Counselor's Corner
CHS counseling newsletter, May 2021
Important May Dates:
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
May 3-7 Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6th: Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
May 31st: World No Tobacco Day
SENIOR DATES
May 23rd: Baccalaureate
May 25th: Senior Awards @ 6pm in the CHS auditorium
May 26th: Senior Trip (buses leave at 830am)
May 27th: Senior/Kinder walk (be at school by 820am), class picture, graduation practice, senior lunch (provided)
MAY 28th: Graduation @ 8pm at Braves Stadium
STAAR EOC dates:
English 1: April 6th
English 2: April 8th
Algebra 1: May 4th and 5th
US History: May 5th
Biology: May 6th
*Make-up testing: Friday, May 7th*
The last month of the school year!? I am still shocked that it flew by so quickly! We are excited for our seniors that are graduating and can't wait to see what unfolds for them in the future. We have included a summer checklist in our newsletter and will continue to update the website. Please take a look at our scholarship info on the website as well (https://www.communityisd.org/Page/3620)
Please continue to reach out to the counseling office if there is anything we can help with. We want to make sure the end of the school year runs smoothly for all of our students and parents.
Federal Student Aid Resources *English and Spanish*
Federal Student Loans: Basics for Students (Spanish Version)
Check under Loan Information, Booklets and Brochures for more like this.
Check out these videos about the TFSA
FREE - Tutor.com for Military Families
The Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families program allows eligible military-connected students to have access to our tutors at no cost to them. Currently, any child in grades K-12 who has a parent in the military (active duty, National Guard or Reserve), or who has a parent who works as a Department of Defense civilian employee, is eligible to use the Tutor.com/military program for free.
Through the Tutor.com/military program, students have access to our subject matter expert tutors in more than 120 subjects, as well as test prep, study skills coaching, and more.
https://military.tutor.com/home
ACT, SAT, and PSAT test prep programs
Tutor.com Subjects List
http://bit.ly/tutor-com-k12-info
Case Study: Antelope Valley Union High School District
Never Forget How Far You Have Come
I hope
with every new season
comes a sense
of a new beginning.
A sense that letting go
makes room
for to you welcome
all that lies before you.
For with every new season
you are leaving something behind.
And you are also carrying something with you:
the courage to continue
to breathe through
new unknowns.
Breathe deep, knowing:
you have known unknowns before,
and you’re stepping into this new season
with wisdom and deep knowing
to carry on, with grace.
Inevitably, you will face challenges.
You will face mountains
you never imagined you would climb.
The earth beneath you
will quake and you will wonder
how to steady yourself
when everything feels as if it could fall apart.
And in the same place, there will be room for you
to remember who you are:
a living, breathing soul who has learned to trust
even when it seemed impossible.
Remember who you are.
Remember who you are.
And let it find its way into the lining of your memory.
Never forget how far you have come.
Never let the uncertainty keep you
from practicing courage out in the open.
Come to life in this new season
more than you have in seasons before.
Let go where you need to go.
Hold on to what is good and true.
Inhale and exhale fully and deeply,
as if life depended on it.
Take up space.
-Morgan Harper Nichols
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Sarah McKimmey (last name M-Z)
Tiffany Goff (Braves Support Counselor)
Email: tiffany.goff@communityisd.org
Website: https://www.communityisd.org/domain/879
Phone: 972-843-6500
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