Small Town Times
NAME: Susan Poland
SCHOOL: Litchfield Public Schools
CLASS: PreK-12 School Counselor
SCHOOL PHONE: (308)-446-2244
ext 204
Email:
su-
[email protected]
Website:
https://
sites.google.com/a/
litchfieldps.org/mrspoland/
Spring is here!!
As we are in the final quarter of
the school year, state testing has
begun for grades 3-8 and 11. We
will hold MAP testing for K-2, 9,10
in May to finish the year strong.
Juniors will be taking the State
ACT test on Tuesday, April
10th. We have taken time during
the school week for the past 6
weeks to help our students pre-
pare for this test. We have been
using the webstite OnToCollege
by John Baylor to help them pre-
pare. They also have access to
ACT online to help them prepare.
Quiz bowl was fast and furious as
most of the meets for both junior
high and high school were in
March around the days we had off
for Girls State basketball and win-
ter break. Students enjoyed the
experience and look forward to
more learning next year.
April 2018
your list of strengths, volunteer
Sophomores will be participating activities, and other notable char-
in a college/business tour on acteristics about yourself.
Monday, April 16th. They will be
touring the Central Community College planning help
College-Kearney campus, visit Ne- Sign up for Education Quest's
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different types of colleges and get and resources to help you plan
an idea of the range of career op- and pay for college. If you would
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Seniors are busy completing their any 9th - 12th grader?
job shadows for their Adult Living
class as well as continuing to ap-
ply for scholarships. They are Parents can sign up for news-
reading the book Habitudes for letters to help their child in col-
the Journey: The Art of Transi- lege planning. Go to http://
Click
tions by Dr. Tim Elmore. This www.educationquest.org.
book looks at life as a trip, using on Countdown to College sign-up
images to talk about realities we on right hand side of page under
encounter along the way. This Resources. Have students fill in
journey has mountains (great their contact information and list
pleasures) and valleys (tough cir- their current grade in high school.
cumstances) that we have to trav- (Can be 9th - 12th grade) Students
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Scholarships
Education Quest was here this
week to talk with Juniors and Sen-
iors for College planning as well as
transition to college infor-
mation. For local and state schol-
arships, visit Scholarship Quest at
EducationQuest.org. It is never
too early to begin searching for
scholarships as well as making
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