SLHS NEWS
April 29,2024
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Club Applications- April 2nd- May 31st
- LATE CLUB FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
- ALL CLUBS MUST RE-APPLY EACH SCHOOL YEAR. (BOTH CURRICULAR AND NONCURRICULAR)
- FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED IN THE FRONT OFFICE (MAIN OR 9TH GRADE CAMPUS), QR CODE, STUDENT REMIND LINK, OR SLHS NEWS (SMORE) BEGINNING APRIL 2ND.
- COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE TURNED IN TO EITHER THE MAIN OR 9TH GRADE FRONT OFFICE RECEPTIONIST NO LATER THAN MAY 31ST. (NO EXCEPTIONS)
- STUDENTS WILL NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR A CLUB IN THE FALL.
- LATE CLUB FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Katy ISD Parents,
Please access the Spring 2024 Course Selection Survey. Kindly complete this form to share feedback on your experience with the course selection process and SCHOOLINKS.
Responses will be collected anonymously. The purpose of this survey is to identify and provide the best support to our community. We feel your input is valuable and we will use this feedback to create measurable goals to improve our processes.
Sincerely,
KISD Department of Academic Counseling, College & Career Guidance
Dear Parents,
This week your student will participate in the End-of-Year Renaissance Star Reading screener. This assessment is computer-adaptive and created to assist teachers to quickly identify areas of strengths and growth for students in reading. With this tool, teachers will be able to more specifically target their instruction to ensure student growth for each individual student.
This assessment will not be taken for a grade as it is strictly a tool to provide teachers with data to inform instruction. The screener will take the students approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our ELA Instructional Coach, Angela Astorga, at angelajastorga@katyisd.org. Thank you!
AP Testing
AP testing will be begin next week and run through the end of the school year. Students should bring a packed lunch every day as well as their school ID, blue and black pens, pencils, and a calculator if necessary. They can find their testing location on the room posters that will be posted in the Rotunda the afternoon before each exam as well as the morning of their exams. If you have any questions, please reach out to Meredith Johnson, Tonya Sukhu, or Angela Astorga, the SLHS AP Testing Coordinators.
Safety Protocol Update: Government Issued IDs Effective April 8th
Dear Katy ISD Parents/Guardians and Staff,
As Katy ISD continues its review of safety practices and protocols, it's essential to stress the significance of physical/hard copy government-issued identifications* for accessing campuses/facilities, student registration, and student pickup. The district is strictly enforcing this requirement and will no longer accept paper or digital copies of driver's licenses, visas, and passports at any of its campuses or facilities, for these purposes.
We greatly appreciate our community's cooperation with these safety procedures and your ongoing partnership in maintaining safe and secure environments across Katy ISD campuses and facilities.
Katy ISD
*For our community’s reference, below are examples of acceptable government-issued identifications.
Katy ISD School Board Elections
Early Voting- April 22-30th
SLHS GYM LOBBY
Early voting for the school board election begins on Monday, April 22. The significance of the Board of Trustees to the success of Katy ISD cannot be overstated. Trustees play a crucial role in policy development and ensuring that Katy ISD students and staff have the necessary resources and support that leads to the outstanding learning opportunities for which the district is known.
Early voting begins on April 22, through April 30. During the early voting period, you may vote at ANY of the Katy ISD early polling locations including the Merrell Center, and Cinco Ranch, Morton Ranch, Paetow, Seven Lakes, and Taylor high schools.
Election Day is May 4, 2024. For more information on the candidates running in the board election, view the 2024 Katy ISD Voters Guide or visit the Board Election webpage.
Are you Moving??
If you are moving over the summer and will no longer reside in the Seven Lakes attendance zone, please fill out the attached Leaver Form and send it along with a picture ID of the Guardian to theresaljanda@katyisd.org, haleikasalazar@katyisd.org, amberbgawlik@katyisd.org Thank you!
