Ms Christine Meng
Patoka CUSD #100 School Counselor
618-432-5440, Ext. 305
[email protected]
Guidance - - - April
What’s Happening?
April 1 No School – Spring Break
April 4 April 4 PSAT 8/9 for freshmen
April 9 April 9 PSAT 10 for sophomores
April 12 Midterm
April 16 April 16 SAT for juniors
April 18 Picture Day
April 18 8th grade tour of OKAW
April 19 School Improvement Day – Dismissal at 12:30
April 24 Career Fair for seniors at Salem High School
IAR and ISA Testing
Congratulations to all students in grades 3-8 for completing and working hard on their IAR testing this year.
School Day SAT
Juniors will take the SAT on April 16. The test consists of a 64 minute Reading and Writing Test, a 70 minute Math test, and a 50 minute Essay section. There are lots of places that your student can be practicing and preparing for this test. Some of my favorites are Bluebook (found under Apps on the student’s chromebooks), Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/), Power Source (https://www.powerscore.com/sat/help/content_practice_tests.cfm), and ACT Practice Problems (https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation/math-practice-test-questions.html?page=0&chapter=0). These are scores that your student will use to be admitted into college and qualifying for scholarships. Taking this test is also a graduation requirement, so the students must participate.
School Day PSAT
Freshmen and Sophomores are scheduled to take the PSAT on April 4th and 9th, accordingly. Students can find practice on Bluebook (found under Apps on the student’s chromebooks) and Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/)
Scholarships
Seniors, continue on the scholarship hunt. I send out many scholarships in your email, so I would encourage you to sit down with your parents and determine which ones apply to you. There is lots of free money people want to give out, but you must apply. Do not forget about the local scholarships. Many are due early April.
Christine Meng
[email protected]
618/432-5440 ext 305