Lindale High School: Academic Updates
For LHS and Home Schooled Students
College Advanced Placements Tests(more information available at www.collegeboard.com)
PSAT/NMSQT
The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a program cosponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). It's a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT®. It also gives you a chance to enter NMSC scholarship programs and gain access to college and career planning tools.
The PSAT/NMSQT measures: Critical reading skills, Math problem-solving skills, Writing skills. [These skills have been developed over many years, both in and out of school. This test doesn't require you to recall specific facts from your classes.]
Date & Registration
The 2011 PSAT/NMSQT test date in Lindale is Wednesday, October 12. You must sign up for the PSAT/NMSQT at your high school or at another high school in your community. This test is administered by high schools, not through test centers. Online registration for the PSAT/NMSQT is not available. Contact your high school counselor or principal to find out about registering and paying the test fees. Also, you can request a copy of the Official Student Guide to the PSAT/NMSQT to help you prepare for the test day.
If you are registered to take the test, but are unable to do so due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances, follow the instructions found on page 5 of the Official Student Guide to the PSAT/NMSQT or at www.collegeboard.com.
College Credit Programs
The following are college classes offered in the district Fall 2011 (second semester courses TBD):
BIOL 1406 and 1407 - Major Biology I & II
BIOL 2404 - Intro to Anatomy & Physiology
ENGL 1301 and 1302 – Composition & Rhetoric
ENGL 2332 and 2333 - World Literature
GOVT 2305 – American Government
HIST 1301 and 1302 – History of the US
ARTS 1301 – Art Appreciation
SPEECH 1315 – Public Speaking
SPEECH 1321 – Business and Professional Speaking
MATH 1314
MATH 2412 – Pre-Calculus
DRAFT 1409 - Basic Comp Aided Drafting
DRAFT 1405 - Technical Drafting
DRAFT 1417 – Architectural Drafting/Residential
Draft 2340 – Solid Modeling/Design
Intro to Criminal Justice 1301