April 30, 2015

Post date: Jun 2, 2015 1:21:54 PM

COMMUNITY/SCHOOL EVENTS:

Sophomores and freshmen who want a sneak peek of the New PSAT are invited to attend Kaplan Test Prep’s free New PSAT Practice Test on May 9, 2015. The practice test will be held at Hampton Inn Willow Grove, 1500 Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090 from 9:00AM-12:15PM. Please visit kaptest.com/psatpractice to register. Space is limited, please sign up early!

AP TESTING SCHEDULE:

5/4: AP Chemistry, 7:30am in Ms. Kafkalas’s Office

5/5: AP Calc AB/BC, 7:30am in the Community Room

5/6: AP English Lit, 7:30am in the Community Room

5/7: AP Spanish, 7:30am in the Community Room

5/8: AP US History, 7:30am in the Community Room

5/12: AP US Gov & Politics, 7:30am in Ms. Kafkalas’s Office

5/12:  AP French, 11:30am in the Community Room

5/13:  AP English Language, 7:30am in the Community Room

5/13: AP Statistics, 11:30am in Ms. Kafkalas’s Office

5/14: AP World History, 7:30am in Ms. Kafkalas’s Office

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ATTN ALL STUDENTS 7-12:  

Do Something Exciting this Summer———>:https://sites.google.com/a/jtowndrakes.org/jenkintown-hs-guidance/act-sat-exam-info/summer-enrishment-pr

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ATTN SENIORS:  

The Senior Graduation Form & the Jenkintown Scholarship Application for the Class of 2015 are NOW available. The deadline is Monday, MAY 4 at 3:10pm; no extensions or exceptions!!

Please give forms directly to Ms. Kafkalas in the Guidance Office. (PLEASE NOTE that there was a misprint on the forms give to the students in homeroom....the corrected due date is Monday, May 4, 2015)

Forms can be downloaded from the the Guidance Website.  Scholarship awards winners will be announced at Graduation!

Please note:

The Senior Graduation Form is REQUIRED.

The Scholarship Application Form is OPTIONAL.

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GUIDANCE WORKSHOPS

ATTENTION 10th and 11th Grade PARENTS! Do you know what your children want to be when they grow up? 

The guidance team has been working with all 10th and 11th grade students to help them explore various career options along with related college majors that best suit their interests.

11th grade ——————————>students have completed the Career Cluster Finder which is a simple assessment that helps students discover which career clusters may be a good match based on activities that interest him or her, personal qualities the student has and subjects the student enjoys in school.

10th grade ——————————————>students have completed a Career Interest Profiler, which provides students with various occupations to explore that best fit their interest.  Students can view matching careers and career clusters organized by the amount of preparation each needs.

Check out the results of your child’s potential career options on Family Connection!

9th Grade Guidance Workshops:

Coming Soon: Guidance Workshop: "Do What You Are" Career Interest Inventory. Students will have a chance to explore careers and career clusters as well as goal setting.

10th Grade Guidane Workshops:

March 2015: Guidance Workshop: Career Interest Profiler – COMPLETED————>Log into your child’s Family Connection Account to view the results!!

11th Grade Guidance Workshops:

3rd Guidance Workshop: March 2015: Career Interest Inventory – COMPLETED————>Log into your child’s Family Connection Account to view the results!!

4th Guidance Workshop: April 2015: Resume Builder and College Essay - COMPLETED–—————>Students should be working on completing their RESUME by the end of the year!!

5th Guidance Workshop: May 2015: Review of the Junior/Senior Checklist and paperwork, NCAA and the Common Application