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A Guide for Homeschooling Through High School

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Wherever you see the diploma icon in A Guide for Homeschooling Through High School, it means that you’ll find related online resources here. Still have questions? If you are a member of HSLDA, call 540-338-5600 or email us for individual consultation.

PLANNING THE HIGH SCHOOL YEARS

• Four-year plan form: Download Word document.

CREDITS AND GRADES

• How to assign credits to a course: “Evaluation of High School Credits”
• Help with grading: “Grading Guidelines for High School Credit”

RECORDS MADE EASY

• Academic records
  • Curriculum resources
  • Testing
  • School district records
  • Recordkeeping
• Additional documentation
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Internships
  • Apprenticeships
  • Travel
• Creating a transcript: Resources and forms

KEEPING ON TRACK: A TIMELINE FOR HIGH SCHOOL

• Before high school
  • Assessment/placement tests
  • Brush up on writing skills: “Components of a Solid High School English Course”
  • Research curriculum.
  • Develop a four-year blueprint for high school: Download form.
  • Have your teen begin keeping a reading list.
• Freshman year
• Plan academics.
  • Select courses.
  • Find tips for study and note-taking skills.
  • Teach your teen prioritizing and time management.
• Research SAT and ACT college admission tests.
• Consider having your teen take a career test.
• Have your student add to reading list.
• Create a transcript for high school courses taken in 9th grade and find tips on recordkeeping.
• Sophomore year
  • If college is the next step:
    • Familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of the SAT, ACT, and PSAT and review general information on testing.
    • Register for SAT or ACT.
    • Research college requirements.
    • Begin exploring colleges through their individual websites (virtual tours also available) as well as by using college search engines, www.christiancollegeguide.net and www.collegeboard.org.
  • If a career, the military, or a vocation is the next step, research possibilities.
  • Have your student update reading list.
  • Record 10th-grade courses on transcript.
• Junior year
  • Help your teen create a personal resume.
  • If college is the next step:
    • Take the PSAT/NMSQT (to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship).
    • Take SAT or ACT again to increase scores.
    • Narrow down the list of prospective colleges.
    • Investigate financial aid and scholarships.
  • Have your student update reading list.
  • Record 11th-grade courses on transcript.
• Senior year
  • Have your student update and finalize resume.
  • Take SAT or ACT for final time.
  • Have your student update reading list.
  • Finalize transcript.
  • Award diploma.

POST–HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS

• The home front
  • Vocation
  • Missions
  • Volunteering
• The marketplace
  • Careers
  • Internships
  • Vocations
  • Trade schools
• The military
  • Information and resources
• College
  • Tests for college: Detailed information and “The Scoop on Tests for Teens”
  • Choosing a college
  • Help with costs for college: Competition and scholarship awards and financial aid information
  • The application process