Months-at-a-Glance
Grade Level: Senior
Month: August
Topics
Community Building
Information
Issues
Get to (re-)know you
Who are you?
What are you involved in?
How can we move forward as a group?
How do you want to be remembered?
Concerns coming into this year?
Choose a class photographer
Resources/Activities
Birthday Sharing
Food
http://businessmajors.about.com/od/icebreakers/
http://humanresources.about.com/od/icebreakers/
http://712educators.about.com/od/icebreakers/
College process – build off opening day meeting Senior Timeline
Role of parents in the college process?
http://www.dist113.org/dhs/Depts/Counseling/
PostHSPlanning/PostHSPlanDirectory.asp
Kick-Off Dance
Reiterate “Norms of Conversation”
Discussion
What do you want out of Senior year?
Goal setting – Personal
Goal setting – Homeroom project / Issues to
discuss / Things we want to do
* Opportunities for student leadership
Parking
Kick-off dance
Confidentiality
Safety
Hazing – Abuse of Senior Power
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Letter to self?
Figuring out what you would need to do in order to
accomplish goals (contact people for a service project or
fundraiser? Learn about a topic? Etc.)
www.stophazing.org
Months-at-a-Glance
Grade level: Senior
Month: September
Topics
Community Building
Information
Discussion
Issues
Getting to Re-Know You
Team Building
Time Capsule
Birthday Calendar
Kick-off Dance – appropriateness?
Beyond Ravinia
Who are our reps?
Parent Night
Homecoming – Updates / Dates
College Testing
Resources/Activities
Personality tests (color test, left brain / right brain)
Beyond Ravinia – q/a, deadlines
One size does not fit all – other post high-school
options
9/11
Night game expectations
Leadership – Supporter / Follower
Time Management – Yes / No?
Tom Gillhouse / 1st Class
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http://www.911digitalarchive.org/
www.time.com/time/911/
Months-at-a-Glance
Grade level: Senior
Month: October
Topics
Community Building
Information
Discussion
Issues
Homecoming Door contest
Religious Holidays
Homecoming (Pre / Post)
Pep rally (build on discussions with sports
teams)
What is the role of “DHS traditions”?
Grandparent’s Day
End of Quarter / Expectations
Canned Food Drive Begins
Realities of College Admissions
 Beyond Ravinia Preparations
Homecoming “Drama”
 Help with Language
 Sensitivity to Date / GBLT
New policy of Friday night game
Expectations
 Pep Rally
 Fine Arts Assembly
 Night Game
 Homecoming Week
 Halloween
Role Model / Leadership
 What it means to be a senior
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Resources/Activities
Months-at-a-Glance
Grade level: Senior
Month: November
Topics
Community Building
Issues
What are we thankful for?
Sharing own interests
Giving Thanks
Information
Elections
Resources/Activities
Make hand turkeys?
Arts and Crafts
Connect with day care / others
Food sharing – own trail mix
Send cards
Connect to veteran / soldier
School Chest Assembly
School Chest Benefit
Veteran’s Day
Discussion
Speaker?
Write letters to soldiers (or different each year)
Register for draft?
Election / Voting Responsibilities
School Chest Preparations
What is service? Service project idea
Time management (Now and Post)
“The Fit” – fit yourself and post high school
plans
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Months-at-a-Glance
Grade level: Senior
Month: December
Topics
Community Building
Information
Discussion
Issues
Resources/Activities
http://www.learningtogive.org
School Chest
Giving
Sharing Traditions
Mr. DHS
Stunts
School Chest
What is service?
Alumni Opportunities
Honor Holidays
College Applications
Post High School Thoughts / Worries
Semester Ending Preparations
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Months-at-a-Glance
Grade level: Senior
Month: January
Topics
Community Building
Information
Issues
Rest / Catch up / Free Time / Share Break Stories
/ Resolutions
Financial Aid / Scholarships
Finals
Senior Teach Day
Arena – Changing Classes
Have your concerns been solved / addressed?
(Personal / group “status report”)
Discussion
End of semester anxiety / time management
2nd semester seniors – Be invested / Responsible
How do you want to be remembered?
Reflections for next year’s seniors
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Resources/Activities
Months-at-a-Glance
Grade level: Senior
Month: February
Topics
Community Building
Information
Issues
Service – how to stay connected?
Valentine’s Day
Random Acts of Kindness
Snowball
Discussion
Service
Resources/Activities
SOS
Presidents’ Day
Spring Dance
North Beach (or similar)
Drugs
Women in Sports Day
All-School Assembly
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Months-at-a-Glance
Grade level: Senior
Month: March
Topics
Community Building
Information
Issues
Resources/Activities
Diversity Activities
Secret Talents
Ethnocenter
Musical
Senior Teach Day
Discussion
Diversity
Arts Appreciation
Attend arts events
Spring Break
Safety / Dating / Rape (connected to PE)
Senior Gift
Senioritis
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Months-at-a-Glance
Grade level: Senior
Month: April
Topics
Community Building
Information
Issues
Resources/Activities
Celebrate
Service – giving back
Leaving behind
Class project
Senior Assembly
Quilt activity
AP Exams
Prom
Fine Arts Assembly
Jam for Justice
Discussion
Differences
AIDS Quilt
Avoiding Senior Finals
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Months-at-a-Glance
Grade level: Senior
Month: May
Topics
Community Building
Information
Issues
Resources/Activities
All HR celebration
Class Photo Album
Class Scrapbook
Video your Last Week
Letters to Next Years’ Seniors
Saying Goodbye
Closure
Prom
Graduation
Senior Day
Discussion
Boat Party
Prom
Boat Party
Homeroom Feedback
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