HSI Garland Counseling Corner
Mr. Soykan, Mrs. Mercan, & Mrs. Pack
College and Career Readiness: August 2018 Issue
Welcome to the 2018-2019 school year! We are so excited to have you in our school! Our College Counseling department is pleased to announce that "Counselor's Corner" will become the monthly newsletter for our department! The newsletter will be sent by email and posted on our website and social media. On the newsletter we will include important information, deadlines and summaries of event we had during the month. Thank you for letting us be a part of your road to college!
Please contact us with any questions, concerns, or good news!
Head Counselor: Mr. Soykan- isoykan@harmonytx.org
9th, 11th, 12th Counselor: Mrs. Mercan- emercan@harmonytx.org
8th, 10th, 12th Counselor: Mrs. Pack- apack@harmonytx.org
Upcoming Events
August 14th- Senior College Application Boot Camp 9:00 am-3:00 pm (in Computer Lab)
August 15- 1st Day of School 7:30-2:45
First Week of School- Summer Assignments Due
First Two Weeks of School- Course Change Requests can be made
August 27- Fall Dual Credit Classes Start
August 31- Senior Coffee with the Principal
September 6- Senior Parent Information Night
September 10- Last day to drop dual credit without a W
September 27- Questbridge College Match Application Deadline(Applications are open NOW!!!)
October 1- FAFSA Applications Open for Seniors
How Do I Login To Skyward?
FOR STUDENTS
Click: Forgot Username or Password
Enter your Harmony email address
You will receive an email with your username and password shortly.
Return to Skyward and enter your username and password.
Enjoy :)
FOR PARENTS
Click: Forgot Username or Password
Enter the EMAIL address that you have registered with our school.
You will receive an email with your username and password shortly.
Return to Skyward and enter your username and password.
Enjoy :)
Senior Parent Information Night
Department of College Counseling at HSI Garland sincerely invites all Senior Parents for an information night where counselors will speak about important information regarding senior year on September 6th! We will talk about graduation requirements, senior timeline, college applications, FAFSA, and other important topics. See you there!
Thursday, Sep 6, 2018, 06:00 PM
Harmony School of Innovation-Garland, Firewheel Parkway, Garland, TX, USA
Prepare For the Future You Want!
No matter how early, there is always something students can do to prepare themselves for what is to come!
Below is a checklist to follow and helpful websites to check out!
https://www.collegeraptor.com/ - College Match Tool
https://www.teenlife.com/category/volunteer/volunteer-dallas/ - Community Service in Dallas
https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/ - Find Your Dream Career
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/ - Find the best colleges that suit your preferences.
https://myscholly.com/#scholly - Scholarship Matching Platform that helps you find free money to invest in your future!
https://www.fastweb.com/ - Search for free money and thrilling internships all on one site!
01- SEP Summer Educational Programs
02- OneJump.org
04- TeenLife
05- CollegeXpress
06- Summer Programs
07- Advancement
08- TexPrep Engineering Program
09- Unigo
Save the Date: PSAT 8/9 and PSAT/NMSQT are October 10, 2018
See the Counselors for more information.
Interested in Volunteering?
If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up at harmony.voly.org
DUAL CREDIT CLASSES: High School Students Can Begin Earning Associates Degree!
7 of the HSI Garland Class of 2018 Seniors graduated from Richland College this past May! Encourage your students to do their best in their classes and on exams to potentially be eligible for dual credit classes next year! Please see the list below of classes we offer to students.
Musi 1306, Dram 1310, Speech 1315, Psych 2301, Hist 1301 & 1302, Engl 1301,1302, 2332, 2333, Econ 2301, Phil 2306, Govt 2305, Govt 2306, Math 1314, 1316, 2412, 2413, Span 1411 & 1412, ITSC 1401, RNSG 1301 & 1311, Envr 1401& 1402.
Advanced Placement & UT Austin OnRamps Courses Help Students Earn College Credit in High School!
For AP Courses, An AP Exam will be taken at the end of the school year and scores can be sent to Colleges/Universities to determine the amount of college credit awarded. Please visit https://ap.collegeboard.org/ to learn more, and ask your counselors!
OnRamps Courses will award Dual Credit if the student passes the college course & accepts the credit. Please visit https://onramps.utexas.edu/ for more information, and always speak with your counselor!
AP/OnRamps Courses Offered at HSI Garland:
Physics
US History
World History
English 3
Computer Science
Pre-Calculus
Chemistry
Human Geography
Psychology
Spanish
Naviance- College & Career All In One Tool!
Please visit https://student.naviance.com/family-connection/auth/login/?hsid=hsag to log in and begin!
Middle School Students Log in- Username: Your Harmony Email ,Password: 123456 (you can reset it once you log in)
High School Students Log in- Username: Your Personal Email, Password: 123456 (you can reset it once you log in)
Parents: Please email your student's counselor to receive a registration code to access the Parent Account.
*** If Students or Parents have any issues logging in to Naviance, please contact your counselor. We will be happy to help you :) ***
About Us
Email: apack@harmonytx.org
Website: https://hsigarland.harmonytx.org/
Location: 2250 Firewheel Parkway, Garland, TX, USA
Phone: (469) 814-0059