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Port Moody Secondary“A Tradition of
Excellence”Grade 12 Grad Information Session
Key Contact People Ms. Karen Jensen Principal Mr. Todd Clerkson Vice Principal (A – K) Ms. Jill Reid Vice Principal (L – Z) Ms. Cindy Campbell Counsellor (A – Ha) Ms. Gina Duarte Counsellor (Hb – M)/
(Scholarships) Mr. Paul Gangnes Counsellor (N – Z) Mr. Sean Lenihan IB Coordinator Ms Fern Truax Career resource/scholarships Mr. Dino Bolognese Grad Transitions Coordinator
Required Courses (48 credits) English 10 4 Credits English 11 or Communications 11 4 Credits English 12 or Communications 12 4 Credits Social Studies 10 4 Credits Socials 11/First Nations 12/Civics 11 4 Credits
Science 10 4 Credits Biol., Chem., Phys., Earth Sc., Sc&Tech 11 4 Credits Foundations of Math and Pre-Calc. 10 or Apprenticeship & Workplace Math 10 4 Credits Foundations of math 11, Pre-Calc math 11 or Apprenticeship & Workplace math 114 Credits Physical Ed. 10 4 Credits Planning 10 4 Credits a F.A. or App. Sk.10/11/12 2 or 4 Credits
Elective Courses (28 credits) ____________________________12 4 Credits ____________________________12 4 Credits ____________________________12 4 Credits Graduation Transitions 4 Credits
Total: 80 Credits
80 Credit Graduation Program
Summer Learning
Continuing Education (Night School)
Coquitlam Learning Opportunities Centre (CLOC) (See your Counsellor)
Coquitlam Open Learning (COL - Online) www.online.sd43.bc.ca
Continual (self-paced) vs. Cohort (specific start dates).
Cross enrolled. Take additional courses online to supplement your graduation program.
Note: students can not take a course with Coquitlam Open Learning that they are simultaneously taking at another school.
Return for 5th semester (Administrator permission required)
Short of Credits?
Transcript Verification
FormDecember
8th
Transcript Verification Form
Students are automatically registered for the mandatory Provincial Exam if they are currently enrolled in the course.
◦ These courses include: Math 10 English 10 Science 10 Socials 11 English 12 or Communications 12
Provincial Exams
Students wishing to re-write a Provincial Exam must fill out a re-write form available at the front office. Deadline For Semester One is December 12th. For Semester Two is May 8th.
Students who register for an exam, but who do not attend the exam-sitting will keep their original exam mark. This mark will be used in the calculation of their final mark for the course.
Registration for Provincial Exam Rewrites
Provincial Exam Results may be obtained at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/. You will need your Personal Education Number to log-in.
A student will receive a $1000 Examinations Scholarship if he or she:
Meets the basic eligibility requirementsAchieves at least a “B” (73%) in English 12 or
Communications 12Rank among the top 5000 scholarship students
in B.C.A student will receive $2500 if he/she ranks
among the top 20 scholarship students in the province.
Fulfills the graduation requirements of the 2004 Graduation Program
Grade 12 Grad. Program Examination Scholarships
(Provincial Scholarship Program)
For outstanding academic students, based on their top 5 classes
Grade 10 & Grade 11: $250 each year
Grade 12: $500
Passport to Education
P.M.S.S. Scholarship Meetings Scholarship Mtg #1 October 22nd
3:00 pm MPR (Scholarship Info)
Scholarship Mtg #2 November 12th 3:00 pm MPR
Scholarship Mtg #3 December10th 3:00 pm MPR (Local Scholarship Package)
*Don’t be afraid to apply.
FOLLOW CAREER CENTRE NEWS
on
@PMSS Transitions
in the Tuesday newspaper Blues
NewsAnd on the Career Centre online at
pmssblues.net
Stay Up-To-DateScholarships/Post-Secondary
Career Exploration Day
November 5th
Held at PMSS
Features the BC Post
Secondary Institution
Fair
S.F.U ( Oct 20th @ 7 pm - Main Gym) U.B.C. (Oct 30th at 7-9 pm - Main Gym) B.C.I.T ( Nov 13th at lunch – Drama Room) University of Alberta (Nov 18th at Lunch - Drama Room) Western University (Nov 26th at lunch – Drama Room) University of Waterloo (Nov 27th at Lunch - Drama Room) University of Victoria ( Oct 21st at Lunch – Drama Room)
Listen to announcements for other University visits
Please see the Career Resource Centre for more information
Visiting Universities
Different for each institution
Generally speaking for most Universities, students take:
English 12 plus three other Grade 12 Academic Subjects
www.educationplanner.ca
NOTE: As of this year some institutions may consider Grade 11 marks for entry requirements (example: conditional acceptance)
Post Secondary Requirements
Repeat Courses
Students who are repeating a course should look at the Post Secondary Institution/Faculty they are interested in to see which of the following they will accept:
Take the higher mark Blend the marks Take first mark in the course
Application Start Dates and Deadlines.
