Hello everyone!

First of all, I wanted to take a moment to say "G'mar Chatimah Tovah" to all of our Jewish community members who observed the high holiday of Yom Kippur. Though we all lead busy (and sometimes hectic) lives, I sincerely hope you got the time and space you need to solemnly reflect and have a meaningful Yom Kippur and an easy fast.

Secondly, happy homecoming! It was a great week full of homecoming spirit, and I am always heartened by how our whole community gets into the festivities! Our parade crowd gets bigger and bigger every year, and the pep rally this morning was INCREDIBLE!

Also, a reminder that there is no school on Friday, Oct 10!

Finally, we wanted to wish our amazing custodians a Happy Custodian Appreciation Week! We have some of the best custodians around, let by our amazing Lupita. They're a great crew, and they're always a positive influence on our campus. It's a tough job trying to keep this campus clean and in working order, and they work REALLY hard at it. We love them and appreciate them!

There is a new process for checking students out for appointments or early release (or the "pink passes").

You are still able to submit all the information for a student to get a pink pass to leave campus, that process remains the same. However, once a student has a pink pass, and it is time for them to leave, they now need to go to the front office to check out in our raptor system. This one small step will allow us to have a more safe and secure campus by knowing exactly when a student leaves. Thanks!

One thing that our staff ALWAYS love throughout the year is the thoughtful gifts that they receive from Secret Pals. It's a really easy and great way to show you care. Our PTSA does an amazing job at organizing the effort, and they always make sure everyone gets taken care of - but it always is a community effort. They would love it if you signed up to either donate or to be a Secret Pal for an Anderson staff member! Sign Up Here!

Pass/Fail forms are now available in the counselor's office. Students may choose to take a course on a pass/fail basis provided the course is not a graduation requirement. 

Forms must include signatures from the student, a parent, and the teacher or coach of the class they wish to pass/fail.  Completed forms are due to the counselor’s office by Tuesday, October 15th at 4:00pm.

Free College Application Week is Coming! From October 13–19, 2025, Texas residents can apply for free to any Texas public college or university through ApplyTexas. This includes both first-time college students and transfer students.  To qualify, your application must be submitted in ApplyTexas by 11:59 p.m. CST on October 19. Applications that are started but not submitted will not be eligible. Don’t miss this opportunity to save money while applying to college! Talk to your counselor or your campus college and career advisor for support.

Seniors - The 2026-2027 FAFSA is OPEN!

FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and it is used by colleges to determine student eligibility for federal and state grants, work study programs, need based scholarships, and student loans.  The 2026-2027 FAFSA is available at studentaid.gov.  Financial aid awards can be used at four-year universities as well as community colleges like ACC.  

Students who cannot complete the FAFSA due to residency, may be eligible to complete the TASFA – the Texas Application for State Financial Aid.  Read about the TASFA here. The TASFA will open on October 1.

You can find resources and events for completing FAFSA or TASFA here. 

Students who want to be eligible for Texas Grants via FAFSA or TASFA need to complete the forms by the Texas Priority Deadline of  January 15. 

Read about ACC's free tuition program and financial aid here.

It is a Texas Graduation Requirement that seniors complete the FAFSA OR TAFSA OR to submit an Opt Out Form, Students must upload proof of their submission of FAFSA/TASFA or their Official TEA Opt Out Form to the 2026 Anderson Financial Aid Graduation Required Document form. Read more here.

If you're looking for a quiet place to study and receive help on academic work, you have access to free tutoring from Anderson teachers and NHS tutors TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS in the library from 4:45 to 6:00.

After tutoring, there is a late bus that will take students home. Students MUST be in the tutoring center in order to ride the late bus home. Bus stops for the late bus are listed below.

Monday, October 6

• Boys Lacrosse Meeting - Cafeteria 5 PM 

Tuesday, October 7 

• PTSA Board Meeting  

• NHS Induction Ceremony @ Westover- 6 PM 

• Volleyball @ Crockett

  • 9A — 5:30 PM

  • JV — 6:30 PM

  • Varsity — 7:30 PM

Wednesday, October 8

Thursday, October 9

• Principal Coffee- Library - 9:15 AM

• Sub Varsity Football vs Hendrickson

  • Freshman @ Hendrickson —  9A–5:30 PM, 9B—7:00 PM 

  • JV @ Anderson — 5:30 PM

• Choir Concert @ Anderson PAC - 6:00 PM 

Friday, October 10

• Student Holiday/ Staff PLED day 

• Volleyball vs Cedar Creek

  • 9A — 5:30 PM

  • JV — 6:30 PM

  • Varsity — 7:30 PM

• Varsity Football @ Hendrickson (Pfield)  - 7 PM 

Saturday, October 11

• Homecoming Dance - Red Oak Ballroom - 

  • 9/10 - 7:15-8:45 PM 

  • 11/12 - 9:00-10:30 PM

A huge congratulations to our Anderson Trojans football team on their AMAZING win on Friday at A&M Consolidated! What a statement! With that victory, we are now ranked #15 in the 5A division 1 power rankings for the state!

Also, with that, a huge congratulations to Caleb Crenshaw for being named Austin American Statesman Player of the Week after a huge 204 yard game!

Our Water Polo teams are doing amazing things! Our girls water polo team are district co-champions, and boys are the runners-up! Playoffs start Monday!

Congrats to our varsity tennis team on placing 2nd in district, and they will be moving on to bi-districts!

Congrats to volleyball on their sweep of Bastrop last Friday AND Navarro on Tuesday! They are now 7-0 in district play!

Our amazing debate students hosted over 400 people at Anderson last weekend for a tournament, and it went so well! Alexis McLemore was a finalist in Speech!