Byron Nelson Counseling Newsletter
May 7th, 2019
Upcoming Dates
May 7th-17th-AP Testing Window
May 7th-10th-STAAR Week
May 7th-Algebra 1 STAAR
May 8th-US History STAAR
May 9th- Biology STAAR
May 11th-Senior Prom
May 18th- Puppyfest Race in support of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Program
May 20th-Celebration of Distinction at 7:00pm in the BNHS PAC
May 24th- Senior Royal Awards
May 27th-No School
May 28th-31st- Finals Week
May 29th-Senior Sunset
May 30th- Early Release
May 31st-Last Day of School- Early Release
June 3rd-Class of 2019 Graduation at UNT
Course Selections For The 2019-2020 School Year
AP Testing Schedule
Puppyfest-May 18th
Summer Opportunities
Are You Interested In Engineering?
Great Resources for Drug Awareness for Students and Parents
www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com (Parents, educators & caregivers)
www.justthinktwice.com (Students)
Interested in taking the TSI?
https://www.nisdtx.org/departments/college_and_career_readiness/tsi
TSI Dates @ BNHS
8:00am on each of the following dates:
April 27th, 2019
May 11th, 2019
Need Help Completing the FAFSA?
Free Online Test Prep
- all college entrance and military entrance exams
- All STAAR tests
- most high school courses\college choice decisions
- career choice decisions
Anyone on a school computer can access this on the BNHS library's "Databases for Students" web page without a password, at the very bottom of the page under "Specialized Databases"
Daily Announcements at BNHS
Peer Tutoring Support at BNHS
PSAT/NMSQT Scholarship Resources
SAT/ACT Prep
For SAT test prep, students can use Khan Academy.
ACT and SAT Dates
Register for the SAT at www.collegeboard.org
Upcomin ACT Dates
7/13/19 Register by 6/14/19
Upcoming SAT Dates
6/1/19 Register by 5/3/19
Career Interest Surveys
G Force
Click here to learn more about G-Force
****G Force is done for the year at BNHS. They will be back next year!****
Interested in taking ASL? Want to see if your future college will accept ASL to meet the language requirement?
Interested in Finding Out More About a Historically Black College?
University of Texas Admissions
Interested in Attending UNT?
High school juniors in the top 20% of their class, mid-year, can join Eagle Advantage through their participating ISD and receive guaranteed admission to the University of North Texas.
Registered students have access to programs and services on the UNT campus during their senior year.
Looking for College Campus Opportunities
Scholarship Opportunities
***Elementary School scholarships are in the BNHS Counseling Go Center***
Texas Interscholastic League Foundation
Seniors-must compete at the state level in an UIL academic contest AND plan to attend a Texas college or university
Applications accepted March 1st, 2019 to May 10th, 2019
Visit www.tilfoundation.org
Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarships for HS Junior Student Athletes
For Juniors playing for a high school team or in a club sport
Application Deadline: May 31st, 2019
Apply here: https://positivecoach.org/awards-programs/triple-impact-competitor-scholarships
Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants
$1,000
Deadline is June 14th, 2019
Click here for more information and application
Raise.Me -
What is it? Raise.me is a platform that helps 9-12 grade students prepare for college by earning scholarships for their achievements in high school. Over 150 colleges and universities have partnered with Raise.me, and award micro-scholarships for both academics and extracurricular activities. Click here for more information
BNHS Scholarship Websites
BNHS Counseling website has many scholarship websites and scholarships listed. Please click here to view the scholarships on our counseling website.
Also, many universities and colleges offer scholarships. Make sure to look for the specific scholarship deadline for that specific college/university.
Naviance
Seniors trying to request a transcript need to login to Naviance, add the college to Colleges I'm Applying To and the Request Transcript. Student MUST mark that they have submitted their application in order for the registrar to send their transcript.
If the student is applying to college, via the Common Application, then all requests (transcript, recommendation letters, etc) comes to the counselor directly from the Common Application.
Please visit the counseling website or your counselor with any questions.
Click here for the Naviance information page on the Counseling website.
BNHS Counselors
Paige Smith A-Bic
Lead counselor
817-698-5689
psmith04@nisdtx.org
Leah Berry Bid-Dos
817-698-5794
lberry@nisdtx.org
Shannon Nobles Dot-Hon
817-698-5674
snobles@nisdtx.org
Jennifer Martinez Hoo-Maq
817-698-5741
jmartinez@nisdtx.org
Megan Thomas Mar-Ph
817-698-5847
megan.thomas@nisdtx.org
Natalie Eddleman Pi-So
817-698-5672
neddleman@nisdtx.org
Monique Chavez Sp-Z
817-698-5711
rhoda.chavez@nisdtx.org
Website: http://bnhs.nisdtx.org/Counseling
Phone: (817)698-5600
Twitter: @BNHScounseling