WELCOME FROM OUR PRESIDENT
Dear Fellow Moms!
Greetings in this blessed time of the year as the leaves begin to turn, the air gets a little nippy in the mornings, and the time change steals our evening light! Football weather! Even facing the nationally ranked teams ahead of us, remember the Ol’ Aggie saying “Win, lose or draw, we always win at halftime!
I have just returned from a weekend in College Station as a counselor for Aggie Moms’ Camp. Even after 5 years as an Aggie Mom, it was a lot of fun. Historically it was geared for freshmen moms to help them see and understand the Aggie World their children had entered. It is now geared to any Aggie mom who wants to understand the jargon, stories and surroundings that our children are immersed in. It was a great opportunity to tour behind the scenes places and learn about opportunities and helps available for my daughter. I highly recommend that every mother consider attending this “Camp” as soon as they can in their student’s stay at A&M. I will share more of the details with you at the meeting this month.
We had wonderful help with assembling the gift jars at our meeting on October 22. With so many different talents among the club, the gifts are not only well planned, but beautifully decorated, too. Thanks a million! We will begin selling them in December at College Station.
November is Fall Goodie Bag Meeting! Please bring something to put in 95-100 bags to send to our current students! The bags will be labeled and spread around the room in preparation of your arrival. Take a moment to put your donation in the bags before grabbing something to eat! At the end of the evening we will have mothers of current students take the bag for their student and make sure it gets to them. With Thanksgiving just a week after the meeting, we hope this will be easy. The bag is designed to help them get through Finals, so encourage them to hold off before opening the bag! If you know you will be unable to be at the meeting, please ask another mom to bring you the bag for your student. You may email or call me if you need more help or information on Goodie Bags.
Lastly, I want to thank you again for joining the Aggie Moms’ Club this year. Now all we need is for you to come to our meetings. As the election just proved again, every person counts. We need you. Gig’em.
Hoping to see you November 18th,
Judy D. Turner ‘78
President 2004-2005
NOVEMBER MEETING — Thursday, November 18, 6:30 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church - 3536 YMCA Drive - San Angelo
Goody Bags will be assembled for our Ag’s preparing for exams. Moms please plan for approximately 100 Aggies. Several of you may even wish to go in together when purchasing these items. Some ideas include: snacks, popcorn, candy, gum, hot chocolate, highlighters, note pads, sticky notes, pens, pencils, toothbrushes, razors (please no liquid drinks or breakable items). A short business meeting will be held, and then we have a few jars left that need to be decorated for the Winter Boutique in College Station.
SHELLEY GREGG’S BRAG OF THE MONTH
The San Angelo Aggie Mom's Club filled approximately 75 jars for the Winter in Aggieland fundraiser at their October 21st meeting. High praise goes to all the creative moms who mixed, scented and colored bath salts, gathered items, filled jars, decorated jars or otherwise donated to the effort! There is no praise too high for this great group of Aggie supporters! Whoop!
NEWSLETTER SPONSOR
If anyone would like to sponsor or even co-sponsor a newsletter, please contact Lanee Warrick at 484-3005, Judy Turner at 465-4332, or Theresa Fortin at 949-3472 to find out how.
SUNSHINE COMMITTEE — Needing Student Mailing Addresses
The Sunshine Committee is needing addresses for the following Aggie Students as they will soon be mailing out free food coupons. Moms, if your Aggie is listed below, please call Theresa Fortin at 949-3472 or email her at fortin@wcc.net with their mailing address.
Joseph Ainsworth Clay Engdahl Byron Williams
We are also needing the email addresses for the following students so that information about tutorial scholarship and the spring scholarship can be sent:
Jena Barnard
Russell Book
Robert Brockman
Sarah Davis
Russell Dempsey
William Duncan
William Harper III
Jonathan Hirschfeld
Michael Hirschfeld
Sarabeth Hirschfeld
Jamon Hohensee
Julie Kennedy
Tyler Lacy
Clayton LeGrand
Michael Lisoski
Derek McIntyre
Daniel Michalewicz
Ashlee Millican
John Elder, Jr.
