Covington Middle School

Covington Connection

Newsletter for the week of March 10th - March 14th, 2025

Maddox's Message

Mr. Maddox

Dear Covington Families,

Spring Break is just around the corner, and I know our students are eagerly looking forward to a well-deserved break! Whether you're traveling or enjoying time at home, I hope you have a safe, relaxing, and fun-filled week with your loved ones.

When we return, we’ll be counting down the days to our 2nd Annual ColtsFest—a special tradition that is truly unique to the Covington community! This event is more than just a festival; it’s a celebration of our school spirit, our families, and the incredible connections that make Covington such a special place.

We invite ALL families, friends, and community members—whether they have students at Covington or not—to come out and join us for a day of fun, games, food, and entertainment. The success of this event depends on your support, and we’d love to see as many of you there as possible to help make ColtsFest 2025 our best one yet!

Thank you for being part of this wonderful community, and I can’t wait to see everyone after the break, ready for an exciting ColtsFest celebration!

Remember, there are always ways to get involved. Click the links below to volunteer.

Front Office Support

Afternoon Pick Up Monitor

Drop Off Monitor

Lunch Room Monitor

Friday Lunch Room Monitor

Your proud principal,

Cedric Maddox

Important Upcoming Dates!

  • Mar. 12th CAC Meeting at 4:15 pm in the library

  • Mar. 12th - Tools for Success Watch Party in the PSS Room 109 - "How to talk to kids about body safety" @ 9 am in English and 1pm in Spanish

  • Mar. 14th - Student Holiday - NO SCHOOL!!

  • March 15th - 23rd - SPRING BREAK! NO SCHOOL!!

  • Mar. 27th - Tennis - Garcia / Means Vs Covington @ Covington - 6pm

  • Mar. 27th - Track - Bedichek / Martin / Covington @ Bedichek - 6pm

  • Mar. 29th - 2nd Annual COLTS FEST! 11AM - 4PM See Flyer below.

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Best Salsa QR Code

Click here to Enter the Best Salsa Contest at Colts Fest!

Coltsfest Poster - Eng
Colts Fest

Tutoring Schedule for Students:

Click Here for Tutoring Schedule

https://covington.austinschools.org/sites/covington.austinschools.org/files/inline-files/Covington-MS-Tutoring_2024-25.pdf

"Attention families! ACE is currently accepting 10 more students in for the spring semester, if you are interested email Ms. Katie directly at Katelyn.fontenot@austinisd.org

¡Atención familias! ACE está aceptando actualmente 10 estudiantes más para el semestre de primavera, si está interesado, envíe un correo electrónico a la Sra. Katie directamente a Katelyn.fontenot@austinisd.org" 

SHOUT OUT!! - 8th Grade Boys Basketball

The boy’s 8th grade COLTS have finished an amazing season. These were all good kids with a desire to learn and get better at the game every day. Coaches are proud of the progress all have made and hope each player continues to develop their skills and a love for the game. 

- Coach Dost & Coach Garza

8th Bball 1

Kai, Noah, Kani

8th Bball 2

Dante & Wilfred

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8th A Boys Bball

8th bball 4

8th A Boys Bball

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Important Emails:

Principal: Cedric Maddox

cedric.maddox@austinisd.org

Assistant Principal: Rachel Gregory & Jason Summerville

rachel.gregory@austinisd.org

jason.summerville@austinisd.org

Counselors: Debra Austrum & Rabecca Mc Donald

debra.austrum@austinisd.org

rabecca.mcdonald@austinisd.org

Parent Support Specialist: Esther Garcia

esther.garcia@austinisd.org

FORWARD

Click HERE to learn about our F.O.R.W.A.R.D. - Restorative Practices here at Covington

Haga clic AQUÍ para aprender sobre nuestro F.O.R.W.A.R.D. - Prácticas Restaurativas Aquí en Covington

Students! Nominate a student of the month and staff member of the month!

Student of the Month

Click Here to Vote for Student of the Month!

staff of the Month

Click Here to Vote for Staff of the Month!

We will post the results here on the newsletter!

Thank you for participating.

Attendance Matters

R.E.A.L

  • Routines: Daily attendance routines can reduce stress, increase your child’s self-confidence and lay a foundation for good attendance in later grades. 

  • Engagement:  Participation in school helps your child connect with other children and adults and get excited about learning. 

  • Access to Resources:  Schools can give you access to meals, physical and mental health care and other supports, and fun enrichment activities (sports, clubs, music, afterschool and summer programs, etc.). 

  • Learning:  Children learn best from hand-on activities and through meaningful interactions with their teacher and other students.   

Chromebook Info

Hello Covington Colts! We have outlined campus consequences for student devices / Chromebooks. Here is a one-page document that describes the process of device replacement for parents.

