It's been a while!

Just reminding all exit level students that during the holiday's you need to be on the computer researching colleges!  When the first of the year comes, you need to be applying to colleges!  If you need help, contact myself or another teacher! 

Check deadlines!  Don't miss them!  Have a great holiday and work!

There are many FREE SAT tutorials on line.  Look for them, take them, get used to taking a timed test!  Come back and report what you find out!  We want to know!

Assignment: Ivy League College

Do a search answering the question, "What are Ivy League Colleges?" 
List Ivy League Colleges in the United States. 
Wish of these colleges would you attend and why?
Please make your answers in complete sentences.  Put thought into it!  After all, this is your life! 
Due on Monday

Business Professioansls Of America (BPA)

Calling all students!  We are now recruiting for members for BPA.  BPA is an organization that will allow you to practice your skills in Job Interview, Public Speaking, Film Making, Computer Skills, presenting a point of view as a Team and much more!  Travel will be to Dallas Texas in March and Chicago in May!  In order to join, you need to see me.  The cost is $16.00 to join.  You pay $8.00 and I match your $8.00.  We will be fundraising to pay for these trips!  Want to learn more about BPA, go to Texasbpa.com.  texasbpa.com.

College Visits

READY FOR COLLEGE TOURS!    There will be sign up sheets for each college visit.  The list will have places for twenty students to sign up.  Twelve students will go on the trip, the other eight will be on stand-by.  Question is:  "Will this cost money?"  The answer:  Yes, there will be cost involved.  On day trips it will be the gas cost.  On overnight trips, it will be gas and hotel.  Please look at the college websites and decide if this is a college you would like to attend.  If that campus has something to offer you, please come with us for a visit! 
Visits:
     Corpus Christi A & M and Texas A & M Kingsville
     Texas State University and Texas Lutheran
    
THERE WILL BE MORE TO COME!

College and Career Prep

San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity

2011-12

College and Career Preparation

Are you ready to go out and become someone!  Maybe change your family tree!

This class is going to help you do just that!  Creating resumes, applications, practice college exams, college applications, the FASFA (you will learn what this is in class) and much, much more!

We will discuss your goals and ways to reach them!

This will be a high energy class!  Whether you want college, a career or both, this class will help get you there. 

We are going to learn study habits, how to search the net for what you want in life!  We will be going on field trips to businesses and colleges.

Guest speakers will be coming to our school to open your minds to possibilities!

No goal is too high if you have willing to work for it! 

Expectations:

·          Good attendance is mandatory

·         Participation is crucial

·         Opening your mind to possibilities is a must!

·         Hard work and dedication – this class is all about you! 

·         Investment in yourself is how you pass this class!

·         Walk the stage with your goals in hand! 

·         This will be a great class!

Marketing Information

San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity

2011-12

Marketing and Advertising

In this class, you will learn marketing, entrepreneurship and advertising for business.  This is a serious class.  When you leave my classroom at the end of the year, I want you to be able to market you and your business.  You will be able to apply your knowledge to any business or college. 

Our main goal is to promote our school and the projects which happen in our school!

Every Monday, we will have a production meeting.  Each of you will take notes, which will be graded.  You will be expected to help with ALL PROJECTS.  You will also have to chair at least one project this year. 

We will be producing a newsletter every month this year.  The time it will go out will be discussed with Dr. DeLeon.  Each of you will be responsible for a section in the newsletter.  It will be a team effort, but it will be something that you can place on your resume. 

The following are expectations that need to be kept in order for you to succeed in this class. 

·       You need to have good attendance in all your classes

·        We will have a performance evaluation every four weeks in my class.  We will discuss your participation and make recommendations on how you can improve if need be.    

·       You must not use any foul and offensive language in my classroom. 

·       You must be willing to participate in ALL fundraisers.  Cookies will be sold, tacos will be sold and pizzas on Tuesday’s after school will be sold.  This is only a few of the fundraisers we expect to do. 

·       Participation is mandatory!  It cannot be an effective class if we do not all work at it!

Big plans for our students!

I saw the great college study prep books we have for our students this year.  We will be spending time on http://www.collegeboard.com/.  I can't wait for this year to start!  Painting the room, collecting college information - Can't Wait!

College for our students

Sample websites: 
     www.fafsa.ed.gov/
    www.fedmoey.org/

Students will be taking college tours, virtual tours, writing reports and planning for the future.  Working on portfolio's. 

We are going to work on budgets, and life lessons.  More to follow.


  

Ken Robinson - Do schools kill creativity?

Found a u-tube that made me glad our school teaches our students the way we do.  Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&feature=youtube_gdata_player