Phoenix News
Collegiate Academy at TCC Northeast
August 18, 2019
A Message from the Director
Parents and Students,
Tomorrow is an exciting day! Whether you are a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior, this year has opportunities for you to grow in ways you never thought possible! I challenge all students to think about what they want to accomplish this year and make short-term goals to reach your vision! Take advantage of all of the supports that CA offers and keep your focus on your academic success! It is your story to write, let's dream BIG!
Parents please RSVP for the Open House on September 23 by September 6. Look for the google link below to register your family. Remember food will be provided, so we need to plan for you!
CA Lunch Reminder
Lunch is served everyday by GCISD Nutrition Services. It is the same lunch provided at other GCISD high school campuses. You can use your GCISD account number and Free and Reduce lunch is also available.
Thank you parents and students for attending our parent meetings this past week. If you missed one of our 3 parent meetings this past week, check out the power point presentations below!
Students, see you in the morning ready to Show Up, Step UP, and make the year your BEST!
Together we will make a difference!
Ms. Knutz
"The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why!" Mark Twain
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From the Dean's Desk
Seniors:
On Monday, Aug. 19, you must be counted present for attendance at 8:40 AM whether you have a class on Monday or not.
1) If you have a class first period (college*, pathways, Collegiate Academy), go to class. (Attendance Verification Form for college class is attached)
2) If you do not have a class first thing, you are required to attend a meeting with me in the Heritage Room of the TCC Library at 8:30 AM
School Counselor Chronicles
- College Schedules:
Students, it is important that you do not make any changes to your current Fall 2019 TCC Schedule. This includes changing the actual course to another course and making changes to the course section (changing the day/time that the course is scheduled and/or changing the professors).
If you need to make a change to your TCC Fall Schedule, please contact me prior to making the change. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR SCHEDULE WITHOUT CONTACTING ME, YOU WILL BE DROPPED FROM THAT COURSE.
- High School Schedules:
Your schedules are complete. If you are a sophomore, junior, or senior you can pick up your schedule on the first day of school, or see them right now on Skyward. If you have any questions about your schedule, or if your skyward schedule does not match your WebAdvisor schedule, please let me know!
- 4 Year Planning Meetings
If you have any questions about the progress of our 4 year plans, or if you'd like to be present during the 4 year planning meeting of your student, please don't hesitate to call or email me and we can try to coordinate schedules to make that a possibility!
PSAT Prep
Senior Cap and Gown Yearbook Photo - Last Chance to Be included in your Senior Yearbook
If you did not take your senior cap and gown photo in June, don't forget to set up an appointment for the makeup day on Friday August 30. The yearbook photo session is free, and they have photo packages you can buy if you are interested. You just need an appointment. They still have appointments from 2:10 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. and are set on a first come first serve basis. The link to set up the appointment is below.
Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy - Hurst, TX - Senior Portraits - seniors.legacystudios.com
If you can't set up an appointment online or have any questions about the photos, call or email customer care center at 1-800-348-4360 or customercare@legacystudios.com
Photos will be taken at Collegiate Academy in the Common Area at the time and date you schedule your appointment.
9th-11th Grade Class Yearbook Photos
Legacy Studios will be in the Collegiate Academy Common Area for 9th-11th grade yearbook photos on the following dates:
Class photos for Grades 9-11
September 13 from 8:30-11:30
Class Photo for Grade 9-11 Makeups/Retake
Oct. 11 from 8:30-11:30.
Open House
Please RSVP to the attached link below if you are planning on attending
Monday, Sep 23, 2019, 06:00 PM
Tarrant County College - Northeast Campus, West Harwood Road, Hurst, TX, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Mentor 2.0 for Sophomores and Juniors
Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Mentor 2.0 program, our one-to-one youth mentoring program , will have their live kick-off event on the evening of Tuesday, September 10 from 6:00 - 7:30.
All sophomores and juniors are invited and encouraged to attend our evening events held the second Tuesday of each month. Bus transportation to Mustang/Panther stadium will be provided from the CA / TCC campuses following each event.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
We want to hear from you! As members of PTK, your feedback is very important to us. We are constantly looking for opportunities to involve our ECHS members. An important part of PTK is fundraising, and we would like to bring some of those events to your high school building. Please let us know what are some fundraisers that you would want to see at your high school. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact any of the PTK officers.
https://forms.gle/9pepvetP8b7SSvrh7
If you are a PTK member please fill out this form. PTK is looking for ways to make sure that the ECHS members are able to receive all of the information and resources available to the rest of the college members.
https://forms.gle/jSn7v9ZPWMdw6gc68
Lesly Alvarado
Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Tau Chapter Early College High School Liaison
GCISD Technology
Ensuring your Student's District Technology is Ready for the 2019-20 School Year
As we get close to the start of school, it's important; we make sure your students have all the supplies and tools needed to be successful. If your child has a district-issued iPad/Chromebook or laptop, now is the time to look it over.
Most common things to look for when checking out your student's devices:
1. Cracked or damaged screen
2. Missing keys
3. Lost chargers
Remember for district IPads crack screens while in the protective district case is free* to repair.
GCISD technology provides summer repair services, so act now to help eliminate any lost instructional time for device repairs at the start of school. Click the link below for information on summer device repair.
https://www.gcisd.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=96313&pageId=23319561
*few only applies if blatant misuse has occurred ( ran over by vehicles, thrown off buildings, etc.) and actual iPad screen is damaged.
Student Skyward logins have changed
To better serve our students, GCISD technology has migrated all Student logins into Skyward to match their network logins. Students will no longer need to remember a separate login when trying to access Skyward.
As a reminder, please encourage students to use Classlink to login. By using Classlink students will get instant access into all their district resources without having to remember passwords or links.
If you missed our meetings
VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK
For the protection of students and staff, all volunteer applicants must read the Volunteer Handbook and are asked to complete the online form authorizing the district to obtain a criminal history background check. All volunteers are required to reapply each year. Please click on link below to complete background application form.
Aug 19 - First Day of School
Aug 30 - Senior Cap and Gown Yearbook Photo Makeup day, 8:30-4:00
Sep 13 - Class Photos for Grades 9-11, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Sep 16 - Balfour Senior Rings Talk 11:00 am
Sep 23 - Five Year Celebration and Open House
Oct 11 - Class Photo Makeup Day, Grades 9-11, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Collegiate Academy at TCC Northeast
Email: bobbe.knutz@gcisd.net
Website: https://ca.gcisd.net/
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