Phoenix News
Collegiate Academy at TCC Northeast
March 10, 2019
A Message from the Director
Parents and students,
On Friday, CA students went to either the Bush Library and SMU campus or the Perot Museum! Thank you Lauren Jackson for organizing an engaging learning event for our students. I attended the Bush Library and had interesting conversations with our students about 9/11. Many students had no idea all that happened that day. As we relax during our well-deserved Spring Break, I want to leave you with a quote I read at the Bush Library: "The secret to America's success was...our willingness to serve a cause greater than self." What a wonderful place the world would be if we all shared that view.
Enjoy the week and let's come back and finish the year, Phoenix Strong!
PhoenixON!
Ms Knutz
FROM THE DEAN'S DESK
Thank you to all the seniors who participated in NAEP testing this week!
I hope everyone has a fun, safe Spring Break. Come back ready for a strong finish to the 2018-19 school year.
COUNSELORS'S CORNER
Scheduling Fall 2019 Classes:
Mrs. Miller will be working with students in Pathways Classes the weeks following Spring Break to prepare for Fall 2019 registration. Students will be selecting and registering for college courses. If you have any questions, or are absent the day that Mrs. Miller worked with your Pathways class, please contact Mrs. Miller in the Collegiate Academy Counseling Office.
SAT & ACT Testing Dates and Registration Deadlines:
o SAT Test Date: March 9, 2019 * Register by Feb. 8
o ACT Test Date: April 13, 2019 * Register by March 8
o SAT Test Date: May 4, 2019 * Register by April 5
o SAT Test Date: June 1, 2019 * Register by May 3
o ACT Test Date: June 8, 2019 * Register by May 3
o ACT Test Date: July 13, 2019 * Register by June 3
Links to Register for the SAT and ACT:
· SAT: www.sat.org/register
· ACT: www.actstudent.org
Links to the SAT & ACT Student Preparation Guides (FREE):
· SAT: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-student-guide.pdf
· ACT: https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Preparing-for-the-ACT.pdf
PHOENIX STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
The CA Destination Imagination Team is headed to STATE! Our students will be competing March 23 in Corpus Christi, TX. Good Luck Students!
Kudos to our Collegiate Journalist
A Collegiate Kudos goes out to Ethan Hamilton for publishing an article in TCC's newspaper, The Collegian. Mr. Hamilton, who aspires to be a sports journalist, wrote the article over students competing to develop an app to address a problem or need in the student community. Check out his article today by grabbing a copy of the paper available at the front of our school! Keep Writing Phoenixes!
The Collegiate Academy Theatre Department Lore Project
North Texas Teen Book Festival- Save the Date!
Mr. Dye and Mrs. Haney will be taking students to the North Texas Teen Book Festival this year on March 23. This FREE event is a wonderful opportunity to meet authors and learn about new books that are being released.
Please see http://www.northtexasteenbookfestival.com/ for more information. Students, if you are interested in attending please fill out the form at http://bit.do/bookfestival
We will reserve spaces for the first 48 students to sign up.
Spring Dance
-Friday, March 29th, 7-10pm, TCC Center Corner
-Theme: Vintage
-Enjoy a night with friends, lots of food, dancing, and music from student DJs
-Tickets will go on sale Monday, March 4th in lunch. They will be $8 the week before Spring Break. Buy your ticket early to save money!!
-Starting March 18th they go up to $10. The week of the dance they are $12 and at the door $15.
Theatre Group Panera Fundraiser
After School TSI Testing Sessions this Semester
Mrs. Haney will offer after school TSI testing sessions this semester. The dates are listed below. The first 24 students to sign up for testing on these nights will be able to test from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in room 1219. The form to sign up was emailed to students in their GCISD email accounts earlier this week. Students will need a ride home after the test. There are two nights (Jan. 29 and April 30) where a bus is available at 7:30 p.m. for drop off at Mustang-Panther Stadium. Please contact Mrs. Haney at kristinia.haney@gcisd.net with any questions.
March 19
April 30
May 21 (Tuesday) *This is a Big Brothers and Sisters night. Any student staying for BBBS Mentor 2.0 has time to test and then attend the dinner. There will be a bus that picks up students at 7:30 p.m. and drops off at Mustang-Panther Stadium.
Collegiate Academy 2019-2020 Instructional Calendar
Scholarship application for 2019 graduating seniors
Scholarship application for 2019 graduating seniors is now available online!
The Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation (GCEF) awards several scholarships to GCISD graduating seniors who wish to pursue additional educational opportunities.
Applications for any GCEF scholarship must be submitted via this Google Form
by midnight, Monday, March 18, 2019.
2019 GCEF Student Scholarship Application
In addition, to complete your application, two (2) reference forms and one (1) counselor form must also be received in the GCEF office by midnight, Monday, March 18, 2019. These may be submitted by email, fax, mail, or hand-delivery. Instructions are included on the respective forms.
Any questions regarding the scholarship application process may be addressed to:
Leann Peden, Operations Manager, 817.251.5481 or leann.peden@gcisd.net.
