ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 22, 2007

Congratulations to the Lady Bears Volleyball team for advancing to Sub State! The lady bears will play Pelham at Pelham on Thursday. Their record is 48-24 which is the 2^nd best in school history. Go AHS volleyball team.

Senior portrait make up day is Tuesday, Oct. 23^rd form 1:00 – 4:30 in the library. This is the picture that will be in the senior section of the yearbook. The tuxedo or drape for the portrait will be provided. Cost is $25 for 4 proofs and you select the picture for the yearbook, or FREE for one picture taken for the yearbook. If you have any questions, see Mrs. Vaughn or Mrs. Brown in the BE building.

This Friday is AHS Homecoming! We will have a parade on Thursday, Oct. 25^th at 6:00. It starts at the Old State Bank and end at Banks Caddell elementary School. Any club or organization that wishes to enter the parade must have their registration form turned in by Friday, Oct. 19. Once again, we will decorate the campus with door decorations. Doors will be judged during 1^st and 2^nd periods on Friday. If you are in a trailer, decorate the inside of one of the doors, and open it for judging. Remember the judges will only judge decorations on the door, not skits or decorated halls.

To all the FBLA members who are going on the Atlanta field trip on November 7, you are required to return your permission slip to any of the Business Ed. Teachers by Friday, October 26.

If you are interested in representing Austin at the Alabama HOBY Leadership conference May 16-18^th at Troy University, please come by the guidance office to sign up to have your name on the ballot to pick five semi-finalists. The conference is FREE and open only to sophomores that have demonstrated some type of leadership skills and who would like to develop those skills further. Some past Austin HOBY representatives are: Lauren Little, Jack Roberson, and Britney L. Smith. The five semi-finalists will have to complete a short essay and be interviewed by a faculty panel. You have until Oct. 29^th to sign up so don’t delay.

Attention HOSA members: If you are going on the trip to Memphis, the first $10 deposit is due Wednesday. No late payments will be accepted. HOSA Members planning to ride with HOSA in the homecoming parade need to go by Mrs. Tucker’s room and pick up a permission form. No permission form-NO RIDE!

Reminder FCCLA Hospice members – we will have a meeting from 3-5 pm on Wed. and those that want to stay past fiave we will deliver gifts to homes until 7 pm. Only tested members can visit homes. Then on Thursday those tested members will meet from 3-5pm to finish delivering gifts.

Any band interested in playing at a concert on Oct. 27^th at Hartselle Park needs to see Mrs. Berryman ASAP.

Called meeting for returning members of National Honor Society will be Tuesday morning at 7:30 in M-13, Mrs. Berryman’s room.

This past weekend the Austin High School marching band participated in the Tennessee Valley Invitational Marching Competition at Muscle Shoals High School. For the third and final time this season, all units including band, percussion, color guard and drum majors received a superior rating. This competition featured the greatest number of bands in the largest class of bands – 11 from Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi. The percussion finished second in its class by 0.5 points. The band also tied for second place. The band has had a fantastic year and we are very proud of their achievements this year