COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATIONCLASS OF 2015

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Graduation Requirements

54 credits;20 must come from Secondary 5 courses.

Compulsory credits in secondary 4 math, science, history, and arts education, and secondary 5, English, French, physical education or ethics.

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• Supplemental exams:Supplemental exams will be held in early January 2015. Group tutorials will be organized for students who are registered to write supplementals exams for History. More information to come later this fall.

• PSATs: Wednesday, October 15th at Mac. registration forms can be downloaded from homepage of the Guidance website.

• Pre-admission testing: Police Technology and Pre-Hospital Emergency Care require students to complete testing BEFORE applying to the college in March. The November testing dates will be posted on the college and the Guidance website once they have been set by the departments.

Examinations

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TutoringSpeak Erich or Lana, the Guidance interns, if you would like to BE a tutor or if you need to Find a tutor.

Don't wait until the end of the year to get help if you are struggling.

• Special tutorial groups for the January supplemental exams will be organized and advertised in November.

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Open Houses• John Abbott October 18, 12:00-4:00pm

• Dawson

October 26, 1:00-5:00pm

• Vanier November 1, 12:00-4:00pm

• Marionapolis November 2, 12:00-4:00pm

• Valleyfield

October 9, 6:30-9pm 5

LBPSB Vocational Centres

PACCPEC

WICCGORDON ROBERTSON

SAACFall 2014 open houses dates will be

announced on the school board and

Mac Guidance websites when they be become available

SFADStudent-for-a-day

opportunities are available in most

college and vocational programs

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• March 1, 2015

Quebec CEGEPs• February 1, 2015

Ontario Colleges

• On-going registration for Vocational Centres

Application deadlines

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Some help along the road...

MAC Post-Secondary

information Meeting for parents

January 13, 2015 (TBC)

www.careercruising.comUsername: macdonald

Password: high

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Scholarships & Financial Aid..

students are encouraged to submit a short autobiographical

essay to Guidance as soon as possible in order to be considered for scholarship opportunities and

convocation awards.

Online application for Quebec student loan &bursaries:

www.afe.gouv.qc.ca

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www.macguidanceservices.weebly.com

Come & see usfor tutoring and scholarship information, academic

advising and career guidance & counselling

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Andrea Fraser, Guidance CounsellorLana Karabachian & Erich Kohler, Guidance Interns

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