by MAC Webmaster | Mar 3, 2022 | Freshmen, From the District, Health, Juniors, Parents/Guardians, Seniors, Sophomores, Weekly Email |
Austin ISD is going mask-optional starting Monday, March 7. Why it matters: The mask mandate worked when vaccines weren’t available for all students and helped students and staff weather the Delta and Omicron surges. Now that guidance from public health experts is...
by MAC Webmaster | Mar 1, 2022 | Freshmen, From the Counselors, Fundraising, Health, Juniors, Mental Health, Parents/Guardians, Seniors, Sophomores, Weekly Email |
Students can’t learn if they don’t have a warm house or a full stomach, and teachers can only do so much for students in need while still trying to teach. This is why over the past decade the McCallum HS PTSA has been administering a team called MACares, dedicated to...
by MAC Webmaster | Feb 6, 2022 | Freshmen, From the District, Health, Juniors, Parents/Guardians, Seniors, Sophomores, Weekly Email |
We’re asking Austin ISD students and staff to bring bottles of cooled, boiled water to school Monday as the city is under a boil water notice. Why it matters: We’re looking to make sure students and staff are well hydrated and safe while the city is under a boil water...
by MAC Webmaster | Feb 2, 2022 | Calendar, Freshmen, From the District, Health, Juniors, Parents/Guardians, Seniors, Sophomores, Weekly Email |
Freezing temperatures and icy roads are forecast for the Austin area in the next few days, so we’ve made the decision to close all schools and offices for Thursday, Feb. 3, and Friday, Feb. 4. And today, Wednesday, Feb. 2, after-school activities will be canceled,...
by MAC Webmaster | Jan 4, 2022 | Freshmen, From the District, Health, Juniors, Parents/Guardians, Seniors, Sophomores, Weekly Email |
Back-to-school COVID-19 testing on Monday and Tuesday yielded a 14.5% overall positivity rate. Austin-Travis County experienced a COVID-19 test positivity rate of more than 30% last week. The positivity rate among molecular PCR tests in Texas is now 34.4% and 19.7%...
by MAC Webmaster | Dec 30, 2021 | Freshmen, From the Principal, Health, Juniors, Parents/Guardians, Seniors, Sophomores, Weekly Email |
Dear McCallum families, Our classrooms will open as scheduled Jan. 5. We know what to do to fight Omicron. Our protocols helped us get through last year when there were hardly any vaccines, they helped us during the Delta variant, and they’ll help us now. The key each...