CLASS OF 2020
https://www.commonapp.org/whats-appening/application-updates/2019-2020-common-app-essay-prompts
GCISD Community
Emergency Contacts Reminder
Emergency contact information can be updated at any time through your Family Access portal in Skyward. Please take a moment to double check that your child’s information is correct. It is very important for the campus to have correct emergency contact information in case there is ever an emergency when we need to contact someone you trust.
Bus Rider Information
Your child needs to be a registered bus rider in order to ride a GCISD bus. If you are wanting to register your child to ride the bus, please do so in Skyward. If you are needing to temporarily change your child's bus transportation (i.e. riding home with a friend for a day, etc.), please complete this form. This form must be completed 48 hours in advance. To ensure the safety of our bus riders, we do not accept notes from parents or administrators in place of the form.
You Art What You Eat Contest
You Art What You Eat Contest The Texas Department of Agriculture's (TDA) annual You Art What You Eat statewide student art contest is here! The student art contest offers Texas students a chance to earn statewide recognition for themselves and their school. Student winners receive a custom prize package and their artwork will inspire the design for TDA's National School Lunch Week and School Breakfast Week campaigns!
To enter the art contest, students will create artwork highlighting good nutrition and TDA's theme for National School Lunch Week 2019 / School Breakfast Week 2020. The new theme is "Save the Day with a Healthy School Lunch/ Breakfast" This year TDA provides teachers with a new , easy way to upload and submit student entries.
The Submission Packet and Guidelines can be found online at www.SquareMeals.org/artcontest. The submissions deadline is April 12, 2019. Please join TDA in encouraging students to focus their artistic talents on healthy school meals by entering the You Art What You Eat statewide student art contest.
Spring Parent Technology Academy Sessions GCISD Technology is excited to announce our Spring Session line up with several new sessions. Stay tuned as more will be added to our list as we keep receiving the request from the community.
March 21st - Internet Addiction " Gaming"--SIGN UP HERE
More than 5 million kids may be addicted to video games. 31% of males and 12 % of females report that have felt addicted to gaming. Come to hear from Dr Kay Trotter, PhD, LPC-s, RPT-S from local Kaleidoscope Behavioral Health as she discusses the signs and symptoms of this growing addiction. Learn some tips and be a part of the discussion around online gaming and internet addiction.
April 16th - Apps Parents Need to Know -SIGN UP HERE
Take part in this interactive discussion around the growing world of apps that students are using. Go being the scenes to hear the truth behind the apps and what dangers there are to those who use them
Virtual Session Coming Soon - Fortnite ( a Parents Guide ) - SIGN UP HERE
Many have asked some come and experience Fortnite for parents. Hear about details of the game and dive into parental settings for the various gaming systems students use to play online.
GCISD is Hiring!
Want to join the BEST?
JOIN OUR TEAM:
Bus Drivers - paid training available starting at $17.43/hr
Cafeteria Food Service workers (Nutrition Specialist) -tired of working nights and weekends but love food service?
After School Care Aides (Kidzu) - great opportunity to work w/students after school & be a role model!
Early Childhood Caregivers - work directly in a daycare with children 0-4 years old!
Bus Monitors - make a difference in the lives of children!
Custodians - no weekends!
GREAT BENEFITS!
Part time or Full time hours! Weekends Off!
Competitive salary!
Health & Retirement benefits!
Fun team environment!
VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK
Mar 11 - 15 - Spring Break
Mar 19 - After School TSI Testing 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Mar 21 - Internet Addiction " Gaming" (Sign up) GCISD
Mar 21 - Lore Project Play CA Common Area 7:00 pm
Mar 23 - Teen Book Fair Field Trip
Mar 26 - BBBS Mentor Event
Mar 29 - Spring Dance
Apr 5 - TSI Testing 1:30-4:20 pm
Apr 9 - STAAR English l
Apr 11 - STAAR English ll
Apr 16 - Apps Parents Need to KNOWN (Sign up) GCISD
Apr 26 - Phoenix Family Day
Apr 30 - Big Brother Big Sister Event 4:30 - 6:30 pm
May 10 - TSI Testing 1:30-4:20 pm
May 11 - Tarrant County College Graduation at 3pm at Tarrant County Convention Center
May 15 - Class of 2019 Senior Trip
May 21 - After School TSI Testing 4:30 - 6:30 pm
May 22 - Senior Breakfast/Awards/Graduation Rehearsal (8:35am - 11:30am)
May 23 - Collegiate Academy Class of 2019 Graduation at 7pm at Grapevine Convention Center (Early Release)
May 24 - Last Day of School (Early Release)
Collegiate Academy at TCC Northeast
Email: bobbe.knutz@gcisd.net
Website: http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Domain/2203
Location: 828 West Harwood Road, Hurst, TX, United States
Phone: 817-515-6775
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Grapevine-Colleyville-ISD-Collegiate-Academy
Twitter: @GCCA_PHX