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From the Principal

Tigers,

Hard to believe, but October 20th is the end of the first quarter and halfway to final

exams. I encourage you to view your student’s academic progress on the Home Access

Center to stay current on their grades. If there are concerns, there is still time to make

corrections before the end of the semester. You can contact individual teachers with any

questions or concerns regarding grades to this point.

With conferences earlier this year, I wanted to include information in this month’s

newsletter. Conference are on November 2nd and 3

rd this year, with two options for

parents. The 2nd will be an open house format from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and the 3

rd

will be scheduled through Google Forms (see below). Please understand that the open

house format is geared towards conversations lasting less than 10 minutes with the

teacher.

If you feel you need more time than that, please schedule a conference time on the 3rd

or arrange with the teacher another time to come in.

We have done the open house format for several years now and have had positive

feedback from parents. This format allows parents to go from teacher to teacher,

without an appointment, in the same night. If you arrive to a teacher’s room with parents

waiting outside of the classroom, just move on to a different teacher and come back later.

Usually, freshman teachers see the longest lines. This is why we ask the teachers to keep

each open house conference less than 10 minutes.

As I mentioned earlier, we will be using Google Forms to schedule conferences on

November 3rd (second day of conferences) from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. I have attached

the links for each department and directions for how to setup a conference. Please

contact the Main Office if you need assistance with scheduling.

Fine Arts/World Language/CTE Department: https://goo.gl/forms/lnYJaiFJHMUIwXMe2

English Department: https://goo.gl/forms/izyQSVJORSAXyZN22

Math Department: https://goo.gl/forms/9DUknIegTeHTkXJx2

Special Education Department: https://goo.gl/forms/aJ5KH1rBDzfhc2vt2

Science Department: https://goo.gl/forms/ThCoYkQxwtMclyV02

Social Studies Department: https://goo.gl/forms/wA2FBmXGfih5iOnx2

Physical Education Department: https://goo.gl/forms/ROFNeS46InBt6QDu1

Ross Draper, Principal

rdraper@psd202.org

(815) 609-8506

12005 South 248th Avenue, Plainfield, Illinois 60585 Phone: (815) 609-8506 Fax: (815) 254-6138

NORTHSIDE NEWS Upcoming Dates

· · ·

October 5th - Herff Jones / Senior Graduation

presentation during senior study

halls.

October 7th - Community Homecoming Parade

at 9:00 a.m.

October 9th - Columbus Day / No School

October 10th - Interact Club blood drive

October 11th - PSAT testing

October 12th - School portrait retakes, Freshmen,

Sophomores and Juniors during

lunch study halls outside cafeteria

October 19th - Choir Concert - 7:00 p.m.

October 20th - End of 1st quarter

October 26th - Band Concert - 7:00 p.m.

November 2nd - Parent/Teacher conferences

3:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Open House

November 3rd - Parent/Teacher conferences

8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Scheduled

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DEAN’S OFFICE

October

Parents, please be aware that phones and electronic devices are not to be used during the school day from 7:05 a.m. - 2:10 p.m. Failure to adhere to this policy will result in a minimum of a two hour detention.

Thanks,

Darnell Weathersby

Assistant Principal

SPECIAL EDUCATION Star Scent Candles are still available for purchase. Email lbulthui@psd202.org for questions or to place an order. We still have some great tropical scents to enjoy. Small (4 oz.) candles are $5 and large (8 oz.) candles are $10. We also have wax melts for use in tart warmers available for $3. Thank you for supporting our PNHS Star Plus Life Skills program!

Plainfield North Special Education Department serving dinner to families at Ronald McDonald House.

FINE ARTS WORLD LANGUAGES CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Art:

On Saturday, Sept.16th, Mr. Quimby took a bus of art students to Chicago to visit the International Art Expo at Navy Pier. Students were able to view over 1,500 contemporary art works of all media in an open gallery experience consisting of 52 different countries!

This November 8th, the PNHS Advanced Drawing and Painting classes with be submitting work in the Chicagoland 4x5 high school art exhibition! Dubbed as the nation’s largest small show,' our students will create tiny 4x5 inch artworks and com-pete against 52 other high schools in 9 categories.

The show’s reception and awards night is open to the public and will be held at Oswego High School, Wednesday, Nov.8th starting at 7:00 p.m.

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FINE ARTS , WORLD LANGUAGES CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CONT.)

