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Welcome Back Junior Students!
At the end of your 11th grade year, to be promoted to 12th Grade, students must have:
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18 credits
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1 credit of English III
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Must be able to be scheduled in a way to successfully complete graduation requirements
Tips for 11th grade year
- Begin making accounts for helpful websites such as CFNC and Collegeboard.
- Start planning for SAT/ACT. See your counselor for fee waivers if necessary. The ACT will be administered to all Juniors on March 1st, 2022.
- SAT- www.collegeboard.org
- ACT- www.actstudent.org
- Begin looking at schools and narrowing down your options based off majors, admission requirements, size, location, etc.
- Search individual college websites for open house dates and college tours/fairs.
- Join clubs and participate in service opportunities. Find ways in which you can be a leader.
- Think of trusted adults who could write a letter of recommendation for you
- Make college visits.
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PSAT
We will be administering the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) on Wednesday, October 13th.
Juniors who have a Weighted GPA of 4.34 and higher are eligible to take the PSAT at no cost to them! WCPSS will cover the cost of the exam. We are now working to identify those students, and once we compile a list of those students who meet the GPA requirements, an email will be sent to the student's school email address. Please know that registration for the PSAT/NMSQT will open on Tuesday, September 7th. Registration will close on Tuesday, September 14th so that we have time to order all testing materials and have them arrive on time for testing at school. We are not allowed to move If you have any questions regarding the PSAT/NMSQT administration, please reach out to Ms. Seese, our Testing Coordinator, at vseese@wcpss.net.
The PSAT is an optional College Board examination administered in October of every school year. The exam is scored from 20-80 for each of following sections: Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing. It is meant to be a practice test and can give you a good idea on what you can do to prepare for the SAT. The PSAT itself has NO bearing on college admissions. So, why take it?
- The PSAT provides you with good information about what you can do to prepare for the SAT examinations you might take later on.
- The PSAT is used by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation to qualify students for various scholarships based on their PSAT scores.
- Colleges and universities use the information from the PSAT as a means to begin communicating with students regarding higher education and financial aid opportunities.
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Boys' State
Tarheels Boys' StateTar Heels Boys State is sponsored by the American Legion Department of North Carolina. The program is designed for junior, male students interested in leadership and a detailed study of Government. Tar Heel Boys' State is a program designed to improve citizenship for present and future generations of Tar Heels. The program allows for young men to become familiar with the structure of North Carolina government and its political process using the LEARN TODAY LEAD TOMORROW concept of instruction. The program also develops civic leadership, and arouse a keen interest in the detailed study of government.Please visit https://nclegion.org/boys-state-2/ for more information or contact Mrs. Hegarty chegarty@wcpss.net. -
Girls' State
Tar Heel Girls State
Tar Heel Girls State is a week-long workshop in the legislative process sponsored by the North Carolina American Legion Auxiliary. North Carolina's program is the longest continuously-running Girls State program in the United States. For a week in June, approximately 250 of North Carolina's most promising rising high school senior girls from every part of the state come together to learn about and participate in various parts of government. In the following pages, you will see different parts of the program and be linked to other web sites to learn more about North Carolina's and the United States' government.
Please visit https://www.alathgs.com/ for more information or contact Mrs. Hegarty chegarty@wcpss.net
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Governor's School
