1. WELCOME TO SOPHOMORE PARENT NIGHT DECEMBER 15, 2014 MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

2. IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES TRIMESTER TWO MIDTERMS – DECEMBER 17, 2014 CHRISTMAS VACATION - DECEMBER 20, 2014 – JANUARY 4, 2015 RETURN TO SCHOOL- JANUARY 5, 2015 MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY – NO SCHOOL: JANUARY 19, 2015 PRESIDENT’S DAY – NO SCHOOL: FEBRUARY 16, 2015 TRIMESTER TWO ENDS: FEBRUARY 20, 2015 TRIMESTER THREE BEGINS: FEBRUARY 23, 2015

3. ANNUAL REVIEW OF GRADUATION & CAREER PLAN CONTACT COUNSELOR TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT TO DISCUSS STUDENT’S PROGRESS PRESLEY (A-F) JULIE.PRESLEY@MSDMAIL.NET HILES (G-L) LANCE.HILES@MSDMAIL.NET TRZASKOWSKI (M-P) KRISTIN.TRZASKOWSKI@MSDMAIL.NET HYDE (Q-Z) KAMI.HYDE@MSDMAIL.NET

4. COUNSELOR PHONE NUMBERS JULIE PRESLEY 765-342-5571 EXT. 4020 LANCE HILES 765-342-5571 EXT. 4225 KRISTIN TRZASKOWSKI 765-342-5571 EXT. 4022 KAMI HYDE 765-342-5571 EXT. 4047 LORI LUND 765-342-5571 EXT. 4023

5. MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE http://www.msdmartinsville.org/martinsvillehighschool_home.aspx MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE WEBSITE http://www.msdmartinsville.org/GuidanceDepartment.aspx

6. SCHEDULING CLASSES FOR NEXT YEAR SOPHOMORES WILL START REQUESTING THEIR JUNIOR COURSES FOR NEXT YEAR STARTING TOMORROW – DECEMBER 18 THEIR COURSE SELECTION PROCESS OCCURS DECEMBER 18– JANUARY 12 YOU SHOULD SEE AND SIGN THEIR COURSE SELECTION SHEET CHANGES CAN BE MADE UP UNTIL MAY 1 st

12. HOOSIER HILLS CAREER CENTER BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA  APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 2, 2015  AUTO BODY (AM)  CHILD CARE (AM)  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (AM)  COSMETOLOGY (PM)  CULINARY ARTS (AM)  DRAFTING (AM)  FIRE SAFETY (AM)  HEALTH CAREERS/PRACTICUM (AM)  INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE CAREERS (AM)  LANDSCAPING (AM)  WELDING (AM)

13. GRADUATION QUALIFYING EXAMS (GQE)—END OF COURSE ASSESSMENTS  WHEN STUDENT COMPLETES ALGEBRA I  WHEN STUDENT COMPLETES ENGLISH 10  MUST PASS GQE TO GRADUATE  CUT SCORE FOR MATH: 564  CUT SCORE FOR ENGLISH: 360  IF BELOW CUT SCORE, MUST RETAKE

14. RETAKING THE GQE  AFTER REMEDIATION IN ALGEBRA I, END OF TRIMESTERS ONE, TWO, OR THREE  AFTER REMEDIATION IN ENGLISH 10, END OF TRIMESTERS ONE, TWO, OR THREE  IF GQE IS NOT PASSED BY END OF JUNIOR YEAR…. MUST ATTEND SUMMER SCHOOL 2015  FOR REMEDIATION  DURING SENIOR YEAR, TWO MORE TIMES TO RETAKE GQE.  IF GQE IS NOT PASSED BY END OF SENIOR YEAR…. MUST QUALIFY FOR WAIVER

15. GQE WAIVER  MUST HAVE 95% ATTENDANCE RATE OVER FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL  MUST HAVE “C” AVERAGE IN CORE CLASSES  MUST HAVE ATTENDED 80 HOURS OF SUMMER SCHOOL REMEDIATION BETWEEN JUNIOR & SENIOR YEAR  MUST ATTAIN 20 HOURS OF REMEDIATION DURING SENIOR YEAR

16. GQE WAIVER CONTINUED  MUST HAVE TAKEN THE GQE AT LEAST ONCE EVERY YEAR IN SUBJECT AREA NOT PASSED  MUST HAVE TEACHER RECOMMENDATION IN SUBJECT AREA NOT PASSED  OR  COMPLETE THE COURSE & CREDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR A CORE 40 DIPLOMA, INCLUDING CAREER ACADEMIC SEQUENCE; A WORKFORCE READINESS ASSESSMENT; AND, AT LEAST ONE: EXPLORATION INTERNSHIP, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, OR WORKFORCE CREDENTIAL.  PRINCIPAL’S APPROVAL

