Transcript What are you going to do after you graduate? Do you know your

Welcome to Junior Night!
Presented by Sheri Erhardt
Objectives of Tonight:
– Understand transcripts and graduation
requirements
– Set up time line for junior and senior years
– Explore post-secondary options
– Discover resources available to you
– Maximize your opportunities
Reading Your Transcript
General Studies
22 credits
Mandated by MCPS Board
College Prep
NCAA Minimum Requirements
English: 4 credits
English: 4 credits
* English: 4 credits
AP recommended
Mathematics: 2 credits
Mathematics: 3 credits
Minimum to include: Alg. 1, Geom. & Alg. 2 and
either FST or
Pre-Calculus. All grades must be C or better! If
minimum requirements are not met, an ACT score of
18 or SAT score of 440 will be accepted.
Mathematics: 4 credits
AP recommended
Minimum to include: Alg. 1, Geom. & Alg. 2
and either FST or Pre-Calculus. All grades must
be C or better! If minimum requirements are not
met, an ACT score of 18 or
SAT score of 440 will be accepted.
Science: 2 credits
Science: 3 credits
Science: 4 credits
Social Studies: 2.5 credits
US History (gr.11) 1.0 credit
US Government (gr.12) 1.0 credit
Elective: .5 credit
Social Studies: 3 credits
US History (gr. 11) 1.0 credit
US Government (gr. 12) 1.0 credit
Global Studies 1.0 credit
Global Studies options: World History (1.0),
Intro to Geography (0.5), World Issues Seminar (0.5)
Health Enhancement: 2 credits
Health Enhancement: 2 credits
Health Enhancement: 2 credits
Fine Arts: 1 credit
Fine Arts: 1 credit
Fine Arts: 1 credit
Practical Arts: 1 credit
Practical Arts: 1 credit
Practical Arts: 1 credit
Foreign Language: 2 credits in the same language
Or sequential years of fine or practical arts
Foreign Language: 4 credits in the same
language
Electives: 7.5 credits
Electives: 6 credits
Electives: 5-7 credits
Meets the MINIMUM requirements
mandated by the Board of Trustees
of MCPS. Entering freshmen are
encouraged to select from the other
diploma options in order to take full
advantage of curriculum offerings
Prepares students for admission and success in the
Montana University system and most other colleges
and universities.
Offers difficult and challenging courses designed
to prepare students for competitive universities,
enhanced scholarship opportunities, and possible
advanced placement credit.
NOTE: NCAA requirements must have a
minimum of 16 core subject credits.
Social Studies: 3 credits
US History (gr. 11) 1.0 credit
US Government (gr. 12) 1.0 credit
Global Studies 1.0 credit
Global Studies options: World History (1.0),
Intro to Geography (0.5),World Issues
Seminar(0 .5)
What are you going to do after you graduate?
Do you know your options?
•Go directly to work
•Apprenticeships (40 in Montana)
Contact: Ken McLean, Field Representative (406) 444-0839
E-Mail: [email protected]
–Examples: Auto Body Repair, Cabinetmaker, Air Conditioning and Heating, Electrician,
Carpenter, Painter, Plumber, Jeweler, Meat Cutter, Sheet Metal Worker
•Professional Training (22 in Montana)
–Examples: Military, Massage Therapist, Cosmetology, Culinary Art
•Certificates (varies)
–Examples: Culinary Arts, Pharmacy Tech, Auto Body, Refinishing
•Military:
ROTC, Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Reserves & National
Guard
•Associate Degrees (17 in Montana)
–Examples: Practical Nursing, Paralegal, Automotive Technology, Dental Hygiene, Welding,
Respiratory Therapy
•Bachelor Degree (11 in Montana)
–Examples: Teaching, Journalism, Sociology, Forestry, Engineering, Chemistry, History,
Business, Media Arts, Health and Human Performance, Communication, Liberal Studies,
Drama and Fine Arts, Music, Mathematics, Political Science, International Studies
•Graduate Degree
–Pharmacy, Law, Medicine, Business, Counseling, Physical Therapy, Engineering,
Accounting, Social Work, Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, Professor, School
Administration, Computer Science, Optometry
What does education mean to your wallet?
Did you know: Average income in Montana is $38, 638, which is 27% lower than national
($49, 133)
Percent of people in Missoula with a Bachelor’s degree or higher: 38%, in Montana: 12.6%,
National: 24.4%
($60,580)
($51, 324 annual)
($38,480 annual)
($31, 408 annual)
($22,256 annual)
United States Dept. of Labor
Bureau of labor statistics
Education pays: More education leads to higher earnings,
lower unemployment
• Above all, these data show the benefits of finishing high school. The
chart shows that in 2009, high school dropouts earned about 40
percent less and had an unemployment rate almost double the
average rate for all workers. In contrast, high school graduates
had weekly earnings and an unemployment rate closer to those for
all workers.
• Completing an educational program demonstrates qualities—such
as initiative, willingness to learn, and organizational ability—that
employers value. In addition, high-earning workers usually must be
highly skilled, and these skills often are acquired through formal
education.
Ugh! What do I want to do with my life??????
Don’t panic. You have lots of options and lots of resources. The important thing
to keep in mind now, while you are still in high school is that you need keep as
many options open as possible by preparing well and maximizing your
educational opportunities.
