Yearbook picture day for freshman, sophomores, and juniors is Oct. 21-22 during their ENGLISH class.  English teachers with last names A-K go on the 21st, English teachers with last names L-Z go on the 22nd.  Students can get order forms from their English teachers or from Mrs. Sigl in room 229.  Students should bring their order form AND payment the day of their photo.

I am so pleased to pass on some wonderful news that has transpired this summer.  Paschal High School will be the only high school in the FWISD to  bring online The Naviance System. Below, I have provided an overview and a link to the Naviance website to help explain what a wonderful opportunity this is for PHS students and their families.

Naviance helps students and families connect what students do in the classroom to their life goals, including finding colleges and careers based on their personal skills and areas of interest.  This system has extraordinary capabilities and is currently in use by most, if not all, the private schools in our area.  

Naviance will help all of our students to set personalized goals, explore career options and search for colleges. The greatest aspect, I think, is it allows students to apply for scholarships and TRACK their ADMISSION STATUS.  Personal information, accurate transcripts, test scores and all letters of recommendation your child obtains for college applications are held in one secure location that is accessible to 1800 colleges and universities across the nation as well as the NCAA clearing house for our student athletes. Naviance is fully integrated with the Common App used by most colleges and universities in the United States.  For more detailed information, go to www.naviance.com  .

There have been bumps in this road as are in all roads to change but we now have a green light to begin uploading our student info. PHS PTA and a few parents on the board have provided one half of the $13,000 needed for this year's subscription to the service.

I am writing today to ask you to consider making a donation to fund the remaining balance.  ANY amount that you can give helps out students charting their future.is welcome. $20...$40...$60... $5 is welcome.  Together this goal is achievable. We have an August 30th deadline.

Checks should be written to PHS PTA.  Please write Naviance in the memo line so that all of these funds go directly to this fund raising effort. This is a tax deductible donation.  Any money raised beyond our need for this year's subscription will be held in the PTA account for the 2014-15 subscription.

Please mail your donations to: 

Crystal Williamson

c/o PHS PTA

2817 W Cantey St

Fort Worth, TX 76109

Paschal High School's United Voices 4 Change (INOK) has an opportunity to win one of 10 $100,000 grants from State Farm during the next week.  From Oct 18-25, the schools with the most safe driving sign ups-see below will have a chance at over 100 cash prizes and a concert by Kelly Clarkson.  We are reaching out to all PHS organizations for assistance.  Anything you can do to publicize, Facebook, tweet, etc... will be appreciated.  Each person can do it once per day.  Please see below for more information.  If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Andrews-Cox at jennifer.andrewscox@fwisd.org

Online safe driving commitments may be made through www.celebratemydrive.com or

www.facebook.com/celebratemydrive. 

Here are the basics:

•          User enters email address & birth date. This page will verify users are 14+ years of age. Users who are 13 or under will not be allowed to continue through the process.
•          Qualified users will search for & select from a list of registered high schools. 
•          Users will answer two driver safety-related questions. Correct answers will be provided and the user will be allowed to continue even if his/her answer(s) were incorrect. Every day these questions will have a different theme such as seat belt safety, speed, or distracted driving.  
•          The next screen invites the user to make a commitment to safe driving. Qualified users are able to make one safe driving commitment every day from October 18-26th.
•          Finally, the user will encounter a "Thank You for Committing" page where they will find where their school ranks and see the current total number of commitments for their school. This page will also invite them to check out other State Farm Teen Driver Safety resources.
•          The next time a user enters the commitment tool, some data will be recalled by the system.

The first play of the season for Paschal thespians is Macbeth! This famous Shakespearean play opens November 7th and runs each evening at 7:30 on the 8th,9th, 14th, 15th and 16th plus 2:30 matinees on both Saturdays!