PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PSHS eNews: Where the Wildcat Nation Gets Its Information
Monday, April 27, 2020
FAMILY ASSISTANCE/RESOURCES
If you find that you or your family is in need of counseling services, food, clothing, housing, or transportation, please click here Community Resources to be redirected to the Plano ISD Family Resources page. This can also be found by visiting the Family Resources page under the Student and Families tab on the Plano ISD website.
AP EXAMS
All students taking an AP exam need to make certain their AP Exam Registration information on The College Board website at MyAP.collegeboard.org is up to date and includes the Plano Senior High School Code - 445565 along with a current personal email address (DO NOT USE THE STUDENT PISD EMAIL ADDRESS.) Students will receive their exam access ticket through the email in their College Board account.
DUAL CREDIT - JUNIORS
If you haven't already turned in all of your forms, please check the Counseling Google Classroom for instructions. Also, please know that Collin's deadlines are currently suspended and they are processing hundreds of forms so it will be a few weeks after you have turned in all forms before you will be allowed to register and pay for dual credit courses
COUNSELING GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Students need to be certain to join the Counseling Google Classroom with appropriate join code below in order to stay informed about college information, transcripts, Naviance, how the grading policy can help students finish the year successfully, family/student resources and all things counseling!
11th grade A-L KTDESN2
11th grade M-Z 5QNGXLP
12th grade A-L CRLPLHW
12th grade M-Z JLNWSWV
COURSE SELECTION DEADLINE
Juniors, please contact your counselor immediately with an email from a parent should you want to make a change to the course selections you made for next year. The deadline for all changes is May 22nd.
HOW TO CONTACT YOUR COUNSELOR
The best way to contact your counselor is by email. We can then either address your needs by email or we can set up a time to conference with you by phone or online. Counselor contact information is below:
Student last name begins with:
Counselor Name
Counselor Email
Address
Counselor
Phone Number
ACADEMIC DECATHLON CLASS
Academic Decathlon is looking for nine good students to boldly go where few have gone before. Please watch our commercial, and contact shannon.reczek@pisd.edu for more information.
VIRTUAL COLLEGE FAIR
Due to the closure of college campuses and cancellation of college fairs -----
The Strive Virtual College Exploration provides a robust and diverse schedule of events, with 300+ colleges from around the country. Colleges from our region and nationally will be sharing their knowledge and expertise during a two week period.
Students and families can visit StriveScan.com/virtual to view the schedule of sessions and register.
The 96 panel presentations include topics ranging from:
- Finding college fit
- Essay writing
- Visits (on-campus and virtual)
- In-state options vs. Going out of state
Every panel includes the perspectives from at least three different institutions and all presentations are 45 minutes in length. Students can browse the schedule or search based on topic, state, or specific college/university. They can also get more information on each institution presenting, including the school’s location, size, average GPA, test scores, and Test Optional status.
Student Registration
Students should register for each panel that they want to attend. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with a unique link to join the Zoom webinar. (You will also receive a barcode, but the barcode is not necessary for this virtual event.)
FINAL TRANSCRIPTS FOR SENIORS
As of APRIL 20th you may begin requesting your Final Transcripts for college in the fall.
Current students MUST put their requests in Naviance.
If you have requested your final transcript PRIOR to this date you MUST request it again now and the request will be held until transcripts are processed in June.
If you no longer have access to Naviance, please use these steps:
Go to the https://www.pisd.edu/ main web page
Choose Departments
Choose Records Management
Choose Transcripts
Scroll down and select the middle option, fill out completely - including your id# - and submit.
2020 Graduation Ceremony Details
Counseling Google Classroom
All PSHS students are strongly encouraged to join the newly created Counseling Google Classroom. The counseling department will be sharing important information through this forum for the remainder of the year. Don’t miss out on AP Exam information, guidance lessons, family resources, how the new grading process can benefit your student, transcript info, and much more! Join codes are based upon the student’s grade level and first letter of last name. Please use the codes below to join today:
11th grade A - L KTDESN2
11th grade M - Z 5QNGXLP
12th grade A - L CRLPLHW
12th grade M - Z JLNWSWV
Dual Credit Fall 2020
Juniors wishing to take one or more Collin College Dual Credit courses next fall need to complete the Dual Credit Contract 2020-2021 form and the High School Registration Permission form found on the counseling page https://www.pisd.edu/pshs/counseling of the PSHS website and email them to Lisa.brown@pisd.edu with the Collin College CougarWeb ID (CWID) number included on the form. Students will receive their CWID number once they have completed their Collin College Application. If an SAT or ACT score will exempt the student from taking the TSI, include that information on page two of the Registration form.After emailing these forms to Ms. Brown, you will receive your CRN number(s) allowing for registration and payment for the course(s). All forms can be scanned and emailed or you may email a picture of the forms. Specific instructions can be found in the Counseling Google Classroom. Please contact your counselor with any questions.
Application Programs
Here is the information for the programs that have applications:
- AVID- If you are an incoming Junior and would like to consider joining the AVID program at PSHS, then please reach out Aimee Ratliff at Aimee.Ratliff@pisd.edu.
- Introduction to Teaching - -- Introduction to Teaching application attached, for any questions about the program or application email karen.pelkey@pisd.edu
- Student Congress – Incoming juniors will have an opportunity to apply for an officer position at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year. Make sure you come to Cat Camp on August 10th to get more information. If you have any questions please reach out to the sponsors at Steve.leonard@pisd.edu or Jennifer.verdugo@pisd.edu.
- PALS- If you are a current Junior and you are interested in joining our PALS program, please contact the sponsor Meghan Rollins at Meghan.rollins@pisd.edu
Please let me know if you have questions or need anymore information.
Thank you,
Andy Jacob
Do you like working with children? Do you want to go back to your old elementary school and work with students? Then our Introduction to Teaching program might be for you! You can print the application and fill it out- then take a picture of it and email it to karen.pelkey@pisd.edu
The class is two periods a day and you will need transportation two days a week. Applications are due May 5.
For any questions email karen.pelkey@pisd.edu
Updates on Various Topics
Please see https://www.pisd.edu/covid-19updates for the District’s updates on various topics regarding school. Additionally, go to https://www.pisd.edu/Page/22595 for updates regarding New Requirements for Free Grab n Go meals, effective April 6.
Scholarships
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Phone: 469-752-9300
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