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The Academic HuskyNews & Notes from the Academic OfficeCourse RegistrationFreshmen & Sophomore College & CareerAccess SessionsFor the second year in a row, we deemedMarch to be 9th and 10th grade College AccessMonth. This coincided with course registrationfor Fall 2017 which made our discussions aboutplanning for the next few years and beyond to beparticularly relevant.Students reviewed sample transcripts andcompared them to curriculum pathways. Theychecked in on their Naviance accounts andcreated College Board accounts so they can beginlists of schools they may want to attend or knowmore about.Students asked questions ranging from "whatshould I put on a resume since I'm only 15?" to"how many years of math do I need take?" to"what's this whole SCTC thing about?" andwere diligent about following up with counselorsregarding course registration questions, concernsabout future plans, and feedback about theNaviance Curriculum.During the month ofMarch, MCI students ingrades 9-11 registered forcourses for the 2017-2018academic year. Studentswere encouraged toconsider their post secondary optionswhen registering on Powerschool. Whileregistration has come to a close, it is nottoo late to sign up for, or change classesfor next year! Students must schedule ameeting with their academic counselorshould they want to make any changes totheir selections. There are many greatelectives for next year, including several incomputer science, please use the link Mrs.Walden made if you are interested inlearning what computer science class isbest for you!http://tinyurl.com/csclasspickerAP Pre-administration SessionOn Tuesday April 11th, the AcademicOffice will hold a mandatory Preadministration session for all studentstaking an AP Exam. Students shouldarrive to the MCI Dining Hall by 7:45am. The session will run from 7:45 8:30 am and is anecessary step for allstudents testing. Weask that studentsbring a #2 pencil.

8th Grade Parent & StudentInformation NightOn Monday April 10, the MCI AcademicOffice will host its Annual 8th Grade Parent& Student Information Night.Led by current MCI leaders, incoming 8thgraders will have a wonderful chance toexplore campus, meet with members of thefaculty and staff, and end the evening with ayummy ice cream social!During the evening, parents and studentswill also get to hear about things likePowerschool, Naviance Curriculum, courseregistration, athletics and more! We hope all8th grade students and their parents will joinus for this wonderful night on MCI ’scampus. Please bring lots of questions, as ourfaculty & staff are prepared to help answerthese for you!HumanitiesMAINECENTRALINSTITUTEWorld LanguagesMathScience8TH GRADE PARENT&STUDENT INFORMATIONNIGHTCome learn moreabout our departments!MONDAY APRIL10TH, 2017AT 6:00PMIN PARKS GYMVisual & Performing Arts Human DevelopmentSpecial EducationAcademic OfficeAthleticsFor more information please contactsgiallombardo@mci-school.orgHusky BINGHMCI 8th Annual College &Career FairOn Wednesday, April 26th, theAcademic Office will hosts its8th Annual College & CareerFair for all MCI students &parents. We would like toencourage parents toparticipate in this event ifpossible! Currently, there areroughly 60 colleges & careerswho will be represented.As we did last year, we will useadvisor period over the nextmonth to help students learnabout critical questions to askat a fair or on a college visit!We will again hold a “Bingo”Contest with our students, withcards that highlight someimportant questions thatstudents should be askingcollege & careerrepresentatives.The fair is always awonderful opportunity to askquestions, get answers, and alsoget your name out there tocolleges of interest! We hopeparents, as well as students, canmake it!Whatis theaveragclassesizintrod e foructclasse orys?Howmaat the ny studentscolinterns lege gethips?Doesrequir your schooelforeig 2 years ofn languaage?Whatis youryeargradu fourationrate?HuskyBINdentsnal StuInternatiotheWhat areonsadmissi Earlyes?deadlinn, earlydecisioregularaction, n?decisioual MCIHshareCan you ies ofs storsucces rnationalinterecent ents?studIh shouldHow muc to pay aexpectyear?theWhat are ons foroptihousing at yourstudentsschool?ofcentageWhat per ent body isyour stud tional?internae toHow clos theiscampustionalinternanearest ort?airpragethe aveanWhat isscore ofentTOEFLional stud rinternatto youadmitted ol?schosome ofWhat are calthe typioferistics ndcharactwho attestudents school?youra schoolI found or I ammajwith aed in?interestHowmustude ch time tonts typicallyspehome nd onworkeachday?College& Carragethe aveWhat is class rankGPA and rnationalof an inte itted toadmstudentool?your schable toAre you with anyt meconnec alumni orrecentfromstudents cancurrentIntry somy cou e about thismornlearnces?experies yourHow doe supportoninstituti tionalinterna ?students ly?icalAcadem ? Etc.Being sickHow dotionalinterna ract onintestudentswithcampus ents?an studAmericdoh timeHow muc spend ofstudents rk eachhomewo k?wee2016!er Fair& CareCollegeual MCI7th AnnName:Do youacctransfer cre eptcommudits fromcolleg nityes?eer FairrWhat othearentsdocume forrequiredentsional studinternat lying to yourwhen app ol?schoIs publiceasilyrtationtranspoible?accessWhatpefreshm rcentageofen retsophourn formoreyear?Whatkind ofpositionorgan s will yourizationopenhavetogradu studentsatingyear? thisYstudentsWhat do they arendo whe s? Whatnot in clas on theis life like ds?weekennce intoIs accepta demicacacertainems morprogrative forcompetitionalinterna ?studentsWhatcharac are theteristics ofyourmosucces stemplo sfulyees?demicWhat aca verys areprogram at yourstrongn?institutiontries doWhat couents mostyour stud ly comecommon ?fromWhatkinand exp d of skillsyou loo erience dokemplo for in theyeesyouhire?Whatisdebt the averagthat stuedentsleavewith?KtheacceptDo you monComtion?Applicad’s requireforAre SATschoolat your tionalinterna ?studentsa parwho hasent /to your colleg gonee. Wilthispossib impact my lle acceptto your schoolance?GO!r foodAre you vidersproserviceentse to studsensitiv ary needs?with dietO!KI havsibling ein anschoolIs youran orsuburburban,ing?rural settreer CombinationHowmayou rec ny clubs dohigh sch ommendaoobe inv l studentolvedin?Howmuand reach writingexpect ding ised atcolleg youre?SUHowdopositi I apply foron witaorgan hin yourization?Whatpestude rcentage ofnts livecampu s ons?Name:& CaSWhatis theaveragmeriteaward?Whtutori at type ofng proyou ha gram dove?7th AnnCollegeUHowdocolleg es yourstude e view antvolun who doesteer wotheircommu rk innity?2016!YMy parattend ents did notcollege.theirany spe Arecialschopportu olarshipGener nities forFirsationStuden tts?Do youhavehonors pro anygram?Howwidelyusedareassista teachingnts atcolleg youre?Whatoffere activities ared to students?Whataverag is youreaid pa financialckage?

