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Eastview High School Perspectives on Parenting – March, 2017
POSTSECONDARY PLANNING & NAVIANCE Family Connection
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Life after high school… Where do you want to be?
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Engage in Self Reflection
• Recognize strengths and weaknesses
• Analyze interests and values
• Prepare for a career and expand learning
• Extracurricular activities and social life
• Influence of family and friends
• Consider personal goals
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Post High School Options
• Community College
• Technical School
• Private Business School
• Military
• Employment
• Volunteer Work
• 4 year college
(private or public)
Why education beyond high school?
• Expert projections indicate that 65 percent of US
jobs will require some type of postsecondary
education by 2020. (1)
• Over 95 percent of jobs created during the
recent recession recovery (since 2008) have
gone to workers with at least some college
education. (2)
1) Carnevale, A.P., Smith, N., and Strohl, J. (2013). Recovery: Job Growth and Education Requirements Through 2020. Washington, DC:
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
2) Carnevale, A.P., Jayasundera, T., and Artem, G. (2013). America’s Divided Recovery: College Haves and Have-
Nots. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. 5
Benefits that college graduates enjoy:
• higher incomes and increased lifetime earnings
• lower levels of unemployment and poverty
• decreased reliance on public assistance programs
• increased job satisfaction
• greater likelihood of receiving employer-sponsored
pensions and health insurance
• healthier lifestyles
• higher levels of civic engagement. (3)
3) Baum, S., Ma, J., and Payea, K. (2013). Education Pays 2013: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and
Society. Washington, DC: College Board.
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How College Is Different from High School
• College is the first place where we
expect young people to be adults.
• The pupil-teacher relationship changes
dramatically.
• Expectations for engagement, independent work, motivation, and intellectual development also change.
• College instructors pace their courses more rapidly, emphasize different aspects of material taught, and have very different goals for their courses.
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An Operational Definition of College Readiness
The level of preparation a student needs in order to enroll and succeed—without remediation—in a credit-bearing general education course at a postsecondary institution that offers a baccalaureate degree or transfer to a baccalaureate program.
Conley, D. T. (2007). Toward a more comprehensive conception of college readiness.
Eugene, OR: Educational Policy Improvement Center.
Twenty-one states’ definitions of “college and career
readiness” mention concrete knowledge, skills, and
dispositions that students must demonstrate mastery of to
be prepared for postsecondary success.
• Academic knowledge
• Critical thinking and/or problem solving
• Social and emotional learning, collaboration, and/or
communication
• Grit/resilience/perseverance
• Citizenship and/or community involvement
• Other additional activities: technology, lifelong learning,
responsibility to environment and family
Overview of State Definitions, American Institutes for Research, 2014 10
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What Students Can Do to Develop Their College Readiness
Students need: • to understand what it really means to be college-
ready.
• to understand what they must do as well as what the system requires or expects of them.
• to understand that college admission is a reasonable and realistic goal that can be attained through planning and diligent attention to necessary tasks.
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Students Also Need…
• to construct an overall plan for college preparation that ensures they will develop the necessary skills in a progressively more complex fashion over four years.
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Eastview High School Graduation Requirements
• English - 4 years
• Social Studies - 4 years
• Math – 3 years
• Science – 3 years
• Physical Ed. - 5 quarters
• Wellness - 3 quarters
• Arts – one quarter course in visual arts, music, theatre, dance or interior design, advertising
• Current gr. 10 & 11: MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Math test, ACT
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Admissions Requirements Technical & Community College
• English – 4 years
• Social Studies – 4 years
• Math – 3 years
• Science – 3 years
• No ACT Required
• May require a placement test
(ACCUPLACER)
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Admissions Requirements Traditional 4 Year College & Universities
• English- 4 years
• Social Studies- 4 years
• Math - 3 years (minimum level of Algebra II)
• Science- 3 years (minimum level - Chemistry)
• Foreign Language - 2 or more years
• Fine Arts – Recommend 1 year of fine or performing arts
• NCAA qualifications (if recruited athlete)
• ACT or SAT generally required
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• English- 4 years
• Social Studies- 4 years
• Math- 4 years
• Science- 4 years
• Foreign Language - 3 years or more
• Fine Arts - one year of fine or performing arts
• Honors and Advanced Placement classes recommended
• Prefer 70th percentile and higher depending on selectivity
• ACT or SAT generally required – possibly SAT Subject Tests
Admissions Requirements: Selective Colleges & Universities
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What do colleges look for?
