Junior Project Canvas Module
The Junior Project gives you information and resources for post graduation planning. You will see all of the Junior Project components in your Canvas account. Some of the major tools you will use are Career Information System (CIS) and Naviance. Once you know how to use these tools, you can access them whenever you like as you research post high school options. Naviance is an excellent tool for organizing your research with helpful links.
Check Your Credit Status
You can view your credit status and past grades by going into Course History in StudentVue. It looks like the picture above. The bar graphs give you a visual of weather you are on track to graduate & turning on the “Details” shows you the number of credits required in each subject area. It shows what you’ve completed, what you are taking this year, and what will be remaining for senior year.
If you will have completed fewer than 17 credits by the end of junior year, to talk to your counselor. You may want to add classes to your schedule or take summer school.
4 Year College Admissions Requirements
Meeting admission requirements for 4-year college is a different standard than graduating.
Most 4-year colleges require students to complete, two credits or a 2nd year proficiency in a World Language. Many colleges also require 15 academic credits with a grade of C- or higher. Some pass grades have been accepted recently due to distance learning. Check directly with the college to confirm their policy for pass grades.
If you’ve earned a “D” or a "Pass” in an academic class, you can take an extra class in that subject area so you still reach the total number of required credits without counting the credit earned with a “Pass” or a “D”.
Personalized Learning Requirement
Personalized Learning is completed by completing several activities to help students plan for after high school graduation. In Junior year you are required to complete your Junior Project, which is a module on Canvas.
Another piece of the personalized learning requirement is to either complete the IHS Junior Seminar requirements, complete a CTE project or complete a Senior Experience.
See the next section for complete details for each of them.
International High School (IHS)
Fall semester of Junior Seminar Curriculum
Senior Experience
Students that choose to meet their personalized learning through a Senior Experience will complete Career Related Learning Experiences, also known as CRLEs.
CRLEs are activities that occur in the community, in a workplace, or within school, that connect classroom learning with the paths students might follow after high school.
Career-Technical Education (CTE)
Career-Technical Education (CTE) prepares students for high-skill, high-wage, high-demand jobs where you can be creative, innovative, and self-directed after high school. South’s programs focus on student collaboration, real-world relevance, and leadership development opportunities.
Click on the photo or here for the SEHS CTE program.
The Scheduling & Forecasting Department
We have a really great scheduling department working on schedules and forecasting throughout the year. If you discover you are lacking a course you need or if you have decided you would like to change your schedule please monitor their website for opportunities on their website here.
Olivia Leal is our scheduler and can be reached at southscheduling@4j.lane.edu
On the Scheduling and Forecasting page of the SEHS website scheduling & forecasting website you will find the curriculum guide and forms to request a schedule change or drop a class. In the spring, this is also where you will find information to help you select classes for your senior year.
The curriculum guide is your course planning guide for high school and can answer many questions about courses offered at SEHS.
Lane Community College (LCC)
LCC Bound Timeline with Helpful Links
If your future includes Lane Community College, we recommend you apply by the spring of senior year. Check out this LCC Admissions Webpage for step by step directions on making the plan come true. Why Apply to Lane Community College YouTube video.
After you apply for admission it will be time to start thinking about funding for your LCC experience. The first step is to complete either the FAFSA or ORSAA.
A great resource for those attending a community college in Oregon is the Oregon Promise which helps eligible students pay for the first two years of tuition.
Another great website to go to is the LCC Foundation Scholarship Page. The deadline is usually March 1st of your senior year.
Oregon Goes To College
Oregon Goes To College helps educators, students and families prepare for education after high school.
Junior year: This is the time to work your diligently to earn good grades, take on leadership roles, and refine your college options. Junior timeline can be found here.
College & Program SEHS Visit Schedule
College, Career and Military representatives present on their programs to South students. Most presentations are currently online and hosted by the SEHS College & Career Center. Sign up to learn about any programs that interest you. Check out College/Program Visits and Fairs webpage.
