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From the Principal – 11.6.2020
Happy Friday Mac Families! We had a great week here at Mac with the opportunity to welcome more students back on campus to transition from class to class. Our numbers were low (details below) but it was wonderful to see students in the halls and in our classrooms....
Don’t Get Sidelined by the Flu!
Stay healthy, Knights! Please read this important information with tips to stay healthy as flu season starts and the Thanksgiving break approaches. Click here for English. Click here for Spanish.
Calling MAC Musicians!
Our annual fundraiser at Ten Thousand Villages is coming up on Thursday, November 19! It will be an all-day shopping event from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and a percentage of sale proceeds will benefit the MACares program at McCallum. We are looking for current or...
Austin At-Home Art Workshops for Kids -Hosted by McCallum Senior
Hi! I’m Andrea Paredes, a McCallum senior and Fine Art Major. I have begun to offer my guidance, experience, and company to youth around our community (6-15 y/o). I’d love to set up a workshop (weekly, monthly, only once) with your child to learn anything from...
Mac Spooktacular Costume Contest Results 2020
Congratulations to our amazing contest participants and winners- AND thank you for being creative and making this a successful event. If you won a category, Mr. Martinez will reach out to you via email and ask for your address to send you a prize! Faculty/staff...
McCallum Principal Search and Survey
Dear McCallum Community, The Austin ISD High School Office is asking for input from the McCallum community in order to create a leadership profile for the next Principal of McCallum High School. The survey takes five minutes and will assist us greatly as we work to...
MAC Writing Center Now Offering Asynchronous Sessions!
As an alternative to our daily one-on-one sessions via Zoom, the MAC Writing Center is now offering asynchronous sessions via Google Docs. Request a session by completing this Google form:...
Bell Schedule – updated for November 2nd
Following is the bell schedule for the McCallum High School 2020 fall semester as of November 2nd. Bell Schedule with MAC Connect 1st/5th Period: 9:00am - 10:30am 90 mins MAC Connect: 10:37am - 11:05am 28 mins 2nd/6th Period: 11:12am - 12:45pm 93 mins (3 mins for...
Support the Mac Outside Classroom Initiative
At McCallum, we are thinking creatively to meet this time head-on. We will be piloting a program to take learning outside and we need your help! Please consider purchasing much-needed items to make the Outside Classroom Initiative a success. We hope to get more and...
Nov. 2 School Attendance/Re-Opening Details
Hi McCallum Families, We are close to beginning the next phase of re-opening. There's been a ton of planning but we feel we've thought through as many situations as possible. We'll be ready! ***Please see our Guide to November 2nd Re-Opening Plan for all the...
Deadline to order discounted senior yearbook ads is Friday, Nov. 6
Attention all seniors, senior parents and advisers of groups with seniors: The deadline to buy senior yearbook ads at the early discount price is Friday, Nov. 6. Senior ads are a great way to honor one senior, a group of senior friends or the seniors in any school...
MAC Travels to Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia June 2022
McCallum students will have the option to take an educational tour to three countries. We will take a look at the culture and environment of Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia in June of 2022. The first meeting to discuss the trip and enrollment will be on Zoom this...
From the Principal – Mac Guide to November 2nd Re-Opening Phase – 10.28.2020
Hi McCallum Families, We are close to beginning the next phase of re-opening. There's been a ton of planning but we feel we've thought through as many situations as possible. We'll be ready! ***Please see our Guide to November 2nd Re-Opening Plan for all the nitty...
ACC and Texas A&M Engineering Academy
Want to be an Aggie Engineer?! Join us online and learn how you can become an Aggie engineering (https://engineering.tamu.edu/academics/academies/index.html) student! Students admitted to an Engineering Academy are Texas A&M engineering students, co-enrolled at...
From the Principal: URGENT: AISD Survey Needed from ALL Families – 10.27.2020
Dear McCallum Parents Families Thank you so much for your continued support of McCallum High School and Austin ISD. I wanted to make sure you are aware that beginning Nov. 2, we will be welcoming all students who wish to return to campus back for on-campus learning,...