As a senior, you will be busy. This is an exciting time full of questions about your future. While we cannot predict if you will like your college roommate or if you will have to take all 8:00 am classes, we hope this handbook will give you some useful information that will answer some of your questions about being successful in this journey of completing your senior year and making many decisions about your future after high school.

We know that each senior will come to the college process in his/her own way. We do not expect students to proceed lockstep through this process. However, we do expect students to take control of the process. We hope this handbook will help you do just that.

Download Senior Survival Guide
for the 2011 / 2012 School Year!! [pdf file]
(coming soon)

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2011 - 2012 Activity Schedule
[pdf file]

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Attention Senior Athletes:

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a voluntary organization through which the nation's colleges and universities govern their athletics programs. It is comprised of institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals committed to the best interests, education and athletics participation of student-athletes. This section of the Web site contains more details about the Association, its goals and members, and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes. .

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Seniors Planning to Attend College

Seniors planning to attend college or other training should have already started the process of planning. For example, college-bound students should have already taken the ACT or SAT. If this has not been done, it is advisable to register for one of the earliest dates listed below. Students can apply online for the ACT at www.actstudent.org or the SAT at www.collegeboard.com. ACT registration packets, sample tests and preparation materials for both tests will be available in the Guidance Center when school starts.

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ATTENTION 2012 Seniors interested in
Division I & II Sports:

Counselors have learned from NCAA Clearinghouse that they have adopted new legislation that will require prospects who intend to enroll at NCAA Division I and Division II institutions to supply ACT or SAT scores to the Clearinghouse directly from the testing agencies. Test scores on an official high school transcript will no longer be usable for NCAA purposes. Read more on this under "News and Views" behind the "General Information" heading at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.

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More Senior Stuff

Receiving College Credit While in High School

Students wishing to accelerate and accumulate college credits while in high school will need to notify their counselor and/or principal in advance. OTC articulation offers high school students the opportunity to earn free college credit for approved high school courses. If a student earns a "B" or higher in an articulated course, the grade is forwarded to OTC and recorded on the transcript. When a student enrolls at OTC, the transcript will reflect all articulated courses completed in high school. There is no fee for articulated courses.

Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement is a nationally recognized program developed by Educational Testing Service which allows academically accelerated high school students to pursue college-level studies and to receive credit or appropriate placement from participating colleges or universities. Students working for Advanced Placement college credit are REQUIRED to take an examination.

The cost of the testing is to be paid by the student; however, where financial need exists, assistance can be provided.

The examination is graded and evaluated on a scale of 1 to 5 and ranked by Educational Testing Service. These ranks are then sent to participating colleges or universities specified by the student. Not all colleges or universities participate in the AP Program.

Students considering AP should discuss the details and requirements of the program with their counselor and their parents.