Are You Ready?

1. Are You Ready?

2. Pride, Purpose,and Perseverance Always achieving 120 degrees Mission Statement  The Mission of Cedar Hill Collegiate High School is to offer a smaller, more personalized learning community that will prepare students for a challenging program of study by developing academic rigor, providing relevant coursework and building school and community relationships for the twenty-first century and beyond. • About CHCHS • Cedar Hill Collegiate High School (CHCHS) is an innovative school serving as a powerful motivator for students to work hard and reach academic success. CHCHS delivers a personalized experience with an effective student support network. CHCHS gives students a jump start on college while still providing them with a nurturing learner-centured environment with support and guidance. CHCHS also helps students and their families save time and money by integrating high school and college. • The primary goal of Cedar Hill Collegiate High School (CHCHS) is to increase student achievement, as evidenced through on-going academic improvement, focusing on Rigor, Relevance and Relationships. • Collegiate High School: • Provides students a jump start on their college education • Provides rigor, depth and intensity of college-level work in high school • Saves time and money by integrating high school and college-level work • Provides students and their families with support, guidance and coaching through the first two years of college

3. Table of Contents 1st Edition October 2010 2 Letter from the Editors 3 The Importance of SAT and GPA 4 What is the SAT, and review practice questions What is GPA, and tips on how to raise it 5 6 How does the Article apply to Collegiate 7 College Horoscopes 9 About the Authors 10 Our Sponsors

4. Letter from the Editors As we celebrate the 1st Edition of “Are You Ready” magazine, we are greatly thanked for the tips and assistance our article gives to high school students, preparing for their transition to college. Statistics says that 90% of all high school students are unprepared for college credit work, because of their high school rigor; however, we are going to change that! This magazine is a helpful guide for those students who are dredging that time coming up in their lives. The purpose of this magazine is to lower that percentage of failures in college, by preparing high school students to be college ready, and eligible. We want to thank our sponsors for this magazine, and for their support during this time. Thank you to all. Sincerely, Taylor Jackson Tiandra Caesar Morgan Jennings Brittany Roberts AliyaLoagon 2

5. Report: SAT, GPA still strong indicators of college success03:16 PM CDT on Tuesday, August 26, 2008By CHARLES SCUDDER / The Dallas Morning News A good score on the lengthier, revamped SAT along with a strong high school grade-point average continues to be a solid indicator of first-year collegiate success, according to a recently released report from the College Board, which administers the test. The 2008 SAT Validity Studies, based on information from 110 colleges and universities around the country, uses a complex formula that correlates a relationship among SAT scores, high school GPA and first-year collegiate GPA. The study found that high school GPA was a good predictor of how a student would fare in college, but the GPA/SAT score combination was even better. "The College Board continues to encourage institutions to use both measures when using admissions decisions," the report states. The report looked specifically into changes made to the SAT in March 2005, which added more passages to the reading section and more advanced algebra questions to the mathematics section, tossed in a new writing section and removed analogies. Among the three sections, the report endorsed the new writing section as the single best at forecasting collegiate success. That does not surprise Laurence Bunin, senior vice president of the SAT at the College Board, who noted that students' ability to express themselves in writing is highly valued in post-secondary education. He also noted that another College Board study released in December 2007 found that 71 percent of high school teachers have started using more writing in their curriculum since the 2005 changes to the SAT. Even that study, however, highlights the debate about the test's usefulness. According to the study, "the SAT writing section has not been embraced by all educators," and criticism stems from "the writing section, and the essay in particular, for rewarding length over content in the scoring process, stunting students' critical abilities and prohibiting the flexibility of ideas." 3