Primary Measures
– Rigor of Courses
– GPA/Class Rank
– ACT/SAT scores
Secondary Measures
– Application Essay
– Recommendations
– School Activities
– Interview
– Community Service
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Course Titles and Grade Point Averages
Clifford Adelman (2006) employed transcript analysis
to reach the conclusion that completing a challenging high school curriculum is the greatest pre-collegiate indicator of bachelor’s degree completion.
The nature and quality of the courses students take, and grades earned, are ultimately what matters.
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Tests…tests…tests…
• Beyond using HS course titles to define college readiness, a more direct approach is to test a set of knowledge that students are presumed to need to know to succeed in college entry-level courses. (ACT/SAT)
• Some colleges also rely on Advanced Placement (AP) test scores as a potential measure of college readiness.
• All states have adopted some form of high school exam in English, Math and Science for a variety of reasons including requirements in the Federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Minnesota = MCA Reading, Math and Science
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ACT Readiness Benchmarks for Entry-level College Courses
ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks are the minimum ACT test scores required for students to have a high probability of success in credit-bearing college courses—English Composition, Social Sciences courses, College Algebra, or Biology.
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ACT Readiness Benchmarks for Entry-level College Courses
ACT
1-36
(gr.11)
English English Composition
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Math College Algebra
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Reading Social Sciences
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Science Biology
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Class of 2015 Average Composite Score
21.0 22.7 24.4 24.8
National MN District 196 EVHS
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Which College Entrance Exam?
(Recommend taking in spring of Junior Year)
ACT:
• Achievement test
• Measures English, Math, Science and Reading
• Scores can range
from 1 – 36
• Optional Writing Test
SAT: (redesign as of Spring 2016)
• Now focused on skills & knowledge
• Measures evidence-based Reading and Writing; and Math
• Scores range from 200 to 800 each section; 400-1600 total
• Optional Essay (2 to 8)
MN State & District ACT+Writing
April 19th, 2017
• Minnesota juniors take the ACT Plus Writing test this
year.
• Minnesota Statute 120B.30, is intended to ensure all
students are college and career ready.
• Accepted by all US colleges (college reportable).
• No pre-registration required & no cost for the 4/19 exam
• Many ways to prepare:
- January 12th ACT Practice Test
- Naviance Test Prep – Naviance Family Connection
- www.actstudent.org practice test questions
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ACT Practice Test @ EVHS!
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Naviance Test Prep - ACT prep resource
in NAVIANCE Family Connection
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EVHS ACT Prep Course (Under Academics)
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Additional ACT/SAT Dates of interest to Current Juniors – Spring/Fall, 2017
ACT:
• April 8 (3/4-17 late reg. deadline)
• June 10 (5/5 registration deadline)
• September 9
• October 28
• December 9
SAT:
• May 6 ( 4/7 deadline)
• June 3 (5/9 registration deadline)
• August 26
• October 7
• November 4
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NAVIANCE Family Connection (Web-based Resource for College & Career Planning)
Log into Family Connection through the Eastview Home Page.
Look for Family Connection in the menu bar.
You may also go directly to the login website:
www.succeed.naviance.com/evhs
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Students & Parents Create an Account with an E-mail & Password
(click on “I need to register”)
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Welcome to Your Home Page! (Check messages, college visits, web links and
Access College, Career and About Me tabs)
Explore About Me Tab
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INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT ME • Game plan • Favorite colleges, careers • Resume • Surveys
OFFICIAL THINGS • Profile • Account • Test Scores •NAVIANCE Mobile App
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Create a Game Plan of Your Goals & College Interests
Build a Resume
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Keep Track of Test Scores
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Explore Careers Tab
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EXPLORE CAREERS • Favorite Careers & Clusters • Explore Careers & Clusters
WHAT ARE MY INTERESTS? • Do What You Are – Personality Type • Cluster Finder – Career Assessment • Career Interest Profiler
ROADTRIP NATION • Explore videotaped interviews of people who have built their lives around their interests.
EVHS Grade 9 Completed the “Cluster Finder” to Identify Top Career Clusters
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EVHS Grade 10 Completed the Personality Type “Do What You Are”
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EVHS Grade 11 Completed the “Career Interest Profiler” to Identify Top Careers
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Explore Additional Careers & Clusters & Save them in “My Favorite Careers”
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MN Employment and Economic Development
Occupations in Demand Data Tool:
https://mn.gov/deed/data/data-tools/oid/
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Explore Colleges Tab
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MY COLLEGES • Colleges I’m Thinking About • Colleges I’m Applying to • Upcoming College Visits
COLLEGE RESEARCH • College Searches •College Lookup • College Resources • College Maps • Scattergrams • Enrichment Programs SCHOLARSHIPS & MONEY
• Scholarship List • Scholarship Match • Sallie Mae Nat’l Scholarship Search
Enrichment Programs (summer +)
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Search by Alpha or by Topic Oodles of Information about
Summer Programs & GAP Year Opportunities!!!
