Dear Senior Parents,
As the first semester is winding down, we know there are many emotions and things to take care of for this senior year. The following is to help make some of the requirements easier to achieve.
Chapter 74 of the Education Code for Graduation Requirements requires all graduating seniors to complete and submit the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Application for Financial Aid Assistance for college/career tech school.
Seniors will begin this process in English 4 classes on Friday, November 15 by creating an account and FSA ID.
On December 9th during the school day, we have a Scholarship 101 Session planned for seniors, as well.
A FAFSA night for parents and students will take place in January to assist with the completion of the application process.
Please click the link below for more information concerning FAFSA timelines.
https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/fafsa-support
If you do not want your senior to complete the FAFSA, there is an Opt-out form that must be completed and signed before graduation. Please contact Susan Schmidt, sschmidt@itascaisd.net.
Yesterday our FFA Chapter had two teams compete in a build off and welding skill competition in Marietta Oklahoma. Students had 6 hours to build a picnic table frame based on the blueprints we made prior to the contest, complete a welding knowledge exam and take a tool ID test. We are extremely proud of our students and how well they did competing in our first ever build-off contest. - We also made several appearances on their local news channel which I have linked below for those who would like to watch. / https://www.kxii.com/2024/11/08/students-put-their-welds-test-3rd-annual-marietta-welders-rodeo/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2sTvyzPVwmQlS9lw7Iwi94P5EmVFGKyFPHrIclV5nujsIEzbZykLyKpqc_aem_7_N6N0QJ9xeTl5yVuj1v4A
Report cards will be posted today to the Ascender Parent Portal which can be found here: https://portals12.ascendertx.com/ParentPortal/login?distid=109907
Itasca ISD has made some changes to itascasid.org. Notably, student and parent resources have been moved to the appropriate campus pages.
With report cards set to be released tomorrow morning, instructions for navigating to the Ascender Parent Portal can be found here: https://5il.co/30oxy
The Parent Portal can also be accessed directly using this link: https://portals12.ascendertx.com/ParentPortal/login?distid=109907
Seniors & Parents: The senior pep rally has now been moved to tomorrow (Thursday, 11/7) at 3 pm in the SEC. We apologize for any inconvenience, and hope to see everyone there!
Hill College will be on campus Monday, Nov. 18 from 1:30-3:30 pm to assist current dual credit students with re-enrolling for Spring semester.
Senior Pep Rally and Senior Night Information! Friday, November 8, 2024! Senior Pep Rally will begin at 3:00 at the Special Events Center. Senior Night 6:20pm - Football, band, cheer, cross country seniors and parents arrive at the football field. Please meet at the track entrance closest to the concessions stand and wait to be directed to the line up area. 6:35 pm - Senior Class Presentation & announcing of Football Sweetheart and Beau, Band Sweetheart and Beau. 7:00 pm - Game kickoff vs Axtell . Directly following the game - All seniors and senior parents will take the field for a final celebration!
Please congratulate these kids on all their hard work, a job well done, and wish them luck at District next week. These contests take a huge amount of courage to be willing to speak in front of people and a great deal of effort and practice to know their presentations and present them well! We are very proud of how many FFA members we have participating in LDEs and all the growth they have made!
Itasca ISD will be hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, November 6th.
Congratulations to the Lady Cats Volleyball team on earning your playoff berth! This achievement is the result of hard work and dedication. Stay tuned for details on the upcoming playoff game!
Today Superintendent Harris and the Central Office Team delivered well-deserved sweets to our amazing staff. We appreciate all of the hard work everyone at Itasca ISD puts in every day to make it a great place for our students to succeed!
Itasca ISD will be hosting Halloween Trunk or Treat on October 30th!
Join Itasca ISD on November 11 at 9 am in the SEC for our Veterans Day celebration!
REMINDER: This Wed. October 23rd, we will have picture retakes from 10:30-1:00 in the SEC! This will be district-wide (staff, individual PK-12) This includes any seniors who weren't photographed in their cap & gown/tux & drape. Parents, if your student was absent or needs a retake, please fill out the form so that we can call them out of class to be photographed! Thanks!
We will celebrate Red Ribbon Week from October 28th to November 1st with themed dress up days. We will have separate dress up days for elementary. THIS ONE IS FOR ELEMENTARY ONLY!
We will celebrate Red Ribbon Week from October 28th to November 1st with themed dress up days. We will have separate dress up days for elementary. THIS ONE IS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ONLY!
Itasca ISD will be hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, November 6th.
No appointments needed when your student feels sick at school!
#SchoolMed allows you to meet with @GoodsideHealth providers OnDemand in the nurse's office, so they can get back to learning in no time. Sign-up today at gsh.co/register **********************************************¡No se necesitan citas cuando su estudiante se siente enfermo en la escuela! #SchoolMed le permite reunirse con proveedores de @GoodsideHealth a pedido en la enfermería, para que puedan volver a
aprender en poco tiempo. Regístrese hoy en gsh.co/register
Parents: We are in search of members to join our 2024/2025 SHAC committee. If interested, please fill out the attached form and return to the campus office or school nurse. Thank you!!
📸What a great day of pictures! 📸 If your child was absent today, we will have retakes on October 23rd and will automatically call those students out of class that morning! This will include any sports, staff and student individuals, and seniors. If you need to retake your photo for any reason, please fill out the Google Form by scanning the QR code or visiting the link. Big shout out to Ivey Photography- awesome staff & photos! 🖤💛
