Junior Information
11th Grade Course Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PJmlfXoXDb9dgBv2VdTcYepAxX7cxP2R/view?usp=drive_link
Attention 18 year old males: The Selective Service System keeps a list of people who might be called on to serve our country in a national emergency. All 18 year old men MUST register even if you are not a US citizen. Registering makes you eligible for student financial aid, federal job training and federal jobs. So guys, do yourself and your country a favor – register with the Selective Service within 30 days of your 18th birthday – it’s the law! Visit www.sss.gov to complete the registration process.
SUMMER READING
If you are going to be a Junior in the 2024-2025 school year and will be taking English 11, Honors English 11, or AP Language and Composition please look under "Summer Work" on this webpage for any summer reading or work to be done before school starts!
College Representatives visiting WAHS to meet with any interested Juniors.
Please refer to Colleges Visiting WAHS on this website
Career Institute of Technology: If you would like to apply to the Career Institute of Technology (CIT) and are NOT ALREADY attending CIT, the application for the 2024-2025 school year is now available.
Apply online at: https://www.citvt.com/
ASSESSMENTS / TESTING
The ASVAB Assessment for all Juniors will be on day / date. This is a skills assessment, which may help students align skills with post secondary planning. Students may "opt out" of this assessment with a signed note from a parent/guardian. This must be submitted to Guidance prior to the assessment date. Guidance Counselors will review ASVAB results with students and encourage them to use this information as another component in their post secondary planning.
PSAT testing: For Juniors and Sophomores will be administered during the week of October 16th, the actual date will be announced and emailed to those signed up, (so make sure you check your school email!).
SAT/ACT testing registration and test dates can be found under "Testing Information" on the left side bar.
COLLEGE PLANNING FOR JUNIORS
The PSAT/NMSQT test is a "practice" SAT offered by College Board and is taken here at the high school. Any Junior or Sophomore student interested in furthering their education in a 4 year college or university can take this "practice" test to help them prepare for the actual SAT. In 11th grade if your score is high enough, you may be eligible for scholarships. Get tips and a free practice test when you sign up in the Counseling Office! The cost for this practice test is $18.00 cash or checks made payable to Wilson Area High School.
Plan to sign up on collegeboard.org to register for the actual SAT in March, May or June of your Junior year. You will get the "Question of the Day" and many other tips, help, and information once signed up on collegeboard.
If your plan is to play sports in college, have your parent/guardian help you research the NCAA National College Athletic Association eligibility requirements. The NCAA requires completion of certain courses to be eligible. Check out their website too, NCAA Clearing House. As a Junior the NCAA may require you to have the Guidance office upload your transcript. Contact guidance to do so.
START YOUR COLLEGE SEARCH
Start with "you" Make lists of your abilities, preferences, and personal qualities. List things you may want to do and study in college.
Start college planning by reading about majors and careers online or in the Counseling Office College Room.
Use college search to find colleges with the right characteristics.
START THINKING ABOUT FINANCIAL AID
Check out our "Financial Aid Information" page under "College Planning"
Talk to your counselor about your college plans, attend college fairs at NCC and other places, and attend Financial Aid Night here at the high school
Use financial aid calculators to estimate your aid eligibility and college costs
AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR JUNIORS
Most scholarships offered are for Seniors planning to attend college, however, there is the occasional scholarship out there that is offered to Juniors and sometimes Sophomores and Freshman too.
American Legion Scholarships
Several Scholarships Available with Varying Deadline Dates from January on!
The Scholarships available are listed, please refer to the link to find out if you are eligible!
2023 High School Oratorical Scholarship Program
2023 Pennsylvania American Legion 88th Annual Essay Contest for grades 9-12 "What Does Americanism mean to me?"
Sebastianelli Drum Corps Scholarship
Joseph P. Gavenonis Scholarship
Robert W. Valimont Endowment
Robert Trace Essay Contest
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cfj4bASJV-LrQ4C5wogq2Y68JyY10_Uj/view?usp=sharing
The next two Scholarships are week-long camps with the possibility to earn Scholarship money.
Keystone Boys State: Open to any male student who has completed their junior year and resides in Pennsylvania.
State Police Youth Week: Open to any male or female student who is 15-17 years old and resides in Pennsylvania.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cfj4bASJV-LrQ4C5wogq2Y68JyY10_Uj/view?usp=sharing
DaVinci Science Center STEAM Scholarships
Grades 9 to 12
STEAM Student Scholarship Awards
The Science Center seeks spectacular high school science students in Lehigh and Northampton counties for prestigious student awards. In addition to joining a long list of notable prior winners, each of the honorees shall receive a $2,000 scholarship.
Five (5) student scholarships will be awarded.
Deadline to apply is Jan. 15-30, 2024.
Horatio Alger 2024 Scholarship
This is a State and National Scholarship with eligibility to win upwards of $10,000
Must be a high school junior planning to attend a 4 year college/university for a Bachelors degree
Must demonstrate critical financial need, preferably $55,000 annual family income or below
Must be involved in co-curricular and/or community activities
Minimum GPA of 2.0 required
Application MUST be completed online at https://scholars.horatioalger.org/about-our-scholarship-programs/
One letter of support required from an adult who knows you, and this must be completed online
Official transcript required
Copy of parent/guardian Federal Tax Return required
DEADLINE March 15, 2024. Please read carefully.
