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Junior Newsletter – September 2017 From the Desk of Jessica Morris I have enjoyed the first two weeks of school with you all!! Many of you have already had tests, major projects started, and are back in full swing! I cannot stress enough how important your grades are this year. The GPA you end this year with is the one that you will use to apply to college with – let’s start off the year strong! JUNIOR CLASSROOM VISITS: I am so excited to be your junior counselor! I have spoken with many of you already, but I look forward to getting to know you guys better this year. I will be talking to juniors through English classes on September 5 about the importance of GPA, the ACT, and ways you can be involved this year. I look forward to seeing you guys then! ACT: It is a VERY good idea to start taking the ACT. The next available Saturday test is October 28. You can register until September 22. Late registration is from September 23 – October 6 and there is a late fee of $29.50. The next test date after that is December 9, and that registration deadline is November 3. Register as soon as you can at www.actstudent.org All of these dates and deadlines can be found on their website! Our high school code is 011060 and be sure that you include Fairhope High School on your list of who receives your results so that we can include them on your transcript. *Keep in mind, all juniors now have the opportunity to take the ACT (this is the plus writing version), free of charge, on our campus in April. You are automatically registered for this date. The date for the oncampus ACT is March 20, 2018, so don’t plan any trips or college visits on that day! The makeup test date for the ACT is April 3. ACT PREP OPPORTUNITIES: Huntingdon Learning Center – Contact Beth Dotson at 2516211055 Peggy Varnado can be reached at [email protected] Tom Tomkins – Contact him at 2512231528 or by emailing him at [email protected] Coastal Alabama Community College will have some ACT Prep Classes – Flyer attached You can also visit www.march2success.com for free practice tests! Sylvan Prep – Contact 2512101337 or visit www.sylvanlearning.com Check out the Counselor’s Corner area of the fairhopehs.com website under the “Resources” tab for more links and ACT Help PLANNING TO TAKE THE SAT? The SAT is another college entrance exam that our students take. You can register at www.sat.collegeboard.org The College Board website has links and opportunities for preparation for this exam. PSAT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test): The PSAT is a test that is offered to Fairhope High School’s sophomore and junior students who are ranked in the top ten percent of their class. The best part about this test for juniors is that when you take it, you are automatically screened for the National Merit Scholarship Program, which is a nationally recognized academic competition for recognition and scholariships. This could mean big money for college! The test is made up of Reading, Writing/Language, and Math sections. More information about this test, how to prepare, and what your scores mean can be found at: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psatnmsqtpsat10 . Every FHS junior will be taking the PSAT on October 11. ANNOUNCEMENTS: I recommend that EVERYONE (PARENTS & STUDENTS) go to www.fairhopehs.com and click the icon to see the daily announcements. There is a link there to sign up to have the announcements emailed to you daily. This is the BEST way to stay informed about deadlines, clubs, activities, sporting events, and other important information. *There are a WHOLE LOT of clubs and activities that gear up right at the beginning of the year! Be sure to check the past announcements (on the website there are NEW and REPEATING announcements). Join in on the fun, build your resume & get involved TODAY! CREDITS: I have spent many hours checking each of your transcripts and credits to be sure that each of you are on track to graduate. However, if you know that you have failed a class and did not make it up in summer school AND you are currently not enrolled in that class, please e mail me immediately at [email protected] . It is very important that you are in the right classes this year, since you only have one more year after this to get those classes done!

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Page 1: September 2017 Junior News - Baldwin County Public Schools...Junior Newsletter – September 2017 From the Desk of Jessica Morris ! Ihaveenjoyedthefirsttw oweeks!of!school!withyouall!!!Many!of!youhave!already!hadtests,!major!projects!started,!andare!back!infull!

Junior Newsletter – September 2017 From the Desk of Jessica Morris

 

I  have  enjoyed  the  first  two  weeks  of  school  with  you  all!!  Many  of  you  have  already  had  tests,  major  projects  started,  and  are  back  in  full  swing!  I  cannot  stress  enough  how  important  your  grades  are  this  year.  The  GPA  you  end  this  year  with  is  the  one  that  you  will  use  to  apply  to  college  with  –  let’s  start  off  the  year  strong!    

