The school year is almost over, but the Academic Foundation is still hard at work! This month we approved grants for the Guidance, Theatre, English, Science and World Languages departments. We also announced our proposed slate of officers for the 2015-16 school year. Click here to read the list. This slate will be voted on at our final meeting on May 12th.

Special thanks to Derek Thomas for his informative presentation on Advanced Placement at our meeting last week. Even seasoned parents learned something new! Our speakers in May will be Ms. Spinka and Ms. Dicus. They will provide ideas on keeping our students engaged over the summer. Please join us! More details to come.

Have you given a Faculty Honor Roll shout out to your favorite teachers or staff members? Look for more information later in this newsletter.

2015-16 Scheduling: Students received proof copies of their schedules on April 14th. Students should indicate any change requests on this form and return it to their homeroom teacher by April 23rd. All forms submitted must include a student and a parent signature. Any students who are requesting to be placed in a higher level course must obtain a signature from the appropriate teacher or the change will not occur. 

Students and parents, please be advised, this will be your last opportunity to make changes. Our master schedule and teacher assignments will be based on these revised requests; therefore, changes next fall will be limited to correcting errors or academic necessity.

HCC Fall Dual Enrollment: Students may begin registering now for fall classes at HCC. Since students are required to obtain approval from their Plant counselor to register, your last day to complete registration paperwork will be June 5th. Please see the guidance page of Plant's website for complete information. Fall classes will begin August 17th and end on December 8th. 

Seniors! Class of 2015! We will never forget about you. What a great class and what a tremendous impact you have had upon Plant High School. Looking back on your four years at Plant you will have memories of events, friends, and the music that made your high school years special. But now, before you graduate, you have a chance to say thank you to those faculty members who were with you along the way and who made your years at Plant years that you will never forget. It's easy to say thank you. Watch this video made by our own Plant High Students on how to recognize a faculty member through the Faculty Honor Roll.

Faculty Honor Roll Pledge Drive 2015

You don't have to have a senior to send staff a Gold Card! See our website for details. All donations received by May 1st will be acknowledged in the program for the 2015 Awards Ceremony.

Hillsborough Virtual School is offering online support to help students prepare for their End of Course exams. The dates and times for each review session are listed below. Go to the guidance page of Plant's website for the links to login.

• 4/28 & 30  Geometry, 7 to 8 pm (log in by 6:45 pm)
• 5/5 & 7      Algebra 1, 7 to 8 pm (log in by 6:45 pm)
• 5/13 & 14  US History, 7:15 to 8:15 pm (log in by 7 pm)

Due to the high volume of AP testing at our school, we are seeking parent volunteers to assist with AP exam proctoring. Testing this year will be from May 4th to May 15th. Morning exam duties will run from 7 until approximately 11:45 am; afternoon exam duties will begin around 11:30 am and end between 4 and 4:30 pm. If you have a flexible schedule, please consider helping us out this year. Click here to register to be a proctor.