
Travis ECHS Community Newsletter
Summer 2024
Happy Summer!
We hope that everyone has a safe, fun, and restful break. Congratulations to all of our graduates- We are SO PROUD OF YOU, Class of 2024!!!! We cannot wait to see the great things you'll do!
Travis Summer Programing and information for Resources are below. We hope current Rebels will take advantage of Travis's Summer Bridge, Credit Recovery, and Ripped Camp during the summer weeks! In addition, Travis will be a site for free meals. School-age students may eat breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria during the summer.
This will be the last newsletter for school year 2023-2024.
*UPCOMING*
Free Summer Meals at Travis and other AISD sites. Call 211 for more info
Graduation: May 29 at Burger Center @ 12:30PM
Summer School June 3-June 20
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
#MentalHealthMonth
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Integral Care has created this linked toolkit to support children's mental health year-round. Integral Care invites You to their Mental Health Forum on May 14. We hope these tools help you have healthy conversations about Mental Health with your children.
Register for the May 14 event here: IntegralCare.org/May-2024-forum
Summer School Information
Enroll your Students NOW for Next School Year
FREE Summer Meals
Travis and many other AISD sites will host free meals for school age children up to 19 years of age and 21 years of age for enrolled students who have disabilities. Call 211 for details and other sites or visit https://www.austinisd.org/nutrition-food-services/meal-programs/summer
Do you want to order flowers/gifts for your senior's graduation?
Congratulations! Please take a look at our selection below! All online orders will be available for pickup on site the day of the graduation. To retrieve your order, please stop by our booth located conveniently at the entrance to the graduation before the ceremony begins.
CAMPUS ARCHITECTURAL TEAM
CAT Team
Did you know that Travis ECHS will have a brand new building ? Plans are being made NOW through the Campus Architectural Team, which is a team made of students, staff, community members, and the architects and designers of the building! Follow the school’s project page for updates.
The CAT Team will have a community meeting soon to share progress of the design of the new Travis Campus. Public Comment is at the start of each meeting. Meetings are posted through the district site calendar linked here.
We want to make sure that the design of the renovated areas captures the spirit of our community and we look forward to hearing your feedback about the design.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please reach out to the Bond Communications Team via Let’s Talk or text message at 512-886-6434.
Join PTSA!
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or JOIN BY ZOOM
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82198538052?pwd=eFRj8SbS0jCdvKDTs09szhSYYH1fdq.1
Meeting ID: 821 9853 8052
Passcode: 286096
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The Senior Class of 2024 has a GoFundMe to raise money for Prom, the Senior Class Trip, Decision Day and more! Please support them by donating at:
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We are the Travis ECHS PTSA!
2023-2024 PTSA Officers
*President - Pamela De Los Santos
*Vice President - Azgad Crisostomo
* Secretary - Katie Vincent-McClure
*Treasurer - Julie Thomas
*Brittany Posadas-Parlimentarian
*Historian - Paula Vaughan
Join us in our mission to help the students and families of Travis ECHS!
Email president@travisrebelsptsa.com
Officer elections are coming up and we need people to run for the board! See the PTSA section below for position descriptions. If you're interested, email PTSA board at board@travisrebelsptsa.org. Two of our board members who have served for the last several years will be moving on because they have graduating seniors, so we need new volunteers now more than ever!
Requirements:
- All positions need to join the Travis ECHS PTSA.
- All positions are required to register their position with the Texas PTA and take online training.
President:
- Prepare agenda and preside over the executive board and general meetings
- Arrange a meeting at the bank to change signers on the PTSA bank account.
- Is a cosigner on the PTSA bank account along with the Treasurer.
- Calls meetings
- Is the contact person for the school and outside resources
- Makes sure all executive board members have taken the required training.
- Assess needs and set goals and objectives with the executive board and school principal.
Full list of duties is available here
Vice President:
- Assist the President with their duties.
- Act on the President’s behalf when they are absent.
- Register members and send dues to the Texas PTA.
Secretary:
- Record and maintain minutes at executive and general meetings.
- Send notice of meetings to members and the executive board.
- Responsible for correspondence.
- Have a current copy of the bylaws.
- Cannot be a member of the financial reconciliation committee.
Treasurer:
- Signer on the bank account.
- Has custody of all funds for the organization, including checks.
- Reconciles the bank statement each month.
- Presents Treasurer’s report at each Executive Board and General Meeting.
- Present records to the Financial Reconciliation Committee.
Full list of duties is available here.
Please consider volunteering to help our amazing students and staff and to shape the future of Travis High School!
HOW DO I JOIN PTSA? / ¿COMO ME INSCRIBO PARA EL GRUPO DE PTSA?
Click https://www.joinpta.org/
and select Austin ISD/ Travis Early College High School GET A REBEL TRUE TSHIRT WHEN YOU JOIN PTSA! Parents, Students, Teachers- JOIN! ¡OBTENGA UNA CAMISETA REBEL TRUE CUANDO SE UNE AL PTSA! Padres, Estudiantes, Maestros- ¡ÚNASE!
HOW CAN I CONTACT PTSA?
CAC Meetings
---ATHLETICS SCHEDULES---
Parent Support Specialist (PSS)
Martha Ralston
Parent Support Specialist/Especialista de Apoyo para Padres
(512) 414-2527 extension 52090
Fill Out and Return the Family Need Survey to Ms. Ralston
---COMMUNITY RESOURCES & EVENTS---
ACC Food Access Calendar
Need Internet at Home? Check out these Resources
Home Internet Access:
- Access from ATT
- Low-cost internet program for qualifying families
- Optimum
- Offers low-cost internet at $14.99 per month
- Spectrum Assist
- Qualified families can apply for low-cost Spectrum internet
- Texas Law Library
- List of accessible low-cost internet programs and providers/provides a list of affordable internet options
- T-mobile Project 10Million
- Eligible families can apply for free 100 GB of internet per year and free hotspots.
Travis County Resources:
- Human I-T
- Offers low-cost internet for former ACP recipients for $15 per month
- Learn and Earn - Austin Free Net
- Participants can complete one of two pathways to earn a personal device
Mental Health Resources
AISD Mental Health Guide
- AISD resources are available in AISD's online Mental Health Resources Guide and Family Resources Guide. Here is a one-page Austin ISD Resource Guide for Caregivers 2023-24 that you can print out for reference.
Black Mental Health Forum
- Black Mental Health Forum: https://ctaafsc.com/togetherwewillheal-series/
Activist Camp
Rental Assistance
Want to Volunteer for Travis?
Travis Rebel Alumni & Community Organization
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Contact Us!
Do you have announcements for the Travis ECHS Community Newsletter? Email heather.merritt@austinisd.org. Include "TRAVIS Newsletter" and the date in your subject line.
Website: www.travisrebels.org
Location: 1211 East Oltorf Street, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: 512-414-2527
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TravisECHSRebels
Twitter: @travisrebels