This is the year to start planning for life post-high school!

Check out the timeline below of what to expect as you go through your junior year.

FALL🍂

• Start off the year by joining clubs, sports, and focus on earning grades you are proud of in your current courses! You want to do your best and use this year wisely to maintain and/or improve your overall GPA. 

• In October, we administer the PSAT here at JGHS to all 10th and 11th-grade students. We encourage all juniors to sit for the PSAT again for practice. Unlike in the 10th grade, PSAT scores in the junior year can make a student eligible for National Merit Scholarship. 

SPRING🌷

• The post-high school and college conversation will begin after the holiday break with the following events:

  • Guidance push-in lesson for students in junior classrooms

  • Junior College Parent Night *date on school calendar*

  • Individual Junior Conferences with counselor, student, and parent/guardian. Topics covered include, but are not limited to…

    • Senior year course selection and high school transcript

    • College exploration specific to each student

    • Intro to the college application process and what steps to take this year

    • Suggested SAT/ACT timeline

• Begin registering and taking SAT/ACT exams.

• Continue to update your Resume/Portfolio on Naviance. (Naviance Resume/Portfolio Tutorial Video)

• Visit colleges and attend college fairs to get an idea of which schools you want to apply to in the Fall! 

• As discussed at the junior meeting, June 1st is the deadline to… 

1. Request a letter of recommendation from TWO academic teachers 

                  *Teacher Letter of Recommendation Request Forms in Guidance*

2. Ask two people (teachers, coaches, club advisors, etc) to fill out Rave Sheets *Rave Sheets in Guidance*

3. Complete your Student Brag Sheet on Naviance 

SUMMER🏖️

• Continue to research what your post-high school plan is! Look into various colleges, universities, and/or trade schools.

• VISIT college campuses and keep notes on what you like and don’t like.

• Get a head start on writing your College Essay.

• Open up a Common App account starting August 1st.