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10th Grade

ECAP Goals:   

Students will understand the purpose and value of the SAT and ACT by:

  • Taking the PSAT (given at Chaparral during the school day; no registration required for 10th graders)

Students will explore and gain an understanding of their career interests by:

  • Completing a “Personality Assessment" in Major Clarity and then researching a career through "Career Exploration" based on their results
  • Completing a "Learning Styles Assessment" in Major Clarity

Counselors met with all 10th graders during their English class on November 13th. Click here to view the PowerPoint that counselors went over with students, as well as parents during our Coffee with the Counselors presentation on November 15th.


ACE Program through Scottsdale Community College:

Achieving a College Education (ACE) is a nationally recognized, competitive application-based college preparation program for high school students.

Click here to learn more on SCC's website. 


National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA):

Students who plan to participate in college athletics in either Division I or II must register with the NCAA. Those who plan to participate in Division III or intramural sports do not need to register.

The NCAA requires specific courses to be taken at specific times during high school. To see what is required of each of the three divisions, Click here.


College Testing:

PSAT

SUSD pays and registers all 10th graders to take the PSAT in the fall semester. College Board recommends these resources:  

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital/digital-practice-preparation/practice-tests/bluebook

https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat/full-length-sat-1/paper-sat-tests/a/full-length-psat-nmsqt

Once results are released by College Board, students need to review their scores and remediate any areas of weakness prior to future test dates. 

ACT/SAT

Consider taking a FREE practice length test for the ACT or SAT to determine which test is the best fit for you. 

Princeton Review is a valuable website to use for test preparation purposes. Similar resources are available through Scottsdale Education Center, Kaplan, Revolution Prep, or Vogel Prep. 

Here are some "Question of the Day" sources: 

The "Question of the Day" could be from any exam and/or section. Studying one question per day can help build knowledge over time and is a great starting point!

Students can also visit ACT's website for sample test questions. If you look over to the right, you can change the subject area. 

Click here for free SAT prep resources.