Friday is the last day of the six weeks for students in AISD.

Map/directions to away events are provided at the school office. Go online at www.abileneisd.org for more information on all Abilene ISD schools. Go online at www.wylie.esc14.net for information on Wylie ISD schools.

Information on high school athletics is included in the Sports Section of the Abilene Reporter-News.

AUSTIN ELEMENTARY

General: Box Tops for Education collection continues.

Morning Announcements: Mrs. Hammock's class.

Fundraising: Magazine orders due Tuesday.

Field Trip: Abilene Philharmonic Student Concert, grades 3-5, Thursday, Abilene Civic Center.

Special: Speaker from Frontier Texas! for fourth grade, 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, cafeteria. Heartwalk 9 a.m. Saturday at Nelson Park.

BASSETTI ELEMENTARY

General: Box Tops for Education and Campbell's Soup label collections continue.

Special: Officer Friendly visits kindergarten, 9 a.m. Tuesday, cafeteria. Fourth grade dance, Wednesday. Purple Day for kindergarten, Thursday.

Parents to breakfast: Mrs. Reed's class, 7:20 a.m. Thursday.

Field Trip: Abilene Philharmonic Student Concert, grades 3-5, 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Abilene Civic Center.

BONHAM ELEMENTARY

General: Box Tops for Education collection continues.

PTA: PTA T-shirt ($10) and flip-flop ($10) sale. PTA memberships cost $4.

Fundraiser: Money and orders due today.

Special: Students may order a bag of popcorn for $1 to support the American Heart Association (delivery on Friday). Heartwalk 9 a.m. Saturday at Nelson Park.

Scouting: Cub Scouts meet 6:30 p.m. today.

Notice: Health Day, Tuesday, LRC.

BOWIE ELEMENTARY

General: Box Tops for Education, Campbell's Soup Labels, Nestle Brand drinking water label collections continue.

Field Trip: Abilene Philharmonic Student Concert, grades 3-5, Friday, Abilene Civic Center.

Fundraiser: Orders due Wednesday.

Drama Club: Group A, 3:05-4:05 p.m. Tuesday, group B on Thursday, gym (fourth grade).

Notice: Parent Lightspan Training, first grade, 2 p.m. Tuesday, cafeteria. Campuswide Consultation Committee Meeting, 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, LRC.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY

Field Trip: KTAB/KRBC-TV, Mustang News Team, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday. Abilene Philharmonic Student Concert, grades 3-5, 10:30 a.m. Friday, Abilene Civic Center.

Notice: Health Day, 8:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Wednesday, LRC. Parent Lightspan Training, third grade, 2-2:30 p.m. Thursday, LRC. Parent Advisory Committee Meeting, 2:30-3 p.m. Thursday. Campuswide Consultation Committee Meeting, 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, LRC. Picture Day, 7:30-10:30 a.m. Friday, gym.

CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Field Trip: CiCi's Pizza, Pre-Kindergarten, 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Notice: Computer classes this week. Report cards go out for grades 1-3 Tuesday. Pizza Day on Friday.

DYESS ELEMENTARY

General: Box Tops for Education collection continues.

Notice: Student Store open Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

Field Trip: Abilene Philharmonic Student Concert, grades 3-5, 9:15 a.m. Friday, Abilene Civic Center.

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Locust: May Farm Smith, Nixon, Liggins classes Tuesday. Picture Day on Wednesday. Texture Day on Friday.

Woodson: May Farm Copeland, Jung, Avellaneda today; Garcia, Garza, Carrillo classes Wednesday. Picture Day on Thursday.

JACKSON ELEMENTARY

General: Box Tops for Education, Campbell's Soup labels, Tyson Frozen Food labels and Nestle bottled water labels collections continue.

Special: Tech Training (phones), 3:45 p.m. Tuesday and Publisher Basics (Thursday). Parent meeting, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

ALPS: No classes this week.

Field Trip: Abilene Philharmonic Student Concert, grades 3-5, Friday, Abilene Civic Center.

KENLEY SCHOOL

General: Box Tops for Education emblems may be turned in to office or teachers. After School Reading Clinic on Tuesdays and Thursdays continues. Registration open to all students (698-3220).

Field Trip: National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, Mrs. Diaz's class, 9 a.m. Tuesday. Abilene Philharmonic Student Concert, Mrs. Hang's class 9:15 a.m. Thursday; Mrs. Pomeroy and Mrs. Bunton's classes 10:45 a.m.; Mrs. Diaz's class 9:15 a.m. Friday; Mrs. Turk's class 10:45 a.m. Friday, Abilene Civic Center.

LEE ELEMENTARY

Skate Night: 6-7:45 p.m. today, The Skatin' Place ($3).

ALPS: Classes on Tuesday.

Notice: Fundraiser has begun. Picture Day on Friday.

Field Trip: Frontier Texas!, fourth grade, Wednesday.

ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL

Notice: Grandparents Day on Thursday. Early release 12:45 p.m. Thursday. Daisies meeting, 3-4:30 p.m. today.

