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Jefferson Academy: 8th Grade Parent Meeting
December 19, 2013
Good Evening!
• WELCOME!• Please take your seat and reflect:– What academic progress have your
students made so far this year?– What growth do you hope they will
demonstrate by the end of the year?
Greeting
• Turn to your neighbor and greet them with a bright “Good Evening.”
• Ask your neighbor about his/her hopes for his/her student and share yours!!
Some Fun
• To start our evening off right, we are going to play a little game called…
GUESS WHICH STAFF MEMBER!!!
Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!
• This staff member and his/her sister were elected President and Vice President of student government in middle school.
• ANSWER: Ms. Gordon• Their slogan was “Double your
pleasure, double your fun- Vote for the Gordon Sisters – we’re number one!”
Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!
• This staff member was the President of the Honor Society at his/her high school.
• ANSWER: Mr. TC• Mr. TC also had the opportunity to
speak as the MC for a meeting with the National Honor Society
Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!
• This staff member won a scholarship to a local high school and graduated as the Salutatorian with a 4.2 GPA.
• ANSWER: Mrs. Lee• Mrs. Lee was also nominated
“most talented” by her 8th grade class.
Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!
• This staff member was the captain of the rugby team.
• ANSWER: Mr. Webster • Mr. Webster led his team to victory
and they were the New England champions!
Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!
• This staff member was a high school cheerleader!
• ANSWER: Ms. Mann• Ms. Mann also got into EVERY
college she applied to!
Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!
• This staff member one the Service Award for completing the most service hours in her high school.
• ANSWER: Ms. Alwon• Ms. Alwon also won a scholarship
because of her awesome commitment to service.
Agenda
• High School Application Information• Service Opportunities• End of Year Updates• Shout Outs
High School Application
• The DCPS High School Applications opened this past Monday.
• Go to www.MySchoolDC.org to apply• The DEADLINE is February 3, 2013
Reminders
• *Be sure to include your Student ID - this allows for the automatic transfer of your test scores and transcripts
• *Spend Winter Break working on your high school application essays
• *Make sure you are putting in a valid email address - this is how some high schools will contact you for interviews!
• *Also make sure you are putting in valid email addresses for your recommendations!
Some SPECIAL Points
• Most specialized high schools have additional deadlines for entrance exams, interviews, or auditions. Please see the schools’ profiles for details about these dates! (all information is available on www.MySchoolDC.org)
• Benjamin Banneker, for example:– After submitting their application, qualified
applicants will be asked to interview on one of three dates:• Wednesday, February 19• Wednesday, March 5• Saturday, March 8
Recommendations
• DCPS Recommendations – we can begin recommendations on Dec. 23rd
• Letters of Recommendations Requests – Students must request
recommendations from adults in writing using the recommendation requests form
Essays
• Essays are required for HS applications• In order for students to submit the best
essays possible:– Mrs. Lee will host application and essay writing
sessions over the winter break from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM every day except Christmas and New Years. Students must sign up.
– Students can e-mail Mrs. Lee, Ms. Alwon, or Mr. TC to proof their essays.
– Students will have opportunities to work on the application and essays in advisory upon returning from break.
Scholarships
• Individual Schools– HSPT – High School Placement Test– January 2014
• http://www.dcscholarships.org/
Agenda
• High School Application Information• Service Opportunities• End of Year Updates• Shout Outs
Service Opportunities
• Monday: Teacher Interview @ 10:00 AM• Local Churches & Libraries• DC Central Kitchen – Group Field Trip
(end of February)• Environmental Science – Anacostia
Watershed Clean-up Trip
Agenda
• High School Application Information• Service Opportunities• End of Year Updates• Shout Outs
EOY Updates
• Ms. Bush has been working very hard to plan the end of year events! She will have updates with cost information in January!
Agenda
• High School Application Information• Service Opportunities• End of Year Updates• Shout Outs
Congratulations!• Pre-Algebra PIA Top Scorers!
– Saniye Brewer – Natori White – Shavonte Moore – Dante Scott
• Pre-Algebra Top Growth– Natori White – Shavonte Moore – Saniye Brewer – Dante Scott – Mylan Barnes – Tamia Hughes – Michael Waldron – Destiny Daughtry – Amon Lansdown – Davon Lucas– Tamia Hughes– Floyd Davis– Shaina Williams
Congratulations!
• Proficient Score in Algebra– Yingzhi Dai– Micah Bibb– Ellen Guo– Yuanlong Dai– Chen-Ying Wong
Congratulations!
• ELA MOST IMPROVED!!!• *Floyd Davis• *Destiny Daughtry• *Dyamone Tutt • *D'Marco Kingsberry • *Rico Smith• *Dante Scott • *Mahki Freeman
Congratulations!
• Jatahj Tenner• Yuanlong Dai
• For the most community service hours so far!!!
Questions?