College Counseling Workshop for Junior Parents and Guardians on August 24

The College Counseling Office invites the parents and guardians of the Class of 2026 to attend the Junior College Counseling Workshop from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 24, in the Lou and Nick Martin Campus Center. 

We are pleased to welcome our guest speakers, Mandy Castro, Dean of Undergraduate Admission at Texas Christian University, and a panel of FWCD parents who recently navigated the college admission process.

To take full benefit of the planned programming, participants are asked to bring a charged laptop or iPad. 

Recently named TCU’s Dean of Undergraduate Admission, Castro previously served as the university’s Director of Undergraduate Admission for approximately seven years and oversaw student search, access initiatives, transfer admission, first-year admission and the regional admission team. Prior to coming to TCU, Castro worked in the admission and recruitment office at her alma mater, the University of Oklahoma. 

The Junior College Counseling Workshop will help parents and guardians understand the roles of the students, parents and guardians in a successful college search and application process. Through the expertise of these guest speakers and the tools presented by the College Counselors, parents and guardians will understand what to expect as students move through their junior year. 

The workshop also will introduce participants to the Junior College Counseling Class and Naviance, FWCD’s web-based college research tool. 

Saturday’s workshop sessions, along with time for questions and conversation, will provide valuable information to parents and guardians who are new to the process, as well as to those whose students have already graduated from FWCD.

Please join us and bring your electronic device!