Band:

The Plainfield North Marching Tigers began their competitive season at the Lake Park High School Lancer Joust on September 9th.

They finished their first competition placing 6th during the day, which qualified them for finals in the even-

ing, where they placed 7th. The band was also awarded Best Percussion out of the competing schools. The following week on September 16th, the Marching Tigers competed at the Victor J. Andrew High School Marching Invitational. The band finished with the top overall score out of the 21 bands competing. They brought back trophies for Best Percussion, Best Music, 1st Place in Class 3A, and overall Grand Champion! The remainder of the season includes, Homecoming Parade, Romeoville High School Marching Invitational, October 14th at the ISU State of Illinois Marching Championships, October 20th at the Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional, and October 21st

at the University of Illinois Marching Illini Championships.

Choir:

Nine students have been accepted for the Millikin Vocal Festival. Jean Garcera was named as a semi-finalist in the Millikin Vocal Com-petition, Katherine Buchanan was named as a finalist in the Millikin Vocal Competition

World Languages

French 1 is working hard to learn how to conjugate regular –er verbs in the present tense. They are using these verbs in order to talk in French about activities they like to do and how often they do them. Our current unit is about pastimes and hobbies. They will also be learning about the game mancala, and musical artists, Rachid Taha and Cor-neille. In the coming weeks, students will be learn how to count to 20 and how to negate a sentence in French.

French 2H just finished learning how to compare holidays, amusement parks and television shows in their own culture to that of Francophone cultures. We are starting our unit on life in the capital, Paris. We will be discussing famous works of art, neighborhoods in Paris and modes of transportation. We will be learning about the different museums in Paris, as well as the palace at Versailles.

French 4/AP is currently reading about French history during the time of Vercingétorix and Julius Cesar. We are also reading authentic news articles, listening to newscasts and discussing current events. Each week a different student presents a Francophone song to the class and then leads a discussion on the various aspects of the song. We are broadening our understanding of various musical genres!

German AP: German AP will be completing their immigration unit with a project about German-American’s. Did you know that Milton Hershey came here from Germany? Through this project, students will explore the hardships of moving to a new country, as well as the influences that these immigrants had on our country. Then they will be moving in to our Globalization unit where they will be discussing the upcoming German elections as well as other global topics, such as the environ-ment! October is also National German-American Week and AP will have a huge part in helping us celebrate this at PNHS.

German 3 is finishing up their unit on transpor-tation and will move in to our Fairy Tale unit. Students will be reading authentic German fairy tales and then working in groups to recreate the fairy tales for the class. They will also research the history surrounding the fairy tale as well as write an essay comparing and contrasting the German version to the version they grew up with. This unit is always a favorite, as students get to explore and create all on their own.

German 1 is diving in to our “Who are you?” unit, where they will learn about professions and leisure time activities. This will conclude with a project where students create a presentation about who they are, but

attach a baby picture. The class will then walk around the room, reading each poster and try to guess who each student is, based on the baby picture and surrounding information. Stu-dents are already conducting full con-versations with their friends about

who they are and are looking forward to expanding these discussions to include the new material.

German 2 has been doing a lot of work with the past tense. Students have gotten the opportunity to talk about their summers, but during the month of October will get to write a letter to their future selves. Students will write letters about their freshman year to be opened during their senior year. My seniors always love coming in and asking for their letters at the end of their time here at North.

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ENGLISH & SOCIAL STUDIES

English:

English 1 Honors: Students in English I Honors have been reviewing key literary devices and parts of speech. Here, students compete in a challenge in which they identified and provided examples of the nine parts of speech, all while racing each other, and the clock! English 2: Students are currently in the midst of reading their first novel, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. Set in the Southern US in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Melissa Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. The characters in this novel are strong women that work together and discover the true meaning of life and love.

Students are also preparing for the upcoming PSAT Exam scheduled for Wednesday, October 11th. Students have been issued two guide booklets and a sample test booklet. Practice and preparation for this standardized state test is being done both in and outside of our English 2 classes.

AP Language: AP Language students have been wrestling

with Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. This is part of a larger

argument-by-analogy focus in the class. Students are

building on Frost’s Education by Poetry to tackle this text.

The discussions for this piece have challenged students to

think beyond the obvious.

