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Letter from Our President

Howdy!

Welcome Back!

It is that time of year again to get back into the Aggie Mom Mode!! Hope all of you have had a wonderful summer, and hope all of our Aggies have too. We will be having our first Aggie Mom meeting on Thursday, August 21. It will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 3536 YMCA Drive, San Angelo. The meetings this year will start at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. as has been the practice in the past. Hopefully, this will create more moms’ being able to attend and all of us being able to return home a bit earlier in the evening.

Moving our Aggies, paying tuition and getting used to the empty nest are just some of the adjustments being made in the fall of the year for all of us. Not to mention the long drives back and forth to College Station. Football, too, is just around the corner. That is the fun part! There is a lot to look forward to, and it is all worth remembering and savoring, “The good, the tired and the frustrations.” ENJOY!!

Speaking of football, I have been informed from a few, that have purchased their season tickets and will not be able to attend all of the games. So, we will try and have a ticket bulletin board for those interested and put those “Tickets to Good Use.” Until, we get it up and running, you can contact me and I will give you names when necessary.

I am truly looking forward to this year and getting to know each of you and learning about your Aggies.

God Bless our Aggies, God Bless You, and God Bless the USA!

Gig ‘Em
Paula D. Sweeten, President

MEMBERSHIP FORMS

Please turn in your membership form on or before September 18, 2003 in order to be included in the annual club yearbook. You can mail them or bring them to the scheduled meeting on that date. Additional forms can be downloaded from our website: www.sanangeloaggiemoms.org

ELECTRONIC E-MAIL

Those of you who signed up last year for electronic e-mail will also get a notification of the online newsletter. If you would like to receive your newsletter by e-mail, be sure to let us know on your membership form. If you would like to continue receiving the newsletter by “snail” mail, we can do that as well. We anticipate that by using e-mail, we will be saving the club almost $500 a year!

DOOR PRIZES NEEDED

Everyone loves door prizes – and we need donations! If you are in Aggieland and see something that you would like to receive (in the $5 range), please bring it to Debbie Lisoski at the next meeting.

AUGUST GRADUATES

If you have an Aggie graduating in August, please e-mail Lanee Warrick at laneewarrick@aggienetwork.com or let her know at the August meeting so that your Aggie can be listed in the September newsletter.

GRADUATION GIFTS

If your Aggie graduated this month, please call Paula Sweeten at 658-7015. If you are leaving a message, please be sure to include your Aggie’s name and class year (which is not necessarily the year they graduated!)

TUITION INCREASE

For your information, tuition increased $4 per semester credit hour for the 2003 Fall term. For the 2004 Spring term, tuition will be increasing $9 a semester credit hour.

COOKBOOKS

We still have cookbooks available. They will be available at all meetings or you may pick them up at Allen Young Office Machines (60 North Chadbourne). If you cannot make it downtown during business hours, call Kay Young (944-7038). They make great gifts!

FEE STATEMENTS

Beginning this fall, fee statements will no longer be mailed. Statements will be available online at register.tamu.edu or AggiE-pay and will include the most up to date information available. Students will receive a notice in their NEO inbox when fees have been assessed. Students will be able to pay online using AggiE-Pay, or print a copy of their statement and send their payment in the old fashioned way. If a student adds a course that changes the amount they owe, they will be able to see and pay the updated amount, avoiding late penalties or having their registration cancelled.

When fees are calculated for the fall semester, and prior to each due date, students that have an outstanding balance will receive a notice in their NEO inbox. Students should continue to check their NEO inbox during the summer to ensure they are aware of fee and other important information from the University.
Students must remember that if someone else, such as parents or grandparents, are paying their fees, they must forward a copy to them or provide them access to AggiE-Pay.

AGGIE MOM BRAGS

Kayla Kohls (daughter of Aggie Mom Kathy Kohls) will graduate this month after 3 years and will be attending grad school this fall.

Charles Michalewicz (son of Aggie Mom Judy Michalewicz) will be graduating from A&M this month. He is the first of the second generation Aggies.

Josh Allsup (December 03 grad and son of Aggie Mom Kayde Farquhar) and nine other Aggies from the Association of Baptist Students at A&M will return August 15 from a three week mission trip to Zambia, Africa. Josh was president of the ABS this past year.

Ross McCrea (son of Aggie Mom Roberta McCrea) finished his coursework and an internship in Nebraska and Kansas for a Masters in Agriculture with a Business Option. Will actually graduate in December 2003. He is now GAINFULLY EMPLOYED as Assistant Operations Supervisor for ConAgra Beef at Friona, Texas. Just a side note - Ross and roommate Josh Stephens (from Eden) and Rode Moore (from Mason) lived in San Luis Potosi, Mexico from January - March, 2003. "Immersed" and living in an all-Spanish boarding-house set-up and studying Spanish at The American Center. What an adventure as well as an education. Took a side trip where Rode judged all the cattle at the Leon State Fair (equivalent to our State Fair at Dallas) and Ross and Josh were his ring men. Met lots of influential Mexican ranchers and visited many ranches in the area. Made some good friends and ate lots of Mexican food!

Jeff Stewart (December ’02 grad and son of Aggie Mom Pam Stewart) works at KOSA/CBS7 in the Midland/Odessa area as their weekend Sports Anchor. He was recently selected by the Midland Reporter-Telegram in their “Readers’ Choice Awards” as the Favorite Local TV Sportscaster. He has received lots of publicity and it has been really fun for him AND for his parents!

If you wish to see your Aggie highlighted here and the website, send a quick email to laneewarrick@aggienetwork.com

Important Dates Fall-2003

FEDERATION MEETINGS
Friday, August 22, 2003
Fall Board Dinner - Details to be announced
Friday, August 22, 2003
Fall Executive Board Meeting
LaSalle Hotel, Bryan
Saturday, August 23, 2003
Fall Federation Meeting
Room 201 MSC

FOOTBALL
Saturday, August 30 - Arkansas State @ A&M
Saturday, September 6 - Utah @ A&M
Thursday, September 18 - A&M @ Virginia Tech
Saturday, September 27 - Pittsburgh @ A&M
Saturday, October 4 - A&M @ Texas Tech
Saturday, October 11 - Baylor @ A&M
Saturday, October 18 - A&M @ Nebraska
Saturday, October 25 - Oklahoma State @ A&M
Saturday, November 1 - Kansas @ A&M
Saturday, November 8 - A&M @ Oklahoma
Saturday, November 15 - A&M @ Missouri
Friday, November 28 - tu @ A&M

AGGIE MOM DISTRICT MEETINGS
Saturday, September 13
District 8 - Guadalupe
Saturday, September 20
District 14 - El Paso
Friday - Sunday, November 7-9
Aggie Mom Fish Camp
Hampton Inn, College Station

BOUTIQUE
Thursday & Friday, December 4-5
Christmas Boutique – MSC

OTHER
First Yell - Friday, September 5
MSC Fall Open House - Sunday, September 7
Mid Semester Grades Due - Monday, October 20
Thanksgiving Holiday- Thur - Fri, November 27-28
Reading Day (No Classes) - Wed - Thur, Dec 10-11
Fall Semester Finals:
Friday, Monday - Wednesday
December 12, 15-17
Graduation:
Friday & Saturday, December 19-20

A Big Thanks!

A big thanks goes to Christopher Hunter (son of Aggie Mom Chris Hunter) for the upkeep of the San Angelo Aggie Moms website and for notifying the members when the newsletter is ready as well as sending out reminders when needed. We sincerely appreciate all of your help!

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