Lamar High School Senior Course Selection IBDC Fall 2017

Your Academic Advisors Office 2 A-Gh Eng/Ervin Gi – O Sydow P – Z Harrison Office 1 A-K Dr. Mosby L-Z Ms. Raibon AND Ms. Morgan and Ms. Stokes

Register for school day SAT See Ms. Ling in College Corner

The College Application Process Naviance Tutorial See 3 slides that follow Professional email address Social media Recommendation Letter Survey Found in Documents Library (Right Margin) Email to Counselor. Watch deadlines. 10 Business Days. Holidays DO NOT Count. Read Naviance messages Request teacher recommendations (2) Apply Common App. Link Colleges. Waive FERPA. No recommendation letter until you waive FERPA. 3 Icons indicate delivery method Computer Monitor with CA on screen = Common App/electronic delivery Computer Monitor with empty screen = not CA, but electronic delivery Postage Stamp = No electronic delivery. Request transcript from Registrar though Naviance. You must pick it up from Registrar and mail it to college admissions office.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You are expected to complete all of your college applications/Naviance requests during the 1st semester of your senior year. Advisors troll Naviance to locate and process student requests during the fall semester ONLY. If, some EXTRAORDINARY circumstance causes you to apply or add schools to your Common Ap/Naviance in the 2nd semester of your senior year, you MUST email your Advisor and tell her that you have made a request in Naviance. No Naviance request will be processed during the Spring semester of your senior year unless you email your Advisor and tell her you have added Naviance request(s) that need to be processed.

Before We Select Courses… Failed advanced academic courses no longer qualify for credit recovery Must enroll in grad lab original credit class Must receive credit for English 1,2,and 3 (both semesters) prior to first day of senior year or you CANNOT ENROLL IN English 4 Will enroll in GL for English 4A in spring while enrolled in 4B classroom setting

Course Request 1. Sign it. 2. Fill it out. English 4 HL Math (SL or HL/Calculus, or Studies/Statistics) SS (Govt/Eco) Sci (SL: B, C, P, ES, Aquatic, AnaPhy) Foreign Lang IB Eco/Bus/CS (HL, if now in SL) TOK*/__________* _________*/__________* *Health(1 semester) *HOA *WR *Grad Lab *Athletics *Activities *TA/OA *Off Campus

Smart Financial Credit Union If you are interested in working on campus, consider working for SMART FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION. Excellent pay, use no gas driving to work, excellent work experience. If you go away to college and need to work, the banking experience is transferable. If you are interested, please contact Coach Nolen.

IMPORTANT 5 opportunities to select courses: Choose what you want today (3) on Course Verification Sheet (2 given to student/1 mailed home) (designated day) during Schedule Change Week before school starts No schedule changes after 1st day of school. No schedule changes mid year. If you want a course change in B semester, SCHEDULE IT NOW! Cannot drop class mid year – even if you don’t “need” it to graduate. Parent meeting Feb. 1st at 6pm and again Feb. 8th at 6pm in the Cafeteria. We will go over this same information for parents. Advisors are available to meet individually with parents right after Spring Break, Plan to attend one of the Parent Meetings as all of this information will be discussed at those meetings and Advisors will be available to take questions at that time.