Secondary News October 2011

Dates and events to remember for all secondary students:
• Report cards will be sent home after the Fall Break, in the meantime please check edline.

ALL 9TH-11TH STUDENTS
• The PSAT tests will be on Wednesday, October 12th from 8:00 – 10:50 am. Please be sure that your student has had a good breakfast and a good night’s sleep. They will also need to have a calculator of their own with them for the test as well as two to three #2 pencils. The senior class will be not be at school that day.
• Attention Junior Parents: Our Josten’s representative will be returning on October 20th to take class ring orders, the catalogues should have come home with your student on October 5th.

SENIOR PARENTS
• The final College Entrance SAT dates that will satisfy college application requirements are November 5th and December 3rd. Please go to collegeboard.com to register.
• November 1-November 30th is the deadline for UC applications for all seniors interested in attending a UC in the fall. This is also the ‘Preferred’ application time for the Cal State colleges as well. Applications may be done online.
• Parents of seniors will want to plan to have their taxes done early this year if at all possible for the filing of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) which will have to be completed by March 2, 2012. On this form, you can estimate your tax information if need be, but is a smoother process if you have them done. Watch for more information as the time approaches!
• Senior parents please be sure to check with your seniors about due dates. The picture frames for graduation will be here soon and in the office ready to pick up. The $30.00 payment is also due for your student’s Walk of Faith brick, please send this in with your senior as soon as possible. The Josten’s representative will also be taking cap and gown as well as announcement orders on October 20th if you are interested in ordering preprinted announcements.