Reedy Weekly Update Week of 9/6

Students are encouraged to sign up for an appointment using the links below or the QR codes posted around school. Counselors can also be reached by email.

All Frisco ISD students need a Plan, a Purpose and a Future. Let us help you get there during FISD College Week!

College Week is September 13 to 17th. Click the links below to learn about College Week Events.

Xello: Future Ready for Every Student

Financial Aid 101

A College Admissions Conversation with Ron Franek

Virtual College Fair

If you are interested in pursuing a future with the United States Military and would like more information about future Opportunities and Scholarships, please reach out to Mrs. Heusinger by Filling out the United States Military Interest Survey no later than September 17th. Your information will not be shared with Recruiters or Military Personnel.

We will also offer the ASVAB October, 25th. The ASVAB is the most widely used multiple-aptitude test battery in the world. The ASVAB was originally designed to predict future academic and occupational success in military occupations. Numerous validation studies indicate the ASVAB assesses academic ability and predicts success in a wide variety of occupations. All high school campuses offer the ASVAB throughout the year.

You can sign up for the ASVAB here until October 20th at 4:30pm.

Frisco ISD will administer the PSAT/NMSQT to all 10th and 11th grade students on October 13, 2021.

All FISD 9th and 12th grade students will have late arrival and report to campus at 12:45pm. There will be no 1st or 2nd period classes on high school campuses or at the CTE Center.

Students will receive an email the week prior to PSAT with their test room assignment.

For additional PSAT test day and transportation information, please see the Frisco ISD website.

Juniors and Seniors,

The GPA Opt Out tile in the Student Portal will be accessible from September 1- October 1, 2021.

You may choose to opt out of one fine arts or athletic class counting in your GPA this year (as long as the student has participated in that fine art or athletic class the two years prior.) Most students who make this choice have a weighted GPA of 5.0 or above.

For instance, if a junior student has been in orchestra 9th and 10th grades, he/she may opt out of having the GPA points for that class included in the junior year GPA calculation. Once the request has been made and executed, it may not be reversed.

Below are the steps that should be taken if a student decides he/she will take advantage of the opt-out program:

1. The student logs into the Student Portal and clicks on the GPA Opt Out Request tile.
2. Once the student has filled out the Opt Out Agreement, an email is generated and sent to the parent. Parents will then review the student’s form and approve or deny the agreement.
3. An email is then generated and sent to the student’s counselor who will then review and approve/deny the request. Once the counselor has reviewed the request, an email will be sent to the student and parent with an approval or denial.
4. Remember, this action cannot be reversed once it has gone through.

Things to keep in mind:

• This is primarily for students with a 5.0 weighted GPA or higher who feel a “regular” class with a maximum of 5.0 GPA points could bring their GPA down.
• Students must have participated in the course the two years prior to the opt-out request.
• Parents and the student’s counselor must approve the Opt Out request.
• The Opt-Out Agreement must be completed by the student and parent by Oct. 1, 2021.
  

Counselors will begin meeting with each class about their academic grade level guidance.

Seniors: September 7th and 8th

Juniors: September 9th and 10th

Sophomores: September 20th and 21st

Freshman: October 4th and 5th

These meets will take place during the day and will include information about college admissions, Xello, credits and graduation, letters of recommendation, community service, counselor canvas page, scholarships, volunteer information, and more. These guidance lessons will be sent to parents following the meetings with students and also posted on our counselor canvas page that your student has access to in their canvas account.

Counselors will not begin processing letters of recommendation until after Senior grade level guidance on September 7th and 8th. If you are in need of a transcript prior to this date, you can request your transcript using your parchment account.

https://www.parchment.com/log-in/

We will host a "Coffee with the Counselors" Tuesday, September 14th at 8:30am at Reedy.

This session is geared towards anyone new to Reedy High School or new to Frisco ISD, however, anyone can join. We will cover transcripts, HAC, credits, graduation plans, EOC's, Community Service, Xello, counseling canvas pages and upcoming events.

The event will now be VIRTUAL. A link will be sent out a week prior to this meeting!

On September 7th and 8th the Reedy Counselors will complete Fall Senior Guidance with each Senior. We will meet during English 4/Ap English classes. If your student is in Dual Credit, we will offer two advisory sessions so that these students have an opportunity to meet with us as well. This will kick off the college application season and post- secondary planning!

These meetings will cover the following topics

• Senior Year Timeline
• College Application Process
• Automatic admissions, GPA, Rank
• SAT/ACT testing
• How to request a letter of recommendation
• How to request a transcript
• How to find scholarships
• Financial aid
• How to log community service
• Upcoming activities

I will host a virtual parent meeting on Thursday, September 9th at 8:30am via zoom. Please join me as I cover the topics discussed with your Senior for you to hear as well. If you can’t make it, please don’t worry, this meeting will be recorded and sent out to parents.

Sign up for the parent meeting here. Please limit one slot per family

The zoom link will be emailed to those who signed up the day prior to the meeting. Thank you

Xello Scholarship Search voice-over

Xello Scholarship slides

To Locate Scholarships in Xello:

• Log into Xello from the Student Portal.

• Click on “College Planning” under Goals & Plans.

• Select “Search for Local Scholarships” under Local Scholarships.

Are you signed up for Reedy Remind texts? If not this is a great way to get reminders and up to date information

Class of 2022 text @ reedy2022 to 81010

Class of 2023 text @reedy2023 to 81010

Class of 2024 text @reedy2024 to 81010

Class of 2025 text @2025reedy to 81010

Dual Credit Students text @rhsdc212 to 81010