SAT Prep

• VHS SAT Prep class – if you missed signing up for the SAT prep class that is offered at Varina High it’s not too late to prepare for the SAT. You can receive the same information online. Follow the steps below!
• Log on to SchoolSpace (using your student log in)
• Go to the center column locate TCA Online Study Guide.
• Click on Varina HS
• Juniors: Register to take the SAT at least once this spring. For more information and to register go to www.collegeboard.com or come to the School Counseling office
• Good luck!

Aunt Berta’s SAT Prep workshop (1 day only). See attachments (student letter and registration) for more information or come to the School Counseling Office.

SAT Student Letter (pdf) Registration Flyer (pdf)

 

College Readiness Class – if you would like more SAT preparation, please speak to your school counselor about the College Readiness Class that will be offered during the 2010-2011 school year. It’s a ½ credit elective class that will prepare you for the SAT. Space is limited!

 

Job Readiness Workshop – if you are looking for a summer job attend the Job Readiness Workshop on Saturday March 13, 2010 at Cedar Street Baptist Church. The workshop will be held from 9-noon and is free and open to the public. Continental breakfast will be served at 8:30am and door prizes will be given away.
Register by March 10th by going to www.cedarstreebaptistchurch.com and return via email to JobReadinessSeminar@yahoo.com or by fax to 344-4325.

Varina High School 2010 Clash of the Careers MARCH 15TH– SAVE THE DATE – It’s that time again! Your future starts NOW. Don’t miss out on the Varina High School annual Career Day! It will be held on March 15th from 9-3pm. Over 20 vendors and 12 presenters will be present along with our very own HCPS CTE bus (the big red bus). Come prepared to meet employers, and work on building your resume at our resource center. Students who dress to impress will receive extra credit in the math and English class! We are looking forward to another successful career day!

CTE Expo – The “Super Bowl” of career information – Sponsored by Henrico County Public Schools

When: May 15th – 9-12:30pm
Where:
Hermitage High School
8301 Hungary Spring Road
Henrico, VA 23228

This will be a fun filled day in which students will have the opportunity to develop an educational plan that will help them meet their career objectives. Displays will be set up from all schools highlighting CTE programs and the business partnerships. Don’t be left on the sidelines wondering what you will do with your future!

Summer School - Online Health and PE: Registration for Online Health and PE 9 and Health and PE 10 will begin on Friday February 26th. Please review the attached flyers for more information.

Open House Flyer (pdf) Registration Flyer (pdf)

SAT Prep – if you missed signing up for the SAT prep class that is offered at Varina High it’s not too late to prepare for the SAT. You can receive the same information online. Follow the steps below!

• Log on to SchoolSpace (using your student log in)
• Go to the center column locate TCA Online StudyGuide.
• Click on Varina HS
• Juniors: Register to take the SAT at least once this spring. For more information and to register go to www.collegeboard.com or come to the School Counseling office
• Good luck!

National Math and Science Initiative: The National Math and Science Initiative encourages our students to challenge themselves in the classroom and better prepare themselves for college and life after college. “Education is a tremendously important lever for ensuring competitiveness and prosperity in the age of globalization. Recent economic studies show that high skills lead to better wages, more equitable distributions of income, and substantial gains in economic productivity.”

VASS, Virginia Advanced Study Strategies understands this and so do the educators at Varina High School. The Advanced Placement grant not only offers our students the opportunity to challenge themselves in the classroom but it motivates them to pursue higher dreams academically and succeed in achieving those dreams.

For more information please contact your child’s school counselor at 226-8709 and look below for AP exam dates and prep sessions.

AP Exam Dates and Time

	8 AM	12 PM (Noon)
May 3 (Mon)	US Government and Politics	Comp. Gov & Politics/French
May 4 (Tue)	Computer Science	Statistics
May 5 (Wed)	Calculus AB/Calculus BC	Chinese
May 6 (Thur)	English Literature/German	Japanese
May 7 (Fri)	US History	European History/Studio Art
May 10 (Mon)	Biology/Music	Physics B/Physics C (mechanics)
May 11 (Tue)	Chemistry/Environmental Sci	Psychology
May 12 (Wed)	English Language	Art History
May 13 (Thur)	Macroeconomics/World History	Microeconomics
May 14 (Fri)	Human Geography/Spanish Lit	Latin

AP exams test prep session: AP (Advanced Placement) Exams are just around the corner. The time to begin preparing is NOW. To assist our students in preparation for their exams there will be test prep sessions in the areas of math, science and English. Please look below for dates and locations:

Math sessions:
February 20 – Deep Run High School
March 27 – Hermitage High School
April 24 – Deep Run High School

English sessions:
March 6 – Deep Run High School

**Additional tutoring for AP English 12 will be offered 8-8:30am and 4-4:30pm on Thursdays in room E-9

Science sessions:
January 23 – Varina High School
April 17 – Hermitage High School
May 8 – TBD

 

Discover Financial - Scholarship Opportunity for Juniors

Flyer (pdf)

 

VCU Pipeline Programs - Programs of interest to high school students:

• Project ACEe: a program sponsored by the VCU School of Medicine to expose students to the medical field.  This program is conducted through a series of workshop during the student's spring semester.  The application is currently open for the month of November.  Current students in grades 11 and 12 are eligible to apply.  
• Dental Career Exploration: a program sponsored by the VCU School of Dentistry for high school students that are interested in exploring a career in dentistry.  The program is conducted during the summer.  The application for this program is scheduled to open November 15th and students in grades 10, 11, and 12 are eligible to apply.
• VCU Acceleration: For incoming VCU Freshmen students only!  High school seniors who will be attending VCU in the fall of 2010 are eligible to apply for this program.  The VCU Acceleration Program accepts 38 students each year into this program.  The students come to VCU for 4 weeks before their first semester of their freshman year and receive preparatory courses in math and science, and also take tours and hear presentations from representatives from the various health science schools and departments at VCU.  These 38 students live together during their freshman year, receiving services from the pre-health advising office, and take certain courses together.  The application for the VCU Acceleration Program is scheduled to open November 15, 2009.

We do have a new website that features the VCU Pipeline Programs, and I invite you to take a look at it at your convenience.  The url for the site is www.dhsd.vcu.edu and the contact person is Erika Dumke. She can be reached at ekdumke@vcu.edu or by phone at (804) 628-7605.

 

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