Spring Final Exam Schedule 2023-2024
SAT SEMINARS
After working with more than 60,000 students across the country over the last 15 years, Sycamore Learning Company designed these 5-hour seminars to help students prepare for the upcoming SAT with specific strategies to maximize scoring on each section of these tests.
The cost for one seminar is only $125 and each seminar includes an extensive study guide that has full-length practice tests with in-depth answer explanations for each question and 5 hours of in-class instruction.
The only materials needed for the seminar will be a calculator and two pencils. Enrollment may be limited, so please register as soon as possible at www.prepforthefuture.com to ensure your student does not miss out on this opportunity.
May 11, 9am-3pm SAT Seminar @ Jordan High School
Attention Parents of Seniors!!
Parents, please remind your Senior to check the board outside the Registrars’ office for the correct spelling of their names for Graduation. If any corrections need to be made, please have them see a Registrar.
ATTENTION SENIORS!
Seniors, you must complete the Senior Year End Activity found in your School Links account under your To Do List.
This is a Graduation Requirement and is also how you will order your Final Transcript. Here is a link with instructions on how to complete the Survey.
Transcript Requests
Transcripts can be requested after January 26th through the link below:
Katy Virtual School
Katy Virtual School (KVS) online classes allow secondary students to acquire graduation credits and/or expand their learning opportunities through paid, online high school credit courses during the summer and school year.
KVS courses:
- Provide flexibility in scheduling.
- Allow students to get ahead on credits.
- Provide opportunities to access courses that are not offered on the home campus.
- Help students moving into Katy ISD from outside Texas to meet graduation requirements.
- Are developed and taught by Katy ISD teachers.
KVS offers over 60 approved College Board Advanced Placement (AP), Katy Advanced Program (KAP) and academic level courses. The cost is $200 per semester with reduced or no fees for students identified as economically disadvantaged. KVS is approved by the NCAA for student initial eligibility.
Katy Virtual School (KVS) course registration for summer 2024, fall 2024 and spring 2025 opened February 1, 2024. Summer courses are available for incoming 9th grade and current high school students. KVS courses provide secondary students the opportunity to acquire graduation credits through online high school coursework during the summer and school year from our own Katy ISD teachers. Refer to www.katyisd.org/kvs for registration information and course list.
HOME ACCESS CENTER – PARENT-DEFINED GRADE NOTIFICATIONS
Katy ISD Parents and/or Guardians can view their child’s grades in the Home Access Center at any time. On the Grades page, you can access your child’s most recent progress report (IPR) and report card grades. On the Classwork page, you can setup personalized alerts for your child’s class averages. Based on the parent-defined percentage (%), you will receive an alert when your child’s average falls below or rises above a certain threshold. Select here to locate Instructions on how to setup grade alerts.
Graduation Photo Information
SLHS Graduation Newsletter
Revised Senior Calendar
College and Career
FAFSA CHANGES
SAVE THE DATE: The FAFSA application opened on December 31, 2023! For more information regarding the FAFSA changes, go to https://www.salliemae.com/blog/fafsa-faqs/ and U.S. Department of Education
In accordance with Texas Education Code Section 28.0256, seniors graduating in 2022 and thereafter must complete and submit, and show proof of submission, a free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) or a Texas application for state financial aid (TAFSA).
TASFA Information: TASFA REQUIREMENTS
Featured Scholarships
CAMP SOAR (SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES IN AEROSPACE RESEARCH)
Texas A&M University
Dates: June 2-6, 2024
Eligibility: Students enrolled as high school juniors or seniors as of Fall are eligible to apply.
Application
EVELYN S. FRENSLEY STUDENT AWARD
ATTN: Current JUNIORS, 11th grade students
Deadline: September 1, 2024
Amount: $2000
Application
Additional Information
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College Fairs
Colleges that Change Lives College Fair
Saturday, August 10, 2024
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Noon
The Westin Galleria Houston
Woodway II Ballroom
5060 W Alabama Street
Houston, TX 77056
Registration