JUNIOR  CLASSROOM  VISITS:    I  am  so  excited  to  be  your  junior  counselor!  I  have  spoken  with  many  of  you  already,  but  I  look  forward  to  getting  to  know  you  guys  better  this  year.  I  will  be  talking  to  juniors  through  English  classes  on  September  5  about  the  importance  of  GPA,  the  ACT,  and  ways  you  can  be  involved  this  year.  I  look  forward  to  seeing  you  guys  then!      ACT:    It  is  a  VERY  good  idea  to  start  taking  the  ACT.  The  next  available  Saturday  test  is  October  28.  You  can  register  until  September  22.  Late  registration  is  from  September  23  –  October  6  and  there  is  a  late  fee  of  $29.50.  The  next  test  date  after  that  is  December  9,  and  that  registration  deadline  is  November  3.  Register  as  soon  as  you  can  at  www.actstudent.org  All  of  these  dates  and  deadlines  can  be  found  on  their  website!  Our  high  school  code  is  011-­‐060  and  be  sure  that  you  include  Fairhope  High  School  on  your  list  of  who  receives  your  results  so  that  we  can  include  them  on  your  transcript.      *Keep  in  mind,  all  juniors  now  have  the  opportunity  to  take  the  ACT  (this  is  the  plus  writing  version),  free  of  charge,  on  our  campus  in  April.  You  are  automatically  registered  for  this  date.  The  date  for  the  on-­‐campus  ACT  is  March  20,  2018,  so  don’t  plan  any  trips  or  college  visits  on  that  day!  The  make-­‐up  test  date  for  the  ACT  is  April  3.    ACT  PREP  OPPORTUNITIES:  

•   Huntingdon  Learning  Center  –  Contact  Beth  Dotson  at  251-­‐621-­‐1055  •   Peggy  Varnado  can  be  reached  at  [email protected]  •   Tom  Tomkins  –  Contact  him  at  251-­‐223-­‐1528  or  by  emailing  him  at  [email protected]  •   Coastal  Alabama  Community  College  will  have  some  ACT  Prep  Classes  –  Flyer  attached    •   You  can  also  visit  www.march2success.com  for  free  practice  tests!  •   Sylvan  Prep  –  Contact  251-­‐210-­‐1337  or  visit  www.sylvanlearning.com  •   Check  out  the  Counselor’s  Corner  area  of  the  fairhopehs.com  website  under  the  “Resources”  tab  for  more  links  and  ACT  Help      

 PLANNING  TO  TAKE  THE  SAT?  

•   The  SAT  is  another  college  entrance  exam  that  our  students  take.  You  can  register  at  www.sat.collegeboard.org  The  College  Board  website  has  links  and  opportunities  for  preparation  for  this  exam.    

 PSAT  (National  Merit  Scholarship  Qualifying  Test):  The  PSAT  is  a  test  that  is  offered  to  Fairhope  High  School’s  sophomore  and  junior  students  who  are  ranked  in  the  top  ten  percent  of  their  class.  The  best  part  about  this  test  for  juniors  is  that  when  you  take  it,  you  are  automatically  screened  for  the  National  Merit  Scholarship  Program,  which  is  a  nationally  recognized  academic  competition  for  recognition  and  scholariships.  This  could  mean  big  money  for  college!  The  test  is  made  up  of  Reading,  Writing/Language,  and  Math  sections.  More  information  about  this  test,  how  to  prepare,  and  what  your  scores  mean  can  be  found  at:  https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-­‐nmsqt-­‐psat-­‐10  .  Every  FHS  junior  will  be  taking  the  PSAT  on  October  11.      ANNOUNCEMENTS:  I  recommend  that  EVERYONE  (PARENTS  &  STUDENTS)  go  to  www.fairhopehs.com  and  click  the  icon  to  see  the  daily  announcements.  There  is  a  link  there  to  sign  up  to  have  the  announcements  emailed  to  you  daily.  This  is  the  BEST  way  to  stay  informed  about  deadlines,  clubs,  activities,  sporting  events,  and  other  important  information.      *There  are  a  WHOLE  LOT  of  clubs  and  activities  that  gear  up  right  at  the  beginning  of  the  year!  Be  sure  to  check  the  past  announcements  (on  the  website  there  are  NEW  and  REPEATING  announcements).  Join  in  on  the  fun,  build  your  resume  &  get  involved  TODAY!      CREDITS:      I  have  spent  many  hours  checking  each  of  your  transcripts  and  credits  to  be  sure  that  each  of  you  are  on  track  to  graduate.  However,  if  you  know  that  you  have  failed  a  class  and  did  not  make  it  up  in  summer  school  AND  you  are  currently  not  enrolled  in  that  class,  please  e-­‐mail  me  immediately  at  [email protected]  .  It  is  very  important  that  you  are  in  the  right  classes  this  year,  since  you  only  have  one  more  year  after  this  to  get  those  classes  done!      

