Registration is now open for the 2026 DFW Brain Bee, which will be held at the University of Texas at Dallas on February 7th, 2026.
The DFW Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition for high school students interested in the brain, medicine, and science. The competition is a free, one-day event that takes place from morning through afternoon and includes a full day of competition activities. Students will have opportunities to test their neuroscience knowledge, engage in hands-on and academic challenges, and connect with inspiring undergraduate students, faculty, and neuroscience mentors at UT Dallas. General competition timing and format will be shared closer to the event, and additional details will be sent in a follow-up email to registered participants.
Please use the link below to complete student registration:
Brain Bee Registration Link: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/utdallasreg
Here is a step-by-step Registration Guide that explains how to create an account, register, and complete all required registration sections.
Important reminders:
· Please review the attached guide before beginning registration.
· All required fields must be completed for registration to be considered complete.
· If you experience any technical issues, support information is available within the registration portal under “Need Help?”
Join the Google Classroom linked below to prepare for the Brain Bee competition. It includes all workshop materials, activities, quizzes, and study resources, and students are encouraged to use regularly!
Google Classroom: Join via Class code: cf6rrkdm or link at https://classroom.google.com/c/ODI5NTA5MDM1OTEx?cjc=cf6rrkdm
We encourage students to register as soon as possible to secure participation. More event details will be shared via email after registration.
For any questions please contact: contact@brainbeeutd.com
Hello Lions!
We are excited to begin the 2026-27 course registration process with our individual meetings for course verification. Below is the schedule for each grade level. Dual credit students will also be called in during this time. Students and parents are currently able to review their selections from their 4 year plan updates in HAC. Please note, this is what students entered in November/December and have not met with a counselor. The purpose of this meeting is to ensure accuracy.
Schedule:
Current 11th- next year 12th: January 12-16
Current 10th- next year 11th: January 20-23
Current 9th- next year 10th: January 26-30
If you student is absent or missing the day we call their class, we will use February 2-12th to meet with them.
How to review course requests in HAC:
Student must log into their HAC account
Click the "Classes" tab
Review 2026-27 section
Please note: students cannot make changes here on their own, the changes will happen in the meeting with the counselor.
What to Expect in the 1-on-1 Meeting:
Counselors will:
Review verification forms from HAC 4 year plan updates.
Discuss and review graduation requirements, pathways, electives, student goals, etc.
Update course requests in the Home Access Center (HAC).
All changes will be visible in HAC once completed. If we do not receive feedback from you or your student, we will assume the selections are approved.
Making Changes to Course Selections
You can still make changes after the individual counselor meetings. A Google form for submitting changes will be emailed home February 2nd. The deadline to make changes is February 12th, 2026, at 5:00 PM.
District Rules for Schedules changes after the individual meeting:
Students pre-enroll in the spring semester for the upcoming school year, and the master schedule will be based on that information. Students will be able to see and change their course requests, pending availability through February 12, 2026 by contacting their counselor (at Reedy this will be via a google form) After this date, no course changes (including all CTE classes, core classes, and level changes) are allowed. Exceptions that will be allowed are athletics, band, choir, orchestra, color guard, drill team, debate, and Academic Decathlon. These must be requested by the 7th school day of the year.
Advanced, AP®, and International Baccalaureate (IB) classes may only be dropped at the 6 week mark of a course or at the end of the semester, and course availability may impact options. The decision to make a schedule change will need to be made between the teacher and parents in the best interest of the student. Students are required to follow campus procedures regarding schedule changes. Campus administration has final approval and discretion on all schedule changes.
Please let us know if you have any questions along the way. I am also including additional resources below to aid in your course review.
Thank you for attending our Dual Credit information meeting this morning. If you were not able to join, don’t worry, below we have linked the presentation and the recording for you to review.
Please note: If you have already completed a dual credit class and are already a dual credit student, you do not need to reapply to Collin or complete a new permission form. You will only notify your counselor in your one-on-one meeting, which courses you would like to take next year. This presentation and steps is for any one who is NEW TO DUAL CREDIT for the summer of 2026 or for Fall of the 2026-27 school year.
Next Steps:
If your student wants to take Dual Credit next year and has not previously taken a dual credit class, their first step is to Apply to Collin College by going to Applytexas.org and completing and application to Collin. Your application must be processed before moving forward. All students must have a CWID number before they can move on to next steps. Please take care of this first. The processing time for this is typically between 1-3 days.
Once you have your CWID your student can complete the FISD permission form. This will come to the students email first, once the counselor and student have placed the students in a dual credit course.
Students will sign the FISD permission slip sent via email
Once the student signs- the form will go to the parent to sign- parents must log in and sign this document
Review all remaining steps in the presentations!
Deadlines:
Application Deadline March 2 – we do not recommend waiting this long since FISD course registration choices must be completed by 2/12
FISD permission form- Due April 2
Collin Holds completed: Due April 2
Payment Deadline- May 15th
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