Benchmark 4

Summer

• Incoming student family orientation
• Chromebook and textbook distribution

Fall

• Open House
• Financial aid (FAFSA and TAFSA) night
• White coat ceremony
• Parent info night and lifeline training
• Hispanic Honor Society induction
• Gold Seal Programs of Choice Expo
• Eighth-grade Open House and application help session
• Academic sweatshirt ceremony
• Spirit of Effort Award ceremony
• Site-based decision-making committee meetings
• Bimonthly newsletters

Spring

• Second-semester meet-and-greet with the principal
• Superintendent’s Scholar ceremony
• Cowtown Marathon volunteer opportunity
• National Honor Society induction ceremony
• Black History Month presentation
• End-of-year awards ceremony
• Decision Day celebration
• Senior banquet
• Site-based decision-making committee meetings
• Bimonthly newsletters

Students have a half-hour advisory period four days a week.

Schedule

EVERFI

Started in 2008, EVERFI is an online program that teaches character development, safety, and physical, mental and emotional wellness. Below is a sample schedule of EVERFI topics.

• September
  • Bullying prevention
• October
  • Financial literacy
  • Planning for the future
• November
  • Mental wellness
  • Being respectful online
• December
  • Internet safety and privacy
• January
  • Prescription medications
• February
  • Alcohol and health
  • Mental wellness
• March
  • Financial literacy
• April
  • Honor codes
  • Alcohol and health
• May
  • Bullying prevention