Career Fair for Grade 8: Our 8th graders will be going to the Brazos Valley Career Fair on Wednesday, October 7, at the Brazos Expo Center. There will be many booths and businesses available to talk with our students about what careers they may be interested in the future. Permission slips and money for their meal is DUE today, Tuesday, October 6, and all students must have a form to attend.
PSAT: The PSAT will be given to sophomores and several juniors Thursday, October 8, during the morning hours of school. Tests will be digital and begin at 7:55; there will be an online calculator but students can also bring their own that they use in class. Letters and study packets went home last week.
SAT School Day: Mumford will be offering a chance for juniors and seniors to take the SAT during the school day! Seniors who still need “college ready” status or those who already have it but would like to test again will have a chance to test on Friday, October 9, and the juniors will test later in the spring. Letters and study packets went home last week.
Seniors – Juniors – Sophomores – TSIA 2 Testing: HS students have an opportunity to take the TSIA 2 test for College Readiness here at Mumford on Saturday, October 17, at 9:00AM in the Mumford Computer lab. There is a pre-activity that MUST be completed before testing and some study apps and programs you can start practicing for the test!. Remember that students wanting to take Dual Credit courses must be “college ready” to do this, and seniors applying to colleges/universities for next school year also must be “college ready” to enroll in credit baring classes. If you are taking the test for the 1st time, it is FREE, however re-tests are $5 per subject. Students need to sign up in the HS office, by Friday, October 16. Sign up NOW! Testing times vary per student, and could take up to 4 hours.
Seniors - FAFSA Information: The Department of Education has announced that the 2027-28 FAFSA is OPEN!!! Just go to fafsa.gov to start the process. Be sure you are completing the 2027-2028 applications! There is lots of helpful tools out there to help you with the process including the FASFA you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/@FederalStudentAid. Remember the FAFSA is a requirement for graduation.
Juniors' & Seniors' Dual Credit Classes – Spring: Jrs and Srs wanting to take classes next semester (spring) for dual credit at Blinn need to complete the forms to pick their classes. Please be sure you’re getting with Ms. McDonough to help pick your classes and make sure all your paperwork is in order.
Volleyball Games: The girls need your support as they go into the 2nd half of their district season!
• Tuesday, October 6: HS JV/V vs. Hearne (HERE) @ 5:00
• Friday, October 9: HS V/JV vs. Snook (HERE) @ 4:00
• Monday, October 12: JH B/A team vs. Milano (HERE) @ 5:00
• Tuesday, October 13: HS: JV/V vs. Burton (away) @ 5:00
Cross Country District Meets: Our JH and HS Cross Country Teams will be competing this week at their District Meets. The HS team will compete on Wednesday, October 7, at 8:00. The JH will compete later that same day in the afternoon in Caldwell. If you can head over to support our teams in their district meet!
Digging Stars Info: Our Digging Stars has one Saturday left to play! They will have games on October 10 starting at 8:00 HERE at the Mumford Gym. Next Friday, we will have Digging Stars Night at the HS VB game – more details to come!
One Day Mini Cheer Clinic and Cheer Re-fresher Course: If your daughter would like to be a mini-cheerleader and she did NOT attend the summer camp then she will need to attend the one day mini-cheer clinic. All the cheers and chants will be taught to the girls and there will be lots of fun! The camp will be on Saturday, October 10, from 1:00 – 3:00 and the cost is $75. Please return your money and signup form to the office by Friday, October 9. In order to be a performance cheerleader uniforms are required, orders for uniforms will not be taken at this clinic. If you DID attend summer camp and would like a refresher of all the material – you can also attend for only $25.
Fire Prevention Week: Fire Prevention Week is this week for our students in grades PK – 2. We will be talking about fire prevention and what to do in case of an emergency. The Hearne Fire Department will be on campus on Wednesday to give a tour of their fire truck, talk to students about fire safety and provide a Fire Truck Demonstration.
4-H News: At the last 4-H meeting the following members were elected as officers
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President: Keegan Kleiber
Vice President: Aubrey Matejka
Treasurer: Kylee Kleiber
Secretary: Braylie Luza
Reporter: Maylee Robinson
Junior Officers: Kenslee Kleiber, Sam Stroh, Abrah Stroh, Max Moore, Brynlee McKay, and Joanna Lightsey
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They also elected their 4-H representatives for the RCFCA Queen Coronation: Aubrey Matejka and Sequoyia Webber.
Congratulations to all these students.
Mumford Fundraiser: We are still collecting donations and sponsors for our school fundraiser “Building A Brighter Future”. There is a donor level for everyone, you can give as little as $25 or as much as $1000! In fact, if every family gave $25, our total amount donated would top the fundraisers in the past! Contact Mrs. Kleiber rrkleiber@mumford.k12.tx.us for more details.
Pep Rally: We will hold our final volleyball/cross-country pep rally of the season on Friday, October 16, at 2:30 PM. Join us this week in supporting cancer research by encouraging our students to wear pink shirts as we stand together as "Mustangs for a Cure"! Please remember that for these spirit days, costumes, pink-colored hair, wigs, hats, and clothing that does not meet the dress code—or that might cause a disruption—are not permitted.