Counselors' Corner

Informational Links:

College Resources - links for college, universities, grants, loans, and financial aid.

Spring Calendar:

January

4: Registration deadline for Feb 9th ACT. See www.actstudent.org.

17 & 18: First semester exams.

23: Second semester begins.

25: Registration deadline for the Feb 23 THEA test (Texas Higher Education Assessment). Needed for admission to Texas Colleges and Universities. See www.collegeboard.com.

28-Feb 4: TAKS field tests, for 9th grade Reading and 10th and 11th grade English.

29: Registration deadline for March 1 SAT. See www.collegeboard.com.

FEBRUARY

19 & 20: 11th grade presentations for 2008-2009 school year schedules. See PPS for upper classmen. Here is a version with sound, but slower download.

22 & 25: 10th grade presentations for 2008-2009 school year schedules. See PPS for sophomores.

26 & 27: 9th grade presentations for 2008-2009 school year schedules. See PPS for freshmen.

28 & 29: Junior High presentations for 2008-2009 school year schedules. See PPS for eighth graders.

March

4 - 7: TAKS TESTING.

4: 9th grade TAKS Reading field test.

7: Registration deadline for April 12th ACT. See www.actstudent.org.

7: Report cards.

10: Open House. See IB PPS for Freshmen.

10 - Apr 11: Preregistration for all grades.

11 - 27: Benchmark tests.

21: Registration deadline for April 19 THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment). Needed for admission to Texas Colleges and Universities. See www.collegeboard.com.

April

1: Registration deadline for May 3 SAT. See www.collegeboard.com.

28 - May1: TAKS Testing, all levels.

May

5 - 16 : AP Exams.

5 - 30: End of course field tests.