1. Lamar High School Senior Course Selection Non-IBDC
February 2017

2. Your Academic Advisors
Office 2
A-Gh Eng/Ervin
Gi – O Sydow
P – Z Harrison
Office 1
A-K Dr. Mosby
L-Z Ms. Raibon
AND
Ms. Morgan and Ms. Stokes

3. Register for school day SAT
See Ms. Ling in College Corner

4. The College Application Process
Naviance Tutorial
See 3 slides that follow
Professional address
Social media
Recommendation Letter Survey
Found in Documents Library (Right Margin)
to Counselor. Watch deadlines. 10 Business Days. Holidays DO NOT Count.
Read Naviance messages
Request teacher recommendations (2)
Applying Common App.
Link Colleges. Waive FERPA. No recommendation letter until you waive FERPA.
3 Icons indicate delivery method
Computer Monitor with CA on screen = Common App/electronic delivery
Computer Monitor with empty screen = not CA, but electronic delivery
Postage Stamp = No electronic delivery.
Request transcript from Registrar though Naviance, then pick it up from Registrar and
mail it to college admissions office.

8. IMPORTANT NOTE:
You are expected to complete all of your college applications/Naviance requests during the 1st semester of your senior year. Advisors troll Naviance to locate and process student requests during the fall semester ONLY.
If, some EXTRAORDINARY circumstance causes you to apply or add schools to your Common Ap/Naviance in the 2nd semester of your senior year, you MUST your Advisor and tell her that you have made a request in Naviance. No Naviance request will be processed during the Spring semester of your senior year unless you your Advisor and tell her you have added Naviance request(s) that need to be processed.

9. I Want Admissions Officers to See

10. I DO NOT Want Admissions Officers To See

11. Before We Select Your Courses
Failed advanced academic courses no longer qualify for credit recovery
Must enroll in grad lab original credit class
Must receive credit for English 1,2,and 3 (both semesters) prior to first day of senior year or you CANNOT ENROLL IN English 4
Will enroll in GL for English 4A in spring while enrolled in 4B classroom setting

12. Course Request 1. Sign it. 2. Fill it out.
English 4 HL
Math (PreCal, SL/Calculus, or Studies/Statistics)
SS (Govt/Eco)
Sci (SL: B, C, P, ES, Aquatic, AnaPhy)
Foreign Lang (at least 2yrs)
IB Eco/Bus/CS (HL, if now in SL)
ATL (CATE) */__________*
_________*/__________*
*Health(1 semester)
*HOA *WR
*Grad Lab
*Athletics *Activities
*TA/OA
*Off Campus

13. Smart Financial Credit Union If you are interested in working on campus, consider working for SMART FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION. Excellent pay, use no gas driving to work, excellent work experience. If you go away to college and need to work, the banking experience is transferable. If you are interested, please contact Coach Nolen.

14. IMPORTANT 5 opportunities to select courses:
Choose what you want today
(3) on Course Verification Sheet (2 given to student/1 mailed home)
(designated day) during Schedule Change Week before school starts
No schedule changes after 1st day of school
No schedule changes mid year
Cannot drop class mid year – even if you don’t “need” it to graduate
Parent meeting Feb. 1st. 6pm and again Feb. 7th at 6pm in Cafeteria
We will go over this same information for parents
We will take questions at this time
Advisors are available to meet individually with parents right after Spring Break