2. There are 21 more days in the second semester. Keep this in mind! Make sure you turn in medical notes, etc. to get absences excused. DO NOT BE DENIED CREDIT!

3. Students! Think one day out from school isn’t a big deal? If you miss 10 % of school days, you’ll suffer academically. That can be just one day every two weeks, and can it happen before you know it. These absences may be either excused or unexcused, but you’re still losing time in class and opportunities to learn. Every day you’re absent, it lowers your chance of graduating from high school. Remember. Attendance Counts Every Day, Everyone

4. Attendance – Did you know? A student who is chronically absent in high school is 7.4X more likely to drop out! Attendance counts. EVERYONE. EVERYDAY.

5. 5 Scary Things About School Dropouts! 1. 7,000 students drop out of school every single day. That’s more than 1 million yearly. 2. School dropouts are qualified for only about 10% of all jobs. 3. School dropouts cost the economy more than 150 billion dollars. This unfathomable hit comes from school dropouts’ lost wages, taxes and productivity over a lifetime. 4. A whopping 87% of school dropouts have experienced homelessness at some point of their lives. 5. 79 percent of school dropouts have a parent who has been incarcerated at some time during the school dropouts’ lives.

7. See a KC AT, SAT or KC SM website for more info! We are Accepting Applications KC SAT Tryouts begin May 2 nd !

8. PARKING 2016 - 2017 Parking information is now available on the KCHS website. Students can also access the information via Blackboard.

9. Information on the process, important dates, and times, are now available via the KC website & Blackboard! Information on the process, important dates, and times, are now available via the KC website & Blackboard!

10. In need of a prom dress? Come to room 601 and talk to Ms.Bates

11. Edit the text with your own short phrase. Move the sparkles as you like. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. Note: This animation looks best on a dark background. Remember to get your prom dresses approved by your AP!

12. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION!

13. STAY TUNED!!!

14. NEW SCHOLARSHIP BULLETIN NOW AVAILABLE IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE OR ON THE KCHS WEBSITE!!!!!!!

15. KCHS TIGERS: Interested in a summer program? Check out Lone Star’s College and Career Institute programs. Sign up online at http://www.projectgradhouston.org/college-institutes-summer- 2016/ and turn in your permission form to Mrs. Grimm in the counseling office! http://www.projectgradhouston.org/college-institutes-summer- 2016/

16. SENIORS !!!!!!!!! PLEASE BRING A COPY OF ANY SCHOLARSHIPS YOU HAVE RECEIVED TO THE COUNSELING OFFICE ASAP !!!! WE WOULD LOVE TO HONOR YOU AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

17. COURSE SELECTION INFO FOR SCIENCE *DC ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (CAN EARN UP TO 4 HRS OF COLLEGE CREDIT)-NOT ON COURSE SELECTION SHEET DC BIOLOGY (CAN EARN UP TO 8 HRS OF COLLEGE CREDIT) AP BIOLOGY ADV ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY CONTACT MS COLEMAN (COUNSELOR) FOR MORE INFORMATION

18. Ask you club sponsor about it… Your club could get free PIZZA!!!

19. Join us for an evening of art and performance geared towards breaking stereotypes and promoting acceptance. Everyone is welcome! Girls Learn International Presents… Klein Collins Auditorium | May 6 th | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Date Change Due to Flooding: Now MAY 6

20. ATTENTION SENIORS….. PLANNING ON ATTENDING LONE STAR IN THE FALL ! YOU COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR ALL TUITION AND FEES PAID FOR AT LONE STAR COLLEGE!! STOP BY THE COUNSELING OFFICE TO PICK UP AN APPLICATION TODAY!!!!!! DEADLINE MAY 5 TH !