lake stevens high school curriculum night – sept. 19, 2011

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????

Angela_Riebli@lkstevens.wednet.edu Amy_Wiklund@lkstevens.wednet.edu Jim_Willie@lkstevens.wednet.edu Dede_Strong@lkstevens.wednet.edu Jessee_Bloomberg@lkstevens.wednet.edu Sandy_Pollestad@lkstevens.wednet.edu Debbie_Gessaman@lkstevens.wednet.edu Kim_LaFortune@lkstevens.wednet.edu

Thank you for participating in Lake Stevens High School

Curriculum night