Viking Voyage
October 13, 2022
Celebrating Principal's Month
Viking Band Spirit Night at BJ's Restaurant!
22-23 AP Testing Payment
Vines Choir Fall Festival
Wildcat Bowling Tryouts
Vines September Athletes of the Month
Virtual College Fair Available!
If you missed the Plano ISD College Fair this week, or you still want to explore other colleges, you can register to attend TACRAOs virtual college fairs through the fall for free. Attached are directions on how to do so.
The TACRAO virtual fair platform is available to students 24/7. Below are the specific dates and times where the virtual booths will be manned by live people.
Fridays from 9am-1pm
September 16, 2022
September 23, 2022
September 30, 2022
October 7, 2022
October 14, 2022
October 21, 2022
October 28, 2022
November 18, 2022
Saturday from 1pm-4pm
September 24, 2022
October 15, 2022
November 12, 2022
Full Days 8am-5pm
November 28, 2022
November 29, 2022
Vines Tutorial Schedule
Admin and Counseling Contact Info
Mrs. Bettge: melissa.bettge@pisd.edu
Mrs. Armstrong: megan.armstrong@pisd.edu
Mr. Davis: reuben.davis@pisd.edu
Mr. Penio: justin.penio@pisd.edu
Maggie Lee (A-B & Newcomer ELL): maggie.lee@pisd.edu
Kiely Baer (C-H & Deaf Ed): kiely.baer@pisd.edu
Demetra Jackson (I-Pa): demetra.jackson@pisd.edu
Teresa Williams (Pb-Z): teresah.williams@pisd.edu
COUNSELING CORNER
PISD District Honors/AP Withdrawl Policy
- After the 1st 9 weeks, a student may request a levels drop if ALL of the following apply:
- There is an on-level version offered of the advanced level course AND there is space available
- The student’s grade in the first grading period is anticipated to be below 70%
- The student has attended at least 3 tutorial sessions and the teacher has documented instructional interventions provided to support the student
- The student, parent, and teacher support the change
- After the 1st semester, a student may request a levels drop, provided that there is availability in the lower level course.
- Students who do NOT request to drop levels at the beginning of the 2nd semester of a two-semester course are expected to remain in the course throughout the remainder of the school year. This means there are NO schedule changes during the 2nd semester of school related to an honors/AP drop.
- Please reach out to your student’s counselor if you have any questions regarding these district guidelines.
PTSA Announcements
Vines Teachers & Staff + PTSA = Greatness
Vines PTSA extends a big thank you to teachers and staff members for their support and membership this year. Congratulations to our teacher/staff Membership Drive sweatshirt raffle winners, Ms. Waldron and Mr. Garcia! They were randomly chosen from all the teachers and staff the joined the PTSA by September 28th.
The Book Blurb
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
By: Holly Black
Horror/Fantasy
Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave.
One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black.
Book Club
Join us Thursday’s @ 8:3oAM!!
Vines High School Library
We look forward to seeing you soon!