   

 

Page 2: September 2017 Junior News - Baldwin County Public Schools...Junior Newsletter – September 2017 From the Desk of Jessica Morris ! Ihaveenjoyedthefirsttw oweeks!of!school!withyouall!!!Many!of!youhave!already!hadtests,!major!projects!started,!andare!back!infull!

OPEN  HOUSE:  Open  house  is  scheduled  for  Tuesday,  September  12.    The  program  will  begin  in  the  cafeteria  at  6pm.  Parents,  if  you  are  coming  without  your  child,  please  bring  a  copy  of  their  schedule  so  that  you  will  know  what  classrooms  to  visit  that  night.      REMEMBER:  If  you  receive  free  or  reduced  lunch,  you  could  qualify  for  a  total  of  two  fee  waivers  to  take  the  ACT  and  SAT  during  junior  and  senior  years  of  high  school.  Come  by  the  guidance  office  if  you  have  questions  about  qualifying.      HOMECOMING  INFO:  Homecoming  is  right  around  the  corner!  T-­‐shirt  sales,  dance  tickets,  and  outside  date  apps,  etc.  will  be  on  the  school  website  (www.fairhopehs.com)  as  information  becomes  available.    

SCHOOL  UNIFORMS:    If  you  are  in  need  of  school  uniforms  and  cannot  find  or  afford  these  items,  please  see  Mrs.  Barrett,  our  on-­‐campus  social  worker.  Her  e-­‐mail  address  is  [email protected]  .  She  can  assist  you  in  finding  donated  uniforms  in  the  size  that  you  need.      ASVAB:    ASVAB  stands  for  Armed  Services  Vocational  Aptitude  Battery  and  it  will  be  given  in  the  library  on  Monday  October  23  from  8  to  approximately  11am.    The  ASVAB  is  a  nationally  normed  test  and  is  an  excellent  indicator  of  your  academic  progress.    It  has  two  primary  purposes  –  it  is  the  first  step  in  a  career  exploration  program  and  it  is  also  used  by  the  Armed  Forces  to  determine  eligibility  for  enlistment.    You  must  sign  up  in  the  guidance  office  by  October  16  if  you  wish  to  take  the  exam.    Just  keep  in  mind  that  you  will  be  heavily  pursued  by  the  military  once  your  results  are  returned.    CAREER  COACH:    Mrs.  Angie  Dunnam  is  a  career  coach  who  is  funded  by  Coastal  Alabama  Community  College  (CACC).  However,  her  approach  is  not  to  gear  students  toward  CACC  unless  she  feels  it  is  in  your  best  interest.  She  listens  to  your  needs  and  helps  lead  you  in  the  right  direction  as  far  as  your  career  path.  She  will  be  visiting  our  campus  every  Wednesday  and  Thursday  beginning  August  30.  You  can  make  appointments  to  see  her  at  school  by  signing  up  in  the  guidance  office  or  emailing  her  at  [email protected].    

YEARBOOK  ORDERS:    If  you  did  not  reserve  your  yearbook  at  registration,  you  can  still  reserve  a  yearbook  BUT  you  must  do  so  online  at  www.yearbookordercenter.com.  The  online  price  is  $85.  Yearbooks  will  be  on  sale  through  March  23,  2018.  

