The Lion's Roar

Lion Families,

We are moving through the school year very quickly. Our campus focus is still student success. We want to be sure that every Lion leaves the Den ready to be successful. To that end, we need your students to take advantage of the multiple opportunities we offer for success. Tutorials are available for every content. As we prepare for our State End of Course Testing, students will be invited to after-school and Saturday EOC Camps. Please prioritize these sessions.

Time is of the essence, especially for our seniors. This is the time of year when seniors can get a little complacent. Please help them to keep their eyes focused on graduation. It will be here very quickly. Seniors who have not met the TSIA or the EOC requirements will begin to receive more intense interventions. Remind your students that their presence is required in each of their classes and that it is their best work that will merit the best grades. I am looking forward to celebrating the end of another successful senior year with all of our graduates! Be sure that you check our home page at www.aliefisd.net/taylor for current information.

#PassionateAboutOurPRIDE!

Mary L. Williams

Coordinating Principal

Dear Alief Families/Parents:

We value your opinion and would like to know what you think about Alief ISD! Our Safety and Climate Survey is now open. The survey asks about safety and behavior, school quality, academic support, and more. This survey is meant for families/parents, students, and all staff.

Our parent/family survey is available in English, Spanish Español, Vietnamese Tiếng Việt, and Chinese 中文. To better serve our parents/families, technology will be available in the front office and the Family Centers of each campus during school hours. We will also have technology available between 7:30 am - 4:00 pm at the Alief Center for Talent and Development (14411 Westheimer Road), ASF (14051 Bellaire Blvd), and at the Alief Administration building (4250 Cook Road).

Please be assured that your answers are anonymous. Leaders will use collective responses to drive future decisions, celebrate successes, and address concerns. Thank you for assisting us in building a stronger school community in Alief ISD!

Estimada comunidad de Alief,

¡Valoramos su opinión y nos gustaría saber lo que piensa de Alief ISD! Nuestra encuesta de Seguridad y Ambiente ya está disponible. La encuesta les pregunta acerca de la seguridad y la conducta, la calidad de las escuelas, el apoyo académico, y más. Esta encuesta está dirigida a las familias/padres, los estudiantes y todo el personal.

La encuesta se administra a través de una empresa externa y se ha traducido al español. Para servir mejor a nuestros padres/familias, habrá computadoras disponibles en las oficinas principales y en los Centros de Familia de cada escuela durante el horario escolar. También tendremos computadoras disponibles de 7:30 am a 4:00 pm en el Centro para el Desarrollo del Talento de Alief (14411 Westheimer Road), ASF (14051 Bellaire Blvd), y en el Edificio Administrativo de Alief (4250 Cook Road).

Tenga la seguridad de que sus respuestas son anónimas. Los líderes del distrito utilizarán las respuestas colectivas para tomar decisiones futuras, celebrar los éxitos y resolver las inquietudes. ¡Gracias por ayudarnos a crear una comunidad escolar más fuerte en Alief ISD!

Por favor, haga clic en el siguiente enlace para la encuesta de padres y familias. Español: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/aliefisd/FamilyClimateWinter2024/surveys?language=es

Kính Gửi Cộng Đồng Alief

Chúng tôi đánh giá cao ý kiến góp ý của quý vị và muốn được biết quý vị có suy nghĩ gì về Alief ISD! Hiện tại chúng tôi đang mở Khảo Sát về An Toàn và Môi Trường. Khảo sát này đặt câu hỏi về an toàn và hành vi, chất lượng trường học, hỗ trợ học tập, và nhiều điều khác. Khảo sát này dành cho các gia đình/phụ huynh, học sinh, và tất cả nhân viên.

Khảo sát này do một bên thứ ba tổ chức, và đã được dịch sang tiếng Tây Ban Nha và tiếng Việt. Để có thể phục vụ tốt hơn cho các phụ huynh/gia đình chúng tôi, chúng tôi có cung cấp công nghệ ở phía trước văn phòng và tại Các Trung Tâm Gia Đình tại mỗi trường trong giờ đi học. Chúng tôi cũng sẽ cung cấp công nghệ từ 7:30 sáng - 4 giờ chiều tại Trung Tâm Tài Năng và Phát Triển Alief (Alief Center for Talent and Development, 14411 Westheimer Road),ASF (14051 Bellaire Blvd), và tại tòa nhà Hành Chính Alief (Alief Administration building, 4250 Cook Road).

