New Tech News
December 3, 2017
Important Dates Coming Up
- December 4th-8th- STAAR makeup exams
- December 5th- Poetry Slam and Silent Auction 6pm-8:30pm
- December 6th- Full FLEX and Senior V. Facilitator Football Game!!!
- December 7th- Josten's Senior Orders can be placed in the media center from 3:00-6:30
- December 7th- Poetry Out Loud at Cozby Library 6pm-8pm
- December 12th- 15th Exams (See schedule below) . *** One amendment to the exam schedule, Wednesday December 13th we will still begin school at 9:05
Learners, if you want to join us in staff dress up days... here they are!!!
Monday- Dec 4th- Wear a concert/ music shirt
Tuesday- Dec 5th- Wear your Ed Foundation shirt
Wednesday- Dec 6th- Wear College Gear (it’s a tour day with the New Tech Network, figured that would be appropriate)
Thursday- Dec 7th- Hat Day
Friday- Recycled New Tech Shirt (there will be a competition for the best decorated "old" new tech shirt. One facilitator winner and one learner winner!!)
Monday- Dec 11th- Scarf Day
Tuesday- Dec 12th- Flannel Day
Wednesday- Dec 13th- Ugly Sweater
Thursday- Dec 14th- PJs
Friday- Dec 15th- Movie/TV Day
Senior College Information
College application season is underway. Below is some information to help make this process a little less overwhelming. Please read through the information and attached links to help with any questions that you may have. ***Save this e-mail for future reference***
Important Links and Information:
- Pay attention to deadlines
- New Tech College Admissions - Important steps and links related to college applications
- Naviance - Use Naviance for college searches, transcript requests, letter of recommendation requests and more.
- Post-High School Handbook - Contains information about college, ACT/SAT, scholarships, careers, and much more.
- If a school accepts Common Application, then use the Common Application and link Common Application with Naviance (see instructions below)
- Quick Reference Guide for LORs
- Please update Naviance as you submit applications and receive decisions. This really helps with data moving forward.
FAFSA, Financial Aid & Scholarships:
- Go HERE for information
- FAFSA should be available October 1. Complete this as soon as possible for better chances of receiving money for college.
Requesting Transcripts:
- Log in to Naviance and click on "Colleges"
- If you have trouble logging in, then send me an e-mail to reset your password
- Go to "Colleges I am Applying To" and add any colleges that you intend to apply to here
- Once your colleges are added select "request transcripts" and make request for all schools to which you are applying
Requesting Letters of Recommendation:
- Make sure that you ask facilitators in person BEFORE following the steps below
- Log in to Naviance and click on "Colleges"
- If you have trouble logging in, then send me an e-mail to reset your password
- Go to "Colleges I am Applying To" and add any colleges that you intend to apply to here
- At bottom of this page you will see the letter of recommendation section. Click on link and follow instructions
Linking Family Connection and Common Application:
Follow the steps below to match your Common App and Family Connection accounts:
- On Common App:
- Register for an account
- Click the My Colleges tab and add at least one college
- Sign the FERPA Release Authorization
- Click the Common App tab and enter your high school information in the Education section
- On Family Connection:
- Click the Colleges tab
- Click Colleges I'm Applying To
- Enter your Common App username into the Common App Account Matching screen
College Super Match:
- Log in to Naviance and click on "Colleges"
- If you have trouble logging in, then send me an e-mail to reset your password
- Click on "Super Match" under the College Research Section
- Complete as much or little information as you choose to receive college matches
- This is a great tool to help you find or narrow down your school choices
Please reach out to me if you have any questions as you are moving through this process.
Thank you,
Kennington
Help for the Holidays
Job Shadowing and Internship Hosting- Help Wanted!
Dear New Tech Parents,
We are looking for help in providing job shadowing experiences for our junior and senior learners. As part of our graduation requirements learners participate in career exploration by shadowing professionals in an occupation of their choice. Learners and their families are primarily responsible for finding these opportunities but several have requested help in this process.
If you, or someone you know, would be willing to host a learner for 10 to 15 hours at your place of business, please let me know! We have students interested in a variety of careers, so any occupation could be a possibility for a valuable experience for a learner. In particular, we have a large number of learners who want to shadow in the areas of programming or game design, engineering, medicine, law, graphic design, business/finance and psychology. Thank you for your support as we work to ensure our graduates are college and career ready.
Norrie Brassfield
Instructional Coach
New Tech High@Coppell
214-496-5982
Join PTSO!!!
New Tech High @ Coppell
Email: sbatik@coppellisd.com
Website: http://www.coppellisd.com/Domain/1912
Location: 113 Samuel Boulevard, Coppell, TX, United States
Phone: 214-496-5900
Facebook: facebook.com/newtechhighcoppell
Twitter: @NewTechCoppell