Weekly Guidance News

Below you will find current guidance news for this week.  For more detailed and extensive general guidance information you may also click on this link:
Counselor's Corner


Have a great summer vacation!!!!!



Incoming Freshmen
If you were unable to atend the incoming freshman parent meeting, the powerpoint can be accessed through this link. or this link for a pdf of the powerpoint



Freshmen and Sophomores

The PLAN and EXPLORE results from fall testing were in your 4th quarter progress reports.  There was also be an explanation of the results.  If you have any questions, we have booklets that further explain the results or we would be glad to answer your questions.  Shown below are also links to the PLAN and EXPLORE sites that can help explain the results.

EXPLORE testing
PLAN testing


Juniors! Now is the time to make college campus visits and tours.  This is an important step in narrowing down your choices for college.  Mrs. Robinson has a list of "questions to ask" when taking a campus tour.  Stop by the guidance office to pick up a copy.

ACT Exam:  Juniors will be taking the PSAE (ACT) exam as a class in April of 2008.  Students wanting to take the ACT college entrance exam on their own, following is a list of test dates and registration deadlines:

TEST DATE                        REGULAR DEADLINE                LATE FEE REQUIRED

Sept 13, 2008                      August 12, 2008                                     Aug 13-22, 2008
October 25, 2008                Sept 19, 2008                                           Sept 20-Oct 3, 2008
Dec 13, 2008                        Nov 7, 2008                                             Nov 8 - 20, 2008
February 7, 2009                January 6, 2009                                        Jan 7- 16, 2009
April4, 2009                        Feb 27, 2009                                              Feb 28 - Mar 13, 2009
June 13, 2009                     May 8, 2009                                               May 9-22, 2009

   
Register online at act.org.  The ACT Morrison school code is 143-000.   Please note that ACT offers a copy of the test questions along with your answers 6 to 8 weeks after testing on the April, June, & December test dates.  There is an additional fee required for this option.  Students may check in the Guidance Office to find a test site close to them.

The ACT costs $31 to take without the writing portion and $46 to take with the writing portion.  The late registration fee is an additional $20. If you need to order additional scores the fee is $9.  


We are pleased to announce that we have purchased the site license for a career planning software.  The software can be used by Morrison High Schools students at school and at home.  There is an interest inventory, career exploration, portfolio, and resume builder.  Career cruising could be an valuable tool for parents to use with their student to help them figure out what they may be interested in doing as an adult and how they can get to that point.  We will be sending out the username and password to Morrison students but in case you are interested in using the program before you receive the information, you can call the school office or counselor and we will give you the password.  Here is a link to the website www.careercruising.com.

 


College Reps Visiting at MHS:

September 5      Educators of Beauty, Sterling, IL
September 22    St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
September 25    Sauk Valley Community College, Dixon, IL
September 29    Central College, Pella, IA


Students wishing to meet with a college rep need to pick up a permission slip from the Guidance Center and have their teacher who's class they will be missing sign the slip.  The permission slips are always due back to the guidance center the school day prior to the rep's visit.