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MHS Book Fair at BookPeople
McCallum High School PTSA's annual book fair at BookPeople is Saturday, August 25 - Saturday, September 1, 2018. 20% of your purchases will go to McCallum High School PTSA and specifically for the Excellence Fund, which finances requests made by McCallum teachers and...
Summer Assignments 2018
Check back for more assignments. English 1 Pre-AP *** NEW for Incoming Ninth Graders *** This year we are asking incoming English 1 Pre-AP students to complete a summer reading assignment. In doing so, we establish the high expectations and rigor inherent to this...
National French Contest Results
Top French students from level 2 to 5 elected to sit for a test, the Grands Concours, or National French Contest. Congratulations to all who participated and the following who rece!ived special honors. This year we had two gold medals: Diane Sung (level three) and Sam...
National Latin Exam Results
Our Latin students sat for the National Latin Exam during the second week in March. They performed quite well. If you know any of the following students, please offer them your congratulations for a job well done. Cum Laude (with praise): Nicholas Baylor Isobel...
Join PTSA Online
You can sign up for a PTSA membership online by clicking here. Join now and become a part of a great organization that provides funds for classroom supplies (Excellence Fund), scholarships, beautifies the grounds, runs the McCallum web site and MacKnightly...
Welcome Coach Kehn
Please give an extra special welcome to Coach Carly Kehn as she is new to both AISD and Austin, Texas! She just moved to Austin this summer from Houston. Coach Kehn grew up in Ohio and considers Columbus, Ohio to be home. She describes herself as “a Buckeye through...
Welcome New Math Teacher Daniel Vega!
Mr Vega grew up in Houston and attended Clear Brook High School in Friendswood, Texas. He describes himself in high school as “a well-rounded, much-adored band nerd. “ He marched on the drum line all four years — freshman snare, then three years on tenors. He also...
National Latin Exam Results
Right before Spring Break, our Latin students sat for the National Latin Exam and did quite well. Here are those who earned recognition: Cum Laude (with praise) Ruby Dietz Ava Drew Duval Bingham Benjamin Lawrence-Sanderson Franchesca Lebaron Cash Robinson Claire Rudy...
Welcome New English Teacher Dana Olson!
Dana Olson did her student teaching at McCallum, so she is not entirely new to the school but she will now be teaching English full-time here! She is looking forward to teaching The Alchemist and Crime and Punishment this year. Ms. Olson grew up in a family where her...
Knights Welcome Connally Cougar Michelle Zielinski!
Please welcome new English teacher Michelle Zielinski to McCallum. Ms Zielinski grew up in Austin and graduated from Connally High School just to the north of McCallum. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin just to the south of us! She is new to the...