News from the Counseling Department

Week of April 6, 2015

Pima Community College Placement Testing and Orientation

We will be offering placement testing for Pima Community College on Wednesday, April 8 in the CDO library. All students who are planning on attending Pima next year should take this test. Please have your senior sign-up to participate in the counseling office. Students must apply to Pima before they can take the placement test (www.pima.edu). Once placement testing is done, students will be able to attend a New Student Orientation for CDO Seniors at the Pima Northwest Campus on April 22, where they will receive assistance in registering for classes. Please contact your student's counselor if you have any questions.

SAT/ACT for Juniors

As a reminder, we highly recommend that all juniors who are considering attending a four-year university immediately after graduation take the SAT and/or ACT in the spring of the junior year. There are a few more opportunities to test this school year. The SAT will be given on May 2, but the registration deadline for this test date is TODAY, April 6. The SAT will also be given on June 6 and the ACT will be given on June 13. The registration deadline for both is May 8. To register, visit http://sat.collegeboard.org for the SAT and www.actstudent.org for the ACT. Please contact your student's counselor if you have any questions!

Summer School

Summer school will be offered this summer through the Amphitheater School District and it will be held at CDO. For specific information regarding registration and courses available, please visit http://www.amphi.com/district/amphitheater-community-schools.aspx or pick up a summer school flyer in the counseling office.

The district will also be offering online summer school again this summer through MDLP. Information about online summer classes is posted on the district website (www.amphi.com). Students will need to have a contract signed by both the student and a parent (the contract can be found online and should be brought to the counselor completed when the student comes in to sign-up), as well as an online advisement form completed by their counselor before they can register for online summer school. Please have your student schedule an appointment with his/her counselor to discuss this further if there is an interest in taking an online summer class.

Summer Opportunities

Just a friendly reminder that there are still many great summer programs available for students of all ages this summer. Counselor, Ms. Pati Mapp has been hard at work organizing a list of these opportunities for you: http://www.amphi.com/schools/cdo-high/counseling/summer-opportunities.aspx.

Scholarship Spotlight:  The Debbie Clark Memorial Scholarship

Upcoming College Visits:

• Grand Canyon University - Wednesday, April 8, 9:00 am
• University of Arizona visit - Thursday, April 16, 9:00 am (focus on juniors)

Juniors and Junior Parents:

Are you thinking about applying to the Service Academies?  If so, mark your calendars for April 18^th!  There are two different Academy Conferences being offered that morning that will answer many of your questions.

Senator Flake's office is hosting one at

Red Mountain High School

7301 East Brown Road

Mesa, AZ  85207

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

(602) 840-1891

Congresswoman McSally's office is hosting one at

Empire High School Auditorium

10701 East Mary Ann Cleveland Way

Tucson, AZ 85747

For additional information please contact

Nancy Heiser in Congresswoman McSally's office

(520) 881-3588

CDO Students and Families,

 Online summer school registration has begun!

There are some significant changes for this summer's online MDLP courses so if your student is interested in taking online summer school please read the information below very carefully.  After you and your student read the material go to the Amphitheater Distance Learning website http://www.mdlp.org/amphi/ , click on the contract form in the middle of the document, read the contract form very carefully and if the student is able to meet the criteria and if you and your student agree to the information then print the contract, sign it and have the student bring it to the counselor to sign up for an advisement appointment. 

Each online class has a mandatory final exam component.  This final exam component must be taken here at the school (CDO, rm T24) during designated proctoring times: Tuesday and Wednesday, 9am - 3pm, June 2^nd  - July 23^rd. 

If you have any questions about which MDLP class is right for your student please contact your student's counselor.  696-5744

If you have general questions about Online summer school through CDO please contact Assistant Principal Brice Menaugh. 696-5561

Thanks again for helping make CDO a great learning environment... even during the summer!

Amphitheater Public Schools brings a higher standard of distance learning education to students and families. The basic core program in grades 9-12 has high quality, interactive online semester courses taught by certified teachers. Our distance learning program provides multimedia-rich curriculum aligning to state and national standards as well as numerous online tools for both parents and students.

Online Summer School
High School - Grades 9-12

Amphitheater Public Schools will be offering online summer courses to current students of the Amphitheater School District who are interested in earning academic credit while working independently. The Mesa Distance Learning Program (MDLP) will be the online provider of the curriculum. Students wishing to take courses during the summer should see their counselor at their home school for advisement and registration. Counselors will need to complete the online advisement form and collect an online summer school contract before students register for distance learning courses.

