Second Semester

Keep in mind that many new items will be coming in this semester from your classes. Any old work that might need revisions should be taken care of so that you can focus on all of your new work.

Seniors, be sure to check in periodically with either Mr. Kelly or Mrs. Hackett to practice or to review your portfolio prior to your presentation. Practice, Practice, Practice!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back all! Many changes have been made to the portfolio this year, so make sure to look over the updated Expectation PowerPoints. The Plan Sheet is currently undergoing revision and should be updated and uploaded soon. In the meantime keep an eye out for any portfolio worthy projects!

Congratulations May 30th Presenters!

Prom Season

Attention Juniors and Seniors! Prom season is upon us and in order to purchase a ticket Juniors must have met their Sophomore benchmark and Seniors must have successfully presented his/her portfolio. If you have any questions please see Mr. Kelly or Mrs. Hackett.

Tick Tock

Presentation dates are coming and going faster and faster! Make sure you are staying after with the after school portfolio teachers and getting all of those missing expectations finished. Please make sure to check in with Mr. Kelly or Mrs. Hackett so that everything is up to date and that you will be ready for your presentation!

Also, any Juniors that have not yet met with Mr. Kelly, please set up a meeting! You don't want to be presenting in May, so get as much done now as you can!

Attention seniors!

January 16th is closing in quickly, so please make sure you have met with either me or Mrs. Hackett to discuss your presentation! If you have any questions at all, please stop by. Make sure you are practicing! Remember, as Gandalf says...

Portfolio Alterations

There have been a couple of changes made to the Graduation Portfolio. The Persuasive Essay has been replaced by an Argument Essay. If you already have a Persuasive Essay then keep it in your portfolio, if you do not then you will be completing an Argument Essay instead. You do not need both essays.

Secondly, there has been a change to reflections. Expectation 4 still requires five reflections, but no other reflections need to be completed. Instead, senior year after meeting with either Mr. Kelly or Mrs. Hackett you will be including the outline to your presentation in your portfolio. In other words, aside from Expectation 4 there are no other reflections that need to be done prior to your meeting senior year.

Plan Sheets will be completed soon and will be brought to advisories upon completion. Lastly, just remember-- keep everything and revise anything!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back everyone! No major changes to the portfolio this year, but make sure to check in with your advisor, Mrs. Hackett, or Mr. Kelly as early as you can so that you know exactly what you are missing from your portfolio.

The Portfolio Plan Sheet is currently being reworked based on departmental changes and will be brought to advisories as soon as it is completed.

If you have any questions, please ask or refer to the FAQ page.

Advisors and Advisees,
The letter recommending portfolio summer school and whether or not the student benchmark was met is going to be sent out to parents/guardians very soon. Please make sure to have all of your portfolio work updated in your portfolio and by your advisor by June 7th to ensure the accuracy of the numbers being sent out. So, if there is any outstanding work please make sure to get it all scanned and inform your advisors so that there is no misinformation being sent home.

In order to guarantee that the numbers are correct, please:
• Open all files to see that items added are in fact in the portfolio
• Check items that require multiple parts to be considered complete are all in the portfolio
• Correct any operational errors
• Check that grades meet proficiency
• Move files into the expectation they rightfully belong
• Remember, items do not need to have reflections completed in order to be counted as a complete item.

If you have any questions regarding whether or not a piece is “portfolio worthy”, how to fix broken or non-operational files, or if a piece is in the correct expectation, please feel free to email Jon Kelly or Leanne Hackett or just stop by to see either of them.

Benchmarks are:
• To be a sophomore, students must have entered eight (8) portfolio items, three (3) of which must be from Expectations #1 and #2.
• To be a junior, students must have entered sixteen (16) portfolio items, six (6) of which must be from Expectations #1 and #2.
• To be a senior, students must have entered twenty-four (24) portfolio items, nine (9) of which must be from Expectations #1 and #2.

