HOWDY FROM OUR PRESIDENT
Dear Fellow Aggie Moms,
Thank you for the wonderful turn out for the February meeting! What an insightful, educational moment we had by seeing the pictures that Mike Boyd shared with us about his tours of duty to Afghanistan and Iraq. It is beyond my comprehension to imagine the conditions our sons, daughters, and everyday people such as bank presidents, go through to insure our freedoms and the plights of future generations. What Treva and Mike did not tell you is that their youngest son, Jordan, is currently training in Alabama to fly Black Hawk helicopters for the Army. We should all be proud of having people like the Boyd’s in our community.
Please take a few minutes and read through this VERY important newsletter. We have lots of exciting opportunities for you to get together with other Aggie Moms over the next few weeks. A few examples include:
The Annual Aggie Moms’ Garage Sale on Saturday, March 5th
While we have had donations from two estates, we need FURNITURE, and any other large dollar (or ANY dollar) items you will part with. We need them delivered to the Santa Rita Elementary School Gym after 4 PM on Friday, March 4th…already priced please! If you need someone to pick things up, CALL US! We also need you to COME SHOP!
The March Membership Meeting on Thursday, March 10th
The regular monthly meeting is being held early (due to Spring Break) at Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. We have the enormous privilege of having a special guest speaker that you will not want to miss, as well as Goody Bag assembly and election of officers!
The District Meeting of the Federation of A&M University Mothers’ Clubs on Saturday, March 19th
EVERYONE is invited to have a morning at Miss Hattie’s with food, reports from other area clubs about what they are doing, a light-hearted guest speaker, and a chance to shop!
Parents’ Weekend at Texas A&M University, April 9th & 10th
If you have a current student at A&M, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, find a way to go to campus for some of the activities planned for the weekend. Go to www. tamu.edu and type in a search for “parents’ weekend”. Click on Parents’ Weekend: Student Government Association to go to the correct page. When the page comes up, hit on the ‘EVENT” choice, on the left, to get a full schedule of the fun-packed weekend opportunities! Don’t miss coming to Reed Arena and getting a chance to take your student shopping through all the neat stuff the A&M Mothers’ Clubs bring to sell!
Please check out the individual articles that follow to get specific details on each of these events. I can hardly wait to see you there!
Gig’em,
Judy D. Turner
2004-2005 President
MARCH MEETING - Thursday, March 10 - DIFFERENT TIME!
Trinity Lutheran Church - 3536 YMCA Drive in San Angelo at 6:00 p.m.
• Goody Bags at 6 p.m.
• General Meeting 6:30 p.m.
• Speaker: Dr. Bill Green, friend of the Earl Rudder family at 7 p.m. Please feel free to bring spouses or anyone else who would like to hear Dr. Green speak.
MARCH HOSTESSES - All Members
Everyone is asked to bring finger foods for refreshments.
GARAGE SALE – IT’S HERE! - Saturday, March 5, 2005
7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Santa Rita Activity Building
615 S. Madison and Avenue D
The annual Garage Sale has been set for Saturday, March 5. If you have items you wish to get out of your way before that time, please give Shelley a call at 374-4640 and arrangements can be made to pick up and store your donation.
On Friday, March 4, items will be removed from storage unit located at Centurion Storage on Arden Road between Oxford and Mockingbird streets beginning at 2:00 p.m. Set up of donated items in the activity building will begin at 4:00 p.m. Many helpers will be needed to make fast work of this activity. Your help is appreciated!
DISTRICT FEDERATION MEETING - Saturday, March 19
San Angelo Aggie Moms’ will host the District Federation Meeting on Saturday, March 19 at Miss Hattie’s.
Time: 10 a.m. for coffee; meeting begins at 10:30 until around 1:30
Cost: $20.00 - includes lunch
Please RSVP to either Paula Sweeten (pdsweeten@wcc.net) or Judie Williams (judie_williams@hotmail.com) by March 10.
San Angelo Aggie Moms’ Memorial Scholarship
Mother's Club is offering a $1,000 scholarship to Texas A&M students from the Concho Valley. Applicants must have completed two full semesters at A&M. Contact Laurie Hirschfeld at 325-944-9181 or laurie@hirschfeldfamily.com. Applications must be postmarked by April 17, 2005. Please mail to:
Laurie Hirschfeld
5502 Bentwood Drive
San Angelo, TX 76904
Application forms can be download from the San Angelo Aggie Moms’ website at
http://sanangeloaggiemoms.org/
TUTORIAL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION - Reapply for Spring Semester
- 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 Paula Sweeten at pdsweeten@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 2005.
- 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
TX A&M SINGING CADETS - Performing in Fredericksburg
Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 2:00 p.m.
Fredericksburg High School Auditorium.
Tickets $10 Adults and $5 students under 18.
Order tickets by sending your checks to:
Jerrie Dooley
411 Nimitz Circle
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
You can also E-mail jemdooley@austin.rr.com for more info.
Come early and enjoy services in one of the beautiful churches and dine at one of their many fine restaurants. You could even make it a Fredericksburg weekend and enjoy shopping in downtown Fredericksburg. The Hill Country Aggie Moms guarantee a wonderful time for all.
RAFFLE TIME!
A signed Benjamin Knox print entitled “Aggie Mom Mum” has been donated to the club by Judie Williams as a raffle prize. Tickets will sell for $1 each OR 6 for $5. Club members are encouraged to pick up a packet of tickets to sell to family and friends. Drawing will be held at the March general membership meeting. Please contact Shelley Gregg at 374-4640 for more information. A prize will also be given to the person who sells the winning ticket!
