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Sofia Degollado, an incoming 9th grader, visited Chichén Itzá this past week for summer vacation.

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"Due to outside regular contact with medical professionals, future employers, and the general public, a higher standard of appearance is expected for all Health Careers students than what may be expected at a traditional high school. We understand that the Health Careers administration and faculty will advise students on the responsibility of maintaining a mature and professional appearance, including coloring and styles of hair grooming, facial piercings, as well as appropriate dress and footwear." (HCHS Application)

There is a broad spectrum of what people may consider conventional and/or traditional in regard to dress and grooming. No written policy can account for every situation; however, we believe the following clarifications will be helpful when planning for the upcoming school year at Health Careers HS.

Any hair coloring that is not a natural hair color at birth is considered to be unconventional at Health Careers. For example, shades of blue, green, purple, many bright reds, etc. are prohibited. Large sections of multicolor shades of natural colors are also prohibited. For example, half blond, half black hair would be prohibited. Subtle highlights are acceptable as they are considered conventional at Health Careers HS.

Facial piercings, other than rings and studs in ears, are considered non-traditional at Health Careers HS. This precludes the wearing of gauges in the ears and piercings on the face (eyebrows, nose, lips, cheeks, etc.).

Students at Health Careers will be allowed to wear shorts according to the guidelines in the attached document. Please note any shorts or skirts must be of mid-thigh length.

9th Graders and New 10th Graders are strongly encouraged to attend with a parent.

Please plan to attend at the beginning of your session.

Last Names A-Hern--- 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM

Last names Herr-R--- 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Last Names S-Z--- 12:30 AM to 2:00 PM (Students in this alpha who are planning to attend the orchestra camp may come to an earlier prep day session.)

Important Information Meeting

HAC (Home Access Center) Setup Info

Student Account Setup and Planning Session

Pick up schedules

Dual Credit Info

Transportation Info

Club Info and sign up

T-Shirt Sales

Cafeteria Info/Free or Reduced Lunch Applications

Counselor Questions

Data Verification

PE Uniforms

ID Badges

12th Grade-- 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM

11th Grade-- 9:45 AM to 10:45 PM

Returning 10th Grade-- 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Prep Day will cover the needs listed below for students in grades 10-12. You should come only if you need to take care of any of the following:

Pick up schedules (Also available on HAC)

Purchase an HCHS Planner ($10)

Health Science Course preparation

Parking Information and Passes ($20.00)

Off Campus Lunch Applications

T-Shirt Sales

Cafeteria Info/Free or Reduced Lunch Applications

Counselor Questions/Schedule Change Requests

Data Verification

Renew Lost ID Badge ($5.00)

If you would like to request a schedule change, your next opportunity to do so will be during your prep day. To help us manage requests efficiently, please do not email your counselor with schedule change requests. The request window closed on Friday, March 27th, for rising 10th–12th grade students and Friday, May 8th, for incoming freshmen. As communicated in the spring, the master schedule is tight, so changes will be challenging and may be impossible.

To ensure we address the most critical needs first, counselors will prioritize schedule change requests for the following reasons:

• Athletics or Fine Arts placement change
• Replacing a course in which credit has already been earned
• Increasing academic rigor (e.g., moving from on-level to Advanced/AP)
• Adding a required course for graduation
• Changing a non-credit course to a credit-bearing course
• Correcting a scheduling error (for example, a course you did not request; alternates count as a request)

You will need a VOE form (Verification of Enrollment). Please call our office at 210-397-5400 or email juan.martinez@nisd.net to request the form. He will prepare it and let you know when you can pick it up.

STAAR EOC scores will be available June 10th. See the attached document for information about how to access them.

At Health Careers, all Sophomores and Juniors will take the PSAT on October 21st. You will not need to register for the test as indicated in the flyer below. The cost of the exam for Juniors is covered by the district, and the campus will cover the cost for Sophomores.

All Juniors will take the SAT or TSIA 2 on April 7th.

All athletes (new and returning) must complete the required athletic paperwork before they will be eligible to participate in tryouts.

Please visit the Athletics Parent Information page:
https://www.nisd.net/district/athletics/parents

Once on the site, complete the following:

1. Rank One Online Forms
2. Medical History Form (download, complete, and submit to Haylee.Martinez@nisd.net)
3. Physical Form (required for all incoming freshmen and all juniors; download, complete, and submit to Haylee.Martinez@nisd.net)

Athletes who have not completed all required forms and submitted the necessary documents before tryouts will not be permitted to participate.

Cross country, golf, and track tryouts will be at HCHS. See the schedule below.

If you will be a junior or senior this coming school year (26-27), please see the flyer below for information about how to become a National Honor society.

Please note: NHS emails will only come from the campus and will never ask for money or try to sell publications. Please don't pay for any "honor societies" unnecessarily. If you have any doubts about, please ask us.

AP World History: Modern Summer Assignment

AP/DC US History Summer Assignment

AP Euro Summer Assignment

Try this link if you are not logged into an NISD Google account:

PDF for the Newsletter

English I

English II

English III

English IV Honors Dual

English IV AP Dual

Try these links if you are not logged into an NISD Google account:

Please use this PDF

English I / Advanced English I

English II/ Advanced English II

English III/English III AP/DC

English IV Honors DC

English IV AP/DC

https://sites.google.com/nisd.net/app1summer2026 (only accessible from school email)

T-shirts are on sale in the front office.

The maroon shirts are short sleeve and are $15.

The black shirts are long sleeve and are $20.

Email: hchs.attendance@nisd.net
Website: www.nisd.net/healthcareers
Location: 4646 Hamilton Wolfe, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-397-5400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealthCareersNISD
Twitter: @NISDHCHS