Kiwanis Club of Palmer Township
Sgt Carl J. Brown School Courage Award
Students from 9th to 12th grade are eligible
Essay required, 500 words or less, typed, only one page
Examples: Performing life saving CPR or the Heimlich maneuver on another student or staff member
Seeking prompt medical attention which resulted in the saving of another's life
Timely intervention for a fellow student who was at risk of self-harm
Promptly reporting a potential act of school violence which was thwarted as a result of the willingness to come forward
Placing yourself at personal risk after having come to the aid of a fellow student who was the victim of verbal or physical abuse
Any alternate acts of bravery or courage
Exceptional courage in school or at a school sponsored event
Alternate acts of bravery and courage
Complete application and submit to guidance: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uFzDwgnB771D5LkEiEq5Cg4tSooapthx/view?usp=sharing
DEADLINE is the end of May. Scholarship is $500
Rove Pest Control Scholarship - For juniors!
1. Must be attending college in the Fall of 2018
2. Must have a 3.0 or higher GPA
3. Apply online only at www.rovepestcontrol.com/rove-pest-control-scholarship/
4. Deadline is January 30, 2023. Scholarship is $500
Valley Forge Chapter - Knight Essay Contest
Sons of the American Revolution
All 10th, 11th, and 12th Graders are eligible for this Award
Essay of 800-1200 words is required based on an event, person, philosophy, or ideal associated with the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, or the framing of the US Constitution.
There are specific guidelines to follow....Please read directions carefully!
Submit completed Essay's to John W. Beitel. Mailing and emailing information in packet.
Information Packet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n_XQQJaZwPlFrrLf1Esv7AuMjzyn0d6C/view?usp=sharing
DEADLINE is December 4, 2023. First Place = $5000 Second Place = $2500 Third Place = $1000
A Teenagers Guide to Better Sleep
Chronic sleep loss in adolescents has steadily become the norm: 69% of high schoolers report sleeping less than the recommended amount of hours and only 7.6% of students report getting optimal sleep. The prevalence of insufficient sleep is highest among female and black students, and students in the last two years of high school.
A 2014 National Sleep Foundation poll found that 87% of U.S. high school students and 59% of sixth through eighth graders got less than 8.5 through 9.5 hours of sleep on school nights.
Teenagers need more sleep than adults and more than they got as tweens. An average adult needs between 7 and 9 hours of sleep. Doctors recommend that teens get between 8 and 10 hours of sleep, with some well-respected researchers insisting that teens need as much sleep as they got when they were young children.
The good news is that researchers have developed tricks that have been proven to help re-establish a healthier sleep routine.
For a teenager, healthy sleep habits include:
Giving up screen time two or at least one hour prior to bedtime
Using an app (see the Additional Resources section below) that helps convert the wakefulness-promoting blue light in a tablet or a phone to a more soothing light
Sleeping in as dark a room as possible
Sleeping in a quiet, cool room, using ear plugs if need be
Going to sleep and getting up ideally at the same time each day, even on weekends. Yes, it's asking a lot, but it works wonders in the long run
Sleeping on a comfortable mattress
Getting into a peaceful frame of mind before bed. Explore mindfulness techniques to get help with that.
Using other recommended good sleep hygiene tips
www.bestmattressreviews.com/teen-sleep-help/
VAPING - TIPS FOR TEENS
KNOW THE RISKS!
Online Resources to know the ins and outs of Vaping! Get in the know!
Take action to protect young people from E-Cigarettes/Know the Risks: E-cigarettes and young people/U.S. Surgeon General's report https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov%2Ftakeaction.html&data=05%7C01%7CJaclyn.Hudak%40sluhn.org%7C399c4b1a8eae4aa2281f08daa22d6cba%7Cef4fd2f84c9645ab9b157831920f55cf%7C0%7C0%7C638000614125756859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=T1KUdN9uyO2wNfht6htY9CpU%2B2DjXcFu3hCAMO0sPGo%3D&reserved=0
Behavioral Cessation Supports for Youth and Young Adults. https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteen.smokefree.gov%2Fquit-vaping&data=05%7C01%7CJaclyn.Hudak%40sluhn.org%7C399c4b1a8eae4aa2281f08daa22d6cba%7Cef4fd2f84c9645ab9b157831920f55cf%7C0%7C0%7C638000614125756859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EubGjiH5ECCzQSrH7mYsocJ%2BhDY1%2FZ6ZdEX%2BeP39Ago%3D&reserved=0
INDEPTH: An Alternative to Teen Nicotine Suspension or Citation / American Lung Association https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lung.org%2Fquit-smoking%2Fhelping-teens-quit%2Findepth&data=05%7C01%7CJaclyn.Hudak%40sluhn.org%7C399c4b1a8eae4aa2281f08daa22d6cba%7Cef4fd2f84c9645ab9b157831920f55cf%7C0%7C0%7C638000614125756859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=aEq5j4nBfZqNE%2F%2FVUnEPaksHi5A9IQI%2FI3%2BK2AFyRPE%3D&reserved=0
Talking with your Teen about Vaping: Parent Brochure https://store.samhsa.gov/product/talk-they-hear-you-talking-with-your-teen-about-vaping-keeping-your-kids-safe-parent-brochure/PEP20-03-01-080
Flyers and Brochures Regarding Vaping and E-Cigarettes.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bGWwd1YSxMHHlv4k9TRI7zU6cl6ok1jf/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bG07jDLv-2oSqfiMbgBi7gOORh_tUH4I/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bG8qXEGnTOYzUdUFTbFNxWlsaS0MrzBF/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b9v7WqIBJ77R_Un_Rh8usZH5Un90oGWA/view?usp=sharing
Parents!! Learn how to help support your 11th Grade Student. Check out this Guide!
11th Grade Parent Involvement Guide
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fERQFxhSf8YCahnrZ88gbtjlZK-9aeZX/view?usp=sharing