Junior/Senior Seminar

The full syllabus is available on the Important Documents page.

Senior/Junior Seminar

Syllabus

2012-13

Teacher: Casey Silbaugh

Contact Info:

253-583-5418 x3027

csilbaug@cloverpark.k12.wa.us

Objectives:

To provide experiences outside school (job shadows, college visits, service learning, etc.)
To prepare students for 13^thyear and beyond
To prepare and apply for 4-year universities
To write college entrance essays
To research and prepare for scholarship opportunities
To prepare families for college application/entrance
To educate parents about college entrance
To cultivate an attitude of confidence/success

Portfolio Requirements:

Harrison Prep Late Work Policy

We expect that allstudentswill turn in assignments on the given due date at the beginning of the student's assigned class period. Late work is an assignment not turned in by the established due date / class period.All late work will be accepted during the current nine week grading period up to the commencement of the final summative assessment.

·        Students who submit late work one day past the due date can earn up to a 70% on the late assignment.

·        Students who submit late work two or more days past the due date can earn up to a 50% on the late assignment.

·        Assignments not submitted will be entered in the gradebook as missing which will calculate as a zero.

Absence

Students have one day to make up work for each day they are out with an excused absence.

Quarter End dates:

·        1^stquarter: November 9^th(Seniors need to pay attention to this grade report. Colleges frequently ask for 1^stquarter grades, especially if 9-11 grade GPAs are low.)

·        (FINAL GRADE) 2^ndquarter: January 31^st

·        3^rdquarter: April 12^th

·        (FINAL GRADE) 4^thquarter: June 19^th