February 2026

March

9th-16th: Spring Break

9th-20th: Course Request Change Link open (see email)

20th: Last day to request a course change for next year

23rd-27th: Junior Classroom Guidance

26th: Taft Top 10 Breakfast

30th-2nd: Sophomore Classroom Guidance

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

All juniors will be administered the College Board SAT OR the TSIA2 College Readiness Exam, free of charge, on Wednesday, April 1st. The registration form is open through February 25th, 2026. Students must be signed into their NISD student email when registering.

For the SAT, students may provide their mobile number during the digital exam setup to receive a text message when scores are available. They'll need their phone number to access the app securely, but no password is required. Students will be able to send their scores to up to 4 colleges or universities of their choice. Sending scores is optional and should be a family decision based on checking with the institution of higher learning. Sending scores at a later date will incur a fee.

Students taking the TSIA2 will receive a score report to their personal email shortly after the test date. Scores will also be available immediately upon completing the assessment.

Juniors who took the Algebra 1 STAAR EOC during their 8th-grade year will need to take the SAT exam.

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

Click here for more information.

All families will receive an email on Sunday, March 8 that list the courses your student selected when they met with their counselor. If you would like to make any changes to their selected courses, please use the link in the email. The deadline to submit changes to next year's course request will be Friday, March 20.

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 met individually with all Sophomores (510 students) February 9-13 to review credits and select classes for next year.

Counselors met individually with all Freshman February 17-20 to review credits and select classes for next year.

February 16-20 was Kindness Week. Each day of the week students were given a kindness challenge to complete.

Tuesday: Say 'good morning' or 'hello' to one person you usually walk past in silence

Wednesday: Give a helping hand.. open the door for someone or offer to help carry something

Thursday: Write a thank you note to a teacher or staff member (Counselor Popup)

Friday: Give 3 genuine compliments today

February 26 we hosted our second Counseling Advisory Committee where we were able to talk with stakeholders about our program. The discussions revolved around trends seen on campus and how the activities we do as counselors can best support the campus. It was great to see the amazing collaboration that occurred between the staff, students, parents, counselors, and community members. We appreciate all who were able to give their time to help make our program more impactful for all students.

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

Classroom Guidance Lessons

March Madness Coping Skills

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

Instagram: taftcahscounselors