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Tomorrow and Wednesday are exams for seniors, but we are following a normal bell schedule. Next week, however, we will be on a very different schedule for exams for the rest of the student body.
Below is the schedule for the final exams:
Day One - Tuesday, May 19th:
8:40 - 10:35: 1st period exam 10:45 - 12:40: 4th period exam 12:40 - 1:20: Lunch 1:25 - 3:20: 7th period exam
Day Two - Wednesday, May 20th: 8:40 - 10:35: 2nd period exam 10:45 - 12:40: 5th period exam 12:40 - 1:20: Lunch 1:25 - 3:20: 8th period exam
Day Three - Thursday, May 21st: 8:40 - 10:35: 3rd period exam 10:45 - 12:40: 6th period exam 12:40 - 1:20: NO Lunch Provided! 1:25 - 3:20: Make-Up Exams
A couple of questions that tend to come up each year at exam time...
Yes, you are REQUIRED and EXPECTED to be in all of your classes during an exam. (Even if you don't have an actual exam, the teachers are going to be working with you on projects, papers, or other learning related to their course.)
No, you do NOT need to be in school during your scheduled lunch period or during your Options or Prep periods. (Which means, for example, that if you have 3rd period prep and 6th period lunch that you do not have to come to school at all on the 21st.)
Good luck studying and preparing for your exams. (Hint, please start that process NOW if you haven't already.) There is information related to study strategies on the Counselor Website in case you need it.
Students who have signed up for some of the Honors, AP, and IB classes for next year will have work to complete this summer. These teachers have been working hard to prepare meaningful learning opportunities to help you get a jump start during the summer months. Please pay attention to your school email because teachers are likely emailing you information about the summer assignments.
Some of those assignments will also require you to check out a textbook for the summer so be sure to do that before you leave school. The teachers are working to make sure that they are conveying information about how you will complete and submit your work, when those assignments are due, information about how to access any Google/ Schoology classrooms if they are using those for the summer, what to do if you have questions or need support, etc. We will also be posting copies of the summer assignments that teachers have shared with us on the Counselor website so you can have easy access to them on the website.
It is also important for all students to be aware that there is a drop deadline of July 15th for all AP and IB classes. Prior to July 15th, students can drop the classes without penalty. After July 15th, the summer assignments are still required and the grades for the summer work will be transferred into the new class you will be joining in place of your AP/ IB course. So, it is important that you know what you will need to do for next year, and it is also equally important that you start working on the assignments - at least enough to make sure you feel confident that you are going to enjoy the course - so you will know by July 15th if you feel like you are going to need to request to change out of that class.
If you are not sure if your class will have summer work, you can always reach out directly to the teachers of that subject (or even your current teachers in that subject) to find out.
As the year winds down, there are so many reasons (and people) to celebrate and thank...
Socratic Society:
30 students were inducted into the Socratic Society earlier this month. Students were nominated by staff members because of how they demonstrated the principles of Integrity, Personal Effort, Scholarship, Compassion, and Lifelong Learning. Congratulations to: Lara Balles, Cole Beckett, Lauren Bialecki, Jose Cano Illescas, Saith Chance-Vachio, Hannah Cole, Ray DiSalvo, Chloe Eberly, Scarlett Elder, Annabelle Epling, Gabrielle Epling, Zoey Gearhart, Bella Hollback, Jacob Kostelnick, Kellen Louk, Brogan McGlone, Davis O'Brien, Gia Pastore, Sarah Pelzer, Logan Poe, Emma Radick, Claire Renneker, Shawn Rice, Declan Ryan, Lilly Schultheis, Whit Sheridan, Seren Slentz, Tessa Terpenning, Gavin Troiano, and Lyla Woerth. We are proud of all of you!
Office Workers:
Every year we ask for students to volunteer in the Counseling Center. We have to rely on students to deliver passes and help us with other projects. We are so grateful for the students who have served as office workers this year. And, remember, if you're looking for community service hours next year, we would love to have you volunteer with us next year.
Advisory Council:
Parents, staff members and a few students are invited to share their insights and perspectives as a part of our advisory council board. They help guide the counseling center with our programming and outreach efforts. We are so grateful for the assistance and guidance provided by: Aya Ahmed, Luisa Anaya, Steve Buck, Kelly Campbell, Bice Dolciato, Elizabeth Ferguson, Christie Holtzclaw, Kim Huff, Megan Humphrey, Shion Jamshidimehr, John Lundine, Tiena Miller, Liz Renneker, Linh Rhea, Aric Thomas, and Angie Vantell. We weren't able to get a photo of the whole group, but this includes a few of our members at the last meeting.
