College Admissions Testing for Juniors and Seniors

Juniors and Seniors - Remember to get signed up for your SAT before school starts.  Seniors should take the October SAT and Juniors should take the May or June SAT.  You can sign up using your College Board account that you created when you took your PSAT last year.  If you have not yet created a College Board account, do this when you are signing up for your SAT.  The quickest way to get to the sign-up page is to go to:  www.sat.org/register

International students who are also taking the SAT in your first language (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, or Spanish Language with Listening), remember, this is only offered ONCE A YEAR on November 7, so sign up early!  A qualifying score will give you two years of high school world language credit.

Juniors and Seniors who have stronger math/science skills (as compared to reading/writing) may want to take the ACT in addition to the SAT and use the higher score when you apply to colleges.  Seniors should take the October test and Juniors should take the June test.  To take the ACT, go to: www.actstudent.org

If you need help with this, please stop by the Guidance Office after school.

Summer College Visits

August 3-7 is Oregon's Private College Week!  If you are going to be a SENIOR this year, I would strongly encourage you to take advantage of the tours/informational meetings held twice daily this week at over 19 private colleges in Oregon (including Corban, George Fox, Warner Pacific, Concordia, Willamette, Pacific, and Marylhurst).  If you tour 4+ campuses during this event, you will get FREE college applications at those campuses, which could save you a few hundred dollars!  To plan your visits, register at: www.oregonprivatecolleges.com .  Registration ends July 31, so do it today :)


SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS and SENIORS who are interested in going to an evening information session/college fair over the summer, the Colleges That Change Lives event is coming to Portland Convention Center at 7:00 p.m. on July 29th.  Students and parents will be able to hear a 30 minute presentation on today's college search process, followed by time to speak directly with admissions representatives from college from all over the country, including: Antioch, Cornell, Hope, Southwestern, Wheaton, and Willamette.  For event details, go to: www.ctcl.org/events/programs

International Summer Travel Opportunities

Students who are interested in international travel experiences during the summer of 2016 or 2017, here are good reasons to sign up NOW!

IRELAND in 2016 - Anyone who enrolls by Sunday, May 31^st will receive:

·         Current May pricing – could increase as much as $250 by September

·         Entry into 50 free trips giveaway

·         Several more months on the monthly payment plan – especially important for spring break travel!

·         Time to work/fundraise over the summer months

LONDON-PARIS-FLORENCE-ROME in 2017 - Why should you start planning now for 2017?

·         Save $200! Early enrollment discount is officially out

·         2 years to pay for the lowest price possible (low monthly payments)

 

      ·         Time to work/fundraise over the summer months

If you are interested in more information on either one of these trips, and ESPECIALLY if you are trying to make the May 31 deadline for the free trip drawing, feel free to phone me on my cell in the evening or over the weekend (it's in the student directory).

AP Scores Available July 9, 2015

To the 32 Western students who took one or more AP Exams this year, congratulations!  Your score reports will be available on the AP website, using the instructions in your Student Pack that you received on exam day.  Remember, you will need your College Board log-in and your AP Student Number to access your scores.  All exams that you took this year will be scored and released online at:

5:00 a.m. on July 9th

Corban University Summer Theatre Camp (for elementary, middle school, and high school students)

INTO THE WILD, Corban's 15th Annual Theatre Camp, will be July 20-August 1, 2015.  This camp is open to students in grades 4-12 and runs from 8:30 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday. 

• Experience the fun of staging exotic animal stories
• Enjoy writing scripts about the complexity of relationships
• Participate in exciting flights into your imagination
• Come take a trip with us Into the Wild

For more information, and to register, go to: https://inside.corban.edu/theatre/camp

Cost is $150 if you register before June 19, or $175 if you register after June 19.  If you have questions, you can contact Michelle Bruhn at 503-375-7019 or mbruhn@corban.edu

Summer Reading and Speed Reading for Grades 6-12

If you are interested in improving your reading comprehension or speed over the summer, check out the Summer Reading Program directed by the Institute of Reading Development.  The Salem location is at Blanchet Catholic School, 4373 Market Street NE:

Students entering grades 6-8:
*Every Friday July 24-August 21 from 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Students entering grades 9-11:
*Every Thursday from July 23-August 20 from 3:45-6:15 p.m.

Students entering grade 12 or college:
*Every Thursday from July 23-August 20 from 7-9:30 p.m.

For more information or to register, call the Institute of Reading Development at 1-800-978-9596

Last Chance for Juniors to take SAT this year!!!

Tomorrow (May 8) at 9:00 p.m. is the very last moment that Juniors can sign up for the final SAT test date this year (June 6).  If you are a JUNIOR, and you did not already take the SAT this year, please log in to your College Board account and get registered tonight! (May 7) or tomorrow (May 8) before 9:00 p.m.  This is a very important step in your college preparation process, so get it done :)

www.collegeboard.org/SAT