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. 

Please see the presentation above that Mrs, Hilton shared with the Class of 2029 recently.

Standardized Testing

All freshmen took the PreACT 8/9 Test on Friday, October 10, 2025  here at MCCHS. Score reports and test booklets have been delivered to the students. 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 above to access the Using your PreACT 8/9 Results 2025 PowerPoint that Mrs. Hilton, School Counselor, presented to the students in December. This will give you additional insight into the scores and how students can use these scores to prepare for a successful future.

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