FAFSA & ORSAA
In December of January complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form to apply for financial aid for college.
How to fill out the FAFSA for a Dependent YouTube video
The ORSAA is an alternative to the FAFSA for Oregon residents who are undocumented, including students who have DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) status.
If a college requires the CSS Profile you will need to complete the application on the CSS College Board website.
OSAC & Oregon Promise
OSAC is a state office that helps Oregonians plan and pay for college by providing scholarships and other financial aid, mentorships and informational resources. They help manage approximately 600 scholarships and the deadline is typically March 1st.
Oregon Promise helps eligible students pay for the first two years of tuition. It's really great- check it out Oregon Promise.
SEHS College & Career Center Scholarships
It's always a good idea to look for scholarships at the SEHS Scholarship Website.
The SEHS College & Career Center has also compiled a number of local and national scholarships that you can apply to. You can find them here.
Information about the Western Undergraduate Exchange. WUE Participating schools can be found here.
COVID 19 & SAT/ACT
The College & Career Center gathered some information about the effects of COVID on SAT and ACT and they are included here:
Some highlights include:
Over 1600 4-year colleges/universities waived the SAT/ACT requirement for the class of 2021 and therefore after. This is more than two thirds of the total number of such schools in the United States.
Some of these same colleges will remain test optional, including all Oregon public universities, but many schools have not yet made a final decision about this.
SAT, ACT & PSAT/NMSQT Information
If you discover that you need to take the SAT/ACT we recommend you try taking it during the spring of your junior year and if you don't receive the score you were aiming for, take it again in fall of your senior year.
SAT sign up: CollegeBoard website. ACT exam at ACT.org
What is the differences between SAT, ACT & PSAT article.
If you qualify for the free/reduced lunch program you also qualify for a free waiver. They are given electronically so please e-mail Leann Hollenbeak.
Do I need to take the SAT/ACT?
Below you will find an interesting blog about how colleges are reconsidering the need for a SAT or ACT score.
Taking the ACT and SAT-Going Forward or Not
The eight public universities in Oregon have all moved to a test-optional admission policy. Learn how this new policy will affect admission and scholarship considerations at their respective institutions moving forward.
Information about who and who is not requiring an admissions test at FairTest.org Test Optional panel from the Oregon Public Universities video
Student Volunteering & Studying Abroad
Career Prep Information
UO SAIL: Career & College Resources
The year- round program offers weekly informational enriches sessions. Year-Round SAIL Programs. SAIL has a video library of UO professors talking about cutting edge career opportunities in their academic fields.
Check Here for descriptions and enrollment details.
Purple Packet
If you're applying to four year colleges, let me introduce you to the Purple Packet. In coordination with Naviance, the Purple Packet is how the counseling department manages and processes your materials for your college application.
In the Fall of senior year you'll want to come to the counseling office and pick up a packet from our counseling secretary, Leann Hollenbeak. She will work you through the steps and your counselor will use that to make sure your college admission materials get sent to your colleges.
Naviance Steps
If you completed the Junior Project you're pretty familiar with Naviance at this point. It's a great way to explore college admission standards and organize the required documents and deadlines. Over the summer after junior year or during fall semester you'll want to start narrowing your focus on colleges you want to apply to and be able to feel good about moving or add colleges to the I'm Applying To" section on Naviance.
How to Add Colleges to the "I'm applying to" list in Naviance
The Common App
The Common Application (Common App) is a non-profit representing nearly 900 diverse institutions of higher education. They connect applicants to a wide array of public and private colleges and universities across all 50 U.S. states, and 20 countries.
If you are using the Common App to apply to colleges please don't forget to put your colleges in Naviance and Common App, you will also need to Match the two programs. Here is a How to Video Link
SEHS Counseling Department
- Counseling Secretary: Leann Hollenbeak
Students work with the same counselor 10th-12th grade:
Website: https://sehs.4j.lane.edu/counseling-department/
Phone: 541-790-8013
Twitter: @SEHSCounselor