6. What is the SAT By: Tiandra Caesar What is the SAT? How can I Prepare for the SAT? You can’t exactly “study” for the SAT. There is not a set of information that you must learn before you can do well. However, it could be helpful for you to practice doing sample questions online at the College Board website, or you can sign up for the PSAT and take a practice test on the exam. Preparation is the key The SAT Test is a standardized test which is required for college admission by many colleges and universities in the United States. As an alternative to the SAT, some colleges allow students to take the ACT another standardized test. • Fun Facts • SAT stands for Scholastic Aptitude Test •  Was renamed to SAT Reasoning Test in 1993 •  The College Board is a non for profit membership association and its mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity….it was founded in 1900 Test Yourself! (1) If two lines intersect to form four angles of equal measure, what is the measure of one of these angles? (2) Determined to ------- stress in his daily life, Stephan reduced his workload and practiced relaxation techniques. (3) Never -----, Rapheal treated everyone he knew with respect and as an equal. 4

7. What is the GPA By: Taylor Jackson What is GPA? How can you calculate you GPA? Your grade point average (GPA) is calculated by dividing the total amount of grade points earned by the total amount of credit hours attempted. Your grade point average may range from 0.0 to a 4.0. Grades are standardized measurements of varying levels of comprehension within a subject area. Grades can be assigned in letters (for example, A, B, C, D, or F), as a range (for example 4.0 - 1.0), as descriptors (excellent, great, satisfactory, needs improvement), grade point average: a measure of a student's academic achievement • Tips on how to raise your GPA • 1. Go to class • 2. Sit in the front row • 3. Take notes by hand • 4. Do a weekly review • 5. Go to office hours • 6. Find smart people to work with • 7. Avoid all-nighters 5

8. How does this Apply to Collegiate By: AliyaLoagan The meaning of collegiate is it resembles the college life of a college student, such as more freedom, more responsibility, and more work. Some high schools across the country have collegiate programs for students who want to become successful in life; but it applies more work to be done. Collegiate implies you to use the academic behaviors in order to become in “overachiever.” GPA applies to collegiate because it measures your academic achievement such as your credits for a certain class. It also helps colleges to get an idea on how your achievements can meet their expectations. Also the SATs apply to collegiate by testing on how you can meet the standards for colleges and success. Most of the time, colleges are looking for your GPA/SAT scores in order for you to get a scholarship from their university. 6

9. College Horoscopes By: Morgan Jennings Aquarius: 1/20-2/18 You are channeling Ohio State: If you want a new beginning, you must start imagining it now. Visualize the future. Pisces: 2/19-3/20 You are channelingOU: Ignore the external world today. Material goods are too fleeting -- focus inward. Aries: 3/21-4/19 You are channeling USC: You'll get a greater clarity about what is holding you back today. Mystery solved. Taurus: 4/20-5/20 You are channelingHarvard: The way people view you is shaped by how you treat others. Maturity is essential. Gemini: 5/21-6/21 You are channeling Stanford: Step back and take a look at the people around you. Someone needs your good advice 7

10. Cancer: 6/22-7/22 You are channeling NYU: You're a bit behind everyone else right now, but you're getting a good perspective. Leo: 7/23-8/22 You are channeling Duke: As your energy wanes today, listen to your gut and don't do what you don't like. Virgo: 8/23-9/22 You are channeling Texas A&M: Whoever you've been thinking about has been thinking about you too. Call them Libra: 9/23-10/22 You are channelingTCU: Today's a good time to take control. Push things in the direction you want to take. Scorpio: 10/23-11/21 You are channelingNotre Dame: Symbols are suddenly popping up all over the place, but not all have meaning. Sagittarius: 11/22-12/21 You are channeling Princeton: Sometimes, making a big sacrifice makes you feel good. Find out for yourself today. Capricorn: 12/22-1/19 You are channeling LSU: It's a good day for new beginnings, so pick out an adventure to take yourself on. 8

11. About the Authors In 10 years……. I would be at West Pointe, excelling, preparing to be enlisted in the army. --Morgan Jennings I would be at LSU, excelling and preparing to be a nurse. --AliyaLoagan --Tiandra Caesar I would be at the University of Michigan, excelling and preparing to be a surgeon. I would be at Stanford University, excelling, preparing to be a neonatologist. --Taylor Jackson 9

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