Thank you for all of your hard work during advisory and have a great summer!

Benchmarks, Prom, and Summer School

Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors. If you are concerned about reaching your benchmark for next year, please stop by A9 to see Mr. Kelly or Mrs. Hackett to see where you stand and what other work you can get done in order to reach your benchmark. This would also be a great idea if you are worried about summer school! Five minutes with us and we can get you right where you need to be and you can keep your summer days!

Attention Juniors who like to dance. If you are planning on going to Prom, make sure you check in with Mr. Kelly or Mrs. Hackett to make sure you have met your benchmark and can actually buy a ticket. Otherwise it could be very embarassing and your date will end up dancing with someone else!

Junior Meetings!

Attention Juniors! Mr. Kelly is currently working on meeting with all Juniors to discuss his/her portfolio to make sure that the number he/she believes he/she has is accurate and where the remaining portfolio pieces will be coming from. If you have not yet met with Mr. Kelly and would like to have this discussion, please feel free to meet with him in A9 during your advisory.  Make sure that you don't miss out on prom or a parking pass!

Don't forget that since this week marks the close of the quarter you should have all of your quarter one projects at proficiency and scanned into your portfolio. If you did not receive a proficient grade make sure you revise and resubmit! If you are unsure which projects qualify, just check the plan sheet, ask your teacher, or ask your advisor. Good luck on MCAs!

Quarter 1 Progress

Attention parents: projects from quarter one are currently in the works or are about to be finished. Please make sure to check in with your child(ren) to be sure the projects are getting done, receiving 80+, and are being scanned into the portfolio.

There is a convenient new PowerPoint posted on the P drive. It is called "Portfolio Basics for Dummies". This new PowerPoint will assist you with renaming files, replacing old files, organizing your repository, fixing any docx/pptx/xlsx files, and organizing your U drive. Any other frequent issues will be added into the PowerPoint in the near future. Enjoy!

Great news! The Portfolio Plan Sheet has been completed and can now be viewed on the Project Opportunities page. There is also a link on the page that will allow you to view the file as a printable document. Good luck in classes and happy highlighting.

Looking for a simpler way to get your questions answered?  The Graduation Portfolio is now linked to a Google+ account.  Simply search for "Graduation Portfolio" and ask away!

Welcome back!  Please don't forget about the newest portfolio addition, the benchmarks.  Departments are currently updating all project listings for the year and as soon as everything is updated the new Plan Sheet will be posted online.  Freshmen do not need to worry too much since accounts have not yet been created, however, that does not mean you cannot save all of your materials and scan in any work you receive.  As always be sure to check in regularly with advisors and any further assistance can be found in SS10 or SS12 with Mrs. Hackett and Mr. Kelly.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to all of the members of the graduating class of 2011! Best of luck in colleges, technical schools, universities, entering the work force, and anywhere else the road may take you. Always remember that "Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence" (Frost).

Welcome back from vacation!

Hope everyone had an enjoyable vacation!  Don't forget, prom season has arrived, so make sure that you can actually purchase a ticket to enjoy it!  

Juniors, you need to make sure you have reached the benchmark of 16 (6 from 1 and 2). Check in with you advisors or with either Mr. Kelly or Mrs. Hackett to verify whether or not you can purchase a ticket. If you are not on the list, please stop by C10 in order to see what must be done in order to buy that ticket. Time is running short, so don't miss out.

As for seniors. Seniors need to have successfully presented the portfolio in order to purchase a prom ticket. There are only TWO presentation dates prior to the ticket deadline. If ANY work needs to be completed see Mrs. Hackett or Mr. Kelly in C10 to organize a plan.

Do not underestimate the time it takes to write a proficient piece for the portfolio! 

And to those that are done, enjoy prom!

Photo Op

A new page has now been added to the blog, Photo Op.  This page includes picture slideshows of those who have successfully presented the portfolio.  Congratulations!