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Freshmen Academic Orientation

9^th Grade Checklist
Fall
   Create a FastWeb Account
   Create a Princeton Review Account – begin your college search by creating a list
   Create a College Board Account
   Learn about Explore and take a practice test
   Get on the Class Email List (see Ms. Vaccaro for details)
   Create your High School Planner for colleges
   Have your parents create your account on CA Colleges
   Print and highlight a Career Sheet from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
   Parent PowerSchool Login
   View a College Week Live presentation

Spring
   Update your High School Planner
   Obtain a specific type of college folder (see Ms. Vaccaro for details)
   Complete a Scholarship Application
   Complete your 4CASTER
   Complete an Explore Practice Test
   Complete SEOP – Career Pathways – for College List (min. 15) and possible majors
  Apply for Summer Enrichment or Volunteeer Programs (additional suggestions at the Guidance Center)
  Print and highlight a Career Sheet from the EXPLORE site
  Show your accordion college folder with college info
   Parent PowerSchool Login
   View a College Week Live presentation
   Create your Naviance account (Complete: game plan, college interest, resume, scattergram, & college search)

Suggestions and Tips

• Know you're A-G list
• Stay on top of your classes and be prepared!!
• Obtain dates and locations of college fairs and 'information nights' in your local area
• Get Involved in school activities!!!
• Be familiar with tutoring programs.
  
• Ask Questions????
  
• Be in Study Groups
  
• Use HomeWork Live

FLAME -- room 205 during lunch and after school

• Coordinator:  Ms. Clark
• Peer Tutoring for all subjects

Academic Plan for 9^th Grade
Religion (Christian Faith)
English
Math
Integrated Science
Foreign Language
PE/Health
Ancient History