1. Class of 2018
Everybody is somebody

2. Graduation requirements
27 credits
No U’s
Pass citizenship test as a senior

3. CCR Nov. 8th through Dec. 7th Every junior will have a CCR
Schedule through myDSD guardian screen until midnight TONIGHT or with Mrs. Mills in counseling office
If you don’t schedule a CCR you will be assigned a time slot – view appointment on myDSD
Nov. 8th through Dec. 7th

4. Prior to your CCR Review Graduation Summary Plan next year’s classes
Consider an internship
Update online CCR (4-year plan) on myDSD
Student Information System
Tools
SEOP

5. REMIND 101
Junior Class
Text 392dd
to 81010

6. NCAA
Register at:
NCAAELIGIBILIYCENTER.ORG

7. Scholarships There ARE scholarships available to juniors!
We will give you more information about junior scholarships during your CCR’s including websites you can begin looking at. Start now!
There ARE scholarships available to juniors!

8. Smartphone users: In browser type rmd.at@mrscli
SCHOLARSHIP REMIND 101
Smartphone users: In browser type or
to 81010
Texts specify who scholarships are available for.

9. Offered 6 times a year @ WXHS
STATE TEST:
**February 28th**
ALL juniors
@WXHS 7:30 a.m.
Register in English classes.
ACT
College entrance test – not all colleges require ACT
College placement test – English & Math
Scholarship index (different at every college)

10. ACT national tests February 11th Register by January 13th
December 10th
Register by November 4
(this Friday!)
February 11th
Register by January 13th

12. FYI… ACT collects other info such as
*School course & grade information
*ACT interest inventory
*ACT student profile section
This information isn’t required, however, you will be provided with a World of Work map

13. *60 items *60 minutes MATH Content/Skills Number of items Pre-Algebra
14 (23%)
Elementary Algebra
10 (17%)
Intermediate Algebra
9 (15%)
Coordinate Geometry
Plane Geometry
Trigonometry
4 (7%)

14. *75 items *45 minutes english Content/Skills Number of items
USAGE/MECHANICS 40
Punctuation 10
Grammar & Usage 12
Sentence Structure 18
RHETORICAL SKILLS 35
Strategy
Organization 11
Style

15. *40 items *35 minutes reading Content/Skills Number of items
Prose Fiction 10
Humanities
Social Studies
Natural Sciences

16. *40 items *35 minutes science Content/Skills Format Number of items
Biology
Earth/Space
Data Representation
15 (38%)
Chemistry
Research
Summaries
18 (45%)
Physics
Conflicting viewpoints
7 (17%)

17. ACT tips & Tricks Answer EVERY question – no penalty for guessing
Use PROCESS OF ELIMINATION before you guess. Cross out answers you know are not correct
Write in test booklet. Underline. Use scratch paper
START EASY. Answer easy questions first. Hard questions are weighted the same as easy questions

18. ACT tips & Tricks Remember…You are NOT your ACT score
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*Take test MULTIPLE TIMES
*2 free tests for students on fee waivers
Remember…You are NOT your ACT score

19. ACT Prep options
*NOVEMBER 12th and 13th - Free Kaplan SAT/ACT Combo Practice Test. See schedules at
*JANUARY 7th - Practice
*FEBRUARY - $10 ACT WXHS
*ANYTIME - online test prep
*ACT prep booklet in Counseling Center

21. Post-secondary training
Colleges & universities with 2 and 4-year degrees
Private for profit & non- profit universities
Community colleges
Colleges of applied technology (DATC)
Business schools
Specialized schools
Apprenticeships
Military & ROTC
Department of Workforce Services
On-the-job training
Employment
For ROTC, check with individual colleges. Typically start application process during junior year.

22. One-Year Certificates
e.g., Business Technology •Culinary Arts • Dental Assisting • Drafting • Media Design •Veterinarian Assistant
•e-Commerce •Welding Technology
Two-Year Associate/Technical Degrees
e.g., Computer Programming •Farm and Ranch Management •Office Management •Telecommunications
Technology
Four-Year Bachelor’s Degrees
e.g., Animal Science
•Business •Child Development •Electrical Engineering
•Finance •Materials Science
Graduate and Professional Degrees

24. What CLASSES SHOULD I TAKE?
Course options:
Required (Math, English, Science, Social Science)
Advanced Placement (AP)
Concurrent Enrollment (CE)
Honors
Hobbies & Career interests

25. Something for everyone!
NextStep night
Something for everyone!
*Colleges
*Technical schools
*Employers
*Demonstrations
*Military
Nov. 16th
6-8 PM
@WXHS

26. Make social media work for you
Clean it up
Build up your accomplishments and affiliations
Google yourself- what do you find? Good? Bad? Nothing?
40 percent of admissions officers say they visit applicants’ social media pages to learn about them
Safeguard your social reputation (your account is the first thing employers/colleges see about you – keep it professional)