SENIOR TIMELINE

SEPTEMBER
• Schedule your SAT and/or ACT. You may take these more than once if you choose
• See me about visitation to a college of your choice so we can schedule it for you

OCTOBER
• Make a list of colleges you are thinking about applying to
• Schedule senior pictures (even if you are having them taken in the spring)
• Overview of the senior portfolio/presentation Oct. 12, 2005

NOVEMBER
• Apply to colleges of your choice and visit the campus if possible.
• Portfolio meeting November 14
• Do community service
• Fill out the FAFSA if applicable

DECEMBER
• During Christmas you need to fill out all scholarships due in January
• Draft of what you want your Senior Presentation to include
• Community service logged and signed off
• Resume completed by December 7, 2005

JANUARY
• We will begin planning the Senior Trip
• Your three best works for your portfolio submitted by January 11, 2005

February
• Scholarships, scholarships, scholarships!
• Senior Presentation/Self-Expression first draft complete by February 8, 2005
• Preliminary Graduation plans

March
• Set a graduation date
• Finalize the senior trip
• Community service hours COMPLETED by March 8, 2006
• Finalize Senior Presentation by March 31, 2006

April
• Senior trip during spring break
• Get your class photo for the hallway framed
• Choose speeches/program for graduation (Speeches aren’t written until May)
• Practice Senior Presentation with Judy
• Presentations given for public on April 14, 2006

May
• Finalize graduation, last draft of speeches due May 19, 2006
• All portfolio/community service completed and signed off
• List of any scholarships you know you are getting turned in to Judy
• SAT/ACT scores in your permanent file