Throughout your Sophomore Year

• Strive for good grades. Your cumulative grade point average of all your grade: 9-12
• Note deadlines for applications for scholarship, volunteer, or job pportunities.
• Become involved with extra-curricular activities through school clubs and organizations, part-time jobs, or volunteer opportunities.
• Visit with your counselor about the Upward Bound Program (a college preparatory program for first generation college bound students), at Eastern New Mexico University.

• See your counselor to enroll in required remediation courses.
• See your counselor to check your graduation credits, to review your schedule, and to ensure that you are enrolled in courses geared toward obtaining your future career or college goals
• Begin a Career Portfolio with these items
  _ Copy of report card
  _ Copies of certificates you earn
  _ A list of awards/honors you receive
  _ A list of school and community clubs
  and organizations to which you belong
  _ A list of all school offices you hold
  _ Copies of class work including résumé’s,
  writings, artwork, and commendations.
  

During the Second Nine Weeks (Nov-Dec)

• Take an interest inventory to explore interest and options available after graduation
• Begin to discuss with your counselor vocational programs or colleges that interest you. Sharing these interests with your counselor allows them to better help
  you attain them.
• Continue building your career portfolio
  

• See your counselor to enroll in required remediation courses you failed first term.
• Take the New Mexico HS Competency Exam.
• Plan your junior class schedule with your
  parent/guardian and PASS teacher.
• Continue building your career portfolio.
• During registration visit with your counselor about the Technical Career Program.
  

• Organize study notes and prepare for finals.
• Visit local colleges with family or friends.
• See your counselor to ensure you are enrolled in appropriate pre-requisite classes for college and graduation.
• Start thinking about a part-time summer job.
• See your counselor to enroll in required Summer School remediation courses
• Continue building your career portfolio

During the First Nine Weeks (Aug-Oct)

• Review your credits with your counselor to see that you are taking courses for graduation.
• Meet with your counselor to see if you have met the Competency Exam requirement.
• Talk to your counselor about available vocational and work-study programs.
  
• Get involved in extra-curricular activities or volunteer work in the community that interest you and may give you career experience
• Update your Career Portfolio
• Check with your counselor to begin to prepare for the ACT or SAT with available guidebooks, computer programs, and workshops.
• Take the PSAT in Oct. the qualifying test for National Merit and National Hispanic Awards.
• Order your class ring.
• Look for a part-time job leading to better career opportunities after graduation.

During the Second Nine Weeks (Nov-Dec)

• Start contacting prospective colleges and ask for an application packet.
• Obtain a registration form for the ACT or SAT and check on a fee waiver if money is a challenge.
• Update your career portfolio

During the Third Nine Weeks (Jan-Mar)

• Take the ASVAB vocational aptitude exam.
• Review transcript, test scores, credits and graduation requirements with your counselor.
• Check into technical programs at CCC in allied health, graphic arts, building/construction trades, welding, digital electronics, heating/air conditioning, and business administration.
• At registration make sure you have signed up for courses that help you achieve your goals.
• Obtain a registration form for the ACT or SAT and check into a fee waiver if necessary
• Check with your counselor about taking a computer assisted interest inventory
• Continue building your career portfolio.
• Plan your Senior class schedule with your parent/guardian and PASS teacher.

• Continue contacting colleges for application packets.
• Start thinking about topics for scholarship apps.
• Update your resume’ and career portfolio
• Sign up for summer school courses if needed.
• Get a head start by taking a course at CCC
• Meet with your counselor again to ensure you are registered in appropriate pre-requisites for college, work-study, or vocational programs.
• Start thinking about a part-time summer job.

During the First Nine Weeks (Aug-Oct)

• Visit colleges, vocational schools, military recruiters, and other agencies
• If you do not plan on attending college or vocational school begin looking seriously for part-time work that will lead to a full-time job after graduation.
• If you are planning to attend college or vocational school, job shadow in the area you plan to major.
• Spend time further researching a career area you are interested in.
• Discuss career opportunities with teachers and community members involved in your interest area.
• Request application and scholarship forms from the universities or vocational schools you are interested in attending.
• Review your transcript and test scores with your counselor and make sure you are up to date on credit and graduation requirements.
• Compile your final list of colleges.
• Check the daily bulletin throughout your senior year for recruiter information and scholarship opportunities.
• Register for the ACT or SAT if not complete.
• Ask teachers and Administrators for letters of recommendation. (Don’t forget to write thank you letters.)
• Photocopy all applications or apply on-line.
• Be aware of deadlines for transcripts, recommendations, etc.
• Fill out diploma order form (guidance office).
• Order cap and gown and graduation announcements.
• Register on-line with NCAA Clearinghouse if you desire to play Div I or Div II athletics in college.

During the Second Nine Weeks (Nov-Dec)

• Request that your ACT and SAT scores be sent to your colleges of choice.
• Complete and submit all applications if not already done. Financial Aid (FAFSA) is due by March 1st.

• Prepare the FAFSA form.
• Remind parents to have their income tax form completed. It is necessary for completion of the FAFSA form and colleges often require a photocopy.
• Attend Financial Aid night with your parents.
• Fill out a “Transcript Request” form in the guidance for midyear reports to schools to which you have applied.
• Register for any Advanced Placement exams.
• Be sure you received FAFSA acknowledgement.
• Begin filling out housing applications for your final college choice.
• Continue reading guidance information in the daily bulletin for local scholarships.

• Review the acceptances and financial aid offers you received.
• Revisit one or two of your top college choices.
• Notify the college of choice of your acceptance of its offer and send in a deposit by May 1st.
• Take the Advanced Placement exams.
• Notify the senior counselor of academic awards and scholarship awards for the Clovis High School Senior Awards Night.
• Fill out final transcript request form to be sent to college of your choice.