SENIOR YEAR IS FINALLY HERE!......
ACT TESTING..IF YOU HAVEN’T DONE SO YET AND ARE THINKING OF A 4 YEAR COLLEGE, YOU
NEED TO TAKE THE ACT TEST. IF YOU HAVE FREE/REDUCED LUNCH YOU CAN GET A FEE
WAIVER. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO STUDY BY GETTING AN ACT ONLINE PREP ACCOUNT
SET UP FOR YOU.(WHICH I CAN GIVE YOU A USERNAME AND PASSWORD FOR. IF YOU ARE
THINKING OF A 2 YEAR COLLEGE, THE ACCUPLACER IS THE TEST THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE.
COLLEGE VISITS..YOU ARE ALLOWED 2 COLLEGE VISITS YOUR SENIOR YEAR. I HAVE THE
INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED OUT , SIGNED, AND TURNED IN IF YOU WOULD LIKE
IT TO BE EXCUSED. THERE AREN’T ANY COLLEGE VISITS ALLOWED 3 RD QUARTER. THE
NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR ISN’T CONSIDERED ONE OF YOUR COLLEGE VISITS.
LISTEN TO THE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR COLLEGES AND MILITARY MEMBERS VISITING HERE. IT
IS BEST IF YOU HAVE A PASS FROM ME TO COME.
CLASS RANK/GPA..COLLEGES USUALLY LOOK FOR CLASS RANK AND GPA WHEN
DETERMINING ACCEPTANCE. IT SWITCHES QUARTERLY WHEN GRADES SWITCH. I HAVE A
LISTING IN MY OFFICE, SO IF YOU NEED TO KNOW IT FOR A COLLEGE OR SCHOLARSHIP, PLEASE
LET ME KNOW. CLASS RANK IS DONE THE END OF 3 RD QUARTER AS FAR AS VAL/SAL ARE
CONCERNED…
CREDITS….IN ORDER TO GRADUATE YOU NEED 26.5 CREDITS TO GRADUATE..MADE UP OF
3CREDITS IN MATH, 4.5 IN SOCIAL STUDIES, 4 CREDITS IN ENGLISH, 3 CREDITS IN SCIENCE, ½
CREDIT IN HEALTH, 1 ½ CREDITS OF PE ,1 CREDIT OF THE ARTS, AND 9 ELECTIVES.
DROPPING CLASSES..DON’T DROP CLASSES AT THE END OF 1 ST SEMESTER BECAUSE YOU
THINK COLLEGES WON’T CHECK ON YOUR 2 ND SEMESTER..BECAUSE THEY WILL REQUEST FINAL
TRANSCRIPTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
IF YOU NEED TO MAKE UP CREDITS TO GRADUATE , PLEASE DO SO ASAP.
FINANCIAL AID NIGHT..WILL BE IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY HERE AT THE SCHOOL.
SCHOLARSHIPS…YOU WILL GET THE INFO AS QUICK AS I GET THE INFO…
MEETING WITH ME…TO BE SET UP DURING STUDY HALL AS FAR AS A PLAN POST HIGH
SCHOOL AND HOW I CAN HELP…
TRANSCRIPTS,..WENDY USUALLY DOES THE TRANSCRIPTS..PLEASE DON’T GIVE HER THE
REQUEST FORM LAST MINUTE
ATTITUDE…