10.05.16

PSAT College and Career Day!

Who?

  • Most of our FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES and JUNIORS will be taking the PSAT.

  • SENIORS will register for a college or career activity.

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What?

  • The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) is one way to prepare for college entrance.

When?

  • WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19th — a very exciting day filled with wonderful activities related to college and career readiness aligned to our school mission.

Why?

  • For FRESHMEN and SOPHOMORES, this test will provide a score that will reveal areas of strength and areas that need to be further developed for college-readiness.

 

  • For JUNIORS, the PSAT scores are used for the National Merit Scholarship, which provides money to students for college.

 

  • SUHi uses PSAT scores to guide student placement recommendation, to discover students who have Advance Placement (AP) potential, to learn how much students grow from year to year, and for students to realize that COLLEGE IS A REALITY.

Where?

  • PERIOD 1 CLASSROOMS. If your first period is mixed grade level, you may be reassigned to another classroom.

  • SENIORS will be either in the computer labs or in their senior period 1 class where they will be filling out college applications or engaging in career presentations.

How?

  • The morning of October 19th, students will report to period 1

    • At around 7:45 (please be on time) we will have an all school assembly with very important youth empowerment information

    • American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties will have topics in regards to: social justice, restorative practices, youth organizing, youth empowerment, and how these all relate to college attainment and higher education

  • After the assembly will be a break for nutrition break, then students are expected to report to their testing location (students will receive passes to where they need to report to and their period 1 teachers will remind students of where they are to report to in the morning)

  • During testing:

    • Leave your cell phones at home

    • Bring a snack–the cafeteria will be open from 7-7:30 to serve early breakfast in addition to nutrition break

    • Bring your ID and a pencil