark your calendars for Wednesday, Oct. 26, and plan to attend the 2016 Health Hustle sponsored by the Allen Council of PTAs and Allen ISD Elementary Schools. The Allen Event Center will host the Hustle from 4:30 until 8:30 p.m.
The Health Hustle was created to introduce students and families to health and fitness resources that are available in the area and to provide comprehensive health and wellness opportunities for everyone in Allen ISD.
Last year's event, hosted by three elementary schools, featured more than 130 vendors and more than 2,000 people attending. This year's Health Hustle expands to 11 schools and more than 7,000 attendees are expected in the Event Center.
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New E-Delivery System For Community Flyers Rolls Out To AISD On October 10
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Allen ISD is working with approved community organizations to post eflyers online and distribute them electronically through a new email service called Peachjar. As part of the district's efforts to be more environmentally friendly and to reduce costs, the school district is transitioning from paper to electronic flyer delivery for community flyers.
 Flyers from area non-profit organizations will be sent electronically. Once approved, flyers will be emailed to all parents and posted online. Paper flyers from outside organizations will no longer be distributed.
Several advantages of the new system will include:
- Parents in grades K-12 will now have access to flyers from community groups online
- Parents can access the information on any mobile device or home computer for up to a month after the posting
- Organizations will be able to attach links for registration and sign up forms to their postings
- Parents will be able to opt out of the email portion of Peachjar and simply use the online link at their convenience
- The cost to non-profit organizations will be significantly less than printing flyers for 10,000+ students
- Allen ISD is setting a good environmental example by reducing the amount of paper going home. Last year over 1 million pieces of paper were sent home from outside groups
For more information about Peachjar please visit their website.
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Program To Share Details On New Lowery Freshman Center
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The Allen ISD Operations Department is hosting an information program for residents interested in the new Lowery Freshman Center project. The school district will be opening a new Lowery Freshman Center on property just north of the current school in August 2018. As part of that project, a portion of the existing school will be demolished and another portion will be remodeled.
Before work begins this winter, the Operations staff wants to give the community an opportunity to learn more about the project and the timeline for construction.
The new Lowery Center information session will be held on Wednesday October 5 from 6 - 7 p.m. in the Lowery Center cafeteria. Enter from either the north or south doors. The short presentation will be followed by a question and answer period.
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Homecoming Weekend Schedule
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The 2016 Allen High School Homecoming Queen and King will be crowned Friday night before the Eagles take on the Plano West Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. in Eagle Stadium, so plan to arrive early. The day begins with the Homecoming Pep Rally (2015 pep rally shown above). The annual Homecoming Dance is set for Saturday night in the AHS cafeteria culminating a week of activities. The semi-formal affair begins at 8 and wraps up at 11. Tickets at the door are $25.
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Last Call For AHS Alumni Directory
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Allen ISD is working with the Harris Publishing Company to produce a directory of Allen High School alumni. The directory will include class lists going back to 1913, contact information and cross reference directories by state. The project is an update of the Allen High School Alumni Directory that was published in 2005.
On behalf of the school district, the Harris Publishing firm (HarrisConnect) has mailed out yellow postcards to all alumni with known addresses. The postcards encourage alumni to call 855-376-1936 to update their contact information. There is no cost for including or updating alumni information.
Alumni will have the opportunity to pre-purchase a hard or soft bound edition of the directory but there is no obligation.
Provide updates to HarrisConnect by calling toll free 855-376-1936.
For more information contact Sandra Lovesey in the Community Education Office: sandra_lovesey@allenisd.org or call 972-727-0502.
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Disaster Sumulation To Be Held
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The Allen CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) will be holding a disaster simulation on Saturday, October 22 at the Allen ISD Service Center from 6 a.m. - 12 noon. The volunteer event organizers, in cooperation with the Allen Fire Department, are asking that we share this information with area residents so that the presence of emergency equipment at the Service Center does not cause alarm.
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Upcoming Events
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September 30 - Eagles Football vs. Plano West, Eagle Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
October 5 - New Lowery Center Information Program, Lowery Cafeteria, 6 p.m.
October 10 - No School - Staff Development Day
October 14 - End of Grading Period
October 22 - CERT Simulation at Service Center
October 24 - Board of Trustees Meeting, Allen City Hall, 7 p.m.
October 26 - Eagle Football vs. Denton Guyer, Eagle Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
October 26 - Health Hustle, Allen Event Center, 4:30 p.m.
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