Resources available:
•Your counselor
•www.mtcis.intocareers.org (username: sentinelhs pass: plan7ing)
•Job shadowing
•Human Resources, Job Service
•Occupational Outlook: www.bls.gov
OCCUPATIONS IN MONTANA
Occupational Area:
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# working in area:
Management, professional, and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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Get ready Juniors! Here are some
important things you need to know about:
• Career Exploration
– www.mtcis.intocareers.org (username: sentinelhs pass: plan7ing)
• Course requests:
graduation requirements, NCAA requirements,
Montana University System Requirements
• SAT/ACT: collegeboard.com, act.org school code:
270625
– Have your scores sent to all schools you are considering!!!
• Job Shadows
• Get set up for scholarships:
involvement, school involvement, grades
leadership, community service and
• Community Service/Service Learning
SAT: www.collegeboard.com
2010-11 SAT CALENDAR
Test Dates
OCT9 NOV6
DEC4
JAN22 MAR*12 MAY7
JUN4
RegistrationDeadlines
REGULAR
SEP 10 OCT 8
NOV 5 DEC 23 FEB 11 APR 8
MAY 6
LATE
SEP 24 OCT 22 NOV 19 JAN 7
FEB 25 APR 22 MAY 20
SENTINEL HIGH SCHOOL CODE: 270625
ACT: www.act.org
Test Date
Registration Deadline
(Late Fee Required)
September 11, 2010*
August 6, 2010
August 7 – 20, 2010
October 23, 2010
September 17, 2010
September 18 –
October 1, 2010
December 11, 2010
November 5, 2010
November 6 – 19, 2010
February 12, 2011**
January 7, 2011
January 8 – 21, 2011
April 9, 2011
March 4, 2011
March 5 – 18, 2011
June 11, 2011
May 6, 2011
May 7 – 20, 2011
Planning out your Junior and Senior Year
October
•Take the
PSAT
•Talk to your
parents about
which options
you are
thinking
about
•Do an
interest
inventory
November
•Identify
which
courses you
would like to
take next
year
•Identify
your 1st and
2nd choice of
postsecondary
option
December
•Review
your
PSAT
test results
•Talk with
friends
home from
college
•Comm.
service
January
•Register for
at least one
SAT or
ACT test
this year
•Comm.
Service
February
•Study for
the SAT/
ACT test:
word of the
day, math
question of
the day
March
•If you
travel over
spring
break,
make a
visit to the
local
colleges
•Talk to
the
financial
aid offices
April
•Narrow
your
college
choices
•Register
for AP
tests
•Do a
job
shadow
•Comm.
service
May
•Set up
your
scholarship
calendar for
next year
•Rough
draft of
essay
•Letters of
recommenda
tion
Summer
•Go on
college visits
•Finalize
your college
selection
•Job
shadows
•Comm.
Service
•Search for
scholarships
•Work on
essays
September
•Begin
college
applications
•Take the
SAT or
ACT
•Apply for
scholarships
•Comm.
Service
•Attend
college fair
with some
good
questions
prepared
ahead of time.
October
•Verify your
transcripts
are accurate
•Ask for
letters of rec
•Work on
admission
and
scholarship
essays
•Comm
service
November
•Continue
with college
apps and
scholarship
apps
•Educate
yourself on
financial aid
forms,
procedures
•File letters
of rec
•Comm.
service
December
•Complete
all college
applications
ideally by
Dec. 1
•Take the
SAT or
ACT
•Apply for
scholarships
•Comm.
Service
•Print the
FAFSA
form
January
•Submit
your
FAFSA
form
•Apply for
scholarships
•Contact
colleges
you applied
to for
verification
they have
everything
they need
for financial
and
scholarship
aid
February
•Watch
for
Student
Aid
Report
and read
carefully!
•Respond
quickly to
college
requests
for
additional
info
•Apply for
acholar.
March
•Fill out
info for
dormitory
•Apply
for
scholar.
•April
•Make a
decision on
your college
•Register
for AP
tests
•Mark
calendar
with
important
deadlines
May
•Request a
final official
transcript be
mailed to
your college
•Look for
summer job
•Comm
service
•Notify
colleges you
decided not
to attend
June
•Keep
copies of
everything
you send
to colleges
•Read and
be familiar
with
college
catalogue
•Talk with
friends
home from
college
•Send
thank you
notes
•Notify
financial
aid office
Helpful websites
www.essayedge.com
montanacolleges.com
intocareers.org
collegeboard.com
act.org
fastweb.com
careersandcollges.com
Closing Words of Advice
•Begin your exploration process NOW
•Stay organized:
•get an agenda and start marking important dates for this year and next.
•Make a file folder with scholarships and colleges to apply for in each month.
•Visit your lovely counselor regularly: Let me get to know you
• Let your parents help you with this process! Involve them!!!!
•Remember your actions now play a huge part in your college and scholarship selection!!!!!!
•Create a professional sounding email account
•Create a professional sounding message on your cell phone
•Keep an open mind, don’t limit your options to one avenue!!!
•Remember, this is the EASY part!
•CHALLENGE yourself
•Do TONS of community service
•USE parent and student connect daily
•Take care of yourself and the people you love, don’t stress the small stuff
Informational Sessions:
• Job Corps: Devaree Kelly Rm. 112
• Missoula Job Service: Sandra Long Rm. 113
• Millitary: UM ROTC and MT Air Natl. Guard Rm. 118
• Four year university option: Patrick Gruhler Rm. 119
• Two year college option: Nicole Brandt Rm. 120
• College and scholarship search: Tri Pham Rm. 121
• Human Resource Council: Amy Ratzlaf Rm. 122