Part I:
Lesson Title: Senior Panels
Objective: Students will understand how their grades will affect GPA, scholarships, future plans, etc. They will also understand why getting involved in school activities is important.
ASCA Mindset & Behaviors Standard (s) B-SMS 10: Demonstrate ability to manage transitions and ability to adapt to changing situations and responsibilities, M 3: Sense of belonging in the school environment, B-SMS 8: Demonstrate the ability to balance school, home and community activities.
Materials: None
Procedures:
1. Senior Connection classes will be paired with Freshman. Feel free to switch if you need to:
Burger @ Sorenson
Meis @Hegwood
Belgarde@ Bollhoefer
B. Schmidt/Kramer @Berg
Skinner@ Kresse
B. Pierce @Coy
Finn @ Cohea
Gilreath@Becker
2. Have the seniors introduce themselves and sit in a panel in front of the class.
3. The seniors will talk about their experience with grades both bad and good and the impact they have had on GPA and post secondary plans.
4. Seniors will talk about how their attitudes have changed about school from their freshman year and what they would have done differently if they knew then, what they know now.
5. Use these “prompters” if students have trouble brainstorming questions to ask seniors:
§ What is one thing you wish you would have done differently in HS?
§ What were your favorite activities that you participated in during HS?
§ Are volunteer hours important?
§ What are you most proud of during HS?
§ How does your GPA affect you now?
§ What steps do we need to take to plan for college?
§ What advice do you wish you would have followed when you were a freshman?
Part II: Sign up for the Holiday Games and information on the last day of the semester.
Sign up for the Holiday Games!!!
Directions:
Please select one student from your connections to represent you in the game at the holiday assembly.
Add their name and a back-up student in case of absence to the Google Sheet.
Holiday Assembly Connections Sign-up
The assembly will be on December 21st during connections and part of fourth period.
Students selected will take part in a relay that may involve
dressing up, eating cookies, and filling Santa's bag.