Drumming Circle and Activity Club:
We have a special parternship with Iggy Garcia who provides drumming circles for us at Arts in Action Day. This special experience allows everyone to be able to feel connected through the beat of the drums as the whole room participates in unison. It is a nice chance to be reminded that we are all connected.
The drumming circle (along with several other Arts in Action day activities) was made possible by the WKHS Activity Club. This incredible group of dedicated Kilbourne moms helps to make so many opportunities available for our students. They are the reason that we have a nice Kindness Closet, Food Bags for families in need, the Toiletries Care Closet, After Prom, and SO MUCH MORE. A hgue thank you to Activity Club for making our school so much stronger! We appreciate you.
Teachers:
This past week was Teacher Appreciation week. Teachers (and the rest of the staff too) were recognized and celebrated for the impact they have on our student body and the community as a whole. It's so easy to take teachers for granted, but they impact not only your learning, but also creatinv a safe, supportive environment that makes Kilbourne such a special place to learn and grow. The teachers are encouragers, confidants, coaches, and the people who see the best that
With the school year coming to an end and the rapid approach of your upcoming exams, you may decide to do some "spring cleaning" of your school materials. As you go through your bookbags and homework/ study areas there are a few things to keep in mind. Does your system work for you? Are you able to find everything you want and need without having to search? Do you spend more time organizing and looking for the piece of paper that you know has the answer than you do actually completing the project or assignment? Do you know what you want or need to save for the future? And yes, I am talking about more than just digging out of your room in case your parents decide to convert your room into a guest bedroom after you go to college... :-)
Keeping your notes organized and any study guides, equation summary sheets, as well as old tests and quizzes in a way that will allow you to pull upon that information in the future is very important. I can tell you from my experience in college, if I had not saved my notes from calculus in high school then there is no way I would have passed that class in college! Your notes can often be the most useful resource (assuming you take good notes each day) because you are re-writing the main topics in your own words and organizing the information in a manner that makes sense to you. Old study guides, tests and quizzes are all very useful when trying to study for an upcoming exam.
So, take a little time now to prepare for your upcoming final exams and (for the seniors) for college when you might want or need this information by getting organized today. If you need help with talking about some better strategies for organizing your materials, feel free to stop in and we can talk about some different ideas to see if one of them sounds like it could work for you.
If you are a senior who took College Credit Plus (CC+) classes through CSCC or COTC last year or this year, you need to be sure that you request for your CSCC and/ or COTC transcripts to be sent to your future college.
If you are going to continue at Columbus State, then you don't have to do anything with your CSCC transcript (they already have that), but you would need to send them your COTC transcript.
If you are going to a 4 year college, then you will need to send them both transcripts... and yes, this is in addition to us at WKHS sending them your final high school transcript.
We have posted the links for how to send your CC+ transcripts on the Counselor website so if this is something that applies to you, please be sure to request them to be sent.
One of the features that ACT offers, but SAT does not is the option to sign up to receive your test questions and answers for particular tests. They used to call this Test Information Release, but now it is simply called, the ACT My Answer Key.
Students can use this option on the October, April and June test dates. There is a $36 fee to sign up for this option.
Part of the reason that I am pointing this out now is that the deadline to sign up for the June ACT test date is coming up on Friday. So, if you are planning to take the June ACT and would potentially use your test answers to help you review for any future test attempts that you make, signing up to get the My Answer Key is a great way to make sure you can better understand your test strengths and work to build on those while also improving on any areas of weakness.
Seniors, by now you should all be well aware of the fact that tomorrow, Friday, May 1st, is national college decision day. The colleges are all united in the fact that they will not require you to make decisions about where you will attend prior to May 1st, but this is one of the deadlines that is firm.
As you are aware, throughout the college application process each college has their own timeline and often have different application deadlines, financial aid deadlines, and announce their admission decisions at different times, but May 1st is a universal deadline among all colleges requiring students to declare their decision. Please remember this not only means that you have informed the college of your choice that you intend to attend their college, but it also typically includes submitting a deposit.
As you reach the final hours of your decision making window, if you need to talk out your choice with someone, please feel free to stop in and talk to us. Remember to trust yourself. You will make the decision that is right for you!
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