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Lashanda Lewis
6th Grade Counselor & Eighth Grade Counselor O-Z
DaVella Pearson
7th Grade Counselor & Eighth Grade Counselor A-N
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Announcements:

2010-2011 School Year Activities

  • Middle schools go to ES for Choice Sheets
    • Dessau MS @ Wieland Date: Jan. 28 Time: 8:30 AM
    • Dessau MS @ Dessau Elem. Date: Jan. 26 Time: 1:30 PM
    • Dessau MS @ Pflugerville Elem Date: Jan. 26 Time: 8:30 AM
  • PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT
    • Dessau Middle School Date: Feb. 2 Time: 6:30 -7:30 PM
  • Elementary schools come to DMS.
    • Dessau Elem May 21 9-9:30 AM
    • Pflugerville Elem May 21 9-9:30 AM
    • Wieland May 21 9-9:30 AM
  • Days that high schools come to DMS for Choice Sheets
    • Hendrickson @ Dessau MS Date: Feb. 2 Time: all day Make-up: Feb. 8-1:30 PM
    • Connally @ Dessau MS Date: Feb. 2 Time: all day Make-up: Feb. 8-1:30 PM
  • PARENT COURSE SELECTION INFORMATION NIGHT
    • Connally High School Date: Feb. 4 Time: 6:00 PM (dinner provided)
    • Hendrickson High School Date: Feb. 9 Correct Date February 8 - Time: 6:30 PM
    • Pflugerville High School Date: Feb. 9 Time: 6:30 PM
  • VISITATIONS AT HIGH SCHOOL
  • Connally High School Date: May 25-27
    • Time: 9:00 AM-1 PM
    • Notes: lunch provided to 8th grader
  • Hendrickson High School Date: May 25
    • Time: 9:40 AM-11:30 AM
  • COURSE SELECTION for current 6th and 7th graderd
    • Choice sheets go out through advisory on 2/10/2010 and are due signed back to the advisory teacher by 2/17/2010
    • 2/22/2010 thru 2/26/2010 counselors will be in be in the classrooms to enter choice sheets with the students.
 

Resources for Parents:

Social and Emotional Topics

Academics

  • All grade level TAKS study booklets are available in all content areas and may be accessed by clicking here.
  • *NEW* - ONLINE Interactive TAKS study guides
  • Middle School course guide - Please click here to access course guide. 
  • High School course guide - Please click here to access course guide.
  • Homework Help Tips - Page 1 - Page 2

College and Career Planning

Employment Opportunities

Middle School Years Newsletter - A monthly newsletter to help parents and guide students thru middle school.

Summer Program Opportunities

Summer School


Testing

The possession of cell phones during state mandated testing is strictly prohibited.

Calendar

  • TBA

Schedule Changes

We want to keep schedule changes to a minimum, therefore, at this time we are only considering the following reasons with respect to changes: 

  1. Into/Out of TAKS Intervention classes.
  2. Into/Out of Band
  3. Into/Out of Pre AP classes

However, if you have a concern with your child's schedule, please contact his/her grade level counselor. 

 


 

Counseling Groups

  1. Divorce: getting adjusted
  2. Anger management
  3. Coping with grief
  4. Coping with family changes
  5. Bullying
  6. Self-esteem
  7. Salvaging Sisterhood

Parents wanting their children to participate need to contact their child's counselor. If you would

like for your child to participate in a group, the forms may be accessed by clicking here. Forms may be turned in to the counselor via e-mail or dropped off in the front office.


Career Development

College and Career Readiness information

 

Last Update:5/12/09rl