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Important Dates for Senior Year
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Graduation Requirements
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A timeline for all post high-school plans
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Options for after graduation and how do you get there
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Sending applications, letters of recommendation & transcripts
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Financial Aid

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4 credits of English - .5 cr of Composition or Writing for
Publishing, .5 cr of Eng 12 Lit, OR AP English 12
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3 credits of Math – Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II
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3 credits of Science - Biology, Chemistry, Physics
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3.5 credits of Social Science - Government as a senior, possibly Economics
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1.5 credits of Phy Ed: PE 9, PE 10, elective in 11 th or 12 th grade or PE Waiver exception
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.5 Health

https://campus.waukesha.k12.wi.us/campus/portal/waukesha.jsp

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Senior Planning Night for you and your parent/guardian September 10 th
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College Fairs – Oct. 6, 8, 9 & 10 (local)
• www.wefs.org
- check for more info
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Deadline for Youth Options October 1 st
Financial Aid Information Night at
Waukesha North December 3 rd , 6:30-
8:30 pm
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Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal &
Senior Breakfast June 5 th , 8 a.m.
Baccalaureate June 7 th , 7:00 p.m. in the West Auditorium
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Graduation June 13 th , 2015 - 2:00 p.m. in the Fieldhouse

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Apply to any type of school between September 1st and
January 1 st - Technical College: October 1 st , UW
System: September 1 st are the earliest dates to apply.
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Send transcripts at the time of application by going to www.parchment.com
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Send letters of recommendation, if necessary, at time of application
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Schedule campus tours for fall of 2014 if you have not visited your top schools
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Apply for financial aid at www.fafsa.ed.gov
beginning
January 1 st
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Make final decisions by May 1 st , send in deposit
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Schedule and take placement tests in May-June
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Attend on-campus registration in the summer of 2015

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January 8 th , Josten’s is in the auditorium to distribute cap and gown information @ 9:15-
10:15.
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January 14-15 th , Josten’s will be collecting orders for caps and gowns during lunches .
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Minimum of $60.00 is due at ordering. If order is $60.00 or less, payment in full is required.
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Pick-up will be late April - TBD

USE ONE OF THESE TWO
WEBSITES TO GET STARTED.
For example:
Carpentry, Concrete
Finishing,
Cosmetology,
Electrician, Heating and Air
Conditioning,
Plumbing, Roofing,
Tool & Die
WCTC has apprenticeship options - look under School of Applied Technologies

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Do you have a connection at a company?
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Do you have skills that employers are looking for?
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Waukesha County is looking for skilled workers and employers are willing to train you on the job
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Where do you start? The Workforce
Development Center at WCTC is a great place for resources.
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See your counselor for an appointment to discuss your options!

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Recruiters are available for every branch of the armed services for the students at
West
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Schedule of lunch hour visits will be posted
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Individual meetings can be set up to take place in Student
Services or at your home
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See your counselor to help arrange a meeting and for options
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Consider ROTC or NROTC programs vs enlisting

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Be sure to watch for program deadlines.
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Applications can be submitted October 1st
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Application costs: $30

To learn more about the UW system schools, click the above picture.
To apply, click here: https://apply.wisconsin
.edu/
Applications can be submitted from
September 1 st on, and the review of the applications begins
SEPTEMBER 15 th !
The sooner you apply, the better.

Take the ACT at www.actstudent.org
Registration
Deadline is
September 27th for the October
26th test date

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Sunday September 28 th
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Wisconsin Center Hall A
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440 W. Wisconsin Ave
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Milwaukee, WI
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53203
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Admission: Free
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Students can register by Smartphone http://mobile.gotomyncf.com
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No smart phone: www.gotomyncf.com
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37 states represented, hundreds of colleges and many breakout sessions available

To learn about each private college, click on the above picture, or use this link: http://www.privatecollegeswisc.org/
To apply to each private college, you should go to the school’s website.
Some of the private colleges are on the Common
Application Beloit, Carroll,
Marquette, Lawrence,
Northland, Ripon, St.
Norbert
Go to the Common
Application at https://www.commonapp.org
/Login

Not sure where to start in your college search process especially if you want to go out of state?

How do you afford college?
Apply for financial aid through the federal government starting on
January 1 st , 2015
Average Costs Per Year
Technical College: $4000
Two Year College: $5000
4 year Public university: $18,000
Scholarships can help!
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Keep watch on the West
Student Services webpage for updates on available scholarships.
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Look on the individual college financial aid page for scholarships
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Use a general scholarship search engine like www.FastWeb.com
4 year Private university: $35,000

Visit the Waukesha West website to browse both national and local scholarships.

(formerly WISCareers)
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CareerLocker is a comprehensive post-high school planning site
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College searches
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Career searches
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Assessments (interest, skills, values, study skills)
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Job searches
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Budgeting
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Planning
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ACT, SAT, ASVAB test prep
( student login: user: knelson000 Pass: ID # 12345
)

Need to make an appointment with your counselor?
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Karinel.youcanbook.me
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