1. How do I get there?

2. Success “Success is a journey, not a destination.”
- Ben Sweetland
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”
-Vincent T. Lombardi

3. Study Skills Note Cards Study Guides Study Groups Graphic Organizers
Outlines
Read the assignments
Review material every night
Are these things that you did in elementary school and junior high?

4. Graduation Requirements
English – 4
Math – 4 (including Algebra II or higher)
Science – 3
Social Studies – 3
P.E. – ½
Health – ½
Fine Arts – ½ (1 full credit from 7 – 12)
Manage Transitions – ½
Career Search – ½
Financial Literacy – ½
Technology – 1
Electives – 9
Total - 27

5. Will Edgewood’s requirements meet college requirements?
English – 4
Math – 4 (including Algebra II or higher)
Science – 3 (prefer 4)
Social Studies – 3
P.E. – ½
Health – ½
Fine Arts – 1
Foreign Language – 2 of the same language

6. Freshman Year English Algebra I or Honors Geometry World History
Physical Science or Honors Biology
Manage Transitions PE
Technology or Fine Arts

7. Preparation
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Take the hardest classes that you can be successful in.
This does not mean that you will always have to get As and Bs. Sometimes, you will learn the most when you earn a C.
Earn good grades
Writing is in every part of college classes. Writing well takes time and practice.
Get involved
During the summer find activities that are of interest to you. It will help you figure out if you want to do it as a career.
Make a list of your extra-curricular activities
Explore
Save money

8. Sophomore Year English II or Honors English II
Plane Geometry or Honors Algebra II
US History
Biology, Honors Biology, or Chemistry I PE
Health
Technology or Fine Arts
PLAN
Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School
Ohio Graduation Test

9. A-Tech Automotive Collision Repair Automotive Technology
Building and Grounds
Business Technology
Carpentry
Cosmetology
Culinary Arts
Design Drafting
Early Childhood Education
Electricity
Graphic Communications
Health Care Technologies
Horticulture and Landscaping
Marketing (seniors only)
Masonry
Power Equipment Tech
Precision Machining
Public Safety Academy
Welding

10. Dedication
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep on moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.
- Conrad Hilton
Keep taking the harder classes and getting good grades
Think about what classes that you can take in 11th grade and make sure you meet the prerequisites
Work on Study Skills
Figure out how you study best – listening, reading, or by doing
Continue to make a list of activities
Start working on a resume – not only will it help you for college it will help for applying for jobs
Do activities in the summer that interest you
Continue to save money
Think about what your would like to do after high school
ACT? SAT?

11. Junior Year English III or Honors English III
Algebra II, Applied Algebra II, Honors Trig and Pre-Calculus, or Probability and Statistics
Chemistry II, Environmental Science, Anatomy & Physiology, AP Chemistry, AP Biology,
Career Search
Financial Literacy
Technology or Fine Arts (if you haven’t already had)
PSAT – chance for national scholarships
ACT or SAT - take it at least once junior year
Take the OGT again if you have not passed all 5 parts (October and March)

12. Why is Junior year so Important?
Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants. - John Gardner
The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. - Robert M. Hutchins
Take the most challenging classes that you can succeed in
It is the last chance for colleges to see what you can do
Even if you have slacked off freshman and sophomore year, you can still impress colleges
Take the ACT or SAT at least once
Explore and visit perspective colleges, trade schools, or technical schools
Not everyone is meant for the traditional school, but some form of education past high school is necessary
Search for scholarships and other ways to pay for school
Talk to your parents about budgets, scheduling, and options
If you do not know what you want to do, that is ok.

13. Senior Year English IV or AP English
Real World Application Mathematics, Probability & Statistics, Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus, Calculus
American Government or AP Government
Anatomy and Physiology, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, Physics,
Financial Literacy
Technology or Fine Arts (if you haven’t already had)
Electives

14. What to do Senior Year Continue to take challenging class
Take the ACT or SAT at least one more time
Take the OGT again if needed
Apply to colleges
Apply for Financial Aid
Decide where to go to school
Graduate