Class of 2016

Your Senior Counseling Team:

04/22/232 Ms. Vertigan

Ms. LewisMrs. Hassell

Ms. RatesMs. Van Pernis

Ms. Friesen

Mr. Dilla

Ms. EngelhartMs. Gaulke

Your Counseling Team:

04/22/233

Mr. Palmquist

Mr. Simondet

Ms. McMillen

Ms. Magney

4 Years Social Studies

4 Years English

3 Years Math (minimum)

3 Years Science (minimum)

1 Year Physical Education & 1 Year Health

1 Year Fine Arts

Complete My Life Plan Milestones (Radiance) Pass all the MCA Tests: Math, Reading and Writing tests , ACT or the Accuplacer.

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Earn 64.5 Total

Credits04/22/23 5

Accepted to the college of your choice

Colleges look for accelerated classes, such as AP, CIS, & PSEO.

Help you become a better learner

Learn lifelong skills

Learn from motivated peers

It saves you money $$$

Better chance to get more scholarships

Could get college credit for classes

We encourage taking challenging courses including:

Advanced Placement (AP Courses)

College in the Schools (CIS Courses)

Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO).

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AP US History or AP Humanities 2

Students can expect about 2 hours homework per

night. Many teachers stay after school.

Math (See Math tutoring schedule)

NHS Tutoring

04/22/23 9

U of M classes taught at South High.CIS Literature CIS Writing Economics GovernmentChinese French German

Student earn high school and college credit.

An official U of M transcript.

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PSEO (post secondary enrollment options):

MCTC: http://www.minneapolis.edu/prospectivestudents/pseoapplication.cfm Deadline for Spring semester-December 2nd, 2014 Deadline for Fall semester-June 2nd, 2014

NEW! Sophomores, pass 8th grade MCA test and meet prerequisites of course you want to register for.

Juniors-3.0 GPA, top 1/3 of class Seniors-2.5 GPA top ½ of class

U of M Twin Cities: http://www.cce.umn.edu/Post-Secondary-Enrollment-Options/index.html Application deadline - April 1st, 2014 Strong GPA (the average admit GPA is 3.7) Space is limited to 500 new students each

year.

Concordia University St. Paul: Deadline: Fall Semester - May 1st, 2014 GPA of 3.2 are encouraged to apply.

These are just a few options for PSEO. See your counselor for forms and more information on concurrent enrollment options!

Taking PLAN is a great way to prepare for the ACT. In fact,

students who take PLAN tend to score higher on the ACT than

students who do not take PLAN.

It covers the same subjects—English, mathematics, reading, and

science—and provides an estimated ACT score.

PLAN points out academic strengths and areas where

improvement is needed and lets students know if they're on track

for college.

PLAN helps them find careers that match their interests and even

helps connect them with colleges interested in them.

The PSAT/NMSQT measures:Critical reading skills Math problem-solving skillsWriting skills

The most common reasons for taking the PSAT/NMSQT are to:

Receive feedback on your strengths and weaknesses on skills

necessary for college study. You can then focus your preparation on

those areas that could most benefit from additional study or

practice.

See how your performance on an admissions test might compare

with that of others applying to college.

Enter the competition for scholarships from NMSC (grade 11).

PSAT Test:

will be available to Juniors for purchase during lunch starting Sept 26th and will be

available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each week until they are sold out. Tests will

cost $17.00 in cash. Please note that we cannot accept checks. Tests are available first

come, first served. PSAT tests will be available for Sophomores to purchase starting

October 15th during lunch. The PSAT will begin promptly at 8:15 am in the Auditorium on

Wednesday, October 30th .

PLAN Test: Given to all 10th graders November 18th (LA), 19th (Open) and the 20th (AN) of November (Pre-ACT).

ACT TEST: http://actstudent.org

On the left side click on “Test Prep”.

They offer a free test prep guide and free practice test questions for the ACT test.

SAT TEST: http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice

On the left side click on “Practice and Review”, free SAT practice.

All juniors in Minneapolis will take the ACT for free one time

Thursday, March 19th.

Two fee waivers: for tests, see your counselor to see if you are

eligible. Colleges only take official scores directly from ACT or

SAT.

Take in the Spring of your Junior Year for the first time!

ALC after school Mon.-Thur. Hour: 3:00-5:00

Online Minneapolis

Summer School Dates: June-July

Alternative Schools: see your counselor

Important: Mozilla Firefox

Radiance: www.connection.naviance.com/shsmn

Go to: “Tasks Assigned to Me”

Go to: MLP 10.1 Welcome Survey

Go to: Complete Survey

Take your time your counselor will read these!

Finish: “Career Experience Survey”

Liberal Arts Community Service Hours Go to: “About me” then click on

“Liberal Arts Community Service Hours 2” to document hours.

When you are finished add 2 colleges to “Colleges I am thinking about”.