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Junior Year (11th)

Junior Year Success Guide THRIVE Gilbert Public Schools


First Quarter

Check your schedule through your Infinite Campus Student Account!

 

Why Your Junior Year is Important to Colleges

You are about to begin your most important year of high school. Your Junior year transcript is what gets sent to colleges/scholarship organizations at the beginning of your senior year. Put your best foot forward by showing progress and growth in your academic performance!

Check Your Credits

Are you on track with your credits?

If you are taking six courses plus a lunch, at the end of your first semester you should have three credits. At the end of the school year you should have six credits, and so on.

To stay on track for graduation without the need of summer school or online classes, you should be completing three credits a semester and six credits a year. How did you do?

Access to Your Student Accounts

Here are some helpful links and information about the accounts that you will be expected to know and use regularly as a student:  

  1. Student Google Account (via Rapid Identity Login) - You will use a Google/Rapid Identity account to login to any computer you use in high school. 
  2. Infinite Campus - Infinite Campus is where you can check your grades, see assignment calendars and check your credit progress. 
  3. Google ClassroomGoogle Classroom is the online tool used by Gilbert Public Schools to simplify teaching and learning by connecting all the digital tools teachers use in one easy place. Most of your classes will have a Google Classroom for assignments and activities. Teachers will provide you with a code to sign up for their class at the beginning of the year. Tip: Find all your Google Classrooms at https://www.classroom.google.com.

 

Junior Year PSAT Important Information

Important: Register for the PSAT – Remember, this year is the year that counts for the National Merit Scholarship qualification.

Register, Prepare & Take the PSAT/NMSQT® Test

Listen to the announcements at your school for sign-up instructions to register, prepare, and take the PSAT/NMSQT® test.

Be Prepared – Free PSAT questions and test practice to help you prepare yourself for test day.

After you take the PSAT/NMSQT, you can get a free, tailored practice program for the SAT—based on your personal test results—through Khan Academy®.

You also get free access to the Roadmap to Careers online tool from Roadtrip Nation to explore majors and careers that reflect your interests.

 

PSAT/NMSQT Testing Information

Your College Search: Begin with Your Major/Career in Mind

When trying to figure out where your studies will take you after high school, start with your end goal in mind. College is not the end goal, it is a path to a career. There are a number of college search engines you can use to help you decipher the best course of study to get you to the career you desire. 

College Board – Big Future Search

 

College Confidential – School Search 

Ready for a Challenge?

If you're already involved in clubs or activities, consider taking on a leadership role this year!

Get & Stay Involved!

Looking for ways to get involved? Keep a lookout for your school’s club fair!

It is always a good time to get involved on your high school campus. There are clubs for everyone ranging from coloring clubs, K-pop, volunteer/service, mentoring, equality and many more. Also, all CTE programs have student organizations, as do all of the performing/visual arts and sports teams

GPS High School Clubs & Activities 

Campo Verde | Desert Ridge | GCA | Gilbert | 
Highland
 | Mesquite 

Local Community Programs, Service & Volunteering Opportunities

Meet With Your Counselor

Your counselor can help you with much more than just schedule changes!

GPS Counseling Departments

Campo Verde | Canyon Valley| Desert Ridge | GCA | Gilbert | Highland | Mesquite 

Timeline & Relevant Information for Juniors

ACT® Testing & Information

SAT® Testing & Information

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Free/Reduced Lunch Application – for More than Just School Lunches!

Did you know that if you qualify for assistance through the National School Lunch Program (NLSP), you may be eligible to receive fee waivers for the SAT/ACT exams, some College Applications and fee reductions for AP Exams?

Free and reduced-price meals are available to families who qualify. If your family chooses to apply, please fill out a Free & Reduced Meal Application.  

From the College Board:

"The College Board fee-waiver service assists qualified, economically disadvantaged students who plan to take the SAT/SAT Subject Tests/PSAT/NMSQT/AP Exams. A student must be either enrolled in, or eligible to participate in, the National School Lunch Program (NLSP) in order to receive a fee waiver. Schools participating in new federal programs such as Community Eligibility may not be able to use the NLSP criterion to identify and verify individual student fee-waiver eligibility. However, several other criteria or indicators can still be used to confirm eligibility for fee-waiver benefits." 

For more information, please speak with your counselor. 

Accepting Your Fee Waiver Benefits