Hold Everything, TIGERS! It is time for Today’s Announcements Friday,

Senior Students If you have participated in the KCHS Job Shadow event in 9 th, 10 th, 11 th or 12 th grade YOU are eligible to apply for a Junior Achievement Scholarship. Many of our students have received these over the past few years! Go to the link below to apply Applications are due to the Junior Achievement Office by 5pm on March 4, 2016.

FEBRUARY 24

Congratulations SkillsUSA state Qualifiers!!!!

B AYLOR - SPRING PREMIERE – MARCH 4 BLINN COLLEGE – PREVIEW DAY – MARCH 11 M ISSISSIPPI STATE – SPRING PREVIEW DAY – MARCH 21, 28 TEXAS C HRISTIAN UNIVERSITY – MARCH 28 T ULSA UNIVERSITY –T ULSA UP CLOSE FOR JUNIORS – MARCH 25 MARCH COLLEGE PREVIEW DAYS 2015/16 C OLLEGE P REVIEW D AYS R EGISTER ON THE COLLEGE WEBSITE This is not a complete listing. Seniors should contact their prospective college/websites for more information.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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!

ATTENTION: Seniors have already won prom tickets!!! The last day to turn in cookie order forms is Friday, February 19. Be sure to turn your forms and money in during all lunches so you can win your prom ticket, too!

AP EXAM REGISTRATION CLOSES ON MARCH 11, 2016

Blood Drive Sign up during all 3 lunches!!! When is it? Feb. 26 th during school!

Collins Awards Sign up for talent show Feb. 22 nd - March 3 rd Auditions- March 7 th - March 10 th Rehearsal- May 10 th - 11 th Collins Awards Show- May 12 th

March 3 rd A.M. P.M. Sign up to run for Officer Position during these meetings. Only necessary to attend one!!!

April 3 rd A.M. P.M. Election Speeches are presented this day!!! Only necessary to attend one!!!

Lunch Visits  Come visit the Lone Star college representative during lunch to get more information about applications, programs, and opportunities. Small Group Meetings  Sign up in the counseling office if you would like to meet with the representative to discuss more details within a small group. Upcoming Meeting Dates January 13 th January 27 th February 10 th February 24 th March 9 th March 23 rd

Tuesdays and Thursdays January 19 – March 3 LANGUAGE PREP-Every Tuesday Room 171 from 3:00–4:00 MATH PREP-Every Thursday Room 412 from 3:00–4:00

Need a College Test Refresher before taking the SAT, PSAT, ACT, or TSI (Lonestar) College Entrance Exams?

Bring your tablet, your brain, and writing material. FREE! Prepare to load up on rules and practice activities.

Questions? See Mrs. Clarke—Rm. 171 or Mrs. Salinas –Rm. 412

KLEIN COLLINS HIGH SCHOOL CHEER/MASCOT TRYOUTS MANDATORY PARENT AND STUDENT INFO MEETING PLEASE ATTEND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: February 17 OR February KCHS Commons 7:00PM TRYOUT CLINIC Week of March KCHS Gym After school TRYOUTS March KCHS Gym After school

 Abilene Christian University – Wildcat Preview Day – Feb 19  Art Institute of Houston – Feb 6  Baylor – Fall Premiere – Feb 12  Blinn College – Preview Day – Feb 12, 2016  Kansas State – Feb 5  LSU- Feb 24 and 25  Lamar University- Feb 20  Nebraska – Feb 12, 15 and 26  Stephen F. Austin – Showcase Saturday –Feb 13  Texas A & M – Information Day – Feb 13, 2016  Texas A & M/Corpus Christi – Island Day –Feb 6  Texas A & M/Galveston – Sea Aggie Preview –Feb 12 & 26  Texas Lutheran University – Dog Days –Feb. 27  Texas State – Bobcat Day –Feb /16 College Preview Days for February Register on the college website This is not a complete listing. Seniors should contact their prospective college/websites for more information.

WHAT IS THE ASVAB TEST? A career exploration and aptitude test WHEN SHOULD I TAKE IT? 10 th, 11th or 12th grade WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH THE MILITARY? The Department of Defense sponsors it and scores are used to determine acceptance and military jobs for new military recruits but that is not its only purpose! DO I HAVE TO BE INTERESTED IN THE MILITARY TO TAKE IT? Absolutely not! It is a tool for ANY student to assist in career planning, whether you are interested in the military or not! WHAT BENEFITS DOES IT HAVE FOR ME? A personalized career planning system and free access to career planning software. ASVAB IS FREE AND DURING THE SCHOOL DAY SIGN UP TO TAKE IT IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE….see Mrs. Grimm

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

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 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 percent of school dropouts have a parent who has been incarcerated at some time during the school dropouts’ lives.