2019-20 School
Year
January
February
March
April
May
Students' Calendar
Seniors
·
Attendance at Illinois College Exposition
at Parkland
·
College and Military
Recruiters available
·
College Applications
·
Scholarship
application
·
Financial Aid
Information
·
ASVAB test available
but limited numbers
·
Retake ACT if
needed
Juniors
·
Attendance at Illinois College Exposition
at Parkland
·
College and Military
Recruiting available
·
ASVAB (Military
entrance exam) given to any interested junior
·
PSAT (practice SAT)
Test available
·
Attend ACT preparation
workshop at Jamaica
·
ACT & SAT (college
entrance exams) Registration Forms available
·
PSAE (Prairie State
·
This year’s academic
record will do a long way towards either helping or hurting your chance to get
into the school of your choice.
Sophomores
·
PLAN (practice ACT)
Test Available
·
ASVAB test available
but limited numbers
·
Attendance at Illinois College Exposition
at Parkland
·
Get involved in
extracurricular activities
·
Focus on your grades
Freshman
·
Start looking into
scholarships (www.scholarship.com)
·
Start a portfolio of
all your activities and awards
·
Volunteer in the
community
TEN EASY STEPS TO GETTING GOOD GRADES
1.
Believe in yourself
2.
Be organized
3.
Manage your time
well
4.
Be successful
in the classroom
5.
Take good notes
6.
Know how to read a
textbook
7.
Study smart
8.
Use test-taking
strategies
9.
Reduce test anxiety
10.
Get help when you
need it
Being
a good student does not happen by accident. Good students’ have similar
patterns in their behavior that may come more naturally for some. The good news
is learning and implementing new habits can turn any good student into a better
student.