COOKBOOKS
Cookbooks are still available for $20 each. The cookbooks will be available at the monthly club meetings, or you may also contact Shelley Gregg at 374-4640 and she will be glad to reserve a cookbook for you. We have ordered 300 more cookbooks and they should be here in time for Boutique.
DOOR PRIZES ALWAYS 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 Candyce Gregston at the next meeting.
SPRING BOUTIQUE
Spring Boutique in Aggieland will take place on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9 in the Reed Arena during Parents’ Weekend. This event will help raise additional revenue for the club’s scholarship fund. Anyone wishing to help with the two-day sales event is encouraged to call Shelley at 374-4640.
AGGIE MOM BRAGS
If any of you have Aggie Mom Brags, please call Lanee Warrick at 484-3005 and leave a message or you can email her at: laneewarrick@aggienetwork.com
Russell Socha ‘05, (Aggie Mom, Steph Socha) recently ordered his Aggie Ring. He is majoring in Electrical Engineering/Business. Whoop!
MAY & AUGUST 2005 GRADUATES
If you have an Aggie graduating in May or August, please call Judy Turner at 465 4332.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!)
NEVIE’S NEWS - Aggie Mom Endowed Scholarship
We have received $5560 in "New Money" which, the club will match, the Health club will match both - so right now endowment is at $22,240. However, we are still shooting for $40,000. We still hope to receive additional "New Money" contributions to bring that total to $10,000. Any additional contributions are still most welcome and appreciated!
If you made a contribution before January 1, that donation will be for your 2004 tax return. You can make an additional donation to be used on your 2005 tax return!
AGGIE TRADITIONS
Texas A&M University, the state’s oldest public institution of higher learning, was established in 1876. Through the years and changes, A&M has held fast to what has made it so great—it’s traditions. Nowhere else can a school so rich in tradition be found. these traditions make A&M different and better than all the rest. The traditions provide a foundation upon which greatness can be built and upon which leadership can flourish. We continue this month sharing some of these traditions with the San Angelo Aggie Moms.
TWELFTH MAN
Twelfth Man was born on the second of January 1922, when an underdog Aggie team was playing Centre College, then the nation's top ranked team. As the hard fought game wore on, and the Aggies dug deeply into their limited reserves, Coach Dana X. Bible remembered a squad man who was not in uniform. He had been up in the press box helping reporters identify players. His name was E. King Gill, and was a former football player who was only playing basketball. Gill was called from the stands, suited up, and stood ready throughout the rest of the game, which A&M finally won 22-14. When the game ended, E. King Gill was the only man left standing on the sidelines for the Aggies. Gill later said, "I wish I could say that I went in and ran for the winning touchdown, but I did not. I simply stood by in case my team needed me."
This gesture was more than enough for the Aggie Team. Although Gill did not play in the game, he had accepted the call to help his team. He came to be thought of as the Twelfth Man because he stood ready for duty in the event that the eleven men on the gridiron needed assistance. That spirit of readiness for service, desire to support, and enthusiasm helped kindle a flame of devotion among the entire student body; a spirit that has grown vigorously throughout the years. The entire student body at A&M is the Twelfth Man, and they stand during the entire game to show their support. The 12th Man is always in the stands waiting to be called upon if they are needed.
This tradition took on a new look in the 1980's when Coach Jackie Sherrill started the 12th Man Kick-Off Team composed of regular students through open tryouts. This 12th Man team performed very well and held opponents to one of the lowest yards per return averages in the league. Later, Head Coach R.C. Slocum changed the team to allow only one representative of the 12th Man on the kick off team. The 12th Man tradition also took musical form. The 12th Man sings this song after each game in which the Aggies are outscored.
BOOTLINE
As the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band leaves the field after each home game half-time performance, seniors (giving evidence either by their Senior Boots or Aggie Ring) line up at the north end of Kyle Field to welcome the team back onto the field for the second half.
AGGIE JARGON – Know What Your Aggie Is Talking About
Corps Trip - Trip made by entire Corps to an out of town football game.
F.O.W. - Freshman Orientation Week held the week before the fall semester begins to help Corps freshmen make the transition from a high school environment to the Corps of Cadets’ way of life.
G.P.R. - Grade point ratio
OCA - Off Campus Aggies – A recognized student organization working for the benefit of students who do not live on campus.
SPO - Students Programs Office which is located in the MSC
2005 DATES TO REMEMBER - Remember to Mark Your Calendar
Officer Board Meetings
all at 6 p.m. @ Sierra Vista Methodist Church
Monday, February 28
Monday, April 4
Monday, May 4
Membership Meetings
all at 6:30 PM @ Trinity Lutheran Church
Thursday, March 10
Thursday, April 21 (attend Muster)
Thursday, May 19
Additional Dates of Interest
April 8 - 10 (Friday & Sunday) Spring Federation Meetings & Parents Weekend* at Reed Arena
April 21 (Thursday) Muster. Campus ceremony
April 27 (Wednesday) Ring of Honor – 11 a.m. at Johnnie Carino’s
May 6, 9 - 11 (Friday, Monday - Wednesday) Spring semester final examinations for all students.
May 13 (Friday) Last day for May undergraduate degree candidates to apply for Tuition Rebate, 5 p.m. http://www.tamu.edu/admissions/records/rebate.htm
May 13 - 14 (Friday - Saturday) 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.
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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