Did you know?

Did you know Shannon Miller, the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history, is a UH Bauer alumna? Miller earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing & entrepreneurship in 2003 and credits Bauer with helping her launch her first business venture and a non-profit organization.

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Report Cards are Coming Home!!!!!

Report cards will be distributed to students Friday during advisory.

Here is another way you can keep up with your student's progress:

Parent Connection is a service offered by Pasadena ISD in which you can:

• View your child's current grades, attendance, and report card
• Sign up to receive grade and attendance notifications via email or text message
• Add multiple children to your account

For instructions and to set up access, visit http://parentaccess.pasadenaisd.org/.

Major, Money, College

Last night we had Valerie Pierce, author of Countdown to College, come and speak at Dobie. If you were unable to attend, I still have books and handouts available. Please email me smckinney@pasadenaisd.org with book in the subject line and I will mail you a copy.

Below are some actvities she suggested parents can help their student with:

Major - Discover opportunities and explore career options. Have your student participate in a variety of volunteer and extra curricular activities. This will give them a sense of if they like or dislike something. Also look through the job section in the Sunday paper. Many listings show the education requirements needed for a certain career. Also check out www.monster.com and www.volunteermatch.com.

Money - Understand resources (financial aid, scholarships) and help students register online at all scholarship sites (www.fastweb.com).

College - Check requirements of the colleges the student is interested in now. Have your student print a sample application and course requirements of 3 different institutions.

College Visits - Going to the university is not the only way to tour a campus. Many universities have virtual tours on their websites, you can order videos from some campuses, and check out www.youniversitytv.com.

For more information about Valerie, please visit www.highschoolbook.com.

Student Volunteers Needed!!!!!

On Saturday, November 22nd, PISD will be hosting an Employee Fall Festival for the PISD employees. They are in need of student volunteers to assist with carnival booths, cleanup, etc. Students need to report to the Phillips Field House/Memorial Stadium at 2:30 p.m. and should be picked up at 6:30 p.m. If you are interested in volunteering please email your first and last name to smckinney@pasadenaisd.org. You will receive community service hours for this.

SAT Question of the Week

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

His ------- prior experience notwithstanding, David was judged by the hiring manager to be ------- the job.

A. illustrious . . entitled to
B. limited . . qualified for
C. applicable . . assured of
D. useful . . overqualified for
E. irrelevant . . perplexed by

Check back next week for the answer to this question.

United States Naval Academy Information Meeting

Meeting Tonight - Monday, November 17th

Where's Mrs. McKinney????

I know some people may be wondering where I have been. I am still working at Dobie and still the GEAR UP coordinator for the campus. I am actually on maternity leave. When we were out for Hurricane Ike, I had a baby. She came 10 days early, so I didn't return after Ike. Her name is Erin Elissa McKinney and she is wonderful. I will be back at Dobie full-time starting Monday, December 1st.

9th Grade College Checklist

This is the year students need to start getting ready for college. Here are some things you can do:
· Take the most challenging courses possible.
· Start thinking about your dream career.
· Talk to people with interesting jobs and ask lots of questions.
· Go to a career day.
· Talk about saving for college.
· Get active in extracurricular activities and community service projects.
· Attend a summer enrichment program.
· Keep your grades up.

Helpful College Websites:
www.collegefortexans.com
www.collegeboard.com
www.salliemae.com

Getting Online

Since the beginning of the grant I have been begging for a website. I keep saying "this will allow us to keep in touch with our students and parents, let them know what is going on, post important information, etc". After much pleading, begging, crying, I have been unsuccessful in getting anyone to create our website . So....I decided I would start a blog. This way I can post various activities that we have coming up as part GEAR UP as well as keep you all informed about the great things going on at Dobie High School.

P.S. I will try very hard to keep this blog updated. If I start falling behind, please send me an email and remind me to update it!