TAYLOR ELEMENTARY

General: Box Tops for Education and Campbell's Soup label collections begin. New T-shirts available in office, $8. Value cards for sale, $15.

Book Fair: All week (8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-noon Friday).

Field Trip: Abilene Philharmonic Student Concert, grades 3-5, 10:45 a.m. Friday, Abilene Civic Center.

WARD ELEMENTARY

Morning announcements: Mrs. Nix's class.

Scouting: Boy Scouts meet 6:30 p.m. today, cafeteria.

Notice: Health Day on Monday (heights and weights recorded).

Skate Night: 6-7:45 p.m. Thursday.

Field Trip: Abilene Philharmonic Student Concert, grades 3-5, Thursday, Abilene Civic Center.

WYLIE ELEMENTARY

Special: First and second grade continue a 10-week Youth Prevention Program presented by Serenity House, "Too Good for Drugs." Senior Trooper Sparky Dean of the Department of Public Safety presents Seat Belt Safety program, Oct. 3, 6 and 10.

WYLIE SCHOOLS

Information meetings for on Destination Imagination to explain Wylie ISD's competitive, creative problem solving program and how to audition to participate. Area schools welcome to gather information.

n 6 p.m. today, students/parents grades 4-8, Wylie Intermediate cafeteria.

n 7:30 p.m. today for Wylie High School students, Wylie Intermediate cafeteria

n Team manager training, 6 p.m. Oct. 13, Wylie Intermediate cafeteria.

Contact Kim Cheek at kcheek@wylie.esc14.net for more information.

CLACK MIDDLE SCHOOL

Morning tutorials: 7:30-8:15 a.m. Tuesday-Friday as follows: sixth grade math, Room 198; seventh and eighth grade math, Room 140; science in Room 157 Tuesday, Room 155 Wednesday and Room 155 Thursday and Friday; all other subjects in Room 201.

Athletics: Tennis eighth grade doubles tournament, 3 p.m. today; seventh grade 4 p.m. Tuesday. Football seventh grade vs. Craig 4:15 p.m. today Lee Complex Field 2; eighth grade vs. Craig 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at Lee Complex Field 2. Volleyball vs. Craig 4:15 p.m. Thursday at Clack; "A" team tournament, Saturday at Craig. Cross country at Nelson Park 4:15 p.m. Friday.

Field Trip: Hardin-Simmons University, eighth grade, Tuesday.

CRAIG MIDDLE SCHOOL

General: Tutorials available from 7:30-8:15 a.m. every Tuesday-Friday.

Athletics: Tennis eighth grade doubles tournament, 3 p.m. today; seventh grade 4 p.m. Tuesday. Football seventh grade vs. Clack 4:15 p.m. today at Lee Complex Field 2; eighth grade vs. Clack 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at Lee Complex Field 2. Volleyball at Clack 4:15 p.m. Thursday; "A" team tournament, Saturday at Craig. Cross country at Nelson Park 4:15 p.m. Friday.

Field Trip: Planetarium, seventh grade, Wednesday (McCoy and Childress' classes morning group 9-11:30 a.m.; afternoon group noon-2:30 p.m.) Hardin-Simmons University, eighth grade, Tuesday (morning group 8:30 a.m. to noon, afternoon group 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m.).

MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL

General: Tutoring offered with individual teachers. Students should check with teachers for time and days. Tutoring is also offered in the cafeteria from 7:30 to 8:20 a.m.

Field Trip: Hardin-Simmons University, eighth grade, today.

Athletics: Tennis eighth grade doubles tournament, 3 p.m. today; seventh grade 4 p.m. Tuesday. Football seventh grade vs. Mann today at Lee Complex Field 3 (Team B 4:15 and Team A 5:45 p.m.); eighth grade vs. Mann 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at Lee Complex Field 3 (Team B 4:15 and Team A 5:45 p.m.). Volleyball vs. Mann 4:15 p.m. Thursday at Madison; "A" team tournament, Saturday at Craig. Cross country at Nelson Park 4:15 p.m. Friday.

Special: Students may buy a sticker for 25 cents to support the American Heart Association to wear a hat on "Hats for Heart" on Friday. Tickets sales Wednesday and Thursday. American Heart Association's Heartwalk on Saturday.

ABILENE HIGH SCHOOL

PTA: PTA Membership Drive dues cost $5. Join Abilene High PTA by Oct. 15 and be entered in a random drawing for a $100 gas card giveaway in celebration of Texas PTA's 100th year birthday.

MORGAN JONES PLANETARIUM

"Journey to Infinity" 6 and 7 p.m. Tuesday. "Stars of the Pharaohs," 4, 5, 6 and 7 p.m. Saturday, 700 N. Mockingbird Lane. Cost: $3 adults, $2 students and children. Call 677-1444, Ext. 3108 for more information.

Mail information about Taylor County schools to Jan Woodward in care of "Chalkboard" at Abilene Reporter-News, P.O. Box 30, Abilene 79604. Fax: 670-5242. E-mail: aroundtown@reporternews.com Deadline: noon Tuesday. Cover sheets are not necessary.