Junior Monthly News
MD Guidance & Counseling - December 2017
11th Grade Monarchs
Can you believe it? We are almost at the end of the first semester!
Your Fall Semester finals will be held December 18, 19, 20, 21. Be sure to check for the exam schedule to know which dates you will be taking which tests.
Remember, first semester grades are important--they are used to determine senior year classes. Please check your Blackboard and Aeries Parent and Student Portals to make sure that you have all your assignments turned in and that you have made up any tests you may have missed.
If you have any questions or concerns about your classes, please communicate with your teachers. Asking for help when needed and advocating for yourself are skills that we hope our students build! Teachers are available to students during office hours and their email addresses can be found on the MD staff page. If you'd like some extra support, feel free to let your counselor know.
Regularly check your Naviance account for helpful college planning tools and resources. List the Colleges that you are thinking about applying to, located in the "Colleges" section of your Naviance account, so you can receive e-emails that inform you of when the College Representative of the university you are interested in is visiting Mater Dei. If you are not sure what you would like to study in the future, check out RoadTrip Nation or the Career Interest Profiler.
CSF Ceremony
Location: LeVecke Center
All CSF members are required to attend the CSF meeting on Wednesday morning December 6th at 7:30am in the LeVecke Center. Please click here to learn more about CSF.
Wednesday, Dec 6, 2017, 07:30 AM
Mater Dei High School, Edinger Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, United States
SAT & ACT
December 2nd, 2017 SAT Testing at Mater Dei High School
December 9th, 2017 ACT Testing at Mater Dei High School
It is recommended that students take the real ACT, SAT and SAT Subject Tests (if needed) during the spring of junior year.
· Click here for a helpful Testing Timeline to assist you in your planning.
· To register for the real SAT with writing and/or SAT Subject Tests,
go to: www.collegeboard.org.
· To register for the real ACT with writing go to: www.actstudent.org.
Test Prep Opportunities at MD:
Take advantage of our upcoming Test Prep opportunities here at Mater Dei! Take a practice SAT and ACT test to see which test fits you better. And, learn the content, strategies, and skills needed for the exams through an engaging class!
Full-Length Practice SAT/ACT Exams at Mater Dei on Saturday January 13 and January 27
Flyer for Mock Exams: https://1.cdn.edl.io/88ttjOUxIe8a3t6JyG1lzJgK03SiJ59bHBDnAGQw6374avSl.pdf
Register online at $15 per exam with discount code "MD10". Go to https://store.triedandtruetutoring.com/collections/mock-tests
Spring 2018 Comprehensive Classes for SAT or ACT
Class dates & times: https://1.cdn.edl.io/KhCXH2ZzM5qWagRtZ6GnrPyEqH878lmJ1YWwTp0Tv8bIi9s4.pdf
Register online for $399 with discount code "MD200" at https://store.triedandtruetutoring.com/collections/full-length-classes
We wish you a very merry Christmas, wonderful winter break, and happy new year!
(Here's some of the counseling staff in their Christmas sweaters last year!)