Social Studies:

AP Psychology: AP Psychology students are currently

studying the biological bases of behavior. Students are

working on understanding the basic components of neural

anatomy and communication between nerve cells. To rein-

force this idea, students created neuron models out of can-

dy and learned how each individual neuron transmits infor-

mation to another.

World History: The students in Ms. Gallagher’s World

History class are learning about the Tang Dynasty of China

and their invention of porcelain. The students are making

their own version of porcelain plates.

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SCIENCE AND MATH DEPARTMENT

MATH

Implementation of our new resource, Springboard, is going really well. It is exciting to see students applying math to everyday situations!

Algebra 1 is testing on unit 1, which is Patterns, Equations, Inequalities, & Absolute Values. They will be ready to jump into unit 2!

Geometry and Honors Geometry are currently working in Spring Board Unit 1, which covers concepts such as geometric figures, logical reasoning, segment and angle measurement, distance and midpoint formulas, proofs and equations of parallel and perpendicular lines.

Algebra students are currently working on unit 1, which covers equations, inequalities, and functions. Unit 1 will last approxi-mately 1.5 – 2 more weeks as we finish the last two activities (function composition and operations and inverse functions).

Calculus AB - just started learning derivatives and applying toward position vs. velocity vs. acceleration.

Calculus BC - is learning how to graph plot almost any graph without the use of a graphing calculator (graphs will have correct max/min values, correct inflection points, correct concavity, correct end behavior). They will be learning "optimization" and antiderivatives next.

Statistics/Discrete: Students are finishing measures of Central Tendency and spread and moving onto to Normal Distribution Curve.

Precalc and Honors Precalc are currently working in SpringBoard Unit 1, which covers concepts such as arithmetic and geometric sequences and series, exponential functions, logarithmic functions, transformation of functions, modeling with power functions, and composition with functions and inverses.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION HEALTH DRIVER EDUCATION Physical Education: Please remind students to be prepared for changing temperatures for Physi-cal Education classes that engage in outdoor activities. Also, the Adventure Challenge PE class will be heading to the woods of Waterfall Glen to ori-enteer. They will use their compass, map, and reading skills to navigate their way through the orienteering course. Hopefully students will find the controls they need to and make it out of the woods! This is a very unique situation that the Adventure Challenge students will be participating in. Many of the other physical education classes are involved in a variety of activities such as, tennis, golf, cooperative games, lacrosse, archery, and much, much more! Two days a week there is a focus on fitness in all PE classes. As PE teachers, we hope to engage the students in high intensity aerobic exercise in order for the students to have a neurological benefit from the exercise session.

HEALTH EDUCATION: Students have created and presented their body system projects to their peers. Below are pictures of the students creating their projects.

DRIVER EDUCATION : October brings a couple guest speakers into the Driver Education clas-ses. The officer that is in our building will talk to the students about prop-er procedure to follow when being pulled over in a traffic situation. Also, Metra comes in and speaks to the classes about train safety.

Friday October 27th is the last day for the Driver Education portion of the semester. This is also the day of the Driver Education final exam for the class. The Safety portion of the semester will begin Monday October 30th (class rosters and schedules will remain the same). For the Safety portion of this class, students will need to bring in $8 for covering the cost of the face mask and breathing shield use for CPR.

Lynette Bayer Physical Education/Health/Drivers Education Department Chair Recreational Activities Teacher

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SCIENCE

Chemistry:

Mr. Holler did a sodium demo where sodium + water yields sodium hydroxide + hydrogen gas + lots of heat.

One of the four smoke detectors in the lab over-reacted. Thank you Plainfield Fire Fighters!

Physics: Students are currently working on an engineering-type project for our section on Kinematics.

Biology:

Classes are finishing Unit 1 with the study of macromole-cules. An investigative activity allowed students to analyze “evidence” to determine the cause of food poisoning origi-nating from a fictitious food vendor. Students applied their knowledge of Proteins, Lipids, and Carbohydrates, and indi-cators for each type of food during this investigation….it was a fun activity that students enjoyed!

SCIENCE AND MATH DEPARTMENT (CONT.)

This October, the PNHS student services department is

excited to offer the first of our “Coffee with the Counse-

lors” sessions. The purpose of these events will be to

allow for counselors to meet with parents in order to

provide important information on a variety of topics.

The October agendas are listed below along with the

dates and times. If interested, please sign up for the ses-

sions using the link listed below. Each session will be

held in the media center and is capped at forty guests.