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Factors to consider when choosing a college...
• Cost
• College Characteristics
• Social Life
• Financial Aid
• Admissions Requirements
• Academics
• Student Population
• Location
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A Few Favorite
College Search Tools
NAVIANCE Family Connection: College Search & SuperMatch
US Dept of Education: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
College Navigator (access under links @ home page in FC)
(Tutorial available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVL08v3ZCz0 )
College Board: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
Cappex: https://www.cappex.com/
Peterson’s:
https://www.petersons.com/college-search.aspx
More useful sites!
CSO College Center: www.CSOCollegeCenter.org
KnowHow2Go: www.knowhow2go.org
Hobson’s CollegeView: www.collegeview.com
The Common Application Online: www.commonapp.org
Colleges That Change Lives: www.ctcl.org
Careers:
MNSCU career, education and job resource:
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Checklist for a Campus Visit
• Meet with an Admissions Counselor
• Verify Admissions Requirements and major deadlines (applications, financial aid)
• Take a campus tour and attend a class
• Investigate your academic program
• Determine actual college costs
• Talk with students and faculty
• Discuss your chance for admission
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Scheduled College Rep Visits on Family Connection
INFORMATION & SIGN UP Students can sign up to visit with a college representative & receive an email reminder
College Lookup
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• Visit the School Website •Compare by GPA, Test Scores • Check Application History • Check EV Acceptance Rates • General Info, Admissions, Financial aid, Majors/Degrees, Student Life & MORE!
College Maps (Sample = 20 Most Popular Colleges for EVHS Students)
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UMD – Satellite View!
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Click on “Graph” to View Scattergram of
Previous EVHS Applicants
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District 196 College Fair: March 21, 4:00-6:00
Rosemount High School
Approximately 120 public and private colleges and universities, community and technical colleges, proprietary schools & military organizations will be represented.
Participating colleges, trade, career schools and military organizations can be
found on the website for MACAC at www.mn-acac.org.
Go to “College Fairs”, then “For Students & Parents”.
Admission to the college fair is free!
Lead Retrieval Technology:
Scanners at District 196 College Fair
Lead retrieval allows institutions to scan a barcode containing student
information at a college fair. Go to www.gotocollegefairs.com, select the
fair you will be attending, enter your personal information and print off your
barcode.
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Build “Thinking about” List in Naviance
Family Connection
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Build Colleges I’m Applying to List Match Naviance account if using Common App!
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Consider the likelihood of admission as
you build your apply list
•Reach Schools (High, Medium, Low)
–Admissions requirements/averages are higher than your GPA/ACT
–Highly competitive schools are reach schools for all
•Target Schools (Match, Possible)
–Admissions requirements/averages match your GPA/ACT
•Safety Schools (Likely or Given)
–Admissions requirements/averages are lower than your GPA/ACT
–You meet guaranteed admissions standards
Complete Required Survey if student needs a Counselor Recommendation Letter
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Teacher
Recommendations
• Not necessarily required by all colleges!
• Frequently required by Common App colleges
• Even if not required, may benefit a “bubble” candidate
• Complete teacher survey info. and request teacher through
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NACAC’s 2015 Admission
Trends Survey • 33% percent of four-year colleges offered Early
Action plans (EA).
• 21% of respondents offered Early Decision
Plans (ED).
• Similar to the pattern with Early Decision,
colleges with Early Action accepted a greater
proportion of EA applicants when compared to
the overall applicant pool.
• For the Fall 2015 admission cycle, 39 percent of
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The Common Application A common, standardized first-year application form used by
nearly 700 public and private colleges and universities.
https://www.commonapp.org
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Minnesota Common App Colleges:
Augsburg College
Carleton College
College of Saint Benedict
Concordia College Moorhead
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hamline University
Macalester College
Saint John's University
Saint Mary's University
St. Catherine University
St. Olaf College
University of MN – Duluth
University of MN – Twin Cities
University of St. Thomas
The Coalition for
Access,
Affordability
and Success
• NEW application process in 2016-17 involving 90+
member colleges/universities.
• Goal is to improve the college application process
and support disadvantaged students.
• EVHS recommends class of 2018 use other
application processes unless exclusive user. (Common App, Colleges original online application, etc.)