PEN Number / SIN Number
Marks and Transcripts
On-Line Applications www.applybc.ca
February 28th Deadline for most Universities
NEW: U.B.C.’s deadline is now January 31st or December 10th if applying for the Major Entrance Scholarship
Post Secondary Information
Post Secondary Institutions- CHOICES Form
The PSI Choices form is an on-line document located under the student secure Web at: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams
This form gives the B.C. Ministry of Education permission to release marks to the selected post-secondary institutions
This link is available October
For preliminary transcript information to be forwarded to B.C. and/or Ontario universities –selections must be submitted as soon as possible..
Some institutions require other English Assessment tests before admission, such as:
LPI (Language Proficiency Index)LPI Date –Check Career Resource Room or PMSS timesRegister @ www.lpi.ubc.ca
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Get more info at: www.ets.org/toefl
Post Secondary Information
In order to graduate students must complete the following: 150 minutes of DPA (on average) per week 30 Hours of Work or Volunteer experience Career Plan/Transitions Plan, due December 15th,
which will include:◦ Work/Volunteer Experience form (with proof)◦ Up-to-date Resume◦ Financial Plan (budget) ◦ Researching a career
Exit Interview will be on April 24th 2015 Note: IB Diploma students – CAS covers DPA and work/volunteer
hours. However, IB Diploma students DO have to complete the career plan, resume, and financial plan.
Graduation Transitions
For students Graduating in the first semester please email Mr. Bolognese ASAP
Please Visit the PMSS Graduation Transitions Website for information
If you have any questions, please come see Mr. Bolognese in room 3055
Graduation Transitions
Other Important Information
Grad Photos
Dinner Dance
After Grad
Commencement
Awards Ceremony
Graduation Photos Need to contact Artona directly to schedule
an appointment.
www.artonagroup.com (follow Links) Dates were November 3rd – 10th at PMSS
Students must be photographed to appear in the yearbook and on the graduation composite
Where: Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside.
When: Saturday May 30th 2015 Time: 6:00 p.m-11:30 p.m. Cost: Approximately $120.00
Grad Dinner Dance
Guest Approval deadline (Late April 2015 to Ms. Reid)
Behaviour / Expectations• Back to School on Monday.• Busy time of the year - Provincial and School Exams
Tickets will go on sale in May
Grad Dinner Dance
Purpose: To provide a safe/fun environment for graduating students.
May 31st 2015
Time: 12:00 am -4:00 am
Location: School Gym
Cost :Approx. $40.00
After Grad
Parents are the driving force behind the After Grad.
Committees (What is involved?)• Fund raising committee (generate revenue)• Entertainment Committee• Prize Committee (Business Solicitation)• Decorating Committee• Food• Security• Volunteers• Advertising (creating awareness/excitement)
After Grad May 31st
Date: Wednesday June 3rd 2015
Location: School Gym
Awards Ceremony
Date: June 20, 2015
Time: 11:00am
Location: Orpheum
Only Graduates will be allowed to cross the stage.
Commencement
Parent CommunicationTeachers, Counsellors, and Administrators are
accessible through e-mail, phone calls and appointments.
Visit the school website to find out about dates, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses. (www.pmssblues.net)
School policies and rules are found in your child’s agenda book, on the school’s website, and on the school district’s website.
S-TRIPS Are organized by a private company that specializes in student travel and operate separate from the secondary schools or the school district. These trips are not Port Moody Secondary School or District 43 (Coquitlam) approved trips.
We do not sanction or allow S-Trips to occur at our school. The information that we have from past trips is that the supervision, behaviour expectations and safety for students on an S-Trip is very different then a District 43 (Coquitlam) authorized overnight trip.
Big PictureBookletwww.pmssblues.net
Scholarshipsand BursariesBooklet
2014/2015
Questions and Answers
Port Moody Secondary