Xin hãy yên tâm rằng các câu trả lời của quý vị sẽ được ẩn danh. Lãnh đạo sẽ sử dụng các câu trả lời tổng hợp khi đưa ra các quyết định trong tương lai, mừng các thành công, và giải quyết các lo ngại. Cảm ơn quý vị trợ giúp chúng tôi tạo ra một cộng đồng trường học vững mạnh hơn tại Alief ISD!

Xin hãy bấm dưới đây để tham gia khảo sát phụ huynh/gia đình. Tiếng Việt: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/aliefisd/FamilyClimateWinter2024/surveys?language=vt

尊敬的Alief社區成員：

我們非常重視您的看法，並希望了解您對Alief獨立學區的意見。我們的安全與環境調查現已開啟，涉及安全與行為、教學品質、學業支持等方面。本次調查對象為家庭/家長、學生及全體教職員。

本次調查由第三方機構負責，並已提供中文版本。為了更好地服務家長/家庭，各校區前台辦公室和家庭中心將在工作時間提供技術支援。此外，Alief人才與發展中心（地址：14411 Westheimer Road),ASF (14051 Bellaire Blvd), 和 Alief行政大樓（地址：4250 Cook Road）也將提供技術服務，時間為上午7:30至下午4:00。

請放心，您的回答將保持匿名。領導層將利用這些匯總數據來指導未來的決策、肯定成就並解決問題。感謝您的參與，協助我們共同為Alief獨立學區打造更強大的學校社區！

請點選下面的家長/家庭調查。 中文: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/aliefisd/FamilyClimateWinter2024/surveys?language=zh_tw

January 26, 2024 - Taylor High School Presents: Godspell

February 1, 2024 - Taylor High School Presents: Godspell

February 2, 2024 - Taylor High School Presents: Godspell

February 19, 2024 - NO SCHOOL

March 2, 2024 - Alief U Conference

March 5, 2024 - SAT Testing

March 11-March 15, 2024 - NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)

March 18, 2024 - NO SCHOOL for students

March 23, 2024 - Teen BookCon

March 29, 2024 - NO SCHOOL

Alief Virtual School expands learning opportunities for students by offering choice and flexibility that supplement their schedules. Learn more here: https://aliefisd.net/Page/15826

SAT Testing

Students can continue to use the links below to prepare:

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt/preparing/practice-tests
https://www.kaptest.com/study/psat/psat-free-practice-quizzes/
https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat/full-length-sat-1/paper-sat-te...
https://www.mhpracticeplus.com/psat.php
https://www.varsitytutors.com/psat-practice-tests

AP Exams

All students who are enrolled in AP classes are expected to take the AP exams in their classes. These exams will be held during the first two weeks of May 2023. These tests are provided at no charge to ALL students in Alief ISD. A score of a 3 or higher is guaranteed to earn you college credit at any state college or university in Texas.

To help prepare for these exams, students and teachers can use the AP Classroom resources, which are available through each registered student’s College Board account. Students can log in to AP Classroom by going to:

https://myap.collegeboard.org/login

The AP exam schedule for May 2023 can be found here:

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates

UT OnRamps

Applications for our UT OnRamps courses will be available after Spring Break. At this time, we anticipate offering the following OnRamps courses for the 2024-2025 school year:

• CHEMISTRY 1 + LAB: UT Course Codes: CH 301 + CH 104M (4 college Credits)

• COLLEGE BIOLOGY 1 + LAB: UT Course Codes: BIO 311C + BIO 206LA (4 college credits )

• PHYSICS 1 + LAB: UT Course Codes: PHYS 302K + PHYS 102M (4 college credits)

• ECONOMICS (1-semester course only): UT Course Code: ECO 304K

UT OnRamps courses are dual-enrollment classes with a Taylor teacher serving as the instructor for the high school side of the course, and an online University of Texas professor serving as the instructor for the college side of the course. Information sessions will be held soon.

Questions about Advanced Academics?

If you have any questions or concerns about anything related to Advanced Academics, please feel free to come to my office (1084), or contact me via email at beth.roberts@aliefisd.net.

Please watch for upcoming Algebra I STAAR EOC tutorial dates. We will be hosting some Monday afternoon tutorials and some Saturday tutorials as we get closer to the testing date of April 23, 2024.

