1. LHS-Killough Open House Farmer Pride! It’s all we do. It’s who we are.

2. Fantastic Farmers Please join us in recognizing those students that have been nominated for our FANTASTIC FARMER AWARD!!

3. Triad Core Values  Unity and pride  Best of both worlds  Academic success  Good citizens  Team work with parents  What’s your plan?

4. Celebrations this year  Highest grades in 5 years!  Career Café  Outstanding staff  Fantastic kids  Parent involvement  Freshman taking PSAT  AVID

5. Celebrations this year  Student involvement  School visitors  Student voice  Block Lunch speakers  Communication  Gallup

6. QuestionKilloughDistrictU.S. I get to do what I do best everyday. 3.953.57 My teachers make me feel my schoolwork is important. 4.334.004.04 I feel safe at school. 4.294.083.93 In the last week, I have learned something interesting. 4.063.873.92 The adults at my school care about me. 4.163.883.85 I can think of many ways to get good grades. 4.284.154.21 I can find many ways around problems. 4.073.953.92 2015 Gallup Student Poll Results Engagement- involvement and enthusiasm for school Hope- ideas and energy students have for the future

7. Gallup Staff 2/1 - 2/12 There are only 13% of companies that meet this criteria.

8. Where we need your help  Read the weekly emails  Encourage students to get involved  Monitor grades  Encourage students to attend tutorials  Communicate when needed  Check the school website for information

9. 10 th Grade to 11 th Grade Registration  February 1 st  Distribution of materials through Advisory  February 5 th  During block lunches, Main counselors will be on campus to answer questions  February 8 th  Materials due in order to put into Career Cruising February 9 th -11 th All Registration will take place through www.careercruising.com

10. 9 th Grade to 10 th Grade Registration  February 8 th  Distribution of materials through Advisory  February 16 th  Materials due in order to put into Career Cruising February 17 th -19 th All Registration will take place through www.careercruising.com

11. Upcoming Events  Coffee Talk May 18 11:30-12:30  Midterm Exams March 23-24  Holiday March 25  English EOC March 29 and March 31  Early Release April 1

12. Upcoming Events  Biology EOC May 4  Algebra I EOC May 5  AP Biology Exam May 9  AP World History Exam May 12  AP Human Geography Exam May 13  Farmer Fest May 13

13. Save the Date  Finals  June 1 st and June 2 nd  Link to 2016-2017 Calendar  http://www.lisd.net/cms/lib010/TX0191803 7/Centricity/Domain/5239/LISD1617Calen dar.pdf http://www.lisd.net/cms/lib010/TX0191803 7/Centricity/Domain/5239/LISD1617Calen dar.pdf

14. How we communicate  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram  School Messenger  LHS Killough website  Marquee  School planners

15. 2014-15 Academic Performance report LHS Killough:  Met standard for all indices  Achieved distinctions in:  English /English Language Arts  Math  Top 25%: Student Progress  Postsecondary readiness  Achieved higher passing percentage ratings than the state of Texas in:  English I, English II, Algebra I, and Biology.

16. Fall EOC score highlights LHS Killough scores  Alg I – 96%  Bio – 88%  Eng I – 80%  Eng II – 88% Our Killough students scored higher than the district average for re-testers in Eng, Alg, and Bio. Need updated info

17. PSAT highlights – 9 th grade  131 students took the test (28% participation)  English, Reading, Writing  Avg. score 443 {low 160 ~ high 760}  87% met the benchmark  Math  Avg. score 456 {low 160 ~ high 760}  50% met the benchmark

18. PSAT highlights – 10 th grade  431 students took the test (86% participation)  English, Reading, Writing  Avg. score 431 {low 160 ~ high 760} 79% met the benchmark  Math  Avg. score 439 {low 160 ~ high 760}  35% met the benchmark

19. PSAT Next Steps  Visit studentscores.collegeboard.org (to create an account and get a full report)  Create a Khan Academy account at satpractice.org and link their college board account to get free, personalized practice for SAT.  Explore interests through the personalized MyRoad tool and visit bigfuture.org to learn more about careers and majors.

20. What you can expect tonight  Follow your student’s schedule  Sign-in at each class you visit  Expect to hear great things about your student’s classes and teachers  View your student’s work

21. What to do tonight if your student has a class at Main  Talk to the counselors  Meet Allyson Barnett – CIS  Meet Mrs. Redus – school nurse  Talk with PTSA

22. Open House Schedule  7:00 p.m. - 7:03 p.m. Walk to student’s first class  7:03 p.m. - 7:13 p.m. Class time  7:13 p.m. - 7:16 p.m. Walk to student’s 2nd class  7:16 p.m. - 7:26 p.m. Class time  7:26 p.m. - 7:29 p.m. Walk to student’s 3rd class  7:29 p.m. - 7:38 p.m. Class time  7:38 p.m. - 7:40 p.m. Walk to student’s 4th class  7:40 p.m.- 7:50 p.m. Class time

23. Thank you for coming. Let’s finish the year strong!