Fall

  • Get Involved! One of the best ways to make the most of your high school experience is to get involved. It's an opportunity for personal development, making an impact, building your skills, experiencing new things, and strengthening relationships! Check out the club list on the home page or create a club with the club application here. ​
  • Study for SAT/ACT (check out options for help under TESTING)
  • Attend the National College Fair
  • Take the PSAT (October)
  • List potential options for Post-Secondary education​
  • Career Planning - complete an assessment on the career page​
  • Complete a Job Shadow experience (see the career page for further details)
  • Student Athletes – update Core Course GPA to stay on track for post-secondary requirements

Winter

  • ​Study and Register for the SAT/ACT
  • Prepare class schedule for senior year (choose challenging classes that help to prepare you for your future)​
  • Consider options to earn college credit (AP & dual credit, Avera Academy)
  • Register for Dual Credit classes (Deadline for Spring registration is December 15th)​
  • ​​JUNIOR PARENT NIGHT - FEBRUARY 14, 2021 ​5:30 - 7:30pm, starting in the Little Theater. Junior Parent Night offers juniors and their parents information on admission tests (SAT vs. ACT), post-secondary planning, challenging courses, and starting scholarship searches. This year we will have a variety of in-state and out-of-state post-secondary institutions in attendance:
    • ​South Dakota State University, who will also talk about dual enrollment
    • Augustana University
    • Dakota State University
    • University of Sioux Falls
    • University of South Dakota
    • Southwest Minnesota State University
    • Southeast Technical Institute

Spring

  • Take the SAT/ACT
  • Volunteer
  • Career Planning
  • Shadow Careers
  • Update Student Resume
  • Apply for National Honor Society
  • Apply/Attend Girls or Boys State
  • Register for Dual Credit (Deadline for Fall registration is May 15)
  • Student Athletes – update Core Course GPA to stay on track for post-secondary requirements
  • Review the following sites for information on planning for post-secondary education:
    • ​Mapping your Future: helping students and families learn to plan, pay, and succeed in college. https://southdakota.mappingyourfuture.org/
    • Select Dakota: website designed to provide prospective students (recent high school graduates, transfers, or adult learners) and parents with information that can be used to make informed decisions about the best place to attend. https://selectdakota.org/default.aspx​

Summer

  • Internships
  • Summer Job
  • Career Exploration
  • Tour Campuses
  • Create a student resume: part-time jobs, school activities, community activities, awards, volunteer work, leadership roles etc.
  • Start working on college application essays
  • Request Letters of Recommendation
  • Review senior year timeline
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