1. Spring 2013 Junior Class Visits Planning for Life after High School College & Career Planning Planning for Life after High School College & Career Planning

2.   Life after High School Survey/Notecards for your questions   SPS Options for next year   Dream Project c/o 2014   ACT/SAT   Senior Year  UW Bothell Field Trip  Questbridge Agenda

3. Please complete the survey. The notecards are for your questions. Feel free to write current questions down now, or add them as they arise during the presentation. We will compile the questions from all of the classes and go over the answers that have not been addressed through the presentations in a future classroom visit. Life After High School Survey

4.  City Campus  C-WEST (Career Workplace Exploration in Skilled Trades) @ Rainier Beach  Students explore carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and more.  Internships and paid opportunities are available.  Graduates can look forward to direct entry into apprenticeships  Young women encouraged to apply!  Auto Body Collision Technology @ South Seattle Community College  Automotive Technology @ Automotive Tech Lab (Jackson Street) Options for next year

5.  Running Start  Agreement between the school districts and community colleges  Students simultaneously earn credits toward high school graduation requirements and college credits  Students must have at least 10 credits and take the COMPASS test to test into college level classes  Students can keep some classes at the high school, or attend the college full-time. Options for next year (cont’d)

6.  Skills Centers  Eight programs at nine sites  Cisco Information/Technology @ Ingraham  Aerospace Science @ Rainier Beach  Health Science/Medical Assisting @ Wilson Pacific and West Seattle  Digital Animation/Game Design @ Seattle Center (AIE)  NEW – Composites @ Cleveland  NEW – Fire Service @ Franklin  NEW – Culinary Arts @ Rainier Beach  NEW – Microsoft UT Academy/Technology Associate (MTA) @ Ingraham Options for next year (cont’d)

7.  SVI – Bright Future  Vocational programs at Seattle Vocational Institute  Available to a limited number of high school students through the Bright Future Program  Allied Health  Dental Assistant  Medical Assistant  Medical Administrative Specialist  Medical Lab Assistant/Phlebotomy  Business Computers  Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training Program  School of Cosmetology Options for next year (cont’d)

8.  Lunchtime info session coming soon (TBA)  Intake surveys available soon  First session April 3 or April 10 at 9:30 in Ingraham Library  Weekly visits through March of senior year Dream Project c/o 2014 Mentoring through the college application process & financial aid

9.  We recommend that juniors take at least one test during the spring of this year  ACT – www.actstudent.org www.actstudent.org   Test date April 13 (March 22 registration deadline)   Test date June 8 (May 3 registration deadline)  SAT – www.collegeboard.com   Test date May 4 (April 5 registration deadline)   Test date June 1 (May 7 registration deadline) ACT/SAT

10.  HSPE/EOC requirements  Pass Reading and Writing  Pass one EOC – Algebra 1 or Geometry  Graduation requirements  Service Learning  Washington State History  PE waivers/PE Competency Assessment  Credit retrieval for missing requirements  Summer School 2013 – Math and LA only  College prep course load  Senior year is VERY important!  Minimum college admissions requirements are just that – a minimum, so plan to go above and beyond when possible to be the best candidate you can be Senior Year

11.  College Awareness Day on April 5, 9am-1:30pm  First generation and historically underrepresented students are the target audience  Transportation and lunch will be provided   Intended to better prepare students for a post-high school education by taking them through the admissions process while experiencing what it’s like to be a UW Bothell student.   Permission forms due March 27   Limited seats – first come, first served UW Bothell Field Trip

12.  www.questbridge.org www.questbridge.org  2013 College Prep Scholarship  Application due March 27  To prepare outstanding low-income juniors to apply to top colleges  If selected, students receive one or more awards to make them stronger applicants to selective colleges  Full scholarships to summer programs  College admissions counseling  All-expenses paid visits to college campuses  Prepares students for the QuestBridge National College Match Process during senior year QuestBridge

13. More about life after high school: Post-high school plans and options College search Scholarships/Financial Aid Next up!