If your student is a first-time tester or your student still needs to pass the Algebra I STAAR EOC for their graduation requirements, please watch for these dates to be published soon. You can always reach out to your student's math teacher and inquire about how they can prepare for this state test.

Congratulations to our District Science Fair winners.

1st place in district- Kemi Vo and Phuong Le

3rd place in district- Alice Medina

4th place in district- Raymond Nguyen and Alex Lopez

9th place in district- Katelyn Dang and Elizabeth Nguuyen

Congratulations as well to our Regional AdvancersJennifer Phan, Harrison Tran, Gladys Phan, Chisimdi Onwuchekwa, Bridgeet Reyes, Romina Zabalbeascoa, Amy Le, Hamidat Shittu, Sophie Vuong, Zahra Razai, Chloe Lane, Briana Navarette, Amy Costa, Tracy Hicks, Isabel Flores, and Makayla-Jade Bounds.

All of these students will be representing Alief ISD at the Houston Regionals in February

STAAR EOC Tutorials starting in February.
State Biology EOC Interim March 5th

Biology STAAR Tutorials will begin in February. Check with your Science Teacher for times and dates. Also, the TEA State Interim for Biology will be administered to all 9th graders on March 5th.

Scholastic Art and Writing Results post in March

Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) Regional Comp will be held Feb 24th in person we have more than over 50 students signed up to attend this event.

Metro Matters Bus Stop Design comp ends March 1.

Below are Rodeo Award Recipients

The fun and learning continued at the end of last semester with December Library Bingo that students and staff could play by reading and other fun winter break activities. Our two winners were Mrs. Crosser and Peculiar N.

In January we are highlighting our digital eBooks and audiobooks through our “Get Digi With Reading” campaign. We have hundreds of books that can be read online – available through Destiny Discover and MackinVia. See Mrs. Scholl for more information.

Coming in February: Author visit with Sara Mughal Rana on February 29 in the library. She’ll be talking with students about her debut novel, Hope Ablaze.

Teen Book Con: March 23rd

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2024 Yearbooks are on sale now for just $60. It's all-color, as big as ever and put together by 30+ Taylor students with help from Photojournalism classes.

See Mr. Jeffreys in 1307 with cash to reserve your memorable copy. Most books like ours sell for far more. You can also buy online at www.buytheyearbook.com with a service charge. Use school code 716262 to speed you along.

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Parent Involvement Policy

A missed school day is a lost opportunity for students to learn. Research shows that students are more likely to succeed in academics when they attend school consistently. Visit the Alief ISD District Attendance Webpage to find out about available resources to help your student succeed in school.

What should I do if my child is absent?

Students who have been absent or tardy must present an excuse from the doctor, parents or guardian when they return to school. Parents or clinics may also fax excuse notes to the attendance office (281-988-3407) or email excuse notes to the ATHS Attendance Office at taylorattendance@aliefisd.net.

Just a reminder. Alief Taylor is a closed campus. Students may not leave campus during the day for any reason without a parent or guardian signing them out. This includes lunch period.

Cohort 2024

Michael Lewis (A – L)

Marjorye Robinson (M – Z)

Cohort 2025 - 2027

Kamille Mitchell (A - Cornejo)

Davella Moore (Corona - Hernandez)

Alisha Lynn (Herrera - Moran)

Catherine Massey (Moreno - Rueda)

Alissa Almeida (Ruiz - Z)

Additional Counselors

Kindra Harver - Off Cohort Counselor / Campus Testing Coordinator

Eugene Daniels – Academic Recovery Counselor

Sharmeka Shannon – CTE Counselor

Andrea Green Perry – College Access Counselor

Denita Day – Mental Health Counselor

If you would like to set up a conference with your child’s counselor or teachers, please call the school, and they will be happy to schedule a conference time.

Your child’s school counselor and counseling staff provide a variety of support and resources to the students and families at Taylor such as, but not limited to:

Academic Advising

Mental Health Support

Individual Counseling

Small Group Counseling

Post-Secondary planning

Email: taylorcontact@aliefisd.net
Website: https://www.aliefisd.net/Taylor
Location: Alief Taylor High School, Howell Sugar Land Road, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: (281) 988-3500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ATaylorHS/
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