Clay Engdahl
Desiree Gonzales
Kayla Halfman
Michael Hamilton
Nathan Piwonka
TUTORIAL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
· 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
DECEMBER 2004 GRADUATES
If you have an Aggie graduating in December, please call or email Judy Turner (465-4332 or trtdoc1@wcc.net). Please be sure to include your Aggie’s name and class year (which is not necessarily the year they graduated!)
MAROON OUT
Judy has picked up another assortment of sizes of the Maroon Out T-shirts and will have them available at the November meeting if anyone is interested. Because she was able to pick these up in person and they did not have to be shipped, they are $5 each and on a first come, first serve basis. You may call Judy at 465-4332 to reserve one.
MAROON OUT IN AUSTIN
Annie Haste, proud member of the Fight'n Texas Aggie Class of 2003, is the Property Sales Coordinator of Super 8 Motel in Austin/North. She is attempting to Maroon-Out her hotel for the weekend of the t.u. game. If anyone is interested, they can email Annie at cmpm136@cmpm.net
They have established a special rate for any interested AGs. The address is 8128 North I-35 in Austin and the telephone number is 512-339-0820
AGGIE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 13 A&M vs. Texas Tech
Friday, November 26 @ Texas* (ABC)
*Denotes Conference Game
FOOTBALL TICKET CORNER
Several people are looking for football tickets and hotel rooms for all games. If you have tickets or rooms that you do not need, please contact Judy Turner at 465-4332. She will try to match up tickets and people!
BONFIRE MEMORIAL DEDICATION — Thursday, Nov. 18
Dedication ceremonies for the Bonfire Memorial are planned for 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 18. Faculty also are reminded of the decision to dismiss afternoon classes at 1:30 p.m. so that students will have the opportunity to attend.
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. We only have approximately 50 cookbooks left.
RAFFLE TIME!
A signed Benjamin Knox print entitled “Aggie Mom Mum” has been donated to the club 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.
GARAGE SALE — Saturday, March 5, 2005
This year’s Annual Garage Sale has been set for Saturday, March 5. Now is the time to start saving items to be sold. 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 your donation.
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.
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
Christopher Hunter, our webmaster, (Aggie Mom Chris Hunter) and wife Tara have recently opened their own business, built a new house in College Station and are expecting their first child. Congratulations!!!
Blake Lacy ‘05 (Aggie Mom Judy Lacy) received his Senior Ring in September and celebrated at The Chicken. He and Chrystal Nichols '04 will be married 11/20/05 at Sierra Vista UMC. Blake will graduate in May 2005.
Mike Lisoski ‘03 (Aggie Mom Debbie Lisoski) will be getting his Senior Ring November 4.
CORRECTIONS
If your email address, mailing address, or phone number changes at any time OR if something was misspelled or mistyped in the Aggie Mom Yearbook, please let Lanee Warrick know so that a correction can be sent out to everyone. Her e-mail address is laneewarrick@aggienetwork.com or you can phone her at 484-3005.
NEVIE’S NEWS — Aggie Mom Endowed Scholarship
Our drive to raise funds for our new San Angelo A & M Mother's Club Scholarship through the San Angelo Aread Foundation is off to a good start! During the October meeting $900. was pledged. With the Club's match of $900, and the Health Foundation's match of $1800., our scholarship fund already has $3600! Expect a phone call this month if you haven't already made a pledge or written a check. We hope to meet our required minimum - $2500. before Christmas, and REALLY hope to meet our MAXIMUM - $10,000! Please talk this over with your families, and consider a pledge of any amount. I realize families of current students are paying tuition and may not be in a position to make large pledges. That is alright! We will accept any amount you are able to pledge! We are all working together to make this happen for our Aggies! I look forward to visiting with you about this in the weeks ahead!
If you are interested in participating in a San Angelo A&M Mothers’ Club Endowed Scholarship, please contact Nevie Lacy (651-4532) or Judy Turner (465-4998). You can make a donation before January 1 for a tax deduction for the 2004 year and you can also make a donation after January 1 for a tax deduction for the 2005 year.
It is important for us to get this done as soon as possible as the foundation runs out of money quickly.
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.
