February 2025

💗 Raider Counseling Department 💗

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College, Career, Military Advisor Newsletter

🏆 CREST Winner 🏆

We are so excited to be recognized for our dedication and hard work by the Texas School Counseling Association by receiving the Counselors Reinforcing Excellence in Students in Texas (CREST) award for the third year in a row!

✨ How Counselors Helped in January ✨

📅 Important Dates 📅

February

3rd-7th: National School Counselors Week

10th-14th: Sophomore Course Registrations

17th: Student Holiday

19th: College Connection Visit (Taft)

20th: College Connection Visit (Comm Arts)

17th-21st: Kindness Week

18th-25th: Freshman Course Registrations

March

10th-14th: Spring Break

17th-21st: Junior Classroom Guidance

24th-28th: Sophomore Classroom Guidance

27th: Top Ten Breakfast

April

8th: English 1 EOC

9th: Military Child Recognition Breakfast

10th: English 2 EOC

14th-17th: Senior Classroom Guidance

16th: SAT school day for Juniors

18th: Good Friday Holiday

21st: Student Holiday

22nd: US History EOC

23rd: Biology EOC

24th: Algebra 1 EOC

29th: Senior Raider Scholar Celebration

May

2nd: Holiday

6th-9th: Freshman Classroom Guidance

26th: Memorial Day Holiday

29th: Last Day of School

👀 Counselor Happenings 👀

MLK Pop Up

In honor of MLK Day, counselors had students think about little things they can do at home or at school that can make a change in the world.

Junior Course Registration

January 13th-17th Counselors met with all juniors through their English class. During this time, counselors talked with students about current credits and classes for next year.

Senior Potential Graduate Conferences

January 22nd-29th counselors met one on one with Seniors through their English classes. During this meeting counselors and students discussed credits needed for graduation along with post secondary plans and FAFSA requirement.

8th Grade Visits

January 30 and 31 8th graders from our feeder middle schools visited. During this time, counselor met with students in small groups to select classes for next year.