WELCOME TO THE UPPER SCHOOL AT
LEE-SCOTT!
We are excited to have you here! Please feel free to drop by the Counselor's Office at any time. I want to get to know each of you and help you with any questions or concerns you may have.
We are excited to have you here! Please feel free to drop by the Counselor's Office at any time. I want to get to know each of you and help you with any questions or concerns you may have.
Important
Information for Seventh Graders:
- Be sure to read your student handbook and get to know your school rules, attendance policies, opportunities for involvement, dress code, etc.
- Start your year with a plan to get involved, stay organized and do your very best in all your classes.
- Use your planner to keep up with assignments and important dates.
- Get involved and have FUN! School is like everything in life - the more you put into it, the more you get out of it.
- Make an effort to get to know new people this year. Everyone has a story worth hearing!
- Develop your skills and talents and appreciate the different skills and talents others have to offer.
7th
Grade Testing:
- Click Here for Test Taking Tips
- All seventh graders will take the Stanford Achievement Test in April.
- Select seventh graders will be invited take either the ACT
or SAT through Duke TIP.
- This talent search identifies academically talented 7th graders and invites them to complete either the SAT or ACT college entrance examination.
- Participation in this program is completely voluntary.
- The benefits of this program include:
- Testing Experience (opportunity to preview a test they will take later on for college admission and learn about their current academic abilities)
- Receive the Education Resource Handbook
- Access to the Educational Opportunty Guide (an online directory listing schools and summer programs)
- Receive the Duke Gifted Letter (an e-newsletter available at www.dukgiftedletter.com)
- Receive My College Guide magazine
- Possible trip to Duke University for a recognition ceremony
- Possible qulaification for Duke TIP's Summer Studies
Programs
- In order to be eligible for this program, a student must
score in the 95th percentile or higher on a grade level standardized
achievement, aptitude, mental ability test battery or approved state
criterion-referenced test.
- Once a student has been reconized as meeting the
above-mentioned criteria, he or she must complete either a paper
application or apply online at www.tip.duke.edu.
- Qualifying students at Lee-Scott Academy will be notified
during the month of September and invited to particpate in this program.