PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Howdy, and Happy Holidays to all. Our Goody Bag meeting in November was fun. I loved ringing that cowbell and giving away those door prizes! We went through hoops together, and learned that as a group we can accomplish tasks that at first seem impossible. I hope your students enjoyed receiving their Goody Bags over the Thanksgiving break, and that this finds all the Thanksgiving leftovers eaten, the messy floors mopped, and your minds turned toward anticipating the pleasures of the holidays ahead. We have a very special meeting planned for December, and I hope you will mark your calendars and plan to attend at 6:30 pm on Thursday, December 8.
This year we will meet at the Turner Ranch at Water Valley, Texas where we will share our snacks, visit, and enjoy an evening with Elmer Kelton, West Texan and Western Novelist extraordinaire. If you have never heard Mr. Kelton speak, then you are in for a treat! You may travel on your own directly to the Turner Ranch (directions in this newsletter), or meet up with us at Trinity Lutheran Church on Loop 306 at 6:00 pm to carpool or convoy. Please, no gifts – just bring your favorite salty or sweet snack for a heavy hors d’oeuvres supper. Tim and Judy Turner, our hosts, are opening their home for us, and will provide beverages. Judy is a collector of nativities, and I am looking forward to our visit. I hope to see you there. Spouses welcome.
In the weeks ahead you may be receiving phone calls from our telephone committee regarding final details for the Singing Cadets Concert on Thursday, January 12, 2005. We still need sponsors and Host homes. If you can help in either of these areas, please contact Suzy Mears. A sponsorship of as little as $25.00 can be a great help in offsetting the expenses of this concert, and we will be listing all our sponsors in the program for the event. Please consider helping out in this way, if you are able. There is more information on the concert elsewhere in this publication.
I hope to be seeing you for Christmas at the Turner Ranch with Elmer Kelton, on Thursday, December 8.
Gig ‘em,
Nevie Lacy
DECEMBER MEETING “Christmas at the Ranch” — Thursday, December 8, 6:30 p.m.
Aggie Moms please feel free to invite your spouse to Christmas at the Ranch with the Turners and Elmer Kelton. Click Here to access the map on how to get to the Turner Ranch. If you would rather carpool, meet up at Trinity Lutheran between 5:45 – 6:00 p.m. Each Aggie Mom is asked to bring some type of snack as we will be having heavy hors d’oeuvres.
Mr. Kelton will be glad to autograph any book that you have. However he will not have books available for sale at the meeting. He does have a new book out entitled, Six Bits a Day. His books can be purchased in San Angelo at Hastings, Waldenbooks, and the Cactus Book Store.
THANK YOU – November Hostesses!
Virginia Brock
Sue Engdahl
Melissa Faubion
Sharon Hayden
Carolyn Kuhn
Dena Martin
Donna Palmer
Betty Jo Wilde
Harriet Sansone
JANUARY CALENDAR
January 12 – Singing Cadets
January 14 – Winter Federation meeting at Texas A & M
January 19 – Regular Monthly Meeting (will be held in Sonora)
January 21 – District 9 Annual Meeting, Abilene Texas
SINGING CADETS
The San Angelo A&M University Mothers’ Club are proud to have the opportunity for the San Angelo area to hear the world acclaimed Texas A&M University Singing Cadets on Thursday, January 12, 2006, at 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church of San Angelo. This concert is free and open to the general public. Please mark your calendars now and make plans to attend.
We are still needing a few more homes as Host Families for the Singing Cadets. If you can host two or more of these Aggies on Thursday night after the concert, please contact Suzy Mears at 944-9146 or email her for more information at suzy@mohairusa.com
DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Our annual road trip to Sonora, hosted by the Sonora moms at the home of Nancy Brockman will be held on Thursday, January 19. We will meet at Trinity Lutheran Church and carpool. More info to follow in the January newsletter.
DISTRICT FEDERATION MEETING
This year’s District Federation Meeting will be held in Abilene on Saturday, January 21. More information will be available in the January newsletter. Please mark your calendar and make plans to attend. We will be putting a carpool together for the trip to Abilene. It is a great time to get to visit with other Aggie Moms. We usually have a short business meeting, lots of great door prizes, and lunch. The speaker will be Dr. Cindy K. Boettcher, author of A is for Aggie, One, Two...Hullabaloo!, Whoop! An Aggie Football Weekend, and Anna Meagan: The Aggie Cinderella Story, well known Aggie children's books. This meeting is for any and all Aggie Moms, so please plan to attend and hear Dr. Boettcher. There should be time to even get in some shopping in Abilene for those wishing to do so.
TUTORIAL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
Please email this information on to your Aggie.
- We have several tutorial scholarships available on a first come, first serve basis.
- It is necessary for the scholarship to be requested (by the student) in advance by e-mail to Judy Turner at trtdoc1@wcc.net
- Please put “Tutorial Scholarship” in the subject line area of the email.
- Any student from our area enrolled at Texas A&M University may apply.