Coffee, bagels, and donuts will be served.

Freshman (Tuesday , October 24th ,8:00 a.m.)

Graduation requirements and four year planning

Grades (Home access center, teacher recommendations)

Seeing/contacting student services staff

Academic support and self-advocacy

Technology (Home access , Naviance)

Report Cards (sent at 9 weeks, transcript, GPA, final

exams, testing, test prep)

Course Selection for ’18-‘19 (recommendations process,

deadlines)

To register for the Freshman session, please complete

this form.

Juniors (Wednesday ,October 25th, 8:00 a.m.)

-Importance of junior year

-Post-high school planning (Naviance, junior meetings Ms. Koziol, ASVAB)

-Testing (SAT, SAT prep, ACT v. SAT)

-Career Exploration (Surveys on Naviance)

-Course Selection (Graduation/college admission re-quirements)

-Upcoming events (Junior Night, post-high school plan-ning)

To register for the Junior session, please complete this form.

STUDENT SERVICES

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MEDIA CENTER

Tutoring

The tutoring venue in the media center is now open. If students need help in any of their classes, they can go to the Media Cen-ter study hall link on the main PNHS webpage to signup to receive tutoring during their study hall periods. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0448afa92aabff2-pnhs

Plainfield Public Library

Need Community Service Hours?

New Life for Old Bags Sept. 16th from 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

Need community service hours? Join this community project of creating mats for the homeless from used plastic grocery bags. Flattening, folding, cutting, and making plarn (plastic yarn) can all be done at home brought to the meetings. For more infor-mation, contact nlob@ymail.com. Contact: https://www.facebook.com/NlobPlainfieldIl/info

2017-2018 SCHOOL PORTRAIT

INFORMATION

Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior School Portraits Re-takes are scheduled for Thursday, October 12th in the main hallway during lunch periods. Students having their picture re-taken will need to bring their picture package with them that day to return to Lifetouch. Anyone who does not have their picture taken in August should take their picture October 12th as well. Order forms are available in student services. October 12th will be the last opportunity for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors to have their portrait taken for the school yearbook.

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ATHLETICS

Check out team schedules at http://il.8to18.com/

plainfieldnorth. Click on Athletics and then the sport you

are interested in. Click on schedule tab on left side and

then choose level on right side. Winter Sports are open

for registration. Go to the above link and click on the

registration tab. All athletes must be registered and have a

current physical on file to tryout. Boys Bowling, Cheer

and Dance tryouts begin October 23rd and Girls Basket-

ball tryouts begin October 30th.

Boys Golf

Boys Golf has been busy breaking school records. They have won 4 invites and 10 dual wins. Both are school records. Boys Golf won the 2017 SPC Boys Golf Champi-onship. Senior Nate Kirberg was named the conference MVP. Other all conference golfers were Gavin Doyle, Drew Maletich, and Todd Daugherty. JV team finished third in the conference. JV all-conference were Ryan Gilbert ( 2nd overall ), Noah Dutler ( 4th ), and Nick Campanella. Great job guys! We are proud of you!

Girls Golf

Girls Golf has set a new school record, shooting 172

against Romeoville.

Girls Cross Country

Girls Cross Country has four titles this season including

the City Championship Invite.

Football

Tickets for the away game on October 20th at Joliet West,

need to be pre-purchased. They will be available for

purchase in the Athletic Office starting Oct. 1st.

You may also purchase online at:

https://statechamps.com/clients/jolietwesthsil/

ATHLETICS

ATHLETIC SCHEDULE

October 2nd - Girls Tennis Senior Night 4:00 p.m.

vs. JCA

October 3rd - Boys Golf Regionals begin

October 4th - Girls Golf Regionals Begin

October 5th - Boys Soccer Senior Night 6:15 p.m.

vs. Plfd. East

October 9th - Athletic Booster Club Meeting 6 p.m.

in Media Center

October 10th - Girls Swim Senior Night 5pm at

Avery YMCA

October 13th - Football/Cheer/Dance & Band

Senior Night 6:30 vs. Plfd. East

October 17th - Girls Volleyball Senior Night

5:30 p.m. vs. Joliet West

October 18th - Boys Soccer Regionals Begin

October 20th& 21st - Girls Volleyball Freshman

Invite

October 23rd - Boys Bowling Tryouts begin

3:00 p.m. Plainfield Lanes

October 23rd - Competitive cheer tryouts begin

2:30 p.m. Fieldhouse Court 3

October 23rd - Competitive Dance Tryouts begin

October 24th - Girls Volleyball Regionals begin

October 27th - 1st Round Football Playoffs

October 30th - Girls Basketball Tryouts 4:30 p.m.

