10th Grade Timeline - Sophomore Year

• All Year

  • Routinely sign into your Infinite Campus Student Portal Page, whether it is daily, weekly or any time that best works for you! The Student Portal is the primary source tracking grades and assignments. Use the tool to help build your time management and organizational skills.

  • Don’t forget about your Naviance account: monitor and revise your four-year course plan, update your resume, find great links to career videos/websites, take career interest surveys, and much more!

  • Continue to explore future careers that match with your interests, skills, and strengths:

    • Participate in a job shadow

    • Do an off-campus internship

    • Go on field trips to local businesses

    • Take a college campus tour

    • Meet with military recruiters

    • Start to narrow down post-secondary choice: 2 or 4-year college, technical school, military, or work force

• Fall

  • If you plan to attend the Career and Technical Center (CTC) for your junior year, attend meetings and take a tour of the different campuses (CV will take you)

  • Familiarize yourself with college/technical school/work force/military entrance requirements

  • Meet with your counselor to review your Multi Years Academic Plan (MYAP) to review you course selections for Junior and Senior Year.

  • Review you Academic Plan in your Sophomore Meeting with your counselor- Pick preliminary classes for junior year

• Winter

  • CTE and CE applications are due late February! Make sure that you are meeting the deadline, as you will likely not be accepted into your preferred program if you miss the application deadline

  • Discuss your PSAT score with your counselor (if applicable)

  • If you’re not already involved in an activity (in school or outside of school), find something you’re interested in! A list of school clubs/activities can be found on the TRHS website.

  • Participate in community service or other volunteer activity. For a list of ideas, check the Community Service Page and chat with your Seminar Teacher and/or your Counselor.

  • Course Selection Process - January

• Spring

  • Keep your grades up! You’re almost there!

  • If you are interested in attending a military academy, such as West Point or Annapolis, now is the time to start planning and getting information

  • Meet with your counselor to review your Career and Academic Plan, completing your Career Interest Profiler and update your possible career paths.

  • Explore options for part-time work, internships, career shadowing, or volunteering over the summer

• Exploring College Options…

  • Visit college campuses, sign-up for college rep visits in the counseling office, attend college fairs, talk to admissions counselors, and research college entrance requirements

  • Decide whether you want to take the SAT (collegeboard.org), ACT (actstudent.org), or both (check out princetonreview.com for information about both exams)

  • Learn more about college cost and financial aid (www.fafsa.ed.gov)

  • Make a list of college characteristics that are important to you (cost, distance from home, size, campus life)

  • Consider AP or Dual Enrollment courses to prepare for college level work

• Other Helpful Websites:

• www.todaysmilitary.com

• www.collegeboard.org

• www.fafsa.gov

• www.fastweb.com

**Make sure to continue to update your high school resume with your accomplishments, activities, shadowing, volunteering, and work experiences!