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Attention Class of 2021 Parents
This private Facebook group is for the parents of McCallum's class of 2021 to communicate, organize and plan events for our 2021 Seniors. We will all think of creative ways to celebrate our seniors, even with the unusual school year ahead. If you are a parent of a...
Yearbook distribution set for Aug. 7
The yearbook staff is distributing the 2020 edition of The Knight on Friday, Aug. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the circle drive in front of the main entrance to the school. You can buy a yearbook, check the list to see if you purchased one and learn how and when you...
Principal’s Update: Thursday, July 30
I wanted to share some updates on several areas: HVAC Update Many people have expressed their concerns about the issues with our HVAC system. I wanted to provide you with some follow up details regarding this pressing topic. This summer, the main control system and...
Transcript Requests for 2020 Grads
2020 graduates no longer have access to Naviance to request transcripts. They instead need to email Josie Santiago, the Registrar, directly at josie.santiago@austinisd.org. If the student is older than age 18, the request has to come from DIRECTLY the student. She...
New Alpha Assignments for Asst. Principals & Counselors
We have revised the assignment of students by alpha to assistant principals and counselors. Students are assigned to APs and counselors by their last names. Please refer to the following list: A-DD - Sophia Sherline, AP/Loren Croom, Counselor DE-HQ - Andy Baxa,...
Campus Advisory Committee 2020-21
McCallum is now taking applications for our Campus Advisory Committee. "The mission of CACs is to promote excellence in education for all students through broad-based representation. CACs provide valuable input to principals, who ultimately have decision-making...
Yearbooks still available and coming early August
UPDATE ON YEARBOOKS: We still don’t have an exact date for our curbside distribution of 2020 yearbooks, but we do know that the distribution date will be early in August, most likely during the second week of the month. As soon as we know the exact date that we will...
Online Registration for 2020-21
Hello McCallum families, We hope everyone is doing well. We are working to prepare for the upcoming year and need your help with registration. We need our families to log into their AISD cloud account at my.austinisd.org to complete their registration for the...
Important Volleyball Preseason Meeting
McCallum Volleyball will be meeting virtually on Monday, Aug. 3 at 6 pm to discuss the 2020-2021 season, including season status, dates, and fundraising. All current and potential players should attend and families are welcome. If you are not already on the McCallum...
Get a feel for AP World History
Mr. Anderson is offering Tuesday and Thursday zoom sessions to any McCallum student interested in history and social studies. Tuesday’s meeting will focus on historical and current events. Thursday’s meeting will cover a different chapter each week that is skipped in...
Message from Ms. Griffith
Greetings Parents! I have spent the last few weeks getting to know as many people as possible. Zoom and I have become very close friends! I have learned a lot during my conversations with students, parents, and staff members and there are certain trends that have...
2019-2020 Scholarship Recipients
The 2020 McCallum PTSA Scholarships have been awarded to Sophie Knifton and Jordan Bibby. Please join us in celebrating Sophie and Jordan for their commitment to education and wishing them well as they pursue their studies at the University of Chicago and Wellesley...
New MAC Gear
If you're like me, the anticipation and uncertainty of what this school year and the season of sports will look like has me coming up with ALL types of possible scenarios. But one thing is for sure, MAC PRIDE is constant. We have some new merchandise to help you show...
Brush Up On Your Math Skills
Hello McCallum students and parents! We hope you are all healthy and doing well. The McCallum math department put together some suggested practice materials for students that want to brush up on their skills before the school year. These assignments are optional but...
A Message from Superintendent Cruz 7/14/20
The health and safety of our students and staff are at the forefront of all of our decisions. Even though the first day of school is August 18, we know that our teachers and staff need to report to school weeks before that date. Given our public health conditions in...