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Drake High School
Sophomore Planning
Conference Goals: Recognize & access resources to explore personal,
academic & career goals Understand how current choices impact your future
Understand the importance of Balance Know how to communicate effectively
Identify personal strengths, valueschallenges & boundaries
Balancing LifeBalancing LifeNew Options and Choices What are you interested in? What challenges do you want to pursue? What are your goals? Not all about getting ready for the future Live in present, learn, grow, participate, ENJOY! Is there anything you still want to try at Drake? ~ Sports ~ Clubs ~ Community Service
~ Summer Opportunities (Information through College Career Center)
College of Marin
College Credit Program (“CCP”)*
Summer ~~ ConcurrentAllows students attending high
school to enroll in college courses in advanced
scholastic andvocational programs
$0 per unit charge
Talk with your Ms Souder
Exploring the College & Career Center
Lisa Neumaier lneumaier@tamdistrict.org 415/458-3481
Career Exploration
Community Service
Internships – Greg Davison(gdavison@tamdistrict.org 415/458-3484)
Summer Programs
Job Board & Work Permits
Review TranscriptsHigh School v College
RequirementsFor Graduation: Courses Grades (make up D’s & F’s) High School Exit Exam
For College Entrance: GPA - Soph & Junior years : extremely important for college Science and Math (4 yrs rec’d) Foreign Language ( 2 req’d, 3 rec’d) SAT/ACT Exams
Academy Choices & AP’s
COMAcad: Jr/Sr yr English, US History, Econ/Am Gov’t & Digital Productions
SEA-Disc: Chemistry, Environmental Science, AP Env Science, US History, Econ/Am Gov’t
&Senior internship
AP Options/Questions – review Matrix
Making Choices/Keeping Balance
““CW”: What did you learn? Find CW”: What did you learn? Find interesting?interesting?Make choices based on your interest Make choices based on your interest
– – not your friendsnot your friendsMaturing means making your own decision Maturing means making your own decision
based on your goals. This includes the based on your goals. This includes the decision decision to take an Academy, take AP to take an Academy, take AP courses &select courses &select interesting electivesinteresting electivesSometimes choosing one thing means Sometimes choosing one thing means foregoing foregoing anotheranotherCourses are offered based on student Courses are offered based on student requestsrequests
ACADEMY FORMS – Due Jan 30th!!ACADEMY FORMS – Due Jan 30th!!
Scheduling
~ Meet grad requirements
~ Pre-requisites
~ Take challenging courses for college
~ Maintain balance
~ AP/Honors classes ~ Eschool Schedule HOW TO
~ Schedule Due: 2/14/14
Treasure Hunt &Treasure Hunt &Sophomore Conference Sophomore Conference
SurveySurvey
Get into small groups & spend 15 Get into small groups & spend 15 minutes on minutes on the Treasure Huntthe Treasure Hunt
Take the Survey on Souder’s Take the Survey on Souder’s website under website under Sophomore Year InfoSophomore Year Info
Q &A