Home Stretch!ss

WE are in the last semester of your senior year-- can you believe it!  Pretty soon it will be graduation parties and family celebrations all around. Here are the assignments we are currently working on and the DUE DATES.  Please pay special attention to these dates as we will no longer be extending them for you-- trying to create a "college like" environment here in AVID class. We will be running study groups-- looks like we really need them for math! During a lot of our class time to help you succeed in your last semester here.

Due Thursday, January 30th Assignment #1: Type up a two paragraph reflection on your semester grades using perfect grammar and punctuation.

Due Monday, February 3rd Assignment #2: Take a complete practice test for the COMPASS assessment-- you choose the subject. Get a link to tests from the Chemeketa website or the CIS website in the district. Report your scores to Mrs. Eddy.

Due Tuesday, February 4th Assignment #3: Find and complete one online scholarship that you are eligible for-- (feel free to use the CIS site as a tool to find scholarships) including any essays or essay questions. Have someone proofread your work and print it out for Mrs.Eddy to look at before you send it.

Due Thursday, February 6th Assignment #4: Complete the request for a letter of recommendation from the counseling center link on the West Salem High School website.

Critical Reading!

Be sure to do your reading and summarizing since we lost class time to the presenter today-- wasn't he amazing, though!  I will collect reflections next week as we have time--See you on Tuesday!
War on Poverty Readings
War on Poverty Critical Reading Assignment