Freshmen

Freshmen are busy adjusting to their new lives in high school and learning how best to coordinate their studies for the greatest academic success. We encourage freshmen to get involved in extracurricular activities in order to get to know other students and to enhance their resumes for the college admissions process in the future. 

Standardized Testing

All freshmen will take the PreACT 8/9 Test on Friday, October 10, 2025  here at MCCHS. Score reports and test booklets will be delivered to the students in late November. We encourage parents to review their student's PreACT 8/9 score report.  Results assist greatly with future planning and will help students identify strengths and weaknesses early on in their high school career as they prepare to be "college ready".

See below to access the Using your PreACT 8/9 Results PowerPoint that Mr. Fearn, School Counselor, presented to the students in 2024.

Freshman Year College Preparation Tasks

• Actively explore interests, abilities, needs, preferences 

• Get acquainted with your teachers and seek their support regularly

• Participate in class

• Focus on GPA (Freshman year GPA will impact college admissions decisions!)

• Develop a daily study/homework plan

• Map out a four-year high school course plan 

• Get involved in and out of school (extracurricular activities, volunteer opportunities, etc.), a listing and descriptions of the clubs and organizations offered at Marian can be found here.

• Volunteer or work over the summer

• Keep track of your extracurricular accomplishments, awards, volunteer activities, and work experiences in SCOIR