Counselor Corner
Tex Hill Middle School- December 2017
Welcome to the Tex Hill Counseling Office!
Counselors Guidance
The Counselors will be covering various topics with you this school year through guidance lessons, small group, and individual counseling. Anytime you have a personal or academic issue please drop by and see your Counselor. Or just drop by the Counseling office to introduce yourself. Office Hours are from 7:30 am - 4:00 pm. Student appoinments available on a walk in basis. For parent appointments, please call or email to schedule an appointment.
Holidays and Social Emotional Counseling Resources
Top Five Tips from a Middle School Student to the New Students
Tip Number 5 – Make plans to sit together with your friends at lunch before the lunch period. It’s really awkward when you have to sit by total strangers and have nothing to say. Your lunch period is a great time to chat with your friends.
Tip Number 4 – Be sure to try new things. Sign up for new clubs and sports with your friends. It helps if they are there to try them with you.
Tip Number 3 – Know your locker combination and keep it organized. Believe it or not, not knowing your combination can wreck your whole day. Put your combination in a hidden place like a folder so that you are not late to class. If your locker becomes disorganized, you will not be able to find your completed assignments.
Tip Number 2 – Do your homework and keep assignments organized. Make sure you know when tests are coming up and study when needed. Getting behind on homework assignments can lower your grade and cause hassles with your parents.
Tip Number 1 – Stay organized and be on time to class. Make sure you know your schedule and have everything you need to go to class. After the first couple of weeks of school, teachers expect you to bring everything and don’t let you go back to your lockers for things you forget.
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Students can log their Volunteer hours in Parent Portal
Website to Record Student Volunteer Hours
Logging in
· Students can log in through the student portal then click student information and the volunteer link
· Parents can log in for students through the parent portal
· Once logged in click on student information and click volunteer
Recording hours
· Click the log hours button
· Enter the organizations information and a description of the volunteer activity
· You must enter the contact information for the person at the organization who can verify your volunteer hours (an email will be sent to this contact to verify your hours)
· Enter the date you volunteered and the amount of hours and click submit
Available Volunteer Opportunities
· Community organizations have been invited to sign up at https://360connect.neisd.net/ to post available volunteer opportunities
· By clicking on the search button this allows you to search for available volunteer opportunities that have been posted for students
· The District will be contacting more organizations to sign up and offer their volunteer opportunities throughout the school year.
If your school partners with any nonprofit organizations in the community please direct them to our website https://360connect.neisd.net/ to post their volunteer opportunities.
Volunteer Connect 360
NEISD 360 CONNECT
Is your organization looking for student volunteers?
Sign up for NEISD 360 Connect!
HOW IT WORKS
Log onto 360 Connect at https://360Connect.neisd.net and click on the register button
to create a new account by entering in your information and creating a password for your account. Once your email address is confirmed you will be able to login and set up your organization’s profile.
Log in to https://360Connect.neisd.net with your username and password to set
up your organization profile. You will need to give a brief description of your organization, the location of your organization and a contact person for your
organization. Once you have completed your organization profile an email will be sent to the district for approval. Once your organization’s status is approved, you will receive an email notifying you of the status.
Once your organization is approved you can start posting volunteer opportunities by logging onto https://360Connect.neisd.net and clicking the volunteer opportunities tab and then the Add New button. Organizations are able to post special event opportunities as well as ongoing volunteer opportunities.
If you have any questions, please contact the Volunteer Program at
(210) 407-0309, or email Brooke Pate at Lpate@neisd.net.
NEISD Website to Record Student Volunteer Hours (repeat announcement from August-September Counselor's Corner
Students are now able to record volunteer hours through the District Website. All students are able to log their hours through the student portal. Parents are able to log in to the system to help their student record hours through the parent portal if needed.
NEISD Student Volunteer Service Recognition
Two of the ways campuses may recognize students for service/volunteer hours
NEISD Student Volunteer Service Award
*These certificate awards will be provided by NEISD Council of PTAs at no cost to each school and ponied to each school. For this award the service year is from April 1 to March 31 of each year.
Hours by Award
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Elementary (K-5th)
10-19
20-49
50+
Middle School (6th-8th)
20-49
50-74
75+
High School (9th-12th)
50-74
75-149
150+
The President's Volunteer Service Award
*If your campus gives out PVSA awards, you no longer have to record hours on the PVSA website. You can record those hours on the NEISD Student Website and upload a spreadsheet to PVSA when you are ready to order awards.
Hours by Award
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Kids (5-10)
26 – 49
50 – 74
75+
Teens (11–15)
50 – 74
75 – 99
100+
Young Adults (16-25)
100 – 174
175 – 249
250+
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Brooke Pate District Volunteer Coordinator at Lpate@neisd.net or 210-407-0309.
Website to Record Student Volunteer Hours Logging in
· Students can log in through the student portal then click student information and the volunteer link
· Parents can log in for students through the parent portal
· Once logged in click on student information and click volunteer
Recording hours
· Click the log hours button
· Enter the organizations information and a description of the volunteer activity
· You must enter the contact information for the person at the organization who can verify your volunteer hours (an email will be sent to this contact to verify your hours)
· Enter the date you volunteered and the amount of hours and click submit
Available Volunteer Opportunities
· Community organizations have been invited to sign up at https://360connect.neisd.net/ to post available volunteer opportunities
· By clicking on the search button this allows you to search for available volunteer opportunities that have been posted for students
· The District will be contacting more organizations to sign up and offer their volunteer opportunities throughout the school year.
If your school partners with any nonprofit organizations in the community please direct them to our website https://360connect.neisd.net/ to post their volunteer opportunities.
Tex Hill Counseling Office Contact Information
Mrs. Lesley Reichert-6th M-Z and 8th grade Counselor lreich@neisd.net 210-356-8033
Mrs. Jane Murray-Data Processor jmedra1@neisd.net 210-356-8031
Mrs. Cynthia Miller-Counseling Clerk/Registrarer cmille@neisd.net 210-356-8030