1. WELCOME TO SEMINAR

2. The LHS Mission Lincoln High School is committed to graduating all students. We are a diverse community of scholars dedicated to personal and academic excellence. We strive for the development of strong character and intellectual engagement for all students, ensuring success beyond Lincoln High School. We Will: 1.Develop Personal Responsibility 2.Act With Integrity 3.Value Each Other 4.Embrace Challenge 5.Take Risks 6.Cultivate Success 7.Be Agents of Change in Our Community 8.Lead

3. Juniors  Compete goal sheet  Apply for Achievers  Attend college information session or college fair  Prepare for SAT  Gather all awards/recognition  Prepare for SLC  Transcript reflection  Begin personal statement Seniors  Complete Goal sheet  Complete brag sheet  Request letter of rec from at least 3 adults  Prepare for SAT  Gather all awards/recognition  Create Portfolio cover (SP)  Prepare for SLC  Attend college info session or college fair  Begin Palmers application  Begin personal statement

4. Juniors  Complete Resume  Complete 1 st edit of personal statement  Work on Career Cruising  Work on Cover Letter Seniors  Edit, revise, finalize personal statement  Work on Career Cruising  Begin College application (min of 3)  Work on Cover letter  Sign up for 2 nd SAT (Jan test date)  Sign up for Fastweb & washboard  Finish & Submit Palmers (Nov. 7 th )

5. Juniors  Look for any chance to improve classes (and therefor GPA)  Look for an apply to Junior scholarships  Work on career cruising  Cover page for portfolio Seniors  Apply for FAFSA Pin (if eligible)  Work on career cruising  Finalize applications  Finish Career Cruising (90% goal)  Begin Gates Millennium (Jan. 14 th )  Complete High School reflection paper

6. Juniors  PREPARE for FINALS  Create portfolio cover page  Gather “best work” examples from this semester  Community service hours (double entry journal) Seniors  PREPARE for FINALS  Last college applications due!  Gather “best work” examples from this semester  Complete your FAFSA  Scholarship apps  Finish Gates (Jan 14 th )  Start Resume  Community service hours (double entry journal)

7. Juniors  Complete updated brag sheet  Request 2 (or more letters of rec)  Gather community college/trade school information  Work on Community service hours  Prepare for spring SLC Seniors  Complete Resume  Request official transcripts (w/ 1 st sem.) submitted to colleges you applied to  Apply to scholarships  Bring in all college admissions and scholarships – share with seminar and councilor  Prepare for spring SLC  Complete graduation review with Senior advocate  Work on Community service hours

8. Juniors  Work on Community service hours (double entry journal)  Sign up for scholarship websites (fastweb & washboard)  Sign up for SAT & ACT April or May test date  Career Cruising (due April 30 th ) Seniors  Apply to scholarships  Work on Community Service hours  Complete Lincoln Common Application  Bring in all college admissions and scholarships – share with seminar and councilor  Continue working on portfolio Entries for senior project  Work on Community service hours (double entry journal)  Career Cruising (due April 30 th )

9. Juniors  Work on Community service hours (double entry journal) due 20 th  Finish Career Cruising (90% goal) due 30 th  High School and beyond plan due 27 th Seniors  Apply to scholarships  Work on Community Service hours due 20 th  Bring in all college admissions and scholarships – share with seminar and councilor  portfolio Entries for SP Due May 7 th  Post HS plan due April 27 th

10. Juniors  Prepare for AP tests  Finish Career Cruising (90% goal)  Design senior schedule  Prepare for finals (6/10 & 6/11) Seniors  Prepare for AP tests  Apply to scholarships  Discuss post high school offers ($) with senior advocate  senior project due 5/7  Prepare for finals 6/1 &6/2  Exit interviews with senior advocate complete after 5/19

11. Juniors  Prepare for finals  Take finals  Make note of “perfect senior schedule” for Seniors  Finals  Moving up  Awards night  graduation