Schools across the state are preparing for April 26 - April 30, when many students will participate in TAKS testing. Please remember that all 9^th, 10^th, and 11^th graders must pass ALL TAKS TESTS to participate in their graduation ceremony. 

Parents, help your student get off on the right foot on test days by ensuring they get a good night's rest and eat a nutritious breakfast the morning of testing. 

Please be aware cell phones are not allowed to be on or visible while students are testing. This is a state requirement, and non-compliance can lead to an investigation by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and a failing score on the exam. The device will be confiscated and will not be returned until cleared by TEA.

Students will be told before the test begins that cell phones are not allowed during testing, and to turn off cell phones and put them out of sight. Some campuses may require the test administrator to take up all cell phones prior to testing and maintain possession of phones until all testing is complete. Cell phones will be returned to students after testing is completed at the end of the day.

Your campus may have specific requests such as asking parents to remain outside the building on test days, or requesting that parents do not plan on having lunch with their children during TAKS week.

Congratulations

Congratulations to the Boys Cougar Varsity track team who repeated as district 25-5A champions!  Jacael Davis- High Jump 1st, 2nd 110 Hurdles, 1st triple jump champion, 1st 4 x 100, Brian Washington- 200 m champion, 1st 4 x 100, Ashton Deshay- 3rd- shot put, Aaron Bynum- 1st discus champion, Tray Rice- 3rd triple jump, Jacoby Sanders- 1st  4 x 100- 2nd triple jump, 2nd long jump, Anthony Bryant- 100m champion, 1st 4 x 100, Brandon Pittman- 1st 4 x 100, 4th in 200, Jon Haywood- 3rd place 300 Hurdles, Dion Martin- 4th place 300 Hurdles

The Lady Cougar Track team had an outstanding day at the District Meet also! 

Brittany Roberts- 1st in Shot and Discus, Megan Matthews- 3rd 100 hurdles, Cindy Okpegbue, Tierra Mccaster, Katy Howell, Simi Aliu 2nd in 4 x 400, Cindy Okpegbue, Lauren Pittman, Simi Aliu, Bianca Williams 3rd in 4 x 200. 

This past weekend, the STARS Dance Team competed in the Cheer and Dance/Drill Team America dance contest in San Antonio at Sea World.  The girls won several trophies in the high school AAA category where they competed against 7 other AAA dance teams  - 1st place in jazz with a rating of superior, 2nd place in military and novelty with ratings of excellent, and 3rd place in pom with a rating of excellent.  The STARS also won a trophy for Best in Class for their jazz routine and a trophy for Outstanding Sportsmanship.  Congratulations to the 2009-2010 STARS Dance Team for a great contest season.  For more information, please contact Mrs. Sanders at sarah.sanders@pflugervilleisd.net.

The Connally High School Orchestra traveled to South Padre Island where they participated in the 2010 Texas Music Festivals Contest.  They won a division I (superior) trophy as well as “Best in Class” for their performance.  The orchestra performed selection from Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” and featured Rachel Kail, violin, and Hannah Gray, cello, as the soloists.

Announcements

All student vehicles must be registered in order to park on campus.  Students must bring a copy of their driver’s license and insurance in order to obtain a parking permit.  Permits for the remainder of the year are $10 and may be purchased by completing the appropriate paper work at the attendance office.  

TxConnect updated their software over the break and some User Names were deleted in the process. If your account was deleted and you did not keep your student’s Portal ID please visit the registrar’s office to obtain a new account and password. TxConnect is the electronic system that allows parents to view their student’s grades, attendance, and teacher’s comments. You may pick up your parent portal from the attendance office.  Please bring your picture identification with you as it is required. 

If you are interested in volunteering (in any capacity) with Pflugerville ISD please remember to submit an application located on the district website at Pflugervilleisd.net. PISD appreciates everything you do for the PISD community whether you serve as a parent, grandparent, business representative, or community member!

AP Ambassador Student volunteers are available to tutor C'S students in various subjects. Please note the following tutorial days, times and locations:

Foreign Languages:  Mondays, after school in Room B220.
Math:  Wednesdays, after school in Room F2013.
Science:  Wednesdays, after school in Room E1010.
Social Studies:  Wednesdays, after school in Room G3010.
English:  Thursdays, before school in Room H4011.
For more information please contact Sandra Biles at sandra.biles@pflugervilleisd.net.