•         Online summer school pre-registration begins March 30, 2015
•         Download the MDLP online summer school contract and return it to your counselor prior to having them complete the online advisement form.http://www.mdlp.org/amphi/
•         Have your counselor complete the online advisement form before you complete the registration form at http://www.mdlp.org/amphi/
•         Students must complete all course work and final exam by July 23, 2015.
•         An extension of one week may be granted with prior administrative approval to accommodate scheduling conflicts.
•         Students will be given the opportunity to earn up to 1.0 transferable credit or two semesters of course work. Note that all course work must be completed by the deadline. Second semester course work may begin at the completion of semester one; however no second semester course may begin after July 2nd.
•         All MDLP courses require a proctored final exam. Proctoring dates and times will be determined by each high school. Ask your counselor for proctoring dates and times.
•         Cost: No Cost

Summer school course work may begin as early as May 26, 2015.

SENIOR CLASS MEETING

Friday, April 10^th @ 9:00

Fine Arts Auditorium

This is a mandatory meeting for seniors and will be sharing important information regarding graduation.

Purchase your ticket and reserve a seat with your friends!

The best tables fill up fast, and you MUST have a ticket purchased to reserve your seat.

Tickets are also On Sale Every Day in the Bookstore.

Email questions to Carol at Tickets@CDOProjectGraduation.com 

Congratulations to the CDO Early Childhood Students on their job well done at FCCLA State Competition!

Early Childhood Event:

• Sammi Ball (1st place at State, National Contender, Grand Canyon Univ scholarship) - gold medal
• Nicole Sevinsky (2^nd place at State, National Contender) - gold medal
• Bekah Argentati - gold medal
• Erica Millsap - silver medal
• Oksana Ball - silver medal

Chapter Service Project- Portfolio:

• Rebecca Vorholzer - silver medal
• Leila El-Ali - silver medal

Chapter Service Project- Display:

• Hannah Bryant -  Bronze medal
• Ireland Vass - Bronze medal
• Tatiana Sierra - Bronze medal
• Jacquelyn Rott - Bronze medal

Focus on Children:

• Brenna Griesser - silver medal
• Maggie Morales - silver medal
• Eva Ascencio - bronze medal

Literacy Connection-Story Stretching:

• Lindsay Hoel - (1^st place overall) - gold medal
• Karly Colombo - silver medal

Advocacy:

• Eddie Rivera - silver medal

The students earning their way to Nationals will be competing again in July in Washington, DC !!!

Career Internship: a Senior elective option for next year...

It's not too late for juniors to sign up for a class designed to allow them to explore a career (or two) they are interested in during their senior year and leave high school with 'real world' experience. The goal of the class is for students to witness typical workday operations within an organization and participate in a variety of workplace experiences such as job shadowing, attending meetings and completing tasks to meet a supervisor's expectations.

One of the most important outcomes for Career Internship students is they begin developing their own network through connecting with adults who are working in a chosen field.  Students must have the initiative to explore such an experience on a weekly basis (typically 4 hours/week) and attend the weekly class (1^st period option). The class is designed to prepare students for the workplace through exploration of careers, personal assessments, career/college research, resume preparation and interviewing.

Free BBQ Field Day event for Oro Valley high school students

Oro Valley, Arizona (April 1, 2015) - All Oro Valley high school students (grades 9-12) are invited to the annual BBQ Field Day on Saturday, April 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Riverfront Park lower field, 551 W. Lambert Lane. This FREE event, which is hosted by the Oro Valley Youth Advisory Council, will feature music, volleyball, capture the flag and free food. No RSVP necessary; just show up and join the fun! To view photos from last year's event or learn more about the Youth Advisory Council, visit www.orovalleyyouth.com.

About the Youth Advisory Council

The Oro Valley Youth Advisory Council is a group of youth advocates from Ironwood Ridge High School, Canyon del Oro High School, BASIS Oro Valley, and Pusch Ridge Christian Academy. They are working to bridge age gaps in the Oro Valley community, create and participate in effective community service projects and serve as a voice for youth in the Town of Oro Valley government.

ATTENTION

Senior Parents 2015

It's Time for Memory Lane!

Make your Graduate's Project Grad "Walk Down Memory Lane" Extra Special

MEMORY LANE PHOTO COLLAGE

Create a collage of your child's life through photos~to ensure all collages can be displayed on the Memory Lane display, you must follow the specific instructions you receive in the Senior Graduation information packet.

MEMORY LANE SLIDE SHOW

A picture is worth a thousand words! Share memories of your graduate and their friends growing up together.

EMAIL your jpeg photos of ONLY CDO Grads to: Slideshow@CDOProjectGraduation.com

PERSONAL LETTER

Get sentimental! Tell your child how proud you are of them, in a personal letter. Our Memory Lane Volunteers will make sure your letter is waiting for your child at their reserved seat at the party. (No greeting cards please!)

Shhh! This should be a surprise for your Graduate! The DEADLINE for all Memory Lane items is Friday, April 24^th

Find the DETAILS at www.CDOProjectGraduation.com on the SENIOR PARENTS tab.

Or email: MemoryLane@CDOProjectGraduation.com