Transcript Lake Stevens High School Curriculum Night

Lake Stevens High School
Curriculum Night – Sept. 19, 2011
College and Guidance Information
General Information Regarding:
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Counselors/Career Specialist
Graduation Application Process
College & Technical Schools
PSAT/SAT/ACT
Freshman Admissions
Transcript Requests
Financial Aid/Scholarships
NCAA Eligibility Center
College Fair
College Open House Dates
Websites
Counselors
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Angela Riebli (2012-2013 A-D; 2014 A-F): State
Testing Coordinator
Amy Wiklund (2012-2013 E-K; 2014 G-L): Skill
Center Coordinator; Running Start Liaison
Jim Willie (2012-2013 L-Q, 2014 M-R): SAT/ACT
Information; PSAT Coordinator; AP Coordinator;
Liaison with Career Specialist
DeDe Strong (2012-2013 R-Z, 2014 S-Z): Master
Schedule; Military Liaison
Jesse Bloomberg: Counseling Intern
Kim LaFortune-Career Specialist: Viking Period
Coordinator; Career/Scholarship/College Information
Graduation Applications
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All seniors need to complete by November
30th, 2011
Seniors will meet with their counselors and
receive graduation applications, transcripts,
and credit evaluations during October and
November
Signatures required by parent and student
?Graduation Requirements?
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23.5 Credits
Community service hours, 15 per year
VIP paper-Junior year
Culminating Exhibition-Senior year
13th year plan
College & Technical School Admission
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All colleges and universities require a high school
transcript, SAT Reasoning or ACT scores, and
supplemental materials as indicated
Community Colleges require a high school
transcript and Compass/Asset placement test
Many technical colleges require an admissions
tests such as the Compass or Asset test and/or an
interview
PSAT
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PSAT test date is Wednesday, Oct. 12th
$14.00 fee to be paid in the Business Office,
before/after school and at lunch
Student gives receipt to Mr. Willie and will
receive PSAT booklet beginning Sept. 23rd
Why would you want to take the PSAT?
For juniors and interested sophomores
SAT/ACT
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SAT- 3 hour test that measures verbal and math
reasoning skills; with new writing section;
typically taken by high school juniors and seniors
ACT- 2 hour 55 minute test that covers four skill
areas: English, math, reading and science with
optional writing section
For further questions and online practice
information contact Mr. Willie or Ms. LaFortune
SAT & ACT registration info:
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To register and additional information:
SAT
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Collegeboard.com
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$49
Subjects tests additional $22 for each test
ACT
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ACT.org
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$34 (no writing)
$49.50 plus writing
What’s the difference?
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ACT
SAT
Science, Math Reading,
English
Curriculum Based
No penalty for wrong
answers
All multiple-choice
Writing Essay: 30 min.
Perfect Score: 36
Career Interest Inventory
Pre-ACT: PLAN &
EXPLORE
 Critical Reading, Math,
Writing
 Reasoning
 Penalty for wrong answers
 Math grid-ins
 Writing Essay: Mandatory
 Writing Essay: 25 min
 Perfect Score: 2400
 Pre-SAT: PSAT
Freshman Admissions
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Admissions is moving toward a more
comprehensive review and holistic approach
incorporating:
Essay or personal statement
Rigor of classes
Grade trend
SAT and/ACT scores
Extracurricular activities
Transcripts Requests
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Request transcripts from Sandy Pollestad,
Registrar or Debbie Gessaman, Special
Services and Guidance Assistant
Give one day notice
May call (425) 335-1571 or request in
person
Financial Aid
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FAFSA (the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid); if you think you will need help paying for
your college expenses you should apply. You can
get your pin # early by going to:
www.fafsa.ed.gov
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Additional information including a FAFSA4caster :
www.studentaid.ed.gov
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Most colleges have a FAFSA due date between
February 1st and February 15th
Financial Aid Night – Thursday, November 30th,
6:30 p.m. LSHS library
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Scholarships
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Scholarship postings will be made bi-monthly in
the Career Center and on LSHS website
Each college has merit scholarships and will have
their own scholarship applications
Thousands of scholarships are available-it just
takes a little digging and perseverance to find
them
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Check with employers, unions, financial institutions, and the
additional resources available at LSHS
NCAA Eligibility Center
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Student-athletes must register on website
Turn in authorization form to Mr. Willie
Need 16 core courses (1 course=1 year) for
Division I schools
Need 14 core courses for Division II schools
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Register at www.ncaa.org
High School College/Career Fair
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2011 Fall NACAC Seattle
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Washington State Convention Center, Seattle
Friday, November 4, 2011
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 5, 2010
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Beyond High School Night - TBD
College Open House Dates
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Central WA University: October 8th
Eastern WA University: October 15th
University of WA: Most weekdays
University of WA Bothell: October 22nd, Nov. 19th and
December 3rd
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Western WA University: Fall Welcome-October 22nd
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Discovery Days: Most Friday afternoons
The Evergreen State College: January 14th
WA State University: Fall Preview-October 7th, 28th,
and November 5th
See each college or university website for additional information and dates
Helpful and Important Websites
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FAFSA on the Web: www.fafsa.ed.gov
www.fastweb.com (scholarships)
www.thewashboard.com- Washington Scholarship Coalition
ACT: www.act.org
SAT-College Board: www.collegeboard.com
College information: www.petersons.com
Lake Stevens High School:
http://viking.lkstevens.wednet.edu/
NCAA Eligibility Center: www.ncaa.org
ProjectOpportunity.net
Checkoutacollege.com
http://youcango.collegeboard.org/
www.studentaid.ed.gov
Questions????
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Curriculum night