SGPHS Counseling Services

We’re off to a fantastic start to the 2024-2025 school year. As we settle into the new school year, we encourage all students to continue being active participants in fostering the positive, welcoming environment we are building together at South Grand Prairie High School.

Believe it or not, the end of Quarter 1 is fast approaching—on October 11th! We urge parents and guardians to regularly check Skyward to monitor their scholar's progress and ensure they’re staying on track academically.

Please click the button to see tutoring schedules for all teachers at SGPHS.

Parent Instructions to Check Grades

• Below you will find the link to view your student’s grades. Using the link below, allows you to see actual grades before they are posted. Parents have the option to view grades daily or weekly to help their students be academically successful. See the link below in English and Spanish.

Parent Instructions to View Grades (English)

Parent Instructions to View Grades (Spanish)

Parent Directions to Set Up Emails to View Grades Weekly

• Parents are also encouraged to set up email notifications of their student's grades. You can set up a weekly email to be sent with the student’s grades and attendance. Below you will find the link to help set up the emails.

Parent Directions to Set Up Emails to View Grades Weekly (English)

Parent Directions to Set up Emails to View Grades Weekly (Spanish)

The Dallas County Promise Program supports students in navigating their best-fit postsecondary options with the ultimate goal for students to be successful in college, career, and life. Promise Scholars can be offered a last-dollar tuition grant to help reduce financial barriers present in accessing a postsecondary education at partner colleges and universities.

College On The Go is coming to Grand Prairie! Everything you need to begin planning for college, including financial aid, scholarships, college, and career choices, will be covered! RSVP here to choose a session https://forms.gle/ZyiqNerKhqUe97qW7.

Verification of Enrollment Form Qualifications:

• 48 Hour Turnaround. NO EXCEPTIONS

• You must owe NO attendance hours

• Have NO Fines

• Must have passed your classes during the

PREVIOUS semester

School Counselors meet with students one-on-one to discuss current grades, attendance, and their post-secondary plans, specifically which route they will take after high school graduation. Parents, please check in with your student and ask them about their chat. If you have any questions, please contact your child's School Counselor at their campus. The chat window time frame for Seniors and Juniors is listed below.

• Senior Chats end on Friday, October 4, 2024
• Junior Chats window is September 30th - October 18th

What can Family Engagement Liaisons do?

Family Engagement Liaisons and Specialists are valuable resources for schools because they know a great deal about your child’s school and community. They facilitate meaningful parental involvement in the school, enhance the learning ability of children, and help parents identify and secure valuable community and educational resources. They can coordinate and implement outreach to families. They can do home visits, and coordinate and present parent workshops.

-Tours

-Home visits with counselors, social workers, administrators, and nurse

-College Night

-Career Day

-Workshops (Handouts)

-Skyward Workshop

-Help with registrations

-Title 1 Meetings

A school social worker provides counseling and support services to students inside a school setting. They work with children, parents, teachers, school administrators, and the wider community to support the mental and emotional health needs of students and their families. We have two social workers on campus that will serve all students. You can contact them by email, phone, or by visiting the office.

We are hosting Saturday School ---- from 8 AM-11 AM. If you're failing classes due to missing work, this is YOUR opportunity to turn in past-due work. Please attend to get caught up with anything you are missing.

*This is also an opportunity to help recover attendance hours.

MUST ATTEND: Students with zeros in any class and/or students with 9 or more absences in any class.

MAY ATTEND: Students who need HB1416 hours and students who want support in upcoming SAT/ACT/TSI or EOC testing.

WHEN: Saturdays:

-September 21st

-October 5th

-November 9th

-December 14th

-February 8th

-March 8th

-March 29th

-April 5th

-April 12th

-April 26th

-May 17th

HOURS: 8:00 AM- 11:00 AM (students need to show up at 8:00.)

WHERE: Alex Building- Enter through door 10 (church parking lot side of Alex building by cafeteria)

GUIDELINES for STUDENTS:

• MUST have school ID to get in. If you do not have your ID, you will not be let in the building
• MUST bring Your iPad charged
• CANNOT bring your backpack. No backpacks will be let into the building
• No younger siblings may be brought with you
• Bring your own snacks (snacks are not provided)
• MUST be picked up or find a ride by 11:00 AM. No late pick-ups.

This month’s Counseling Services & College Readiness newsletter is filled with information to assist you and your student(s) for postsecondary success. There is a translation feature on the Smore for you to view it in the language of your choice.

Mission Statement:

SGP Counseling Services will provide an all-inclusive counseling program that offers every student the opportunity to attain exceptional results in academia, support their social and emotional development, and elevate them on a path toward college and career exploration.

Vision Statement:

SGP Counseling Services will ensure student success by providing the tools necessary to navigate an ever-changing global society by fostering their desire to pursue lifelong academic, cultural, social-emotional, and technological awareness that extends far beyond the high school experience.