International University AllianceOn Monday April 10th, MCI Internationalstudents will have another unique opportunity tomeet with a representative from the InternationalUniversity Alliance, a company that supportsinternational student transition into collegesthroughout the United States. We feel very happy tohave established this relationship with the IUA, asthey offer many great possibilities for our MCIstudents!“The International University Alliance is a U.S.network of premiere higher education institutionsworking together to build strong internationalrelationships based on shared commitment toexcellence, opportunity and student success”.Our international students will gather in theKinney Conference Room for this event, which willundoubtedly open doors to excellent post secondaryopportunities!Kings EducationWe also feel fortunate to work with KingsEducation, which opens doors for ourinternational students. Paul Joy, a Kingsrepresentative, recently led a Skypepresentation with our International students,offering them a glimpse into what KingsEducation can do to help their college andcareer goals. Their “On Campus Plus Programis a flexible path to graduation from a Top 100US University. It combines full immersion at aUS university with personal support on campusfrom Kings experts. This unique partnershipbetween Kings and universities helpsinternational students go on to success at someof the most elite schools in the US”.We are excited to showcase theseopportunities for our international students asthey consider their post secondary options!Senior AcceptancesThe MCI Class of 2017 has beenreceiving acceptance letters since thefall semester, but in the recent weeks, asteady stream of acceptance letters hasbeen rolling in! So far, 60 of our seniorshave been accepted to college! Seniorshave now been accepted to over 83different colleges, and the letterscontinue to roll in. We are sure thisnumber will only increase as we getcloser to graduation. Seniors have beenaccepted to schools in 23 differentstates, and in 3 different countriesincluding Canada and France! If youhave been accepted to a College orUniversity, bring your acceptance letterto the Academic Office to let yourAcademic Counselor know. Way to go,seniors! We can not wait to see whereelse you are accepted!

Naviance Examples of how itbenefits students at eachgrade level!College Match:-Use one or more of threecriteria (historicalapplication data, universaloverlaps, or Active Match)from MCI to match studentswith colleges within a certainrange of that student.Students can adjust the risklevel to get safety and reachschools.Enrichment Programs:Favorite Careers/Clusters:-Displays a list of enrichmentprograms that can be filteredfor topic and ordered byname, location, deadline, orMost Recent-Shows a list of careers andcareer clusters the studenthas indicated interest in.-Shows Holland Codes forthe career/clusterScholarship Match:Career Interest Profiler:-Displays a list ofscholarships students may bequalified for based on dataentered about the student.Student can add scholarshipsto a personal list.-Aimed at older studentsAssesses career interest usingthe Holland Interest code-Gives some career planningresourcesSenior Exit InterviewsIt's that time of year again! Beforegraduation, each senior will meet with theiracademic counselor to discuss their postsecondary plan. This is a great chance forstudents to check in about any last documentsthat may need to be sent to colleges oremployers, get a copy of their transcript,provide a non-MCI email address for futurecontact, and let us know their final decisions forlife after MCI! This will be a mandatory sessionfor all seniors during the month of May. Seniorsmay begin scheduling their exit interviews assoon as possible, as we know May is full of otherend-of-the-year activities!Though seniors will graduate in a couple ofmonths, we still understand that they will needa lot of support beyond commencement. We arealways happy to help during this criticaltransition in their life, which can often feeloverwhelming at times.AP TestingMCI Students will participate in AP Examsof the following dates:5/1: AP Chemistry @ 8:00am5/1: AP Environmental Science @ 8:00am5/1: AP Psychology @ 12:00pm5/2: AP Physics 1 @ 12:00pm5/3: AP Eng. Lit. & Comp. @ 8:00am5/4: AP US Gov. & Politics @ 8:00am5/5: AP US History @ 8:00am5/5: AP Comp. Science Princ. @ 12:00pm5/8: AP Biology @ 8:00am5/8: AP Music Theory @ 8:00am5/8: AP Physics C: Mechanics @ 12:00pm5/8: AP Physics C. Elect. & Mag @ 2:00pm5/9: AP Calculus AB @ 8:00am5/9: AP Calculus BC @ 8:00am5/10: AP Eng. Lang. & Comp. @ 8:00am5/11: AP Statistics @ 12:00pmAP test takers should speak with theirteachers about specific testing locations andmaterials needed!