17. DIPLOMA TYPES  GENERAL DIPLOMA – MINIMUM 42 CREDITS TO GRADUATE FROM MARTINSVILLE  CORE-40 DIPLOMA – MINIMUM 45 CREDITS TO GRADUATE FROM MARTINSVILLE  ACADEMIC HONORS DIPLOMA – MINIMUM 48 CREDITS TO GRADUATE FROM MARTINSVILLE  TECHNICAL HONORS DIPLOMA – MINIMUM 48 CREDITS TO GRADUATE FROM MARTINSVILLE

22. COLLEGEBOARD WEBSITE http://sat.collegeboard.org/register?s_kwci d=AL!4330!10!3102953570!11732357605 &ef_id=U- TiYgAABa8K1Bm4:20141215124645:s\http://sat.collegeboard.org/register?s_kwci d=AL!4330!10!3102953570!11732357605 &ef_id=U- TiYgAABa8K1Bm4:20141215124645:s\ https://quickstart.collegeboard.org/posweb /login.jsphttps://quickstart.collegeboard.org/posweb /login.jsp https://www.collegeboard.org/psat- nmsqt/preparation/whats-on-the-testhttps://www.collegeboard.org/psat- nmsqt/preparation/whats-on-the-test

23. PSAT SCORE REPORT Each section of the test has its own color-coded column: Critical Reading Math Writing Skills

24. YOUR PSAT SCORE Scores are reported as two-digit numbers. 20 is the lowest and 80 is the highest. Your score is part of a range. The range shows how much your score would vary if PSAT was taken again without gaining new knowledge or skills.

25. YOUR PSAT PERCENTILE Percentiles help you compare your performance on the PSAT to the performance of other juniors nationwide. For example, if you scored in the 55 th percentile, you scored higher than 55% of all juniors who took the test.

26. PSAT MEANS ESTIMATED SAT SCORE

27. YOUR SCORE SUMMARY

28. REVIEW YOUR ANSWERS Since you receive your test book back, you can review your answers for each question on the test. You can get explanations for each question at: www.collegeboard.com/psatextra

29. Student’s Online Access Code After You Receive Your PSAT/NMSQT Score Reports Students can create a free collegeboard.com account to access MyCollege QuickStart at: www.collegeboard.com/psatextra www.collegeboard.com/psatextra.

30. My College QuickStart TM My College QuickStart is a free, personalized college and career planning kit powered by students’ PSAT results. Student access – the access code on the student paper score report is required Educators access – a demo account is available from the resources section of the SOAS website.

31. Questions and Answer Explanations 1. Click on My Online Score Report 2. Click view to see a question and the answer explanation 3. View each test question and click on “Show Answer Explanation”

32. IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS The most important part of your score report. If you follow the suggestions to improve in each area and work with your teachers, you can improve your scores.

33. NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION Your selection index is the sum of your three scores (CR+M+W) If your selection index has an (*) you do not meet all the eligibility requirements for entrance into the competition. 96 or higher percentile rank.

34. YOUR EDUCATIONAL PLANS

35. SAT DATES Test DatesU.S. Registration Deadlines (Expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, U.S.A.) RegularLate (a fee applies) October 11, 2014Sept 12, 2014Sept 26, 2014 November 8, 2014October 9, 2014October 24, 2014 December 6, 2014November 6, 2014November 21, 2014 January 24, 2015December 29, 2014January 9, 2015 March 14, 2015February 13, 2015February 27, 2015 May 2, 2015April 6, 2015April 17, 2015 June 6, 2015May 8, 2015May 22, 2015

36. ACT DATES Test Date DeadlineLate Reg Sept 13Aug 8Aug 22 Oct 25Sept 19Oct 3 Dec 13Nov 7Nov 21 Feb 7Jan 9 Jan 16 April 18 March 13March 27 June 13May 8May 22

37. REGISTRATION Only for four-year colleges; Not two-year Covers alg, geom, alg-II ACT = actstudent.org SAT = collegeboard.com Free/Reduced students see your counselor for fee waiver Use four free score recipients –Especially for IUB, PURDUE, NCAA

38. COMPARISON Differences at a Glance: SAT ACT no science section - science reasoning section no trigonometry section - math sections include trigonometry vocabulary emphasized - vocabulary less important Some non multiple-choice - entirely multiple choice guessing penalty - no guessing penalty some English grammar - English grammar tested math is 50% of score - math is 25% of score questions from easy to hard - easy and hard questions mixed

39. EITHER SCORE ACCEPTED ACT to SAT SAT to ACT 36 1600 1580-1600 36 35 1550 1530-1570 35 34 1520 1500-1520 34 33 1470 1450-1490 33 32 1420 1400-1440 32 31 1380 1360-1390 31 30 1340 1320-1350 30 29 1300 1280-1310 29 28 1260 1240-1270 28 27 1220 1200-1230 27 26 1180 1170-1190 26 25 1140 1130-1160 25 24 1110 1090-1120 24 23 1070 1050-1080 23 22 1030 1010-1040 22 21 990 970-1000 21 20 950 930-960 20 19 910 890-920 19 18 870 850-880 18 17 830 810-840 17 16 790 760-800 16 15 740 710-750 15