Information for the week of April 26 – May 2:

YEARBOOKS - There are only 100 yearbooks still available to order for this year. Yearbooks will arrive in less than a month, but we highly encourage students and parents to order now before we sell out! Yearbooks can be purchased by downloading the form on the school website and bringing the form to H4001 or mailing to the school. Please note, there are no more credit card orders at this time. Checks should be made to Taylor Publishing. Yearbooks are currently $64 and will rise to $66 in May and $70 when they arrive. Packages run from $5 to $11. The last day to order names on the cover is April 30. If you have any questions, please contact the yearbook adviser at Kelly.Lemons@pflugervilleisd.net.

READING TUTOR - TX Christian University is offering free tutoring in Austin this summer for reading. Come by counselor's office for flyer.

PROM – The Senior Prom will be held Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Marriott at La Frontera.  For more information please contact Senior sponsor Sara Kanewske at Sara.kanewske@pflugervilleisd.net.

GRADUATION – The Connally High School Graduation Ceremony will be held Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at the Frank Erwin Center.  All Senior students will be receiving a packet of parking, picture and DVD information.

COUGAR CELEBRATION 2011 – Parents of the Class of 2011 are needed to plan and organize the graduation night lock-in party for the graduating seniors of 2011 for next year.  Just think 2 more months and your child will be a SENIOR at Connally.  How exciting is that?  Please come and help with fund raising planning and organizing and bring another parent with you.  We will have a drawing for all the parents that show up to our next meeting.  The date of our next is Monday April 26th in the school library.  The Class of 2011 will have the "Car Crashing" booth at the Deutschenfest this year on May 14th, 15th and 16th.  Please mark your calendars with these dates.    We are looking for Juniors and or their parents to work the booth for about 3 hours either day.  If you or your son or daughter can help us out we would really appreciate it.

SAT - CollegeBoard has launched a new site for students preparing for the SAT. Please follow the link to this awesome new site that is more user friendly than the current site.  

http://sat.collegeboard.com/home

MESSAGES TO STUDENTS – Please be mindful that we are disrupting instructional time for all students in the classroom when delivering messages to students.  The attendance office will deliver messages to students only if it is an emergency. 

COUNSELOR’S CORNER - Please visit the CHS Counselor web page to see what academy counselors are assigned to. Once on the Counselor’s web page, clink the counselor link on the left sidebar and scroll down to The Counseling Team. http://www.pflugervilleisd.net/CHS/counselor/index.cfm

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY VISITS - Many colleges and universities will visit CHS and other venues in the Austin area. Please visit the Counselor Web Page for a listing of schools that will be in the Austin area. Some of these meetings require a reservation. Links have been provided if this is the case. Best of luck!

http://www.pflugervilleisd.net/CHS/counselor/documents/2009-2010CampusandAreaVisits.pdf

EARLY COLLEGE START ACC - Students interested in Early College Start may visit Counselor Marlexa Phillips during 4^th or 7^th period.  CHS is excited to see so many of our students interested in furthering their education through the Early College Start program!  For more information please contact Marlexa Phillips at Marlexa.phillips@pflugervilleisd.net.

SCHOLARSHIPS - Scholarships have been posted on the CHS Counselor Web Page. Connally High School, by no means, receives all of the scholarships that are available for students. Other resources include internet sites, such as:

www.fastweb.com , www.collegeboard.com, www.schoolsoup.com, www.collegenet.com/mach25/, www.scholarships.com, www.meritaid.com, www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp, http://AdventuresinEducation.org/sbase/index.cfm. 

Link to Connallly Cougar Scholarships that have been posted: http://www.pflugervilleisd.net/CHS/counselor/documents/WebFile.pdf.  Happy Searching!

BASEBALL – Come out and watch the last home game for the Cougar sub-varsity team as they play against the PHS Panthers on Friday, April 30.  The JV-B team will play at 5:00 p.m. with the JV-A team following at 7:15 p.m.   The Cougar Varsity team will play at PHS on Friday, April 30 at 7:00 p.m.  GOOD LUCK COUGARS!  For more information please contact Coach Doug Pearce at Doug.pearce@pflugervilleisd.net.

Respectfully,