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CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES

Student Council – Homecoming Parade. Student Council will present a Float – Transportation: Past Present and Future.

The Homecoming Parade is October 7th.

National Honors Society – NHS will hold its annual Walk-A-Thon October 13th followed by a tail gate party for recipients before the North/East football game. All proceeds will be donated to our two PNHS families that are experiencing medical difficulties.

French Club - Has had its first two meetings of the year. We had a great turnout with students returning from previous years and many new faces as well. We have elected our officers, and next we will be voting on a t-shirt design. We are looking forward to a great year enriching our cultural experience!

COLLEGE NEWS The College and Career Center (Room 300) is open Monday – Friday from 6:45

a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and is available as a resource for all students. Students can

request an individual appointment with the college and career counselor, Ms.

Koziol, or drop in during their study hall. Parents can contact Ms. Koziol at

rkoziol@psd202.org or 815-609-8506 ext. # 835300. Ms. Koziol can assist with

general application questions, college essays, building a college list, identifying

majors, the scholarship search, financial aid, college interviews, and much more.

For more news, follow on Twitter: @PNHSCollegeAndCareer

Financing College Resource: www.nacacnet.org

What is the FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)? What

you need to know about the 2018-2019 FAFSA

Cost of Attendance (COA) – Expected Family Contribution (EFC) = Financial Aid

The cost of attendance is the total amount it will cost the family for a student to go to college for an academic year. It takes in consideration direct costs (tuition and fees, room and board) and indirect costs (books, supplies, transportation, childcare costs, and miscellaneous expenses). The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is an amount determined by formulas established by Congress and the individual college, that indicate how much of a family’s financial resources should be available to help pay for school. October 1 is the first day that anyone expecting to apply for financial aid can access, complete, and submit the FAFSA and CSS/PROFILE. Here's what you need to know about these forms and their deadlines:

All institutions require submission of the FAFSA for financial aid consideration.

For current high school seniors expecting to attend college next year, the 2018-2019 FAFSA can be accessed and submitted at https://fafsa.ed.gov/ beginning October 1, 2017.

About 250 colleges and universities also require submission of the CSS/PROFILE. This can be accessed and submitted at https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/ beginning October 1, 2017.

The deadline to submit these forms varies college to college. It is necessary to check each college's website or financial aid office to know the final deadline for each. Missing these deadlines will seriously impact your child's eligibility for financial aid.

A growing number of colleges now have a November 1 or November 15 financial aid deadline for Early Decision and Early Action applicants.

Here's what you need to know to correctly begin the FAFSA:

The FAFSA belongs to the student, although many parents complete this form on their child's behalf. To begin the FAFSA, the student must first create their own FSA ID (Federal Student Aid identification number). This ID is like an electronic fingerprint, and each person wanting to access a student's FAFSA will need their own. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to do this.

Parents wanting to complete the FAFSA on their child's behalf will need their own FSA ID. Here's who should file the FAFSA and/or the CSS/PROFILE:

Anyone wanting to receive need-based aid who believes they might qualify

Anyone who thinks they may require financial aid at any point during their child's undergraduate career. Many colleges will not consider a financial aid application from a current student admitted as a full-pay freshman if they did not submit the FAFSA.

Anyone who expects to have two or more children in college at the same time, which significantly lowers the threshold for need-based eligibility

Anyone applying for merit aid at institutions that require either the FAFSA or PROFILE for consideration for such awards

Plainfield North High School October 2017

Upcoming Events Wednesday, October 11, 2017

FAFSA Completion Night 6:00 – 8:00 pm PNHS Media Center No appointment is necessary – please allow for at least 45 minutes for completion.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

PSAT Test – grades 9, 10, 11 Seniors – no attendance – This is a great day to schedule a campus visit or to complete college applications.

