Junior Parent Orientation August 22, 2011

AGENDA Welcome and Prayer– Beth Hicks Agenda - Judy Fieldhouse Overview of Junior Year – Beth Hicks Information about the college process - Leigh Jackson Junior ACTS and Senior Mission Trip - Patty King Junior and Senior Retreat - Judy Ribar Job Shadow Information: Connie Druien Information from the Student Dean - Cindi Baughman New Learning Differences Director – Paula King Closing and Q&A: Elaine Salvo and Judy Fieldhouse

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Exciting Times……….

Addition of Weighted GPA on Transcript

Junior Year is ESSENTIAL to the college process!! This is a great time for them to begin dreaming about what they want out of the college process. Encourage them to begin researching colleges as they dream. Visiting colleges as a junior is extremely important to the process of determining which schools/types of schools feel like a fit.

AHS College Visit Policy Juniors are allowed a college visit during Mission Week– Thursday, March 1, Seniors have two college visit options: – Testing Day in October – One excused college visit of her choice as long as school policy is followed Both juniors and seniors are encouraged to use AHS scheduled days off to visit colleges. Spring break is a great time!

Four Important Goals for Juniors Strive for your best possible grades. Choose an appropriately challenging senior course load. Make at least one visit before senior year. Have two standardized test scores (ACT/SAT) by the end of junior year. – ACT is a graduation requirement. – Those interested in Governor’s Scholars should take the September 10 or October 22 ACT and/or the October 1 SAT.

Your Daughter’s AHS College Counselor Leigh Jackson works with all juniors and seniors regarding the college process. In January I will meet with all juniors in junior English classes to kick-off the process. Encourage her to check her . Encourage her to her counselor or to make an appointment in guidance if she would like a personal meeting before the spring semester. I will meet with juniors individually beginning in March.

Meetings for Parents Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Getting Started with the College Search Workshop for Juniors and their Parents Check your school calendar for additional parent information meetings. Also these will be advertised via PowerSchool bulletins and direct advertising to your daughter. Check the school calendar next year for September’s Senior Parent College Issues Meeting

J UNIOR ACTS B ASIC REQUIREMENTS Serve 15 hours of justice related–service Complete web page assignments Complete in-class assignments

D EADLINES : Commitment Form: – 1st semester Catholic Social Teaching: Before beginning service, no later than September 1. – 2 nd semester Catholic Social Teaching: Before beginning service, no later than January 23. Mid-Service Assignment: – 1st semester Catholic Social Teaching: After seven hours of service, no later than October 4 – 2 nd semester Catholic Social Teaching: After seven hours of service, no later than March 6 First Seven Hours Completed: – 1st semester Catholic Social Teaching: October 4 – 2 nd semester Catholic Social Teaching: March 6 Last Eight Hours Due: – 1st semester Catholic Social Teaching: December 8 – 2 nd semester Catholic Social Teaching: May 16

B ASIC P OLICIES Student’s hours must be completed at one agency and focus on one issue Students must work directly with people affected by the issue Service hours must be turned in on AHS timesheet – agency signatures – no copies – no multiple names

G RADING & L ATE P OLICIES Each of the 15 hours is worth ten points (150 points total) and is counted in the major category. Service performed without a commitment sheet on file will result in a 10% penalty for any hours completed before submitting a signed commitment form. If a student has completed her service hours by the due date but does not turn in her timesheet on the due date, she will receive a 10% penalty. This is not an “all or nothing” project. Partial hours need to be turned in by the due date. Only hours turned in by the due date get full credit. For the first seven hours: If a student does not actually complete hours until after the due date and turns them in by October 20 for first semester students or by March 15 for second semester students, she will receive 50% of the credit. After those dates, the student will receive no credit. For the last eight hours: If a student does not actually complete hours until after the due date of December 8 (1 st semester) or May 16 (2 nd semester), she will receive 50% of the credit. After that, the student will receive no credit, even those students who completed their hours before the original deadline.

R ESOURCES PowerSchool – Web assignments – Links to School Fusion School Fusion (Junior ACTS) – Forms – Agency Listing with Description of Volunteer Opportunities, Location, Times, Contact Information Patty King – – Ext. 2594

M ISSION W EEK SENIORS HAVE CHOICES regarding how they want to experience mission week. Choices include: 1. Mission trip: traditional national mission trips to sites within the region, an international trip to Jamaica, A Native American site. 2. Senior retreat 3. Combination of on-campus & off-campus activities

W HY A LERTING YOU NOW ? Cost factor may warrant advanced planning: – Cost is currently $300 - $1400 based on the site for the mission trips, $125 for Crossroads retreat, and Assumption retreat is $175. – The Mission Team offers some fundraising. Parents being informed will enhance discussions with daughters about their options and with decision-making.

Retreat

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What is the School-to-Career Program? The School-to-Career Program is a four-year program that helps prepare students for college and a career past high school. Components of the School-to-Career Program Grade 9: Career Awareness (Learning Styles) Grade 10: Career Exploration and Service-based Learning (Career Assessment and ACTS) Grade 11: Career Preparation (Interest Profiler and Job Shadowing Experience) Grade 12: Career Planning (Myers Briggs Personality Inventory)

JUNIOR JOB SHADOW EXPERIENCE Students will shadow Tuesday or Wednesday during Mission Week. Students and parent(s) decide on the job shadow contact, make the connections and provide transportation for a minimum 6 hour experience. Consult your daughter’s English syllabus for exact details.

Timetable for Job Shadow S eptember until Thanksgiving week Confirm Job Shadow contact Parent signature verifies that student has contacted shadow person and is agreement for student shadowing him/her. This signature also grants permission for the college day visit on Thursday of Mission Week. This completed permission slip is turned in to English teacher for a grade in major category.

Timetable for Job Shadow Student is responsible for sending any requested forms to Job Shadow contact (current TB - ACTS is not current, immunization, confidentiality, etc) in a timely fashion.

Extra Requirements Baptist East Hospital Jewish Hospital Norton’s Hospital University of Louisville, Floyd Memorial Louisville Zoo Be sure to contact resource person and follow their instructions – see JS Permission slip

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