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Allen ISD Class Notes, April 26-May 3
From staff reports
District, police host student safety program
A student safety and drug information program for Allen parents is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lowery Freshman Center cafeteria.
"Parents Partnering with Police" is sponsored by Allen ISD and the Allen Police Department. The program will discuss a variety of topics including student safety, bicycle safety, bus rider safety, Crime Stoppers, prescription drug awareness, youth drug abuse, and social networking awareness and safety. Parents also will have a chance to meet their School Resource Officers (SROs) at this free program.
Lowery Freshman Center is at 601 E. Main St.
Medication Disposal Day
Allen ISD's Lowery Freshman Center and Allen City Hall will host a Medication Disposal Day on from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The event is designed to allow families to safely dispose of old and unused prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. Used and expired needles, lancets and epi-pens also will be accepted at the drive-through event.
Lowery Freshman Center is at 601 E. Main St. City hall is at 305 Century Parkway. The event is sponsored by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Allen, the Allen Police Department, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and AISD.
For information or questions about the disposal day, contact Jennifer Atencio with Allen High School at 972-727-0400, ext. 5236 or the AISD Public Information Office at 972-727-0510.
PTA candidates' forum rescheduled
The Allen ISD and McKinney ISD PTA councils have rescheduled their candidates' forum for the 2012 elections to Monday, April 30 at the Collin High Education Center, 3452 Spur 299 in McKinney.
A "meet-and-greet" with the candidates begins at 6:30 p.m. The forum starts at 7 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. Candidates planning to attend are running in the State Board of Education, Texas Senate District 8, Texas House District 67 and Texas House District 70 races.
AHS journalism students win honors
Allen High School Journalism students recently competed in three contests and received several honors for their work.
At the Quill and Scroll International Writing/Photo Contest, only 302 entries of 3,039 were selected as national winners. Eight awards categories were represented by students from AHS.
First-place winners at the Press Women of Texas Edith Fox King High School Journalism Contest will have their work entered in that national press women contest. Six AHS students were honorees.
At the Dallas Morning News High School Media Day, the entire newspaper staff received an Honorable Mention for Best Newspaper. Three individual students also received awards:
For a full list of students who won awards, click here.
All of the students' winning entries may be viewed at www.theeagleangle.com.
Arlington police officers thank Vaughan first-grader
Officers from the Arlington Police Department recently visited Allen ISD's Vaughan Elementary school to thank first-grader Cheyenne Jenkins for donating her tooth-fairy money to help victims of the early April severe weather.
The officers visited after Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck received a card from Cheyenne with a message: "Maybe this will cheer you up." Also enclosed was $4.08, money that Cheyenne had recently received after losing her two front teeth and a drawing of a rabbit.
The Arlington officers gave Ashley a miniature police badge and made her the honorary police officer of the month for the city.
Cheyenne's teacher is Agnes Nicely.
Rack Room Shoes contest
Parents of children at Chandler Elementary School are asking the community to help their campus get a $50,000 school beautification grant through Rack Room Shoes.
The winner will be chosen by online voting at www.rackroomshoes.com. The voting period will end at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 7.
Voting is open to anyone and limited to one vote per person per day. Chandler hopes to use the funds to provide an outdoor classroom for students.
For information about the contest and to see Chandler Elementary's contribution, visit Facebook.com/myrackroomshoes.com
A student safety and drug information program for Allen parents is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lowery Freshman Center cafeteria.
"Parents Partnering with Police" is sponsored by Allen ISD and the Allen Police Department. The program will discuss a variety of topics including student safety, bicycle safety, bus rider safety, Crime Stoppers, prescription drug awareness, youth drug abuse, and social networking awareness and safety. Parents also will have a chance to meet their School Resource Officers (SROs) at this free program.
Lowery Freshman Center is at 601 E. Main St.
Medication Disposal Day
Allen ISD's Lowery Freshman Center and Allen City Hall will host a Medication Disposal Day on from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The event is designed to allow families to safely dispose of old and unused prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. Used and expired needles, lancets and epi-pens also will be accepted at the drive-through event.
Lowery Freshman Center is at 601 E. Main St. City hall is at 305 Century Parkway. The event is sponsored by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Allen, the Allen Police Department, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and AISD.
For information or questions about the disposal day, contact Jennifer Atencio with Allen High School at 972-727-0400, ext. 5236 or the AISD Public Information Office at 972-727-0510.
PTA candidates' forum rescheduled
The Allen ISD and McKinney ISD PTA councils have rescheduled their candidates' forum for the 2012 elections to Monday, April 30 at the Collin High Education Center, 3452 Spur 299 in McKinney.
A "meet-and-greet" with the candidates begins at 6:30 p.m. The forum starts at 7 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. Candidates planning to attend are running in the State Board of Education, Texas Senate District 8, Texas House District 67 and Texas House District 70 races.
AHS journalism students win honors
Allen High School Journalism students recently competed in three contests and received several honors for their work.
At the Quill and Scroll International Writing/Photo Contest, only 302 entries of 3,039 were selected as national winners. Eight awards categories were represented by students from AHS.
First-place winners at the Press Women of Texas Edith Fox King High School Journalism Contest will have their work entered in that national press women contest. Six AHS students were honorees.
At the Dallas Morning News High School Media Day, the entire newspaper staff received an Honorable Mention for Best Newspaper. Three individual students also received awards:
For a full list of students who won awards, click here.
All of the students' winning entries may be viewed at www.theeagleangle.com.
Arlington police officers thank Vaughan first-grader
Officers from the Arlington Police Department recently visited Allen ISD's Vaughan Elementary school to thank first-grader Cheyenne Jenkins for donating her tooth-fairy money to help victims of the early April severe weather.
The officers visited after Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck received a card from Cheyenne with a message: "Maybe this will cheer you up." Also enclosed was $4.08, money that Cheyenne had recently received after losing her two front teeth and a drawing of a rabbit.
The Arlington officers gave Ashley a miniature police badge and made her the honorary police officer of the month for the city.
Cheyenne's teacher is Agnes Nicely.
Rack Room Shoes contest
Parents of children at Chandler Elementary School are asking the community to help their campus get a $50,000 school beautification grant through Rack Room Shoes.
The winner will be chosen by online voting at www.rackroomshoes.com. The voting period will end at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 7.
Voting is open to anyone and limited to one vote per person per day. Chandler hopes to use the funds to provide an outdoor classroom for students.
For information about the contest and to see Chandler Elementary's contribution, visit Facebook.com/myrackroomshoes.com
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