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KLEIN ISD Planning Your Future Junior/Senior Handbook 2014-2015 Planning Your Future KLEIN ISD Junior/Senior Handbook Prepared by The Klein ISD High School Counselors TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Foreword & Klein ISD Philosophy ................................................................................................ 1 Klein ISD Mission Statement & Strategies .................................................................................... 2 Klein ISD School Calendar ........................................................................................................... 3 High Schools, Names, and Addresses & Counselors .................................................................... 4 Planning Your Future - Introduction .............................................................................................. 5 Junior Dates to Remember ............................................................................................................. 7 Senior Dates to Remember ............................................................................................................. 9 Who Am I? ................................................................................................................................... 11 Self-Assessment Worksheet ......................................................................................................... 12 Personal Activity Sheet ................................................................................................................ 15 Analyze Your Options .................................................................................................................. 17 Career Check List ......................................................................................................................... 19 Career Help Websites ................................................................................................................... 20 Level of Education Chart ............................................................................................................. 21 What Employers Want ................................................................................................................. 22 What Will I Do After High School? ............................................................................................. 23 Two Years of Career Programs .................................................................................................... 27 Addresses Of Junior and Community Colleges In Texas ............................................................. 29 Military Opportunities .................................................................................................................. 32 Testing (TAKS, PSAT, SAT, ACT, TASP, AP, CLEP) .............................................................. 35 Test Preparation ........................................................................................................................... 47 College Planning .......................................................................................................................... 49 Junior Planning Calendar ............................................................................................................. 54 Senior Planning Calendar ............................................................................................................, 56 Rank in Class ............................................................................................................................... 58 Top 10 Percent Eligible for Automatic College Admission. ........................................................ 59 The Recommended High School Program & Distinguished Achievement Program .................. 60 Campus Visits and Interviews ...................................................................................................... 61 Typical Questions to Be Answered During the College Visit ...................................................... 65 Interview and Essay Preparation ................................................................................................. 66 Sample letter For College Inquiries............................................................................................. .67 College Planning Worksheet ........................................................................................................ 68 Preparing For College .................................................................................................................. 69 Common Admission Decision Definitions ................................................................................... 71 Glossary of Collegiate Terms ...................................................................................................... .72 Selected References .................................................................................................................... 74 Ten Things Every Parent Should Know About the College Application Process ....................... ..77 Student Athletes .......................................................................................................................... .79 Procedures for College and Scholarship Applications ................................................................ .80 The Application ........................................................................................................................... .94 Resumes ....................................................................................................................................... ,96 Writing Your College Essays ...................................................................................................... 101 Student Brag Sheet ...................................................................................................................... 103 Activities Sheet ............................................................................................................................106 Parent Brag Sheet ....................................................................................................................... .107 Teacher Recommendation Form ............................................................................................... ..109 Financial Aid Information ......................................................................................................... ..111 Determining Financial Aid Eligibility ....................................................................................... ..112 Examples of Awards Available For Texas High School Graduates ............................................ .114 Students Rights and Responsibilities ...........................................................................................117 Bookmarks for High School Students ......................................................................................... 118 Addresses of Private Senior Colleges and Universities in Texas ................................................ .120 Addresses of Public Senior Colleges and Universities in Texas ............................................... ...122 FOREWORD A high school education is vitally affected by the student’s choice of courses and by strenuous and continuous application of the student’s abilities. A major part of schoolwork consists of fundamentals, which will be needed throughout the student’s life, regardless of the choices that are made after graduation from high school. This handbook should promote understanding and clarification of some of the goals and objectives of the Klein high schools and should be of considerable value to the students and their parents. KLEIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PHILOSOPHY The Klein Independent School District recognizes its function to be that of providing a school environment that is conducive to the best teaching- learning experiences that the students' abilities will permit. We believe that public schools are our best hope for individual attainment and for national strength and welfare. We continue to strive for a student-centered, teacher-led program in which individual needs are considered primary. We recognize that as individual abilities and goals vary so must the instructional program of the individual. We, therefore, offer as wide a scope of specific studies and subjects as our resources will allow; and we attempt to offer every possible opportunity to help students be prepared to take their places in society. We believe that the parents and teachers, principals, and other administrators, with the cooperation and support of the Board of Trustees, must give American youth the guidance, vision, encouragement, and tools for their life's tasks. * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1 KLEIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Mission Statement: The Klein Independent School District, proud of its heritage and embracing the future, develops students to become skillful, active, reflective, self-disciplined, and honorable members of their communities through engaging learning experiences in a safe and nurturing environment. Strategic Objectives Klein Independent School District believes that quality student achievement includes and goes beyond achieving the highest ratings awarded by state and national accountability standards. Our strategic objectives aim to address both the academic success and social well being of every Klein Independent School District student. • Each student will achieve academic excellence with comprehensive knowledge, skill, and understanding within