GUIDANCE TEAM
Main Number 972-775-8237
FAX 972-775-3178
Creating a better future, one student at a time.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Attention students:
Make sure you register to attend CollegeWeekLive FALL, a
free online college fair, on November 3rd and 4th
www.CollegeWeekLive.com to register online for free. from 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM. At CollegeWeekLive FALL you can chat with admissions reps from 300+ schools, connect with other students and watch videos on college admissions.
State Requirements have changed for graduation. Click HERE for a classroom version of the PowerPoint presented to students explaining the new rules.
HERE is a new website to match colleges with careers.
Check out this new website which rates the effectiveness of colleges at getting students ready for the real world.
Click HERE to read the parent and senior response to "One Thing I Would Tell You" from "Leaving Home, Letting Go".
New Website for Help In Navigating the College Pathway. Click HERE.
MHS Guidance is now on FACEBOOK. Become our friend today!
Off-Campus PE Information can be found HERE.
Follow the MHS Guidance Department on TWITTER. Click HERE for the direct link.
Get Involved, MHS! Follow THIS LINK to the Meadow Library page for many options and opportunities.
Understanding PSAT Results And Quickstart For the SAT.
MAKING IT COUNT College Prep. MHS students are involved!
OPEN Courses from Universities Around the World TAKS Schedule '09-10 (NEW PDF) PEARSONS' INTERACTIVE STUDY GUIDES for TAKS College Admission POWERPOINT UPDATED High School 101
PowerPoint UPDATED
The Guidance Team:
A-CR-Laura Phillips
CU-HE-Melissa Tomlinson
HI-MIS-Carol Lemmon
MIT-SHE-Hollye Hess
SHI-Z-David Moore
The MHS Guidance TeamL to R front row: Hollye Hess, LaDon Wooten, Harriette Fowler
L to R back row: Laura Phillips, Andra Chapman, David Moore, Carol Lemmon, Cheryl Holt
Click on this link to see a video about FAFSA. (Humor Involved!)
The FAFSA should be filled out as soon as possible in January. CLICK HERE for the link.
Senior students are allowed two days per school year for College Visits. This generally requires a week's notice and needs signatures from a principal, all teachers and a counselor, and the form can be picked up from Christye Farrell in the Counseling Center. Students need to bring back documentation of their visit to the Attendance Office. For helpful tips on how to plan and what to do when you get there from Collegeboard, CLICK HERE.
Students will need to send transcripts to colleges throughout the year, and students can request TEN free over the course of their academic career. After that, the cost will be $1. Click HERE for a transcript request form.
ACT and SAT test schedules are available in the Counseling Center. The ACT is given 5 times a year at MHS. Please check the College and Career page for sign-up pages. PRINCETON REVIEW will once again be available this year for MHS students. New login information is available to all registered students.
Volunteering Opportunities Are Available in the DFW Area. Please click on this link, or this one
for a listing of contacts. Community service is invaluable in gaining scholarships and college admission, and all students must complete at least 10 hours for graduation purposes. There is a printable form HERE for community service completion.
BRAND NEW access site for TAKS Prep Manuals is here. CLICK and select your manual today.