COLLEGES  ON  CAMPUS:    Representatives  of  various  colleges  and  universities  will  be  on  campus  throughout  the  year.    Listen  to  the  announcements  and  come  pick  up  a  pass  in  the  guidance  office  to  have  lunch  with  the  recruiters  for  schools  that  you  may  be  interested  in  applying  to.    So  far,  the  following  schools  are  scheduled  to  be  on  our  campus.    There  will  be  many  more  to  come,  so  listen  for  announcements.    Also,  these  dates  are  always  subject  to  change  depending  on  the  recruiter’s  schedule,  so  this  is  yet  ANOTHER  reason  to  make  sure  you  listen  to  the  announcements!!!  All  colleges  meet  in  our  COLLEGE  CORNER  in  the  library.    September  7  –  South  Alabama  –  all  lunch  waves    September  12  –  SCAD  –  all  lunch  waves September  13  –  West  Alabama  –  all  lunch  waves    September  14  –  UAB  –  all  lunch  waves September  15  –  Birmingham  Southern  –  all  lunch  waves    September  19  –  Troy  –  all  lunch  waves    September  21  –  UAH  –  all  lunch  waves September  27  –  Auburn  Engineering  –  all  lunch  waves September  28  –  Mississippi  College  –  all  lunch  waves September  29  –  Millsaps  –  all  lunch  waves October  3  –  Coastal  Alabama  Community  College  –  all  lunch  waves    October  10  –  Montevallo  –  all  lunch  waves October  16  –  Agnes  Scott  College  –  all  lunch  waves October  17  –  Vanderbilt  –  all  lunch  waves      COLLEGE  VISITS:  Junior  students  are  allowed  two  excused  college  days  to  visit  colleges/universities.  Reservations  for  official  college  visits  must  be  made  through  the  admissions  office  of  the  college  you  are  planning  to  visit.  Your  parent  must  request  for  you  to  be  excused  for  the  visit  at  least  2  weeks  prior  to  the  visit  by  emailing  a  request  to  our  attendance  secretary,  Mrs.  Puckett,  at  [email protected]  .  Be  sure  to  bring  back  paperwork/documentation  of  your  visit  and  turn  it  in  to  her  upon  your  return!  

 

 

 

Page 3: September 2017 Junior News - Baldwin County Public Schools...Junior Newsletter – September 2017 From the Desk of Jessica Morris ! Ihaveenjoyedthefirsttw oweeks!of!school!withyouall!!!Many!of!youhave!already!hadtests,!major!projects!started,!andare!back!infull!

 EXPLORING  COLLEGE  OPTIONS:  There  is  a  student  and  parent  information  session  hosted  by  admissions  representatives  of  Duke,  Georgetown,  Harvard,  Penn  and  Stanford.  The  Gulf  Coast  Region  event  is  scheduled  for  Wednesday,  September  27  at  7pm  at  the  Renaissance  Mobile  Riverview  Plaza  Hotel.  The  address  of  the  hotel  is  64  South  Water  Street,  Mobile  AL  36602.  To  register  for  this  event,  go  to  www.exploringcollegeoptions.org.      2017  COLLEGE  ADMISSIONS  FORUM  This  is  an  event  that  will  take  place  on  Tuesday,  September  26  from  6-­‐8pm  at  The  Pilot  Center  at  Bayside  Academy.  The  event  is  free  and  open  to  parents  and  students  from  Mobile  and  Baldwin  counties.      MILITARY  RECRUITERS:  Recruiters  from  the  Army,  Navy,  Air  Force,  and  Marines  will  be  on  our  campus  various  times  throughout  the  school  year,  usually  during  lunch.  You  may  talk  to  them  if  you  see  them,  or  notify  Mrs.  Morris  if  you  are  interested  in  speaking  to  one  of  them  during  your  lunch  wave.      USNA  The  U.S.  Naval  Academy  (USNA)  is  hosting  admissions  forums  for  students  and  parents  to  get  a  fun  &  informative  way  to  gain  insight  into  their  admissions  process.  Click  here  to  register:  www.usna.edu/Admissions/Events/Forums/.         Parents & Students,

Feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] to make an appointment. I can also be reached at 251-928-4495, extension 3. My office is #109 in the guidance area behind the main office. I look forward to

a fabulous & productive school year! GO PIRATES!

–Mrs. Morris, Junior/IB Guidance Counselor