- The only schedule change requests for the remainder of the 2025-26 school year will only be for SEMESTER classes that students are enrolled in this spring. This process will open at the first progress report date. Stay tuned for details!
PSAT Testing Success!
Our PSAT administration was a great success with over 500 students completing the exam on October 20. We are proud of our students’ hard work and focus throughout testing day.
PSAT results have been available since November. Students can access their scores in several ways: by logging into their College Board account, using the BigFuture School mobile app, or obtaining a printed score report from their school counselor.
We look forward to celebrating our students’ achievements and helping them use their results to plan for future academic opportunities.
DUAL CREDIT UPDATES
Dual Registration has begun for those taking Dual Credit classes! Please see your email from Mr. Frein and complete your registration soon as possible. If you have any questions or need help registering, please reach out to Mr. Frein at peterfrein@johnpauliihs.org.
CALENDAR ITEMS
- Coffee with the Counselors
- Wednesday, March 4
- 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
- As students move through high school, the balance between support and independence can feel challenging. This month we will focus on practical strategies to help parents encourage responsibility, accountability, and self-advocacy without constant reminders, power struggles, or stress.
During this presentation, we will discuss:
• Why micromanaging often backfires
• How to shift from managing to coaching
• Tools for productive parent-teen conversations
• Ways to support academic and emotional growth while building independence
PARENT CORNER
As we watch the landscape around us gently turn greener and days grow longer, we’re reminded that growth often happens quietly and over time just like the verse from Hosea tells us: “I will be like the dew … he will blossom … his young shoots will grow.” Growth isn’t always dramatic. It isn’t always fast. And sometimes, especially in parenting, the most meaningful changes are the ones we don’t immediately see. Whether it’s your teen finally opening up after a long quiet winter, or small habits of kindness and responsibility emerging bit by bit, God’s steady work in family life reflects the unfolding of spring itself.
Parenting can feel heavy at times, but you don’t have to walk this journey alone. For local encouragement and support, consider connecting with community resources that can foster connection and shared growth: the Parent Pass® app offers a hub of activities, events, and support built for North Texas families. Dallas Moms and Fort Worth Moms provide local parenting articles, community insights, and newsletters tailored to our area. Organizations like the Dallas Association for Parent Education offer workshops and parenting classes to help equip and encourage you. And if you ever need someone to talk with, the Texas Parent Helpline is available 24/7 by call, text, or chat to provide parenting support and information at no cost.
Just as spring invites life and renewal, may this season be a time of gentle growth for your family rooted in patience, nourished by community, and marked by hope. Click, follow, or reach out; even small connections can help you feel seen, supported, and strengthened in your parenting journey.
RESOURCES
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- Need to see your Counselor? Email or stop by! Our doors are always open!
- The Shade (Elijah's Story from 1 Kings 19)
- Calming Room in the Counseling Office (check-in with counselor first)
- Reset, Relax, Recharge, Refresh, Return!
- Fidgets, Aromatherapy, Sound Machine, Cozy Chairs/Blankets, Journal, Coloring Books, & More!
- 20 minute limit....and then return to class
- Children's TCHATT
- 6-8 FREE weekly therapist appointments scheduled during non-core periods during the school day (referral through your counselor)
- Mental Health Navigation Line
- 972-525-8181, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Helpline sourced through Grant Halliburton to assist families with finding therapists (based on need, insurance, etc.) in the DFW area
- Coffee Days (mom support group for mothers of young people with mental health and emotional health conditions, offering opportunities to share experiences, resources, and information.)
- granthalliburton.org for upcoming meetings
- Additional Community Resources
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the John Paul II Counseling Office is to provide a proactive, comprehensive, and developmentally appropriate program to address students' academic and career goals in addition to supporting their personal and social needs. This is accomplished through a partnership with parents/guardians, staff, and community members to enable all students to become successful, productive citizens and lifelong learners in a diverse and changing world.
VISION STATEMENT
The John Paul II High School Counseling Office is guided by our commitment to provide a safe, nurturing environment where the entire learning community addresses the unique needs of students to ensure students reach their fullest potential and successfully manage their lives as healthy, responsible, competent and productive citizens who respect themselves and others. Collaborating with students, parents, faculty and staff, we will foster the development of the entire person – mental, spiritual, academic and social. School counselors believe that every student can succeed through the collaborative efforts of school, home, and community leading to responsible and productive citizenship in the 21st
