To be or not to be.....isn't that the question Seniors? How do you pick a college major?

Choosing a college major can be quite the task! Your guidance counselor, the Department of Awesome, has probably encouraged job shadowing, or different career expos. In addition, we have suggested researching different areas. There are many college major quizzes online that can give you a general idea of where your interests lie. For example, check out College Major Quiz! Other ways to align a college major to your interests is to consider the following:

Transitional Math Class

For the upcoming school year, IVC will be offering a transitional math for seniors.

What is a transitional math class? 

This class will be offered to seniors who have taken Algebra II but may not feel prepared to take Pre-Calculus class. It is intended to bridge the gap between high school and college mathematics.

What are the benefits?

• Students will have a math class senior year. A year off of math is very difficult for students when taking math in college, trade school, etc. This class gives them an option that is not Pre-Calculus or AP Calculus.
• Students will successfully complete the class will not have to take a math placement test if attending a junior college. This class is the equivalent of MATH 099 at ICC.
• Students successfully completing the class will automatically be placed in a credit bearing class if attending a junior college. This will save students the money and time of taking a non-credit bearing math class.

The counselors are strongly encouraging ALL seniors to take some type of math class now that there is a level for everyone. In the next few weeks we will be chatting with all of next year's seniors about math.

Early Graduation

The early graduation process at IVC has been formalized for this upcoming school year. This morning, the Guidance Department and Administration met with the current junior class to explain the idea of early graduation and what the process of early graduation looks like.

The early graduation process will include an application and interview for interested students. To better explain the process, a list of frequently asked questions follows.

What are the requirements to graduate early?

Students must have completed all graduation requirements, have a specific post-secondary plan, and provide documentation of authenticity of a post-secondary plan. Students must complete and submit the Early Graduation Application Form by June 1st prior to senior year.

Materials Engineering Camp

Attention all students entering their Junior or Senior year! The Peoria chapter of ASM Materials is hosting a week long summer camp for students who are interested in Engineering. This camp is FREE to all selected participants. Camp runs from July 23 - July 26 from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Applications are due May 11th and can be found here. Contact Laura Davis at ldavis@ivcschools.com or by calling 274-5481 with questions.

Oh, The Places You'll Go!

The Guidance Department will be featuring all of the places the seniors will be heading off to next year. Whether it is college, the military, or the workforce, we want to know.

Seniors are encouraged to fill out the one question form that was emailed to them this morning. They can also just stop by Guidance and let a counselor know. Their names will be added to the bulletin board.

Calling all Parents - Career Fair

On September 12th, the Guidance Dept. will be hosting the first annual Job & Career Fair at IVC High School. Our goal is to expose and educate students to possible careers and jobs available to them.

Career portion of fair - Share info with students about what it takes to go into a specific career. What other careers are similar or related to chosen field?

Job portion of fair - Area businesses share procedures with students on how to apply for job openings at their business.

How can parents help? - We would love to have parents participate in the event in either portion of the fair. We are looking for a wide variety of careers and businesses to be represented.

September 12, 2018    9:00-1:00

IVC Auxiliary Gym

Please call the Guidance Department to reserve a spot. (309) 274-5481 x2