March 2026

April

1st-SAT/TSIA 2 Testing

3rd-6th: No School

8th-10th: Senior Classroom Guidance

10th: Scholarship Info due to Mrs. Torres

14th: English 1 EOC

15th: English 2 EOC

15th: Purple Up Day

16th: Counseling Advisory Committee #3

20th: US History EOC

21st: Biology EOC

22nd: Algebra 1 EOC

22nd: Administrative Assistant Appreciation Day

24th: No School

28th: Raider Scholar Celebration

May

4th-15th: AP Testing

18th-21st: Final Exams

21st: Last Day of School

27th: Graduation Practice

29th: Graduation

The date of the Taft & Communications Arts graduation is Friday, May 29th at 2:30pm.

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Are you on track with your credits, but looking to get ahead? Summer credit advancement is a tuition based program that provides the opportunity to earn 1 full credit via Hybrid Learning in select areas. If you are interested in signing up for the program, please see your counselor. The deadline to register is May 1st. Below is more information about the program.

The State of Texas requires every school to focus on preparing students to be college, career, and/or military ready. Students have multiple pathways to demonstrate CCMR before graduation. Click the link below for more information.

Counselors went into 11th grade English classes the week of March 23-28 to deliver a guidance lesson on Identifying Self Regulation Skills. Student were given the opportunity to reflect on positive self affirmations.

Counselors went into 10th grade World History classes the week of March 30-April 2 to deliver a guidance lesson on differentiating between impulse and insight. Student were given information on the HALT method and the 10-10-10 rule.

The month of March students were offered the opportunity to compete in weekly challenges for our March Madness Coping Skills. Week 1, students could spin a wheel that included 8 coping skills. The top 4 skills moved on to round 2. Week 2, students could compete in bottle flipping (each bottle represented a different coping skill). The top 2 skills moved on to round 3. Week 3, students could compete in finger football (each football represented a coping skill). The football that got the most points (Coloring) was crowned the winner of March Madness Coping Skills

During the month of April, Counselors will be working on the following:

Classroom Guidance Lessons

Purple Up/Month of the Military Child

Raider Scholar Celebration

Child Abuse Prevention Month

Website: https://www.nisd.net/taft/services/counseling
Phone: (210) 397-6032
Twitter: @Taftcounselors

Instagram: taftcahscounselors