January 2026
January 2026

💗 Raider Counseling Department 💗
⛄ How Counselors Helped in January ⛄
📅 Important Dates 📅
February
2nd-6th: National School Counselors Week
9th-13th: Sophomore Course Registrations
16th: No School
16th-20th: Random Acts of Kindness Week
17th-23rd: Freshman Course Registrations
March
2nd-6th: Junior Classroom Guidance
9th-16th: Spring Break
23rd-27th: Sophomore Classroom Guidance
April
1st-SAT/TSIA 2 Testing
3rd-6th: No School
7th-10th: Senior Classroom Guidance
14th: English 1 EOC
15th: English 2 EOC
15th: Purple Up Day
20th: US History EOC
21st: Biology EOC
22nd: Algebra 1 EOC
24th: No School
28th: Raider Scholar Celebration
May
4th-15th: AP Testing
21st: Last Day of School
Course Registration
👀 Counselor Happenings 👀
Individual Planning
Counselors met individually with all Juniors (638 students) January 14, 20-23 to review credits and select classes for next year.
Counselors met individually with all Seniors (611 students) January 27-30 to review credits and discuss post secondary options.
8th Grade Transition
January 15-16 we welcomed our feeder middle schools. Students were able to explore the school as well as pick their classes for next year. Counselors met with around 620 future Raiders.
Counselor February Preview
During the month of February, Counselors will be working on the following:
Course Registrations
Random Act of Kindness Week
College, Career, Military Readiness (CCMR)
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.
🏫 Attendance Matters 🏫
💛 Community Resources 💛
NISD Safe Line
Suicide Prevention
211 Texas
FindHelp
Find free or reduced cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
Bexar County Behavioral Health Resource Directory
https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/29123/Behavioral-Health-Resource-Directory?bidId=
For More Information
Website: https://www.nisd.net/taft/services/counseling
Phone: (210) 397-6032
Twitter: @Taftcounselors
Instagram: taftcahscounselors