Your portfolio is REQUIRED to have:

• Binder Cover: Include a current photo and your name.

• Resume: An updated resume prepared for an LMHS class or one created through Career Cruising's "Build My Resume" feature.

• Transcript: Include an unofficial transcript. This will be given to you during advisory after 7 semester grades have been posted.

• Personal Experience Statement: Describe at least one experience which has shaped your life as a young adult. This may include a hobby, extra-curricular activity, job experience, or other personal experience. Statements should be at least one paragraph in length.

• Post High School Plan: Describe what you plan to do after graduation. Are you planning to attend a two or four year college? Will you be pursuing a technical degree? Will you join the military? Will you go straight into the workforce or into an apprenticeship? What have you done to prepare for this plan?

• Final Reflection Paper: Outline your academic and extra-curricular experiences in high school. Explain how your portfolio represents your educational growth and the significance of the pieces you chose to include in the portfolio. The following questions should be considered in depth with thoughtful reflection:

· Based on your overall high school experience, explain how you have grown as a person. (Think academically, socially, creatively, and emotionally).

· Explain three things you learned about yourself in high school. Are these things represented in your portfolio? If not, why?

· How did your level of participation in extracurricular activities, organizations and/or work experience affect your overall high school experience? Which activities were particularly important to you? Why? What did you learn from these activities that you will take with you into the next phase of your life?

· What was the most valuable experience you had in high school? What was special about this experience? What kinds of things did you learn from this experience?

· What advice would you give to incoming freshmen concerning how to succeed (or survive) in high school?

• Career Exploration/Assessments – Xello: These activities are completed during Advisory (or on your own) using Xello. Assessments include: Matchmaker, Personality Style and Learning Style. Provide a one page reflection to describe what you learned about yourself through each assessment.

• Student Achievements: Select ten samples of work that give an indication of who you are. Include a Portfolio Reflection with each sample. At least four samples must be from classes that you completed in high school and must include the grade/rubric.

Sample examples include but are not limited to:

· Samples/photos of artwork, photography, projects, musical performances, etc.

· Certifications – CNA, Youth Apprenticeship Checklist

· Awards and honors

· Team or individual sports

· Newspaper clippings highlighting you

· Compositions (essays, poems, reports, creative writing, research paper)

· Any other related item that provides information about you and your achievements

Portfolio Reflection for each sample should include:

· Title or Description

· Completion Date

· The reason you chose this piece to include in your portfolio

All documents in your portfolio should be typed and double-spaced.

Find the completion timeline, powerpoint, and checklist here!