Advanced Academics
Willis ISD offers opportunities for students to register for Honors (formerly Pre-AP), Advanced Placement (AP), and Dual Credit (DC) courses.
Learn More About Your Options
- PSAT
- Dual Credit
- Honors & Advanced Placement
- Destination Imagination
- Wildkat Robotiks
- Course Map for Math and Science
PSAT
9TH and 10TH grade students may opt-in to participate in the PSAT exam on OCTOBER 2, 2024.
You must be pre-registered with payment to be able to take this exam.
The deadline to have full payment and registration completed is September 6, 2024.
For any and all SAT related questions, please contact:
- Amy Rogers (Room B100L), or via email at arogers@willisisd.org OR
- Rebecca Turner (Room B100E), or via email at rturner@willisisd.org
College Board is committed to providing services for students with disabilities to enable participation in our tests with the accommodations they need. College Board will not allow students to use IEP or 504 testing accommodations on any College Board exams with consent to review and approve accommodations from both the student and parent.
Families need to review, complete, and sign the SSD form so that Willis High School has permission to share a student's accommodations with College Board for review. Completed and signed SSD forms should be given to the Campus Testing Coordinator, Mrs. Turner, located in the library in office B100E no later than September 6 2024.
Please click the link below to access the SSD Form
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SPANISH: https://
Dual Credit
AP/DC Info Night
Did you miss Advanced Academics (AP/DC) Info Night on 01/09? View the presentation and submit questions for follow-up.
DC Guidelines & Courses Available at WHS
View DC Textbooks and Other Information for 2024-2025
Important Dates
The deadlines to successfully complete TSI Testing for Dual Credit courses are:
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Fall Semester: August 1
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Spring Semester: November 1
Register for the TSIA 2.0 Accuplacer (TSI Test) at Willis High School
Resources
- Dual Credit Lone Star Application Guide
- DC Enrollment Flow Chart (steps to complete and how to apply)
- DC Courses How to Pay for Courses
Main Contacts
Should you have any further questions, please contact:
- Amy Rogers, Advanced Academics Case Manager (936-890-6672)
- Christina Henderson, Campus Dual Credit Coordinator, English 1301/1302 DC Instructor
- Cameron Edgecomb, DC Outreach Coordinator (visit the Lonestar website)
Course Options
English
DC English 1301/1302: Composition & Rhetoric (11th Grade)
DC English 2332/2333: Survey of World Literature (12th Grade)
History/Social Science
DC History 1301: US History to 1877/DC History 1302: US History Since 1877 (11th Grade)
DC Government 2305: Federal Government (12th Grade)
DC Economics 2301: Macroeconomics (12th Grade)
DC Government 2306: Texas Government (12th Grade)
Math
DC Math 1314: College Algebra (Yearlong Course)
DC Math 1314: College Algebra/Math 1316: Trigonometry (Fast Track)
DC Math 2412: PreCalculus/DC Math: 2413 Calculus I (Fast Track)
DC Math 1342: Statistics (Yearlong Course)
DC Math 1325: Business Calculus (Yearlong Course)
DC Math 1342: Statistics/DC Math 1325: Business Calculus (Fast Track)
Science
Dual Credit Biology 1406/1407: Biology for Science Majors
Dual Credit Biology 2401/2402: Anatomy & Physiology
Honors & Advanced Placement
AP Exam Info Meeting
View slides from the AP Exam Info Meeting. Note: If you view the presentation online, please sign in.
AP/DC Info Night
Did you miss the Advanced Academics (AP/DC) Info Night on 01/09? View the presentation and submit questions for follow-up.
2024 AP Exam Dates & Times
Be advised, these dates/times are worldwide exam start times set by College Board and all dates/times listed below are in Central Standard Time (CST); also, students will be required to check in at least 30 minutes prior to exam start. The courses highlighted in lavender are courses we teach on the WHS campus.
| 8 a.m. Exam Start | 12 p.m. Exam Start | 2 p.m. Exam Start | |
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| Monday, May 6 | US Government & Politics | Art History | |
| Chemistry | |||
| Tuesday, May 7 | Human Geography | Seminar | |
| Microeconomics | Statistics | ||
| Wednesday, May 8 | English Literature & Composition | Comparative Government & Politics | |
| Computer Science A | |||
| Thursday, May 9 | Chinese Language & Culture | Psychology | |
| Environmental Science | |||
| Friday, May 10 | European History | Macroeconomics | |
| United States History | Spanish Literature & Culture | ||
| Studio Art (2D, 3D, and Drawing) Portfolio must be uploaded NO LATER than 7 p.m. CST |
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| Monday, May 13 | Calculus AB | Italian Language & Culture | |
| Calculus BC | Precalculus | ||
| Tuesday, May 14 | English Language & Composition | African American Studies | Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism |
| Physics C: Mechanics | |||
| Wednesday, May 15 | French Language & Culture | Computer Science Principles | |
| World History: Modern | Music Theory | ||
| Thursday, May 16 | Spanish Language & Culture | Biology | |
| Japanese Language & Culture | |||
| Friday, May 17 | German Language & Culture | Latin | |
| Physics 1: Algebra-Based | Physics 2: Algebra-Based | ||
Should you have questions or need assistance with either connecting to your AP Classroom Portal or registering for your exam using Total Registration, please see Mrs. Amy Rogers in the WHS Library.