- The tutorial scholarship will be valid from the day issued until May 2006.
- It will be advertised by publishing it on the web, e-mail, newsletter, distributed with the food coupons and area newspaper.
- We must have the student’s name, mailing address, parent’s address and student id for the tutorial coupon.
- The student can only use tutorial sources listed on the coupon.
COOKBOOKS
Cookbooks are still available for $20 each. The cookbooks will be available at the monthly club meetings, or you may pick one up at Talley Press at 21 E. Harris Avenue. You can also contact Shelley Gregg at 374-4640 and she will be glad to reserve a cookbook for you.
NEW AGGIE MOM COOKBOOK
Over the next year San Angelo Aggie Moms will be putting together a new cookbook with the delivery date scheduled for January 2007. This will give us plenty of time to get the recipes typed in, proofread, and submitted to the publisher. We will have time to proof again once the book is delivered before taking it to Boutique in April of 2007. The main theme for this cookbook will be occasions and we will also feature favorite family menus. We have narrowed down our categories to the following:
- Fall Feasts and Festivals – pretty much self explanatory
- Girls Night Out – Bunko, Bridge, Aggie Mom Sleepovers, Meetings, etc.
- When They All Come Home – Holidays, Family Reunions, Celebrations such as Christenings, Graduation, Birthdays, etc.
- Showers and Brunches – Weddings, Showers, Brunches, Coffees, and Teas
- Tailgating and Bowl Parties – pretty much self explanatory
If anyone would like to submit an entire menu for one of the dividers listed above, we will be charging $25 per menu submitted. You can put as many recipes as you would like at no charge. For more information on this, please contact Lanee Warrick at 484-3005 laneewarrick@aggienetwork.com or Debbie Lisoski at 469-3935 dlisoski@saisd.org.
We have enclosed a form to be used to submit your recipes or to bring them to the next few meetings. We would like to have these in by the November meeting. Please feel free to make copies of the form for additional recipes.
We would like to have current members send in their recipes by December 1.
NEW AGGIE MOM COOKBOOK COVER
Benjamin Knox has generously agreed to do the cover for the next cookbook. He would like to have a commitment from someone in the club or the community to purchase the piece ($2,000 -$4,000) and he will expedite it. If not, he will do it at no charge and sell it from his gallery in College Station. If anyone is interested or knows of anyone interested in purchasing this original piece of artwork, please contact Nevie Lacy( 651-4532 nevnews@aol.com) or Lanee Warrick (484-3005 laneewarrick@aggientwork.com)
DECEMBER 2005 GRADUATES
If you have an Aggie graduating in December, please call or email Nevie Lacy (651‑4532 nevnews@aol.com). Please be sure to include your Aggie’s name and class year (which is not necessarily the year they graduated!) We will be posting the December graduates in the January newsletter.
PARENT & STUDENT INFORMATION
Upcoming Academic & Activity Calendar Dates to be Aware Of
November 17 – December 6 Spring 2006 Registration
Tuesday, December 6 Last day of fall classes
Wed-Thurs, December 7-8, Reading Days (No Classes)
Friday, Mon – Wed, December 9, 12-14 Fall Semester Exams
Friday & Saturday, December 16-17 Commencement and Commissioning
TEST ANXIETY
A moderate level of stress before and during an exam is useful, as it helps a student perform at their peak. Too much stress, or test anxiety, can keep a student from being able to focus at the task at hand. If your student is feeling overwhelmed by upcoming final exams, encourage them and keep in mind these tips for overcoming test anxiety:
Before the exam:
- Manage your time well: get plenty sleep, find time to exercise or be active, and schedule time to study
- Focus on healthy behaviors: eat regular meals, drink water and other non-alcoholic beverages, chose healthy snacks (excessive sugar can make you drowsy), limit caffeine - it increases anxiety
- Study in places that have minimal distractions
- Take notes of your notes and chapters, use flash cards, or try to condense your notes each time you review for the next review
- Quiz yourself or work with a friend to test each other
During an exam:
- When you are taking a test, keep positive thoughts in your mind (yes, you can!)
- Read all directions thoroughly
- Read all questions carefully
- Take a deep breath, stay focused, and STOP negative thoughts
RESIDENCE HALL SEMESTER BREAK SCHEDULE
Residence Halls will close for the semester break at 7pm Saturday December 17th and reopen on January 12th at 8am. Students must leave within 24 hours after their last final, or ask for an extension through their residence hall staff. If your student has concerns, please encourage them to visit with their residence hall staff.
FINAL GRADES
Students' final grades may be accessed at: https://myrecord.tamu.edu/
Final grades for degree candidates will be available after 10:00 PM CST, Thursday, December 16, 2004.
Final grades for continuing students will be available after 06:00 PM CST, Tuesday, December 21, 2004.
