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NHS Texan Counseling
Mission
The Northwest High School Counselors
Natalie Eddleman: Lead Counselor, students last names A-B
Ashley Gaither: students last names C-Gr
Kelly Wallace: students last names Gs-Mb
Emily Gentry: students last names Mc-Rod
Jessica Wallace: students last names Roe-Z
Daniela Bermea: Intervention counselor
December
December 20: Early Release Day
December 23-January 3: Winter break
January
January 9-10: Junior Guidance through History classes
January 15: ASVAB testing @NHS
January 16: CTMS 8th grade Parent Night @ CTMS
January 21: Pike MS 8th grade Parent Night @ Pike
January 27-31: Junior Registration Meetings with Counselors through ELA classes
February
February 3-7: Sophomore Registration Meetings with Counselors through ELA classes
February 6: Practical Parenting Night: Substance Abuse
February 12-18: Freshmen Registration Meetings with Counselors through ELA classes
February 18-22: Prom Closet (see flyer below)
February 27: NISD Expo Day
February 28: Cycle Recovery deadline for the 2nd 9-weeks
#StayReady
Ready for School
Cycle Recovery
Cycle Recovery for the 2nd Quarter will start January 8 to be completed by February 28.
Students are able to work on Cycle Recovery in the Library after school with a teacher every Monday-Thursday from 4:30-6:30 pm.
PreAP/AP Drop Requests
Exit Guidelines for PreAP and AP Courses
1. To exit a PreAP or AP course, parent/teacher/student conference must occur, and the student must confer with the counselor and principal or principal’s designee.
2. A student that exits out of a PreAP/AP course will retain this grade in the new course. If a student exits with a grade below 70 in the original course, this may impact their UIL eligibility.
3. Depending on graduation requirements and credits needed, students attempting to drop an AP or PreAP course for which there is no academic equivalent may result in the student remaining in the course until the conclusion of the Semester.
4. Exiting a PreAP/AP course prior to the end of a semester will result in loss of weighted credit for the course. In order to exit an advanced course, the following must occur:
- Attend documented tutorials and have all assignments completed.
- Parent/Teacher/Student conference.
- Parent-student conference with campus administration/counselor.
- Complete the campus request form and submit it by the designated due date/time.
Requests that meet the established guidelines stated above can only be approved if there is a class available and the change does not exceed the class size limit designated by administration.
The PreAP/AP Drop form will be available in the Counseling Office starting December 16 and can be turned in through January 14.
Course Registration for Next Year's Classes
Resources for Course Registration and Academic Planning
Ready for College
FAFSA
FAFSA website: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa
Naviance has a New Sign-in from the NISD Portal
The move to Single-Sign on (SSO) through the NISD Portal for Naviance was successful; however, it apparently disabled you from logging-in as you were accustomed to before. NOW, students and adults alike MUST log-in through the NISD portal with their NISD credentials.
Once employees, students, and families realize know to look in the portal, it will make the log-in process much easier. There will be no more dealing with username and passwords for Naviance.
Students will now find Naviance Student in the NISD Student Portal. The link to NISD Student Portal is below.
Ready for Life
Parent Workshop Opportunities
Social and Emotional Learning
Northwest ISD schools will create an intentional, nurturing, and caring culture that engages all stakeholders in a comprehensive and integrated approach to developing the whole child as we work collectively to ensure our students are socially, emotionally, and intellectually prepared for college, the global workplace, and personal success.
Flyers/More Information
Checklists:
Archived Newsletters
September
October
November
NHS Texan Counseling
Website: https://nhs.nisdtx.org/Counseling
Location: Northwest High School West Entrance
Phone: (817)698-1324
Facebook: facebook.com/NHS-Texan-Counseling-Department
Twitter: @TexanCounseling