To-Do List for 9TH & 10th Graders
- Continue your team,
club, or extracurricular activities. If you haven’t yet joined a team, club,
or special activity, now is a great time to start!
- Explore your interest to
help you identify possible college majors and career paths.
Try the improved Bridges site.
Our site ID is 1015773 and our password is higher (all lowercase).
- Access Learning Express
through Nashua public library and
prepare for PSAT & SAT exams. Anytime you can take advantage of a
materials that can help you prepare for the exams will be time well spent.
- Work with
eguidance.com and Choices to plan your course
selection. This will help you reach your goals to become successful after
high school.
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Explore career options in the career center.
- Meet and talk with your
school Counselor about yourself and your future. Develop an academic plan,
which preserves your options beyond high school. Invite your parents to join
you. Check out the COLLEGE HANDBOOK.
- Take advantage of
challenging courses that will reveal your preparedness for college. Take the
toughest classes that you can take and still get good grades (B or better).
- Research different
college majors and start to develop a list of postsecondary schools with your
guidance counselor and the career counselor.
- Attend college fairs in
your region. (Nov. 3 Nashua
High North)
- Apply for a summer job
or volunteer position that will help you to develop new skills or expose you
to new career possibilities.
- Increase your exposure
to new things: internet surfing, recreational classes, the Discovery Channel,
interesting people, reading, and what people tell you that you do well will
help to focus your intention. Parents- identify for kids what they do well or
seem to capture their interest.
- Balance time of a
variety of activities: time management/ organize commitments. Keep an
organizer- great way to keep track of time spent on community service,
homework, sports, clubs and job hours.
- Sleep and get to school
on time and well rested!