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PROTECT TEENS AT GRADUATION TIME High School graduation is a time for teens to celebrate their achievements, but in some cases, those celebrations involve late-night drinking parties. Sometimes parents are tempted to “look the other way” as their children engage in inappropriate celebration activities, thinking that they will soon be on their own in college where they have to make their own decisions without parental supervision. Nonetheless, it is important that parents continue to set guidelines for their children’s behavior while their children are still living in their houses. Our graduates are not of legal drinking age yet, and parents are liable for young people who may drink at graduation parties sponsored in their homes. In addition, younger siblings are watching and taking note of the graduate’s behavior and the parental response. So encourage your graduating senior to enjoy this time and celebrate this milestone, but do so in a safe and appropriate manner. There are a number of resources on the Guidance page of the school website, under Alcohol Prevention Resources, including guidelines for parents on hosting parties. A link to the site is also provided here at http://www.sfhsnet.org/top/studentsvcs/guid-alcoholprevent.htm LETTING GO OF YOUR COLLEGE BOUND STUDENT For the seniors who are off to college, this is an exciting time but also one that brings many decisions and stresses. It can also be difficult for the parent who is saddened by the departure of a child. It is important to be sensitive to the feelings that these changes can bring to both parents and young adults. Listed below are some suggestions from the book, Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years. Advice to Parents:
Advice to Students:
Some other things for parents and students to consider which are not included in the above list are:
Top MAKE CHANGES TO COURSE REQUESTS NOW A copy of the student’s schedule requests for 2009-2010 has been mailed to all students. Students and parents should carefully review the course requests to determine if they are correct. If you see that some courses are listed twice, it is because some full year courses have a different course code for semester one and semester two. If any changes need to be made to the courses listed for the student schedule for next year, please contact the student’s guidance counselor as soon as possible, Mrs. Rupp for students with last names A—Mc ext. 104, and Mary Kay Sullivan for students with last name Me—Z, ext. 108. Students who make changes now are more likely to get all the courses they want. Students who make changes later in the summer are more likely to encounter conflicts and courses that are closed to further enrollment. Top Any student who failed a course for semester one will need to make up the credit through summer school. Students can now obtain Summer School information in Student Services. Students who will be attending summer school must meet with a counselor to obtain approval for the make up course. If a student is aware that he/she will also fail semester 2, it is recommended that he/she sign up for both semesters with the option of cancelling later. College of DuPage High School Credit Program and local public schools offering summer school are now accepting applications. It is best to register as early as possible to secure a place in the class. If you sign up for a course at the College of DuPage High School Credit Program and your course is cancelled or you find that you do not need the course, the college will issue a full refund provided you cancel your course registration prior to the first day of class. If your child needs to take a summer school course to make up a deficient credit, please call your child’s counselor to confirm that your student is registered for summer school and make sure he/she is signed up for the correct course. Top LAST CHANCE to SIGN UP for SPRING ACT & SAT TESTS The final deadlines are approaching for juniors who still need to sign up for ACT and SAT tests. Any junior students who have not yet taken the ACT or SAT must register as soon as possible. These May/June test dates are also the last time this school year when students may take a re-test:
*Students who miss the above deadlines can also utilize the standby registration process for an additional fee. *Don’t forget to include our six digit high school code (144-383) for St. Francis when registering so the school receives a copy of the test scores. *St. Francis strongly recommends that students take the ACT (with Writing) or SAT at least two to three times in order to earn the best possible score for college admission. Colleges will base admission decisions on the best score from all tests taken. Top JUNIOR COLLEGE PLANNING APPOINTMENTS By May 1, Mrs. Rigney will have met with all members of the junior class to discuss career and college plans. After meeting with the student, Mrs. Rigney provides the student with a personalized list of colleges that the student may want to research. A copy of this list of colleges has also been mailed to the parent so you may review and discuss it with your child. In addition, Mrs. Rigney spoke with all juniors in March to have them complete their lists of high school activities and to review the college planning tasks they should be completing before the fall. All students received a handout of the Top Ten Tasks Every Junior Must Do as seen below. In addition to the list below, students are urged to go to the Naviance Family Connection program and complete My Game Plan, My Resume, an Advanced College Search, and My (List of) Colleges. After that, students should schedule campus visits for those schools that they have not yet formally seen. Top MRS RIGNEY’S LIST OF TOP TEN TASKS EVERY JUNIOR
Top If your place of business is changing its letterhead or logo and therefore plans to discard any unused letter sized envelopes, don’t throw them away! The Guidance Department might be able to use your old letter sized envelopes for routing memos to teachers and students. If you have envelopes that we might be able to use, contact Ms. Sullivan ext. 108 or just send to school to her attention. Top If you did not get into a course that you requested in February, it may be because that course has been dropped for next year due to insufficient enrollment or because the course required limited enrollment and too many students signed up for the course. If enrollment in the course was limited, then those students who did not have all course request paperwork turned in on time were dropped from the course. This includes students who had missing signatures or payments. We are maintaining a wait list for those courses that have been closed. If you wish to be placed on the wait list for any course, contact your guidance counselor as soon as possible. Top
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