BONFIRE
Starting in 1909 Texas A&M University students worked together each year to build a massive bonfire. This annual tradition continued (except in 1963 when the Bonfire did not burn following the assassination of President Kennedy) and eventually came under the leadership of the Aggie Bonfire Committee until 1999. Bonfire has symbolized the burning desire of Aggies to beat the University of Texas in the annual football game.
REPLANT
Another “new army” tradition that began in 1991 is replant. Just as Aggie come together in the Fall o build the Bonfire, the unite in the Spring to replace each fallen tree with two new ones. In just three years, replant grew from replacing 400 trees to 40,000 and it continues to grow.
ELEPHANT WALK
Just before the annual clash between Texas A&M and t.u., seniors gather between the flagpole and the Academic Building and form a single file line. They wander about campus like dying elephants seeking a secluded spot to end their days. By this day, Bonfire has been built and the seniors are no longer of any use to the 12th Man. What could be more appropriate than for a totally useless Aggie to end his days than in this pachydermatous promenade?
REVEILLE BALL
Reveille Ball is a free semi-formal held every fall for Texas A&M students. Reveille Ball began in 2001 as the 125th anniversary ball and due to positive student feedback has continued each year. With a rough attendance of 1500 students per year, Reveille Ball is an elegant evening of dancing and socializing that serves to unite the student body. Students may dance to the DJ, relax in the piano lounge, enjoy free appetizers and take pictures with Reveille.
AGGIE JARGON – Know What Your Aggie Is Talking About
Aggie Spirit Undefinable, yet an awesome force that overtakes students, former students, and friends of Texas A&M University. (You’ll understand)
Bad Bull - Anything that does not promote the Aggie Spirit
B.Q. - A Member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band.
Chicken Two famous restaurants – the Dixie Chicken or the Chicken Oil Company. If you say, “Meet ya at the Chicken,” you better get more info!
East Gate - The main entrance to the University
Elephant Walk - Held the day before Bonfire, seniors celebrate their place in A&M’s history by wandering around the campus like dying elephants.
Frog - Cadet who joins the Corps after he/she starts school.
Good Bull - Anything that promotes the Aggie Spirit.
Hole - An Aggie Corps member’s room.
Howdy Camp - An orientation camp designed for students entering A&M in the Spring semester
Mt. Aggie - The practice ski slope that has been relocated for MSC expansion
MSC - Memorial Student Center
North Gate - The north entrance to the campus located across the street from the main post office on University Drive.
Pavilion - Once an animal show pavilion, this building now houses Financial Aid and Registration.
Quad - Where the Corps dorms are located.
Sbisa - Pronounced “sa-bee-sa” – claims to be the largest dining hall on any college campus.
Tea-Sip - Student or ex-student from t.u.
t.u. - Aggie term for the University of Texas – that smaller secular school located in Austin.
2004 - 2005 DATES TO REMEMBER — Remember to Mark Your Calendar
Officer Board Meetings
all at 6 p.m. @ Sierra Vista Methodist Church
Monday, December 6
Monday, January 3, 2005
Monday, February 7
Monday, February 28
Monday, April 4
Monday, May 4
Membership Meetings
all at 6:30 PM @ Trinity Lutheran Church
Thursday, November 18
Thursday, December 16
Saturday, January 22 ( in Sonora)
Thursday, February 17
Thursday, March 10
Thursday, April 21 (attend Muster)
Thursday, May 19
Additional Dates of Interest
November 18 (Thursday)
Bonfire 1999 Memorial Dedication. Classes will not be held after 1:30 p.m.
November 25 - 26 (Thursday - Friday)
Thanksgiving Holiday
December 2 - 3 (Thursday & Friday)
Winter In Aggieland Craft Sale*
December 10, 13 - 15 (Friday, Monday - Wednesday)
Fall semester final examinations for all students
December 17 (Friday)
Last day for December undergraduate degree candidates to apply for Tuition Rebate, 5 p.m.
http://www.tamu.edu/admissions/records/rebate.htm
December 17 - 18 (Friday - Saturday)
Commencement and Commissioning.
January 15 (Saturday)
Winter Federation Dinner and Meeting at MSC
January 18 (Tuesday)
First day of spring semester classes
January 26 (Wednesday)
Ring of Honor – 11 a.m. at Zentner’s Daughter
March 14 - 18 (Monday - Friday)
Spring break.
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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