The Cobra Courier
February 2024 Edition
🥰 Upcoming Events 🥰
- Tue 2/6 - Dual Credit Exploration Day
- This was an informational event with Lone Star for any student never enrolled in dual credit
- See pictures from the event below!
- Wed 2/7 - LSC Tomball Field Trip
- Current dual credit students took a trip to Lone Star Tomball to see the main campus
- See pictures from the event below!
- Thu 2/8 - PTO Meeting
- 6:00 - 7:00 pm @ iSchool Creekside
- Fri 2/9 - ASVAB Testing
- Email Mrs. Vernon by the end of the day 2/8 to register!
- Click here to learn more about ASVAB testing
- 2/12 - 2/15 - Valentine's Spirit Week
- Check out the themes here!
- Wed 2/14 - Valentine's Day
- PTO is selling candy grams. Read more by clicking here.
- Thu 2/15 - Parent Interest Meeting
- If you know anyone interested in enrolling, they can get more info at this meeting!
- 6:00 - 7:00 pm @ iSchool Creekside
- Fri 2/16 - Flex Friday
- Mon 2/19 - President's Day - No school!
👩🏫 Advising Updates 👨🏫
STUDENTS
- If you would like to register for the ASVAB test, please email me by the end of the day 2/8.
- Access my advising request link to schedule a meeting with me to go over your current credits.
- To enroll in the next semester of a course or into the next grade level, please ask the subject teacher to put you on the course request sheet.
- Electives are being assigned, and all students will be enrolled by Mon, Feb. 12th.
- All dual credit and foreign language grades can now be seen on report cards and transcripts.
- The last day to withdraw from college classes without academic penalty is April 8th.
- Summer dual credit class registration opens March 3rd
- Fall 24 dual credit class registration opens April 10th
- Look out for more info on your dual credit eligibility status as well as the registration process coming soon!
- TSIA retesting/testing information coming soon!
- Students in STAAR EOC tested subjects (Alg 1, Bio, Eng 1, Eng 2, US Hist) are being added to their respective STAAR subject prep course in Bright Thinker. Your teacher will let you know how to proceed in these classes.
- In order to take a STAAR EOC exam in April, students must be 90% complete with their course (in unit 10 at least) one week prior to the test date as well as have completed STAAR enrichment to be eligible. See the testing dates for each exam below:
- April 9 - English 1
- April 10 - English 2
- April 16 - Biology
- April 17 - US History
- April 23 - Algebra 1
PARENTS
- Students who are behind will be invited to come to summer school. Please look out for more information coming toward the end of this semester.
- CTE courses and Spanish MUST be completed by the end of the semester. Students who have not completed these courses will have to restart the course in a future semester. Zeroes will be input for Spanish tests that were not taken within the semester and the final average is added to the student's transcript.
- To check your student's progress in Bright Thinker, have them login and review the job aid (linked here) that will guide you in viewing their grades.
- Email your students' teachers for progress updates -
- Daniel Rankins - English & History - drankins@responsiveedtx.com
- Afifa Perkins - Science - aperkins@responsiveedtx.com
- Katlin Pinelli - Math - kpinelli@responsiveedtx.com
- Janette Cook - Foreign Lang & Electives - jicook@responsiveedtx.com
💖 Academic Advising Request Form (for students) 💖
👨🎓 Graduation Station 👩🎓
Senior Spotlight
- Your next senior seminar is Friday, February 23rd from 9:00 - 10:00 am.
- If you have not completed your CPR certification requirement, the instructions for that course are on your Google classroom.
- The FAFSA application is now open! Please ensure you are completing that graduation requirement or ask for an opt out form!
🎉 College Acceptances 🎉
🐍 Parents - join our PTO! 🐍
To sign up and receive updates on meetings and events, click here. The next PTO meeting is Thursday, Feb. 8 @ iSchool Creekside from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.
LSC Tomball Field Trip
Students visit the Performing Arts Center at LSC Tomball.
LSC Tomball Field Trip
Students visit the rec center at LSC Tomball.
LSC Creekside DC Exploration Day
Students participate in team building activities.
LSC Creekside DC Exploration Day
Students learn all about dual credit from Lone Star representatives.
Erin Vernon
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