Spring Newsletter

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SPRING 2016
Counselor’s Quarterly
Lewisville High School- Killough
Welcome t o our Spring/Summer edition o f t he Counselor Q uarterly! Can you b elieve we a re “ marching” c lose t o the e nd o f the 2 015-­‐2016 school y ear? The l ast few m onths w ill b e packed with extremely h elpful information as w e g uide y ou i nto your f uture y ears! This m onth, M arch, i s full o f Motivation t o Achieve as we h ave c ompleted o ur r egistration process, for t he n ext s chool y ear, a nd updated y our Career Cruising f our year plans. Please e nsure y ou h ave tweaked your p ersonal p lan t hrough your t welfth grade y ear. During t he month o f M ay, y ou will begin t o obtain e mails, announcements a nd t weets concerning “College Awareness” a nd w hat y our f uture h olds for y ou. I t’s a n e xciting t ime t o explore t he v ast a rray o f o ptions w hile d reaming about o btaining your long t erm g oals. D uring t his time, i t is e asy f or students t o develop s ome “spring f ever” h owever, w e s trongly e ncourage y ou t o forge o n i n y our studies and not slack off. Your g rade point average and y our r ank will b e recalculated a t t he end of t he year a nd y ou c ertainly d esire those numbers to r eflect y our v ery best efforts! As we c lose o ut t he school year, the month o f M ay w ill b e chock-­‐full o f a dvice for t ransitioning t o n ext year and beyond. T hrough a p lethora o f m edia, students w ill b e instructed on t he significance o f p lanning the r est of their h igh school career a nd looking i nto the s teps n eeded f or y our individual a spirations. This y ear h as b een a n a mazing e xperience w ith t he Lewisville High S chool Classes o f 2 018 and 2019! T hank y ou f or i ncluding y our Killough Counselors as w e w ork t ogether t owards y our s uccess! Save the Date!
April
Dual Credit
sign up – April 5
and testing
April 29
June
May
EOC – May 4 & 5
AP test –May 9 -13
CBE – May 17
May 18
and
Summer school
registration starts
June 8 at Harmon
SS starts June 10th
at Harmon
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Ms. Denney A-G
[email protected]
972-350-4507
Ms. Pierce H-O
[email protected]
972-350-4527
Ms. Dunham P-Z
[email protected]
972-350-4508
SPRING 2016
LHS is working with NCTC to offer dual credit opportunities for
Juniors and Seniors. Dual Credit courses allow students to earn
college credit while meeting high school graduation requirements.
In the long run, this can lead to financial savings, increased college
success and allow students to get a head start on college core
curriculum. LHS will offer dual credit courses for US History,
Senior English, Government and Economics in the 2016-2017 school
year and all of this coursework transfers to public colleges and
universities within Texas. There is a process involved with
registering for dual credit courses so be sure to listen to
announcements and contact your counselor for more information!
Credit By Exam
Review Sheets
Sign-up for Spanish Credit By Exam
If you speak, read and write Spanish, AND you have not already
received Spanish credits, you may now register for the
upcoming Credit By Exam. Taking this assessment give you the
possibility of earning your foreign language graduation
requirement credits! Registration for the May 17th18th testing date will be now through April 29th. Please sign up
in Google, using your school email and completing the form on
this link:
http://goo.gl/forms/w7XenzAYqA
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SPRING 2016
LEWISVILLE ISD
Summer School 2016
June 10th – July 1st
LHS Harmon 9th & 10th Grade Campus
1250 W. Round Grove Road, Lewisville
Classes are for Credit Recovery only, NO Accelerated classes offered.
Students, contact your counselor for more information
Session A Principal ~ Amy Fox
Session B Principal ~ Rusty Hamric
Registration
LHS Harmon 9th & 10th Grade campus
Wednesday, June 8th
7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Session A
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Make-up Session
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Detention
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Session B
12:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Make-up Session
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Detention
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Fees
In-District Students
Classification
Out of District Students
Credit 1
Credit 2
Credit 3+
High School
$150
$150
Middle School
$150
$150 N/A
Classification
$100
Credit 1
Credit 2
Credit 3+
High School
$175
$175
Middle School
$175
$175 N/A
$175
Bus transportation provided at a cost of $125.00 per session due at registration.
. Routes will be available at registration.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost.
Breakfast – 7:30 ~ Lunch – 12:00
No refunds for classes or bus service after the first day of class.
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SPRING 2016
9th/10th grade only-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Declaring/Updating your Endorsement! th
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As a current 9 /10 grade student, you will be graduating on the Foundation High School Program. House Bill 5 requires that all students graduating with this plan identify an endorsement prior to the end of their 9th grade year. This data must also be reported to the state electronically. To ensure that your preferred endorsement is correctly identified, Students should log in to their Skyward account and select their endorsement. Although you may graduate with multiple endorsements, you only need to select one at this time. The endorsement selection may be changed at any time during your high school career. Declaring your Endorsement (Laptop/Computer Directions) 1) Click the Endorsements link in the menu on the left. 2) Select the option “Declare and Endorsement”. 3) Click the drop down arrow for the *Declared Endorsement and select the option you choose. 4) Click the Declared Option drop down arrow if you wish to make an Option selection . 5) Be sure to check the box “I Agree” to indicate you agree to the terms of the Electronic Signature Statement. 6) Click the Save button at the bottom to complete the process. On the iPad/Skyward App 1) Login in with username/password. 2) Choose "Desktop" version (gives you mobile and desktop options) 3) Home screen-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐upper left hand corner there is a "+" sign underneath the Skyward logo-­‐-­‐-­‐click on the plus sign and a menu will drop down 4) Click on "Endorsements" in the drop down menu and select/save the endorsement of your choice. 4
SPRING 2016
9th/10th grade only-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐Declaring/Updating your Endorsement! Spanish Como estudiante actual de 9/10.o grado, te graduarás del Programa de Fundamentos de Escuela Preparatoria. El proyecto de Ley 5 presentado por la Cámara de Representantes requiere que todos los estudiantes que se gradúan con este plan identifiquen una especialización antes del final de su año de noveno grado. Esta información también debe ser reportada al estado electrónicamente. Para asegurar que tu especialización de preferencia fue correctamente identificada, los estudiantes deben acceder a su cuenta de Skyward y seleccionar su especialización. Aunque te puedes graduar con múltiples especializaciones, sólo necesitas seleccionar una en este momento. La selección de la especialización puede ser cambiada en cualquier momento durante sus estudios de preparatoria. Notificando tu especialización 1. Haz clic en el enlace de Endorsements (Especializaciones) en el menú de la izquierda. 2. Selecciona la opción “Declare and Endorsement”. 3. Haz clic en la flecha desplegable para *Declared Endorsement y seleccionar la opción que escogiste. 4. Haz clic en la flecha desplegable de “Declared option” si deseas hacer una selección de opciones. 5. Asegúrate de marcar la caja de “I agree” (estoy de acuerdo) para indicar que estás de acuerdo con los términos de la Declaración de la Firma Electrónica. 6. Haz clic en el botón de Save (Guardar) al final de la página para completar el proceso. 5