MHS Advisory

It is the goal of Mabank High School to build positive, lasting relationships with all students, parents, and community members.  One way to foster such relations is through our advisory program.

Each student at MHS is assigned an advisor that he/she will have all four years the child is enrolled in high school.  The role of the advisor is one of communication with the parents regarding the child’s grades, attendance, discipline concerns, or any other area that the parent, teacher, or student feels need to be discussed.

Your child’s advisor should contact you every three weeks (when progress reports and report cards are distributed) to discuss your child’s progress and answer any questions you may have.  The advisor will have every teacher’s email address, phone extension, and conference times in order to assist you in contacting the appropriate instructor with specific questions.

Furthermore, our feeling is that schools should focus, in conjunction with academic preparedness, on the development of our student’s character and decision making skills in order to cope with the pressures of today’s ever changing global society.  Therefore, we will teach a character lesson during each advisory period focusing on issues ranging from student interests to the effects of drinking and driving.

Please understand that your child’s advisor is not someone that knows the answers to every question and they are not your child’s counselor, but are a personal contact that can refer you to the appropriate office.

If you do not hear from your child’s advisor within the first four weeks of school, I encourage you to contact my office at 903-880-1600 or email me at bjkoskel@mabankisd.net.  We are here to help your child, or children, have the most positive and rewarding school experience possible.

Sincerely,

Brad Koskelin
MHS Principal

SENIOR ADVISORY

FRESHMAN - JUNIOR ADVISORY

LINKS OF INTEREST

HERO
The MHS Advisory groups recently completed a lesson about bullying. A broad definition of bullying is when a student is repeatedly exposed to negative actions on the part of one or more other students. These negative actions can take the form of physical contact, verbal abuse, or making faces and rude gestures. Spreading rumors and excluding the victim from a group are also common forms. Bullying also entails an imbalance in strength between the bullies and the victim
 (Article: Bulling at school: tackling the problem).
With this in mind, the MHStv crew produced an incredible video that portrays the effects of bullying. Please see link to video below.
HERO

Rachel’s Challenge video
(Click the link above to view video)