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Project Graduation July 2016

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Students wishing to retake an SOL Test they have previously failed or transfer students needing the verified credit will have an opportunity to retake the SOL test(s) this summer along with a 1 or 2 weeks’ Refresher Course for the test. Students will complete the SOL test on Thursday of the selected Refresher course, if they are successful, they may return the second week for another course or if they are not successful, they may return to repeat and retest the following Thursday. Students who are taking an SOL test this summer are strongly encouraged to enroll in a refresher course for review. Please note, the student must have passed the assigned course in order to sign up for the SOL Refresher and/or retest.
Failure to turn in the Project Graduation registration by the deadline (June 22, 2016) may jeopardize your child’s ability to participate in the program. You may assume your child is registered if the application is submitted by 5:00 PM on June 22, 2016: no confirmation letter or email will be sent.
Your child is invited to take the following refresher class (es) this summer at Highland Springs High School:
English: Writing, English: Reading, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Earth Science, Biology, World History I & II, VA/US History, WISE – Economics & Personal Finance, Work Keys-Reading, and Work Keys-Writing.

Bus transportation will be offered for the refresher classes from the home high school sites. Listed below are the transportation pick up sites and refresher courses with the dates of each offering.
Transportation Information:
Morning Program: 8:10AM pick up at Henrico HS;
Afternoon Program: 12:45 PM pick up/drop off Henrico HS
PM Program Returns in above order beginning at 4:50 PM.

COURSES AT HIGHLAND SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
English: Writing
Week W June 28 – July 11 (test on July 12 & 13)9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
English: Reading
Week 1 July 11 – July 14 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM or 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Week 2 July 18 – July 21 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM or 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
English Work Keys Business Writing (seniors only)
Week W June 28 – July 6 (test on July 7)
Week 2 July 18 – 21 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Work Keys Reading for Information (seniors only)
Week 1 July 18 – July 21 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Earth Science and Biology
Week 1 July 11 – July 14 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Week 2 July 18 – July 21 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
World History I & II and VA/US History
Week 1 July 11 – July 14 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Week 2 July 18 – July 21 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Algebra I & II and Geometry
Week 1 July 11 – July 14 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM or 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Week 2 July 18 – July 21 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM or 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
WISE (Economics & Personal Finance)
Week 1 July 11 – July 14 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

If your student does not wish to participate in the recommended refresher course, he/she may take the needed SOL test on the following assigned dates:REGISTRATION REQUIRED
July 7, 2016 – Work Keys Business Writing – Seniors Only 9AM
July 12, 2016 – English: Writing Multiple-Choice – paper or online 9AM
July 13, 2016 – English: Writing Short Paper – paper or online 9AM
July 14, 2016 – English: Writing 2nd Attempt (MC & SP) for Term Grads 9AM
July 18, 2016 – English: Reading 9AM
July 19, 2016 – Earth Science, Biology, or Chemistry 9AM
July 20, 2016 – Algebra I, Algebra II, or Geometry 9AM
July 21, 2016 – World History I, World History II, or VA & US History 9AM

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FALL TESTING

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DECEMBER TESTING 1st WINDOW
12/1 WRS 1st and 3rd period
12/2 WRS 2nd and 4th period
12/3 READING SOL FALL RETAKES (Seniors in Eng 11 will test in Jan.)
12/7 SOL MAKEUPS (as needed)
12/8 FALL WRITING MC 2nd attempts
12/9 FALL WRITING SP 2nd attempts
12/10 FALL WRITING SOL Makeups (as needed)
12/11 FALL WRITING SOL Makeups (as needed)
12/10 ENGLISH/HISTORY BENCHMARKS
12/11 ENGLISH/ HISTORY BENCHMARKS
12/14 MATH SOL FALL RETAKES and Workkeys math/reading if needed
12/15 MATH/ SCIENCE BENCHMARKS
12/16 MATH/SCIENCE BENCHMARKS
12/17 HISTORY/SCIENCE SOL FALL RETAKES
12/18 FALL SOL MAKEUPS (as needed)

JANUARY TESTING 2nd WINDOW
1/11 HISTORY SOL
1/12 SCIENCE SOL
1/13 MATH SOL
1/14 READING SOL

1/23 SATURDAY SCHOOL TUTORING TO PREPARE FOR EXAM WEEK

FEBRUARY TESTING 3RD WINDOW
2/11 HISTORY SOL
2/12 SCIENCE SOL
2/16 MATH SOL
2/17 READING SOL
2/18-19 SOL MAKEUPS

Senior SOL TESTING

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Seniors in SOL classes will take their SOL’s early.
The History SOL’s are on April 28th, the Reading SOL is on April 29th, Science SOL’s are on April 30th, Math SOL’s are on May 6th.
2nd attempts are May 12-22
3rd attempts-May 26-29
4th attempts June 1 – 5
Please make sure you are preparing to pass the test.

English Writing SOL Test dates changed

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Due to the snow days the English Writing SOL test dates for 10th graders have been re-scheduled to March 24-25th.
11th and 12th graders re-taking the Writing SOL will still test on March 12-13 at 9AM in the Library.

Testing Schedule
Date Day Test to Administer
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 ODD
9:00 – 12:23 Extended 1st period Short paper Writing
NO 3rd period
5th Period and 7th regular bell schedule

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 EVEN
9:00 – 11:30 Extended 2nd Period Multiple Choice
4th Period – 11:36 – 12:23 –
5th Period and 6th period regular bell schedule.

Thursday, March 26, 2015 ODD Regular Bell Schedule
Make Up for Multiple Choice
Friday, March 27, 2015 EVEN Regular Bell Schedule
Make Up for Short Paper
Monday, March 2015 ALL 7 PDS Regular Bell Schedule
Make Up for Short Paper/MC

December SOL Retakes

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December SOL Retakes will begin December 1st and run until Dec 19th.

If you failed an EOC SOL (ALG I, GEOM, ALG II, READING, ESCI, BIO, CHEM, WHI, WHII, or VAUS) and would like to retest. You must begin to test in the December window. Second attempts will be the first week of January.

Sign up for Tutoring/Testing by clicking on this link:
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