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10th Grade
I.
CREDITS
Where are you
now in your progress toward high school graduation?
To be considered a sophomore
you must have earned at least 55 credits. Remember, you must earn 40 credits
in English, 30 credits in math, 30 credits in science, 25 credits in scoial
studies and 10 in P.E. to graduate. You must also take many elective classes.
If you have a sports waiver you have to take an elective class for those 5
or 10 credits of gym requirements. All classes are worth 5 credits per semester
except for study hall and teacher assist. They are both 2.5 credits per semester.
Use the following chart to fill in what classes you have finished, and what
classes you are taking now and expect to pass. This will give you a good idea
of how well you are doing.
| Intro to Lit
1st sem. or Intro to lit X 1st sem. |
Intro to Lit 2nd sem.
or Intro to lit X 2nd sem. |
Themes in Lit 1 or Am.
Lit X 1 |
Themes in Lit 2 or Am
Lit X 2 |
Am Lit 1
or Brit Lit X 1 |
Am Lit 2 or Brit Lit
X 2 |
Senior English 1st sem. |
Senior English 2nd sem. |
| Alg. 1or Geometry 1X |
Alg 2 or Geometry 2X |
Alg 1 or Geom 1 or Alg. 3X |
Alg 2 or Geom 2 or Alg 4X |
Third Year of Math is required 1st
sem. |
Third year of Math is required 2nd
sem. |
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| Earth Space Science 1,
Health Med. Sci. or Biology 1X |
Earth Space Science 2, Health Med.
Sci. or Biology 2X |
Bio 1 or Chem 1X |
Bio 2 or Chem 2X |
Third year of Sci. is required 1st
sem. |
Third year of Sci. is
required 2nd sem.
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| American Government is required for
one semester |
Geography is required for one semester |
Another Soc. St. class one semester |
Amer. Hist 1 |
Amer. Hist 2 |
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| Gym or ROTC or sport waiver |
Gym or ROTC or sport waiver |
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| Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
| Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
II.
COMMUNITY/EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- Continue to be involved in extra-curricular activities
- Make sure you are an ACTIVE members in clubs
and activities you have joined. Stretch yourself in taking on some challenging
roles. Use these activities as an opportunity for growth. If you can,
you should get involved in activities that are related to the careers
in which you are interested.
- Continue to update your resume.
- Include any awards or honors you received while being
involved in an activity or organization .
- Any letters of recommendation from the leaders of the
activity that you might receive.
- Documentaiton of any leadership roles in which you may
have served.
POST HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS
III.
CAREER PLANNING
- Meet with your counselor to find out what informaiton is
available to you at school regarding careers. Search for career job descripitons,
occupational trends, salaries, training required, advancement opportunities,
etcetera. Use the Internet, computer programs to find out career information.
Talk to teachers about what careers are related to the subjects they teach.
- If you are planning to work while in high school, try for
a job in a career field you may want to pursue.
- Attend workshops, career fairs, and guest-speaker events
for career-counseling opportunities in the school and community.
- Job-shadow.
IV.
COLLEGE PLANNING
- MEET WITH YOUR COUNSELOR TO FIND OUT WHAT INFORMATION
IS AVAILABLE TO YOU AT YOUR SCHOOL REGARDING COLLEGES. Use
college catalogs, websites, the Internet and videos to find out college information.
- Find out which colleges offer the majors for the careers
in which you are interested. College ranking of programs offered can be found
in the Gourman Report: A Rating of Undergraduate
Degree Programs in American and International Universities
and Ruggs Recommendations on the Colleges.
- Order a catalog from the colleges in which you are interested.
- Colleges representatives visit Thomas Jefferson each year.
Ask in the couseling office when the colleges you are interested in are coming
here for a visit. If a representative from college you are interested in is
not coming, ask us to schedule a visit from that college.
- Attend in-state and out-of-state college nights
- Try to visit colleges you might want to attend.
V. TESTING
- Most colleges require college entrance exams. The 2 exams
are the ACT and SAT 1. Most colleges will now take the scores from either
exam, each test has a practice exam to help you prepare. The ACT PLAN is a
practice test, which was given to you at the end of October. The SAT 1 practice
exam is called the PSAT. It is also given in October. The SAT II is a test
that most very selective schools require. It is a 1-hour test in a specific
content area.
- The PLAN gives you an estimate of what your ACT score will
be. This is a good way to determine what your strengths and weaknesses are
in the subject areas tested. The career interest inventory helps you determine
which careers your talents and abilities might match.
- Test prep classes. materials and computer programs are available.
- Classes are offered that can range in cost from $20-$500.
There is no guarantee your scores will improve.
- Libraries and bookstores have avariety of books to help
in the preparation process.
- There are computer programs featuring test-taking strategies
and information similar to that in books.
VI. COLLEGE ATHLETICS
- Classes needed to be a Division I or Division
II qualifier are: 4 years of English, 2 years of math (1 year in algebra and
1 year in geometry), 2 years of social studies, 2 years in natural, physical
science, at least 1 year of additional coureses in language arts, math or
natural or physical science, 2 years (4semesters of Social Studies classes),
2 additional years worth of courses in foreign language, computer science,
philosophy or religion. Have your counselor discuss the scores needed on your
ACT or SAT that you need to qualify for Division I or Division II sports.
VII. TECHNICAL COLLEGES/TRADE
SCHOOLS
- Meet with your counselor to find out what information is
available.
- Concentrated course work that takes less than 2 years
to complete.
- Many locations available
- Might be expensive
- Financial aid is available
Internet Addresses you might find useful
College Board Online www.collegeboard.org
Youth Careers (includes jobs that do not require college)
http://www.labor.state.ny.us/html/youth/youth.htm
College View http://www.collegeview.com
Embark.com http://www.embark.com (college
search)
Colorado Community Colleges http://www.rightchoice.org
WEB U.S.
http://wwwhost.cc.utexas.edu/world/univ/state (college
search)
College Net www.collegenet.com
Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
http://www.aicad.org/
www.collegexpress.com
www.petersons.com
www.review.com
www.educationindex.com/
(choose "subject" or "life stage" for information
www.Ulinks.com
www.mycollegeguide.org/
College Entrance Exam Search Sites
www.kaptest.com
www.ets.org
www.act.org
Counseling
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