TGCAT CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(The following are AFS events. For other possible
outings, check out our Outings page, but currently
the Outings page is under construction)
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last updated
02 FEB
2008
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Feb 6, 2008:
Chinese New
Year Celebration (open to the public) |
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Feb 2008: Late Winter Event (hold for
info)
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August 08-10 (Wed-Thurs-Fri) -
ARRIVAL ORIENTATIONS Arrive
from the airport. Students get oriented.
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August 19 (Sunday), 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. SWIMMING PARTY for
Liaisons, Host Families, and AFS Students & AFS Teachers. Bellaire, TX.
Central Houston Area Team (CHAT) only. Click
here for map/directions. |
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August 27 (Mon): School Starts (most
schools)
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August 09-11 Thurs-Fri-Sat) -
FAMILIES PICK UP STUDENTS
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Sept
3 (Mon.): HISD school holiday |
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Sept. 8 (Sat.) -
Post Arrival Orientation (Mandatory)
This meeting is for
Fort Bend, West Side and Private
School. See Sept 22 for CHAT Post Arrival Orientation. If you are
in CHAT but cannot attend on Sept. 22, you are welcome to attend the Sept. 8
meeting, but you need the permission of the Chapter
Chairs. It is noted that North Houston has not been finalized, as well
as Fort Bend...please review this web site about Sept. 4 for final
information. |
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Sept. 22 (Sat.) - Post Arrival Orientation for
CHAT (Central Houston Area Team). Details later. |
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Oct. 13-14 (Sat/Sun)
- 2007 Katy Rice Harvest Festival.
Entertainment Schedule.
Ticket
Information. AFS will have a booth at the festival. Want to
volunteer? Contact Mary Perrin. |
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Oct. 27 (Sat.) - Fall Picnic for all AFS Houston
Chapters -
Pecan Park in New Territory Subdivision
in Sugar Land (and optional Texian Market Days at George Ranch). 11:00
a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Bring food to share, folding chairs.
HALLOWEEN PARTY Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m.
until 11:30 at Debra Tholen's, 2158 Chilton Rd, 77019. Costumes
mandatory!
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Nov. 29 + 30
Isaline from Switzerland is performing in the Fall Dance
Concert at HSPVA at 7:30 pm. She has tickets for presale at $7.00/ticket. |
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Dec. 1-15
Houston Family Arts Center "Christmas
Pageant"
http://www.houstonfac.com/page4.html
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Dec. 6,
7:30 pm -
Camilo (Chile) will
be tooting his trumpet in HSPVA's Winter Concert. The band will perform a
selection of Christmas songs at The Church of St. John the Divine (across
the street from Lamar High School). Camilo is also selling tickets.
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Dec. 8
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Camilo and Matheus
(Brazil) will be jammin' on a porch at "Lights in the Heights" as members of the
"Babalu and the Bossa Nova Jazzmen" band. Please look for them as we do not
know the house number yet. Laura Lee, Camilo's Mom and Matheus' Liaison |
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Dec 8 - Lights in the Heights - all chapters. AFSers meet at the Aiken/Sicignanos' house, 516 Woodland, Houston, TX 77009 at 7:30 pm for an Open House. The Aikens/Sicignanos are asking everyone to bring a snack to share. Students can then walk through the
neighborhood.
There are lots of lights and decorations for Christmas and music groups playing
music on porches. |
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Dec 11-
Fundraiser at Ten
Thousand Villages international shop for all chapters. This shop, located in the
Village, features items from all over the world. One day a year, the shop is
open in the evening for AFS. A certain percentage of the sales that evening goes
to AFS for scholarships and other costs (the store keeps the rest.) The store
will be open on December 11 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
http://www.villageshouston.org/ |
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Dec.
15
- 7:30
United Nations Choir.
Songs from many nations. |
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Jan. 26-27
- AFSer Mid-Year Orientation -
CHAT chapter - still being planned. Please save the date. |
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