junior year
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Junior Year. Class of 2016. 24 total credits: earned during grades 9-12 which must include: 3 Science classes 4 Social Studies , English, and Math classes 2 computer courses 2 Health/Wellness (grades 10 & 11) 4 Physical Education (grades 9to 12) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Junior YearClass of 2016
24 total credits: earned during grades 9-12 which must include:
3 Science classes
4 Social Studies, English, and Math classes
2 computer courses
2 Health/Wellness (grades 10 & 11)
4 Physical Education (grades 9to 12) (NJROTC exempt in grades 9 &12)
• Successful completion of your Career Portfolio or BCTC Senior Project
• Satisfactory completion of EOCAs
What you need to earn your diplomain 2016:
If you are missing any of your graduation requirements up until this point, make an appointment with your counselor immediately!
Get to know us!COUNSELORS ASSIGNED ALPHABETICALLY BY LAST NAME
A-E: Mrs. Caitlin Hawkins [email protected]
F-K: Mrs. Beth Shive [email protected]
L-Rh: Ms. Sandra Gallagher [email protected]
Ri-Z: Mrs. Christy Greener [email protected]
CLERICAL STAFF
Counseling Secretary: Mrs. Wilma Schaeffer (Current Substitute- Mrs. Ali)
Career Assistant: Mrs. Susie Groff
(“Everything Career Cruising”)
• Receive feedback on your strengths and weaknesses on skills necessary for college study.
• Evaluate how your performance on an admissions test might compare with that of others applying to college.
• Help prepare for the SAT. You can become familiar with the types of questions, directions and the format of the SAT.
On October 15th you will be taking the PSAT to:
One more reason to take the PSAT: • It enters you into the competition for
scholarships from National Merit Scholarship Corp.
(We will discuss this more when we return your results in December, but you can read about it on the “Green” side of your Official Student Guide.)
Stands for: The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT)
Test will be given during school on Wednesday, October 15th to all Junior students including BCTC
The district is paying for it.There is no need to register with College-BoardThere will not be make-ups if you are not present
that morning.
PSAT/NMSQT
PSAT Test FormatRefer to pp. 10-35 on the “BLUE” side of your
“Official Student Guide”
Critical ReadingPage 10
• Vocabulary• Comprehending Sentences• Reading Effectively• Sentence Completion • Passage-Based Reading
Math Page 19
• Number and Operations• Algebra and Functions• Geometry and Measurement• Data Analysis, Statistics and
Probability
(you should bring a 4 function, scientific or graphing calculator- for specifics refer to p.19 in your Official Student Guide)
WRITINGPage 31
• Improving Sentences
• Identifying Sentence Errors
• Improving Paragraphs
There is no Essay on the PSAT
Pacing • Testing will take approximately 3
hours.• Minutes per portion is announced at
the beginning of each section• Start and stop times will be posted
for each section. • Complete the questions you know
the answers to first.
Multiple Choice-On the PSAT & SAT only, if you cannot eliminate any choices, move on. The way the test is scored, you lose more points for a wrong answer than no response.
Scoring & GuessingRefer to the front page of your
Practice Test
The Counselors will be back in December to deliver your PSAT score report and explain your scores. In the meantime…
Things to do this year
Job Shadow
PRIOR to 2ND Semester & Update your
Resume
Attend College Rep Visits from schools
that interest you when they come to
BASH
Attend College Fairs and Visit
College Campuses