Parent Newsletter for March

This year has been a wonderful year for our students, teachers, and families. As we navigate towards the end of the 2023-24 school year, it is time to begin preparing for another wonderful school year. I would like to share with you three pieces of information for you to consider as we move into planning for next year that include course requests for returning and incoming students, open enrollment dates, and the 2024-25 school calendar.

• Course Requests: Over the past three weeks, our counselor has been focused on getting into classrooms to speak with returning students about the class offerings students can select from next year. Students had an opportunity to review their individual transcript and determine what additional classes they would need and like to take next year that would allow them to graduate with an endorsement. Students were to get a course request form filled out, signed out by a parent, and returned to the office. Based on the courses requested, we will determine which courses we offer and the number of course sections we need to offer. Because of the impact this information has on developing our master schedule and determining teacher assignments, next year schedule changes will be very limited and only on a need basis.
• In addition, if your child is planning to take dual credit courses next year, there is a mandatory dual credit meeting on April 4th from 6 to 7 pm in our gym. During this meeting we will discuss changes that we are making to ensure students are adequately prepared for dual credit courses. Also, Howard College and our counselor will assist parents to fill out required forms needed for students to be able to register for dual credit classes next year.
• Open Enrollment: Our numbers did increase from the year prior, and we do anticipate another year of growth. Please keep in mind that we are a public charter school, a school of choice. We do have limited capacity as this year we did have an ongoing wait list. If you would like for your child to secure their spot to return, be sure to complete the registration for next year. Open Enrollment will be April 3rd to April 14th.
• 2024-25 Calendar: The district released the 2024-25 school calendar. If you are needing it to make summer travel plans, please see the calendar below.

Tuesday, March 26

• Baseball & Softball play against Grape Creek, away

Thursday, March 28

• Baseball & softball play against Grape Creek, home

Friday, March 29

• School Holiday, Happy Easter

As part of the pre-registration process for next year, we plan to invite incoming Freshman and potential new students to tour our campus and see what we have to offer. We will be hosting an event April 2nd PREVIEW TLCA from 6 to 7 pm.

This meeting is mandatory for students planning to take dual credit courses next year. Parents must be present with their student. Our counselor, Mrs. Minjarez, and Howard College will discuss important information about courses, requirements, and paperwork. The meeting will take place in the high school gym from 6 pm to 7 pm.

• We will be moving English 1, English 2, and U.S. History testing to one day, Tuesday April 17th.
• Seniors will have an assembly that morning. We will have an amazing guest speaker. More info to come soon!

Wednesday, April 17th

Biology STAAR

Tuesday, April 23

Algebra 1 STAAR

• Dates: June 3 to June 28
• Time: Monday to Friday 8 am to 12 pm
• Cost:
• Failed Courses: $25 per semester course failed
• STAAR Remediation: no cost

• Shout out to Mrs. Cole and her theater team for a great season in OAP.
• Shout out to Mrs. Howard for working hard to organize the senior trip this year.
• Shout out to Mrs. Gonzales for always going above and beyond to help staff, serve our parents, and encourage our students. She was always has a smile on her face no matter what is going on around.
• Shout out to Mrs. Sharp for being the MVP by always helping to cover classes for our teachers when we are short subs.
• Shout out to the maintenance crew for safely capturing the bats that decided to visit the campus last week.

• Shout out to Anthony Williams for helping clean off the stairs in the gym. He picked up after a lot of people who left their trash.
  
• Shout out Daniel Reza for helping another student that was struggling to read.
  
• Shout out to Yohan Maldonado. He helped pick up other students trash on the stairs after lunch in the gym.
  
• Avian Cook picked up papers that had fallen from the wall and put them back up on the annex.
• Michael Familia for cleaning up trash from our camp site at the track meet.
  
• Shout out to Ezekiel Oviedo for helping pick up trash that others left behind after lunch.
• Shout out to Adriana Maldonado for taking the initiative to create a 'kindness' bulletin board. It is looking great!
• Congratulations and shout out to our boys basketball team for collecting items for the Concho Valley Girls Home. What a wonderful way to give back to our local community and help others.

• TSI test: (**only 11th students who did not meet college ready on ACT), April 2nd
• Preview TLCA (for new students & current 8th graders), April 2nd

• April 16th- English 1, English 2, U.S. History STAAR testing and Senior assembly presenting guest speaker Tyson Dever
• Prom at the Cactus, April 27th
• Senior Trip, May 10th
• Graduation, May 17th, 6:00 p.m. at the Junell Center.
• Summer School: June 3 through June 28.

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