Application+Process+2017



= The application process for Spring 2017 will begin following Spring Break 2017. =

= Here is a checklist for you as you go through the application process. Remember, your parents can give you great advice, but we would expect that you, the student, actually complete the application. The only place where we should see your parent's writing is on the parent signature line. You should be the one to approach teachers for their recommendations and advisors for verification of your participation in activities. You should be the one who turns in the application to Ms. Bartley in guidance--not your parent. = = If you need assistance with ANY part of the application process, please see Mrs. Smith in Room 300 or Mrs. Trojnar in Room 557. We will be happy to give you our "two-cents-worth" as you complete the application. =

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==_2) You must have at least a 3.5 grade point average for __this__ school year (first three quarters). Eligible students receive a written notification of this fact after third quarter grades are processed. (We do not use a cumulative GPA.)==

==3) Read through the attached PowerPoint presentation to understand what NJHS is all about--especially if you are an eighth grade applicant.== Click here for the PowerPoint:

**_4) Read the NJHS Application Introduction. Make note of all due dates.** Click here for the seventh grade letter:  Click here for the eighth grade letter:



_5) Download the application __and__ teacher recommendations. DO NOT ASK TEACHERS TO COMPLETE THE RECOMMENDATION FORMS UNTIL APRIL 20, 2017.
Click here: This is the complete application.

=== Recommendation: Print out the teacher recommendation sheets before you complete the rest of the document--this will keep the formatting for the teacher recommendations aligned with the pages. Here is a separate file of just the teacher recommendation forms for your convenience. Just remember that you also have to complete and submit the entire application to be considered for membership.===

your teachers will know whose recommendations they are completing! (Some teachers receive over 50 requests each year for recommendations!)
==_7) Give the four teachers the recommendation forms personally. Ask them politely if they would please complete the form for you. (Manners are important. If you just hand it to the teachers and expect them to fill it out for you or place it in their mailboxes without asking them, they may elect not to complete it for you. Your parents SHOULD NOT be the person asking for the teacher recommendations.)==

==Your teachers will turn in their recommendations directly to Ms. Bartley by May 11, 2017. (Please note: If you decide to ask someone outside of the PAMS Faculty/Staff for a recommendation--such as a coach, Scout Master, youth advisor, etc.--it is expected that their recommendation be delivered on time and in a sealed/signed envelope. //You may have __one__ "outside of PAMS" recommendation//.) ==

== You are __limited__ to four (4) recommendations. Please be advised that these recommendations written by your teachers are confidential and will not be shared with you or your parents; they are for the selection committee, NJHS Faculty Council, administrators, and advisers' use only. ==
 * Two recommendations __//**must be**// //**two of your current core team teachers.**//__
 * The other two may be a teacher from __this year or last year__, a coach, a club adviser, a current teacher, or any combination thereof.

**You must try to obtain** __ **four** __ **teacher recommendations and identify on your application which teachers you asked to complete the recommendations for you. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Trojnar will follow-up with the teachers listed for any missing recommendations prior to the Selection Committee meeting.**

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**_8)** ** Recommended: ** **Write a thoughtful thank-you note to the teachers** **who complete recommendations for you. A simple note on good writing paper is an appropriate gesture of appreciation for the extra time your** __ **very** __ **busy teachers took to do something nice for you.**



==_9) Review the suggested list of activities you might want to include on your application. This is by no means an exhaustive list; these are just some of the activities our members in the past have had on their applications.== Click here:

**_10) Complete the application in its entirety.** __//** Use a computer to type in the textboxes. **//__ **When you will fill it out by computer, download it to your home computer and save it with a different file name. The one on this wikispace is a Read-Only document that you cannot change unless you save it as a different file. If you are using a Mac, the document will be skewed when you print it out. Please save your document as an .rtf file and print at school or come in early to the Homework Center and complete and print the document here at school. A messy application (which includes strange printing patterns) does not present a good first impression to the readers of your information. Your application MUST be typed.** NO HANDWRITTEN APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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====** When your application is complete with your activities and information, __ print it out __** **. Get the necessary signatures to verify your activities.** (If you are unable to get signatures to verify your involvement in certain activities, type in the name of the adviser and leave the adviser signature blank. Mr. Clark should sign for coaches who do not work in our building . However, if the teacher/coach is in the PAMS building, it is expected that you will have that coach's signature.)====

Here is a model of what a completed application looks like. Check out the margin notes for some helpful hints.
Click here:

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====** _11) Make sure you have your student identification number at the top of each page of the application and that your name is only on the first page . Staple your application securely in the upper left-hand corner. **====

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==_12) __Paper clip__ your self-addressed stamped business envelope to your application. A business-sized envelope is approximately 4.25" x 9.5". Make sure that you correctly address the envelope. The US Mail will not be able to deliver the Faculty Council's decision to you if your envelope is not correctly addressed. You must provide the correct postage. DO //**__ NOT __**// PUT YOUR APPLICATION IN YOUR ENVELOPE!==

**_13) Turn in your application and envelope to Ms. Bartley, the guidance department secretary,**

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==by Thursday, May 11, 2017. You must sign the list to document that you turned in your application. Do not to wait until the last minute to ask for teacher recommendations or to complete the application--that is when most students' errors occur and important pieces end up missing from the applications.== = = =Remember, your teachers will hand-deliver their recommendations to Ms. Bartley, so you do not need to worry about them. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Trojnar will follow-up with them if a recommendation is missing. Make sure you have listed the four teachers to whom you gave recommendations on your application.=

==_14) Pat yourself on the back for taking a responsible risk. The Faculty Council and a group of faculty members will assess your evaluation in mid-May.==

**_15) We expect that your response from the NJHS Faculty Council will be mailed before Memorial Day Weekend.**