lake stevens high school curriculum night – sept. 19, 2011
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College and Guidance Information. Lake Stevens High School Curriculum Night – Sept. 19, 2011. General Information Regarding:. Counselors/Career Specialist Graduation Application Process College & Technical Schools PSAT/SAT/ACT Freshman Admissions Transcript Requests - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Lake Stevens High SchoolLake Stevens High SchoolCurriculum Night – Sept. 19, 2011Curriculum Night – Sept. 19, 2011
CollegeCollege and Guidance Informationand Guidance Information
General Information Regarding:
Counselors/Career Specialist Graduation Application Process College & Technical Schools PSAT/SAT/ACT Freshman Admissions Transcript Requests Financial Aid/Scholarships NCAA Eligibility Center College Fair College Open House Dates Websites
Counselors Angela Riebli (2012-2013 A-D; 2014 A-F): State
Testing Coordinator Amy Wiklund (2012-2013 E-K; 2014 G-L): Skill
Center Coordinator; Running Start Liaison Jim Willie (2012-2013 L-Q, 2014 M-R): SAT/ACT
Information; PSAT Coordinator; AP Coordinator; Liaison with Career Specialist
DeDe Strong (2012-2013 R-Z, 2014 S-Z): Master Schedule; Military Liaison
Jesse Bloomberg: Counseling Intern Kim LaFortune-Career Specialist: Viking Period
Coordinator; Career/Scholarship/College Information
Graduation Applications
All seniors need to complete by November 30th, 2011
Seniors will meet with their counselors and receive graduation applications, transcripts, and credit evaluations during October and November
Signatures required by parent and student
?Graduation Requirements??Graduation Requirements?
23.5 Credits23.5 Credits Community service hours, 15 per yearCommunity service hours, 15 per year VIP paper-Junior yearVIP paper-Junior year Culminating Exhibition-Senior yearCulminating Exhibition-Senior year 1313thth year plan year plan
College & Technical School Admission
All colleges and universities require a high school transcript, SAT Reasoning or ACT scores, and supplemental materials as indicated
Community Colleges require a high school transcript and Compass/Asset placement test
Many technical colleges require an admissions tests such as the Compass or Asset test and/or an interview
PSAT
PSAT test date is Wednesday, Oct. 12th $14.00 fee to be paid in the Business Office,
before/after school and at lunch Student gives receipt to Mr. Willie and will
receive PSAT booklet beginning Sept. 23rd Why would you want to take the PSAT? For juniors and interested sophomores
SAT/ACT
SAT- 3 hour test that measures verbal and math reasoning skills; with new writing section; typically taken by high school juniors and seniors
ACT- 2 hour 55 minute test that covers four skill areas: English, math, reading and science with optional writing section
For further questions and online practice information contact Mr. Willie or Ms. LaFortune
SAT & ACT registration info:
To register and additional information: SAT
Collegeboard.com $49 Subjects tests additional $22 for each test
ACT ACT.org
$34 (no writing) $49.50 plus writing
What’s the difference?
ACT Science, Math Reading,
English Curriculum Based No penalty for wrong
answers All multiple-choice Writing Essay: 30 min. Perfect Score: 36 Career Interest Inventory Pre-ACT: PLAN &
EXPLORE
SAT Critical Reading, Math,
Writing Reasoning Penalty for wrong answers Math grid-ins Writing Essay: Mandatory Writing Essay: 25 min Perfect Score: 2400 Pre-SAT: PSAT
Freshman Admissions
Admissions is moving toward a more comprehensive review and holistic approach incorporating:
Essay or personal statement Rigor of classes Grade trend SAT and/ACT scores Extracurricular activities
Transcripts Requests
Request transcripts from Sandy Pollestad, Registrar or Debbie Gessaman, Special Services and Guidance Assistant
Give one day notice May call (425) 335-1571 or request in
person
Financial Aid FAFSA (the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid); if you think you will need help paying for your college expenses you should apply. You can get your pin # early by going to: : www.fafsa.ed.gov
Additional information including a FAFSA4caster : www.studentaid.ed.gov
Most colleges have a FAFSA due date between February 1st and February 15th
Financial Aid Night – Thursday, November 30th, 6:30 p.m. LSHS library
Scholarships
Scholarship postings will be made bi-monthly in the Career Center and on LSHS website
Each college has merit scholarships and will have their own scholarship applications
Thousands of scholarships are available-it just takes a little digging and perseverance to find them
Check with employers, unions, financial institutions, and the additional resources available at LSHS
NCAA Eligibility Center
Student-athletes must register on website Turn in authorization form to Mr. Willie Need 16 core courses (1 course=1 year) for
Division I schools Need 14 core courses for Division II schools
Register at www.ncaa.org
High School College/Career Fair
2011 Fall NACAC Seattle Washington State Convention Center, Seattle Friday, November 4, 2011
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 201012:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Beyond High School Night - TBD
College Open House Dates Central WA University: October 8th
Eastern WA University: October 15th University of WA: Most weekdays University of WA Bothell: October 22nd, Nov. 19th and
December 3rd Western WA University: Fall Welcome-October 22nd
Discovery Days: Most Friday afternoons The Evergreen State College: January 14th WA State University: Fall Preview-October 7th, 28th,
and November 5th
See each college or university website for additional information and dates
Helpful and Important Websites
FAFSA on the Web: www.fafsa.ed.gov www.fastweb.com (scholarships) www.thewashboard.com- Washington Scholarship Coalition ACT: www.act.org SAT-College Board: www.collegeboard.com College information: www.petersons.com Lake Stevens High School:
http://viking.lkstevens.wednet.edu/ NCAA Eligibility Center: www.ncaa.org ProjectOpportunity.net Checkoutacollege.com http://youcango.collegeboard.org/ www.studentaid.ed.gov
Questions????
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Curriculum night