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Apply with each
College’s own
Online
Application
Process
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Net Price Calculators: Required by Federal Government
http://collegecost.ed.gov/netpricecenter.aspx
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College Scorecard http://collegecost.ed.gov/scorecard/index.aspx
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U.S. Government
College
“Shopping Sheet”
(Financial Aid Award Letter
Standardized)
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Costs and Financial Aid
• FAFSA: Free Application
for Federal Student Aid
• Reciprocity: in-state
tuition vs. out-of-state
Benefits of Prior-Prior Year FAFSA
• File FAFSA starting October 1.
• Use taxes from two years ago; already submitted to IRS.
• Use IRS Retrieval Tool – easily import tax return.
• Sync financial aid & college application calendars.
• Remove barriers of priority filing deadlines – equal
opportunity for consideration for funds.
• Receive financial aid eligibility information in advance of
college decision deadline – encourage more thoughtful
and informed decisions.
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FAFSA Determines Your
Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
Cost of Attendance
- the EFC
= FINANCIAL NEED
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Eligibility Comparison (COA – EFC)
Public
4-Year
$15,000
- $ 5,000
Need of:
$ 10,000
Public
2-Year
$ 7,000
- $ 5,000
Need of:
$ 2,000
Private
4-Year
$25,000
- $ 5,000
Need of:
$20,000
The Expected Family Contribution remains the same!
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Financial Aid Package (compare financial aid shopping sheets)
• Loans
• Grants
• Scholarships
• Work Study
U.S. Consumer
Financial Protection Agency
Average student loan debt in U.S.:
Approximately $30,000
Suggested total student loan debt:
“Not much more than the starting salary of
their new career.”
Suggested % of income applied to student
loans: 15%
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EVHS Maintains a Scholarship List on Naviance Family Connection
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School/Community Scholarships (SENIORS)
Eastview Community Foundation
Eagan Foundation Scholarship
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www.ohe.state.mn.us/sPages/tptPayingForCollege.cfm
Where Can I Get More Information?
• Federal Student Aid Info
studentaid.gov
• FastWeb Scholarship Search: www.fastweb.com
• FinAid - The Financial Aid Information Page: www.finaid.org
• Minnesota Office of Higher Education Student Website:
http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/
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Navigating College Admissions:
Tips for Parents
• Encourage your child to be open-minded
about college options.
• Visit college campuses, but try to take a
backseat.
• Help your teen stay organized during the
application process.
• Talk about the cost of college, early and
often.
• Be optimistic, but prepare for rejection.
• Listen, but know you can’t fix everything.
Stacey Milton
September 23, 2014 collegespecific
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Plan to attend the
Eastview High School Perspectives on Parenting
session on Financial Aid in 2017-18!
“Financing Education Beyond High School”
An Introduction to Financial Aid
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How to Talk to Your Parents About College:
Tips for Students
1. Ask yourself why you are applying to college in
the first place.
2. Take ownership of your college process.
3. Your parents don't necessarily expect you to attend their alma mater.
4. Don’t shy away from difficult conversations.
5. Don’t be afraid to fail.
6. Define success on your terms.
7. Talk to your parents about how to talk to you.
LIGHTNING COLLEGE APP ACADEMY August, 2017 (TBD)
(Sample Agenda from 2016)
WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS, & AGENDA
FINDING YOUR COLLEGE FIT
NUTS & BOLTS OF NAVIANCE
ESSAY WRITING TIPS
THE COMMON APPLICATION
FINANCIAL AID BASICS (College Financial Aid Reps)
SELECTIVE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PANEL
(Macalester, Carleton, Saint Olaf, and University of Minnesota Twin Cities Admissions)
Eastview Counseling Staff 952-431-8914
Mr. Quincy Davis A – Do / AVID 9
Mr. Mark Wanous Dp – J
Ms. Terri Greener K-O (shared)
Ms. Kelly Fisher K-O (shared) / AVID 10
Ms. Anne Scholen P – S / AVID 11
Ms. Larinda Hodges T – Z / AVID 12
Ms. Chris Franken College Planning & Assessment/GT
Ms. Jolene Veldhuis College Applications/Transcripts (x8914)
Ms. Catherine Besonen Assessment/Scholarships (x8915)
Ms. Cheryl Cross Registrar (x8913)
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Summary of Resources: College/Career Planning
• School Counselors
• Counseling Support Staff
• NAVIANCE Family Connection
• EVHS Career Center
• Internet Resources
• College Representatives
• Campus Visits
• Lightning College App Academy
THANK YOU!
Chris Franken, Ed.S.
College Planning & Assessment
Eastview High School
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