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10th Grade Timeline

10th Grade Timeline - Tenth Grade Year

All Year

  • Routinely sign into your Class Schoology Page!
  • Don’t forget about your Career Cruising account: monitor and revise your four-year course plan, find great links to career videos/websites, take career interest surveys, and much more!
  • Continue to explore future careers that match with your interests, skills, and strengths:
    • Participate in a job shadow
    • Do an off-campus internship
    • Go on field trips to local businesses
    • Take a college campus tour
    • Meet with military recruiters
    • Start to narrow down post-secondary choice: 2 or 4-year college, technical school, military, or work force

Fall

  • In October, take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) for practice (Suggested primarily for students who have already completed geometry)
  • If you plan to attend the Career and Technical Center (CTC) for your junior year, attend meetings and take a tour of the different campuses (CV will take you)
  • Familiarize yourself with college/technical school/work force/military entrance requirements

Winter

  • CTC applications are due mid-January! Make sure that you are meeting the deadline, as you will likely not be accepted into your preferred program if you miss the application deadline
  • Discuss your PSAT score with your counselor (if applicable)
  • If you’re not already involved in an activity (in school or outside of school), find something you’re interested in! A list of school clubs/activities can be found on the CV website.
  • Participate in community service or other volunteer activity. For a list of ideas, please visit your class’s Schoology page.
  • Fall Keystone Exams will take place at the end of the first semester (if you need help in your classes: talk to your teacher, counselor, or go to after-school tutoring through Learning Lab)
  • Course Selection Process - February

Spring

  • Keep your grades up! You’re almost there!
  • Continue to explore interests and careers that you think you might like
  • Spring Keystone Exams - May
  • If you are interested in attending a military academy, such as West Point or Annapolis, now is the time to start planning and getting information
  • Pick classes for junior year
  • Explore options for part-time work, internships, career shadowing, or volunteering over the summer

 

Exploring College Options…

  • Visit college campuses, sign-up for college rep visits in the counseling office, attend college fairs, talk to admissions counselors, and research college entrance requirements
  • Decide whether you want to take the SAT (collegeboard.org), ACT (actstudent.org), or both (check out princetonreview.com for information about both exams)
  • Learn more about college cost and financial aid (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
  • Make a list of college characteristics that are important to you (cost, distance from home, size, campus life)
  • Consider AP or Dual Enrollment courses to prepare for college level work

 

Other Helpful Websites:

www.todaysmilitary.com

www.educationplanner.org

http://www.lancastercountywib.com/

 

 

**Make sure to continue to update your high school resume with your accomplishments, activities, shadowing, volunteering, and work experiences!