Suggested Criteria for Student Success in AP and Honors Courses
The College Board maintains equitable access as a guiding principle for their AP programs by giving all willing and academically prepared students the opportunity to participate in AP. It is their policy that students should have access to academically challenging course work before they enroll in AP courses, which will help prepare them for AP success.
Willis ISD echoes that policy, and has suggested criteria for success to support all students willing to partake in an Honors or AP course:
- Pass previous school year state assessment (STAAR or EOC)
- Positive teacher recommendation
- Read at grade-level or above
- Meet 90%+ attendance requirement
- Maintain 80-85% grade average in core content courses [High School 80%, Middle School 85% in core content courses]
Destination Imagination
Destination Imagination (DI) Overview
DI is a student-driven, cross-curricular, competitive, creative problem-solving program available on campuses to students in grades 3-12. Availability and number of teams per campus is based on volunteer staff member sponsorship as team manager, and team size is limited by the Destination Imagination organization to a max of 7 students per team.
Teams meet one to two days per week on campus with a team manager (staff member) as a volunteer group facilitator to work on both team building activities, team instant challenges, Improv theater, and skill-building, research/practice for competitions. As time gets closer to regional competition, teams often meet more frequently and for a longer duration.
We welcome parents as skills mentors or team volunteers, so if you have a passion for engineering, construction, theater, art, sewing, construction, power tool use, or any special skill and would like to help, please let your campuses DI Team Manager know ASAP.
For more information about DI, please visit the Destination Imagination website.
Awards & Achievements
Wildkat Robotiks
The goal of the robotics program in Willis ISD:
Our goal is to develop a self-sustaining, student-led robotics program that is accessible to all students in Willis ISD from elementary through grade 12, who are willing to learn.
Students in the program will grow in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The students will experience principles of design and function through the process of building and programming robots. Students will work collaboratively in a safe environment while developing solutions to the new game or challenge every year.
All roboticists and volunteer coaches and mentors will represent Willis and what it means to be a Wildkat both on and off the field. We will build student capacity in the invaluable skills of problem-solving and critical thinking, all while having fun.
We looking forward to the continued expansion of Wildkat Robotiks throughout the district at all levels in the near future.
Awards & Achievements
Sponsorship & Fundraising
All WildKat Robotiks sponsors are invited to attend district and state competitions as well as community events. All sponsors are also entitled to an annual financial report at the end of each season, in August, per request.
WildKat Robotiks Sponsors
Thank you to all of our sponsors!
Executive Partners
- Texas Workforce Commission via FIRST in Texas Foundation FRC 2019-2020
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) via NASA Robotics Alliance Project FRC 2019-2020
Program Sponsors
- Willis ISD Education Foundation (FLL Jr., FLL, FTC, FRC 2017-2018)
- Willis ISD CTE Department (FTC 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022; FRC 2019-2020)
Supporting Sponsors
- The Pizza Shack (FTC 2021-2022)
- National Instruments via FIRST (FTC 2021-2022)
- DDS Solidworks (FTC 2020-2021, 2021-2022)
- MECO (FTC 2020-2021)
- MacAllister Rentals (FTC 2020-2021)
- Texas Workforce Commission - FIRST in Texas Foundation (FTC 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019)
- Qualcomm and Deka Research & Development via FIRST (FTC 2017-2018)
- The Woodlands Hills (FLL 2019-2020, 2018-2019)
- Oiltool Engineering Services (FLL 2019-2020)
- The LEGO Foundation (FLL Jr. 2016-2017)
Contributing Partners
- REV Robotics (FTC 2020-2021, 2021-2022)
- Actobotics/ServoCity (FTC 2019-2020)
- Harbor Freight Tools (FTC 2018-2019)
- FASTSIGNS Conroe (FTC 2017-2018)
- Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (FLL Jr. 2016-2017)
Levels of Sponsorship
Program Partner ($10,000+)
- Recognition in all competition announcements, programs, and listings
- Logo prominently displayed on the robot, banners, and brochures (when available)
- Logo prominently displayed on team uniforms
- Company recognition in local, regional, and national media coverage (where available)
- Highlighted on the team website
- Robot demonstration at your site
- Honorary team membership and all attended events, including national competition
Executive Partner ($5,000 - $9,999)
- Large logo displayed on robot, banners, and brochures (when available)
- Large logo displayed on team uniforms
- Local, regional, and national media coverage (where available)
- Highlighted on the team website
- Honorary team membership at district and state competitions
Program Sponsor ($2,000 - $4,999)
- Medium logo displayed on robot, banners, and brochures (when available)
- Medium logo displayed on team uniforms
- Listing on the team website
Supporting Sponsor ($500 - $1,999)
- Logo displayed on the robot
- Logo displayed on banner and brochures
- Listing on the team website
Contributor ($250 - $499)
- Small logo displayed on the robot
- Listing on the team website
Course Map for Math and Science
View the Willis ISD Course Map for Math and Science on Canva
DC Guidelines & Courses Available at WHS
Math Course Map Science Course Map
Main Contact
Amy Rogers
WHS Campus Advanced Academics Case Manager & AP Course Student Liaison
936-890-6672
arogers@willisisd.org