WEEKLY GUIDANCE NEWSLETTER

Important News, Dates and Information

Parents and Students

Upcoming Important Dates

Sincerely,

Juniors and Seniors

College Planning Appointments for Juniors and Parents

Parents of current Juniors can schedule a one-on-one meeting with Mrs. Dicus to start the college planning process. Take the opportunity ask questions and let Mrs. Dicus get to know you. A counselor recommendation is required for most colleges, and the more information you give will help.

You must schedule the meeting through a Doodle Poll called " Schedule a College Planning Meeting with Mrs. Dicus". Follow the link below to choose your slot. This information will also be sent via the Email blast so you can access the link directly. Follow this link to open the poll:http://www.doodle.com/pa8yy75xd2dgtxpm

Consider the best date and time for the student to attend the meeting. List the student’s name as the participant. Write it down in your calendar. Students should bring a resume to the meeting, and they should provide information about their college choices to Mrs. Dicus prior to the meeting. I look forward to meeting you!

Sincerely,

Parents of Juniors ONLY!

Mandatory IB Junior College Information Session

There will be a mandatory IB Junior College information session on Thursday, December 8th at 6:00 P.M. The meeting with take place in the HHS Auditorium.

Junior class seminars were recently held to review important information about planning for college and the application process. Juniors should have brought a packet of information home for you to review, in addition to lots of resources. The college process can be very exciting, stressful, and overwhelming. Knowing what to do and when to do things will help students be prepared and be more competitive. Please attend the meeting to assure you are well-informed and have your questions answered. I have attached a flyer for you to post as a reminder. I am looking forward to assisting students and parents with any needs through senior year! Thank you, and please plan to attend the meeting on December 8th

Sincerely,

Freshmen and Sophomore Parents and Students!

IB Underclassmen 101

You are invited to attend an Underclassmen 101 informational session at HHS! You will have the opportunity to meet with your IB Guidance Counselor and your College and Career Counselor to learn about many resources for student success and so much more. There will be two sessions to choose from.

We hope students and parents will be able to attend one of the sessions to start your way on the path to success. Attached please find a flyer for your convinience. RSVP as soon as possible AND list the following information in your email.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

Sincerely,

The PSAT is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 at school. It is your opportunity to practice for the SAT and eventually qualify for the National Merit Scholarship when taken in 11th grade. PSAT practice booklets were distributed to students. Use the PSAT Student Guide to practice. It has three main sections:

• Test taking help
• Information about National Merit Scholarship Corporation scholarship competitions
• A full-length practice test

• Review the section about scholarships with your parents.
• Practice now with sample critical reading, math, and writing skills questions.
• Get familiar with the instructions for each type of test question.
• Take the practice test like it's the real thing! You can go online to review complete answer explanations for all the questions on the practice test—to help you prepare before test day.
• Go to www.collegeboard.com/psat to do more practice online.

You may use a calculator on the math sections, and you MUST REMEMBER to bring your calculator on test day.

• four-function calculator, scientific calculator and graphing calculator