Saturday October, 14, 2017

National College Fair – Register McCormick Place 11:00 – 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Joliet Junior College Annual College Fair

6:00 – 8:00 pm Click for more information. Saturday, October 21, 2017

National ACT Test Date Saturday, November 4, 2016

National SAT Test Date – Register Discover JJC (Open House) 9:00 – 12:00 pm

Take a closer look at the many things that JJC offers and find out how easy it is to start your associate degree. Representatives from campus departments will provide information on how to get started at JJC, work through the financial aid process and learn about the many scholarships available at JJC.

District 202 Annual College Fair

On September 20, 2017, over 1,500 students and parents attended the annual District 202 College Fair at Plainfield North High School where over 130 college, university, and military representatives from across the

country participated and provided admission, financial aid, and scholarship information.

College Information Sessions @ PNHS

Each fall, PNHS invites college, university, and military representatives to provide information sessions to prospective students. All 9th – 12th grade students are invited to sign up and attend. Students can view the full list of visits in Naviance Family Connection and are urged to pre-register in order to get a pass to be excused from class. Students should research the college ahead of time and prepare a few questions to ask during the visit. Many times the college representative that visits is the main point of contact for the admissions process.

Illinois Wesleyan University 10/2 10:15 AM

Winona State University 10/2 12:15 PM

Oakland University 10/2 1:15 PM

Marquette University 10/3 9:15 AM

University of Wisconsin, La Crosse 10/3 11:15 AM

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire 10/3 12:15 PM

High Point University 10/3 1:15 PM

University of Notre Dame 10/4 8:15 AM

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

10/4 9:15 AM

DePaul University 10/4 10:15 AM

Grand Canyon University 10/4 11:15 AM

The University of Tampa 10/4 1:15 PM

Miami University, Oxford 10/5 8:15 AM

MacMurray College 10/5 9:15 AM

Augustana College 10/5 10:15 AM

Illinois Institute of Technology 10/5 1:15 PM

University of Missouri Columbia 10/6 8:15 AM

Xavier University 10/6 9:15 AM

The Ohio State University 10/6 1:15 PM

U.S. Army 10/10 Cafeteria

University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh 10/10 9:15 AM

University of Chicago 10/12 9:15 AM

St. Ambrose University 10/12 10:15 AM

Georgia Southern University 10/13 8:15 AM

Saint Louis University 10/13 10:15 AM

Eastern Illinois University 10/16 8:15 AM

Quincy University 10/16 9:15 AM

Trinity Christian College 10/16 12:15 PM

Texas Christian University 10/16 1:15 PM

University of Northern Colorado 10/17 8:15 AM

Butler University 10/17 9:15 AM

University of Wisconsin, Parkside 10/17 10:15 AM

University of South Carolina 10/17 11:15 AM

Huntington University 10/17 12:15 PM

Simpson College 10/17 1:15 PM

Lake Forest College 10/18 8:15 AM

Mount Mercy University 10/18 9:15 AM

Purdue University 10/18 10:15 AM

Marian University 10/18 11:15 AM

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 10/18 12:15 PM

Colorado Mesa University 10/18 1:15 PM

DePauw University 10/19 9:15 AM

Ball State University 10/19 10:15 AM

Colorado Christian University 10/19 1:15 PM

Aquinas College 10/20 9:15 AM

Loyola Marymount University 10/20 12:15 PM

Aquinas College 10/20 1:15 PM

Baylor University 10/23 8:15 AM

Ferris State University 10/23 9:15 AM

Albion College 10/23 11:15 AM

Benedictine University (IL) 10/24 9:15 AM

McKendree University 10/24 10:15 AM

Vanderbilt University 10/25 8:15 AM

Carthage College 10/25 10:15 AM

Cornell College 10/25 11:15 AM

Central College 10/25 12:15 PM

Kent State University 10/26 9:15 AM

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 10/26 1:15 PM

The University of Alabama in Huntsville

10/27 8:15 AM

Millikin University 10/30 9:15 AM

Paul Mitchell the School-Lombard 10/30 1:15 PM

Carroll University (Wisconsin) 10/31 10:15 AM

PSAT On October 11, 2017, freshmen will take the PSAT 8/9, and sophomores and juniors will take the PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test). The PSAT/NMSQT will prepare juniors for the SAT that they will take in April 2018, and qualify them for the National Merit Scholarship Competition. The National Merit Scholarship program is an academic competition for recognition and college scholarships that began in 1955. For more information and free test prep visit: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10. Kaplan PSAT Prep Live (free PSAT prep).