Remember, students need to set the parent password if they haven't done so. If you have questions, you can contact the Office of the Registrar, Records Section, at: records@tamu.edu or 979-845-1003
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Students who have registered for Spring 2005 classes must pay all fees by January 12, 2006 to avoid a late fee, and by January 14th to avoid having their registration cancelled. Fee Information can be found at http://finance.tamu.edu/sbs/tuition/semesterly_insert_05_spring.asp
AGGIE HOTLINE
Receive daily Aggie News with the Aggie Hotline. To subscribe to the Aggie Hotline listserv, send an e-mail message to <LISTSERV@tamu.edu>. Leave the subject line blank and type the message: SUB Aggie-Hotline your-real-name. Note: be sure to use a hyphen (not underline) between "Aggie" and "Hotline." Avoid sending signatures when subscribing. As an alternative, you may
send mail to <hotline@tamu.edu>.
GRADUATION
Commencement ceremonies for the fall semester of 2005 will be held December 17. The ceremonies will be conducted on this day in Reed Arena <http://reed.tamu.edu/mapdir.asp> unless otherwise noted. More information about graduation can be found at http://graduation.tamu.edu/ceremon.html
Our offices will be closed for winter break from Dec. 23-30, 2005. Everyone in the Department of Student Life hopes you and your families have a restful and enjoyable break. We look forward to seeing students back after the first of the year.
2005 - 2006 DATES TO REMEMBER
Remember to Mark Your Calendar
Officer Board Meetings
all at 6 p.m. @ Sierra Vista Methodist Church
Monday, December 5
Monday, January 2
Monday, February 6
Monday, March 6
Monday, April 3
Monday, May 1
Membership Meetings
all at 6:30 PM @ Trinity Lutheran Church
Thursday, November 17 (Good Bags - Trinity Lutheran)
Thursday, December 8 (Judy Turner - Christmas at the Ranch)
Thursday, January 19 (in Sonora)
Thursday, February 16 (TBA)
Thursday, March 23 (Goody Bags - Trinity Lutheran
Thursday, April 20 (TBA)
Thursday, May 18 (TBA)
Additional Dates of Interest
January 12
Singing Cadets Concert @ First Baptist Church in San Angelo
January 16
Martin Luther King Day – Holiday – No Classes
January 17
First day of spring semester classes.
January 21
District Federation Meeting in Abilene
March 13 - 17 (Monday - Friday)
Spring Break.
April 7 - 8
Spring Federation Meetings & Parents Weekend* at Reed Arena
April 21
Muster
May 5, 8 - 10
Spring semester final examinations for all students
May 12 - 13
Commencement, Commissioning, and Final Review.
* The San Angelo A&M Mother’s Club has a sales booth at these functions to raise money for scholarships.
SAN ANGELO A&M MOTHERS’ CLUB
Minutes to the General Meeting
November 17, 2005
The regular monthly meeting of the San Angelo A&M Mothers’ Club was called to order at 6:55 with 33 members present. The invocation was given by Nevie Lacy.
Motion was made by Lanee Warrick to approve the previous month’s minutes as presented. Second was made by Judy Turner. Motion passed.
Shelley Gregg reported there is a need for a craft work day to prepare items for the Winter Wonderland Craft Fair at A&M. The next scheduled time is Sunday, November 20th, at Shelley’s home, 3225 Woodland Circle, beginning at 2 p.m. The auction item this month is a “sawed-off Bevo” which was purchased by Valerie Shepard.
Lanee Warrick announced that recipes are needed as soon as possible for the new cookbook. She explained the concept of “menus” within the new cookbook.
Also Lanee is requesting the pictures for the power point presentation at the Singing Cadet Concert by to her no later than December 1st.
Nevie presented the Treasurer’s Report in Cyndy Jackson’s absence. Cash on hand is $5,656.17 with total money available of $49,458.51. This report is attached to these minutes.
Penney Talley reported she has placed a flyer alerting our Aggies to scholarship availability in each of their goody bags. Items to be aware of causing confusion during the scholarship application process are current references, two essay questions and the postmark deadline.
Judy Turner announced tutorial scholarships are still available.
Business was suspended at this point for the presentation of door prizes and a game.
Nevie reported on behalf of Suzy Mears concerning the upcoming Singing Cadet Concert. Plans for the arrival of the cadets, entertainment until concert, evening meal, and lodging both for cadets and others were discussed. Also discussed was the need for more host homes as well as the duties of the host homes. Publicity for the concert is well in hand. At this time lists were passed around for those wishing to sign up to be on a telephone committee, a hostess committee or those wishing to open their homes as a host home.
Nevie asked for an update on December graduates.
After some discussion, a motion was made by Susan Clark to use the memorial fund c.d. at the time of its renewal as new money for the matching funds grant with matching funds coming from our 7 day c.d. Second was made by Melissa Faubion. Motion carried.
Lucky loot was presented to Ashley Barker.
The Annual District Aggie Moms meeting will be held in Abilene on January 21st. Guest speaker will be Cindy Boetcher.
Door prizes were awarded. Brags were presented. Special interest groups were encouraged to begin meeting.
There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Carolyn Kuhns with a second by Judy Lacy.
Motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Judie Williams, Secretary
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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