Please email jenigh.burrus@austinisd.org if you have any questions.

Covington Políticas de dispositivos

Covington Middle School Device Policies

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Covington Counselors Corner for the

Week of March 10th 2025

WHM

Women's History Month Resources

One-on-One Mini Meetings and Academic Advising

Counselors are working diligently to meet with each individual student this semester during one-on-one Mini Meetings to discuss 3rd quarter grades, attendance, course selections for the 2025-26 school year, and how things are going at school and at home. These meetings are designed to create a relationship with the student and his/her counselor, as well as to see if there are any needs/supports counselors can provide or help facilitate to help students be more successful in their school and home lives.

no place for hate

No Place for Hate Door Decorating Contest

Thanks to Ms. McDonald, Covington Middle School No Place for Hate Coordinator, for facilitating this door-decorating activity! Thank you to teachers and students for supporting this wonderful activity!

Mr. Silva's Class

Mr. Silva's Class

Ms. Agua's Class

Ms. Aguas' Class

Ms. Galli's Class

Ms. Galli's Class

Ms. Piper's Class

Ms. Piper's Class

Blue Door
Ms. Schroeder's class

Ms. Schroeder's Class

Lorax Door
Ms. Moreno's class

Ms. Moreno's Class

Ms. Beaver's Door

Ms. Beaver's Class


2025 Austin ISD GT Virtual Showcase Flyer

This Is Our Story - Austin ISD GT Virtual Showcase Details

Submission Form opens February 7, 2025

Applications are now open for TAGT

Scholarships and are due by February 28

Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented Scholarships

Pride week
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Important Dates

February 7-April 11 - Submission form opens Feb. 7 for 2025 Austin ISD

GT Virtual Showcase

February 28 - March 29 - Ramadan

March 9-15 - National Sleep Awareness Week

March 14 - SEL Day

March 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21 - World Down Syndrome Day

March 24-28 - AISD Pride Week 2025

March 31 - Transgender Day of Visibility

Mrs. Debra Austrum

7th Grade & 7th Grade A-L

debra.austrum@austinisd.org

Ms. Rabecca McDonald

7th Grade M-Z & 8th

rabecca.mcdonald@austinisd.org

This is Our Story
Esta Es Nuestra Historia
Avid Summer Bridge Camp
AVID Summer Camp - Esp
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PSS March Calendar
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CONNECT FEST at Mendez Middle School this weekend! It was a wonderful community event for the whole family! We had teachers from our school who represented our Fine Arts Department. Ms. Vallejo, Ms. Galli and Ms. Aguas! Way to show up to represent Covington! I was there with my Maestro En Casa students.

Fine Arts Connect Fest
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MEC Students 1

MEC2

MEC Students 2

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MEC Students 3

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Connect Fest Ed Talks

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Find resources you may need:

Your Parent Support Specialist can help find assistance when needed. Learn new things about school and how to help your child succeed. Look for parent workshops throughout the year!

Esther Garcia, Parent Support Specialist 512-414-3276 ext:54748

esther.garcia@austinisd.org

Submit your request here: https://forms.gle/H3WXDRyYz7rCckYw5

Heart Hands

Become leaders in our school!

Your input and participation in the Parent/Teacher Association (PTA)

joinpta.org and other school committees such as Campus Advisory Council (CAC)

We Need You

Become a Parent Volunteer!

Volunteers are welcomed and needed! We could use parent volunteers in our West office, Mon-Tues-Thurs-Friday's.

Everyone who volunteers will need to attend a volunteer orientation:

https://austinisd.voly.org/

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Teacher Appreciation Esp
Colt Connection - Eng
Colt Connection - Esp

Click the link below to find great resources for Special Education and 504!

Special Education & 504 Information for Parents

Youth Soccer Clinic

Want to take part in FREE CLASSES? Open to Parents and Staff through Integral Care. See Flyer below for more information.

Parent Interest Form - English

Parent Interest Form - Spanish

Staff Interest Form

YMHFA

Hello Covington Families, 

 My name is Fatima Lozano and I am a Program Coordinator for Con Mi MADRE. Con Mi MADRE is a non-profit organization serving both AISD and DVISD campuses where we work to deliver a social-emotional learning and college readiness curriculum to students from 6th grade through their undergraduate college years. We implement a dual-generational program that includes the parents; meaning out-of-school events like college trips, conferences, and fairs. We currently have open enrollment for our cohorts at Covington Middle School for our 6th-8th grade students. We have attached our link for our application. 

Please feel free to contact me at fatima@conmimadre.org or (512) 222-6645 for any questions! 

 

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Help Starts Here - Eng
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Covington Middle School

#Colts Strong!

3700 Convict Hill Road, Austin, TX 78749

512-414-3276

https://covington.austinschools.org/