Benchmark 5

Summer Bridge 2023 took place at TABS June 5-8. The schedule is below.

The curriculum for this event included the following:

• Orientation information for both TABS and Tarrant County College;
• Biomedical terminology and real-world experience with graduate students at UNTHSC;
• Team-building activities; and
• TSIA English and math preparation and testing.

Students at TABS receive advising assistance from counselors and advisers at the high school and college levels. TABS' counselors meet with all students each semester to work on their progression plans and to ensure that they are on track for graduation. In addition, Tarrant County College is implementing a new advising model, which is likely to require that all dual-credit students meet with a TCC advisor on a semesterly basis.

TABS offers tutoring during the advisory period—11:05 to 11:40 Monday through Thursday—and after school most Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Teachers are also available by request.

Late buses are available on the following dates for students who wish to attend after-school tutoring. (Note: This list is subject to change.)

• Sept. 12, 13, 19 and 20
• Oct. 9, 10, 17, 18, 24 and 25
• Nov. 1, 28 and 29
• Dec. 5 and 6
• Jan. 30 and 31
• Feb. 6, 7, 13, 14, 27 and 28
• March 26 and 27
• April 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24
• May 7, 8, 14 and 15

Students have a 35-minute advisory period four days a week.

Schedule

Student support meeting topics

The student support team provides regular lessons on topics related to student wellness. Below is a list of topics that have been discussed in past lessons.

• Bullying prevention
• Financial literacy
• Planning for the future
• Mental wellness
• Being respectful online
• Internet safety and privacy
• Prescription medications
• Alcohol and health
• Mental wellness
• Financial literacy
• Honor codes
• Alcohol and health
• Bullying prevention

Summer

• Incoming student family orientation
• Summer Bridge
• White coat ceremony

Fall

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

Spring

• Second-semester meet-and-greet with the principal
• Academic sweatshirt 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