April 2026

Raider Counseling Team

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College, Career, Military Advisor Newsletter

May

4th-15th: AP Testing

18th-21st: Final Exams

20th: Mandatory Graduation Practice @1:30

21st: Last Day of School

29th: Graduation @2:30

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

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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.

CCMR Overview for Parents/Guardians

Classroom Guidance

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.

Counselors went into 12th grade English classes the week of April 7-10 to deliver a guidance lesson on Self-Efficacy. Student were given the opportunity to reflect on how self-efficacy effects future success.

Month of the Military Child

Month of the Military Child is celebrated each April to honor and celebrate the military child for their service, commitment, and sacrifice. Wednesday, April 15 was Purple Up for Military Kids. The color purple was chosen and symbolizes all branches of the military, it is a combination of Army Green. Marine Corps scarlet, and Coast Guard, Air Force, and Navy Blue.

The week of April 13-17 students and staff participated in dress up days to acknowledge the military child. We also did a pop up where students were given stickers to show their support of the military child.

Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention month, a time to raise awareness and promote prevention efforts against child abuse and neglect. It is a time that we highlight the importance of creating safe and nurturing environments for children. As a way to promote the awareness, classes were given a cardboard kid to decorate and display.

Raider Scholar Celebration

Students who are going to college, university, technical school, or the military were celebrated with a campus parade. Representatives from the organizations that students plan to attend next year were invited to participate as well giving them the opportunity to meet with students.