Don’t procrastinate your most important year. Gather your photos for the Diapers to Diplomas page and figure out what your layout will be in the yearbook. See last year’s yearbook for ideas. Be nice to your parents so they want to buy you a cool feature in the yearbook!

Seniors will be meeting in October to getall of the important information about the rest of the year’s planned dates and important events like Grad Night and

Graduation.

Make sure you are on schedule to graduate too! See the Portal site and or speak to your

counselor to make sure everything is on track.

There is a lot to keep track of from now until graduation. Keep reading all of the newsletters, flyers, Newsflash and more to keep up to date.

Keep track of the year! Class of 2017

Rio Americano High School August 2016

Senior Portraits Senior yearbook photos are taken at Prestige, a division of Lifetouch. If your senior has not taken, please call to schedule an appointment. Photo’s needed by October.

Oh, how you have grown! Show your Class of 2017 how cute you were and what an accomplished kid you are now.

Your last Homecoming! Go to the Football Game at Del Campo. Rio needs you there! Get yourself dressed up for the Dance and enjoy the countdown. Just a couple of dances left.

2016-2017 Important Dates

August 28 Senior Family Picnic & Fundraiser Sept. 19 College Night Oct. 7 Homecoming Rally and Game Oct. 8 Homecoming Dance In October: Senior Portraits and Diapers 2 Diploma page due Nov. 18 Senior Class Group Photo Taken May 17 Senior Awards May 20 Senior Ball May 30 Graduation Day and Grad Night

Diapers 2 Diplomas Homecoming

Junior/Senior Newsletter No.1 Published by Rio Americano PTSA

Parents & Students Welcome to the final year(s) of Rio! This

Newsletter will be published quarterly and posted on the VICCI page found via the Rio Website. For seniors, it will have information and remind-ers to help you successfully complete your final year of high school and help you prepare for next year, whether you are planning on college, a ca-reer, job training, or the military. You can expect to find details about college and military visita-tions, application deadlines, SAT and ACT test dates, scholarship opportunities, etc. For jun-iors, it will give you focus on what to expect next year and allow you to start planning now. Good luck in this exciting and busy year!

Dates to Remember Back to School Night College Night Gearing Up for College

September 7 September 19 October 13

Help With Personal Statement November 3 Financial Aid December 8

2016-2017 SAT Exam Dates (www.collegeboard.com)

Registration Deadline Test Date October 1 November 5 December 3

September 1 October 7 November 3

January 21, 2017 December 21 2016-2017 ACT Exam

Dates (www.actstudent.org) Test Date Registration Deadline October 22 September 16 December 10 November 4 February 11, 2017 January 13, 2017

Note: UCs and CSUs require completion of all tests no later than the December test date for fall admissions. It is advisable to take the tests before then. Many impacted CSU’s prefer that testing be completed no later than October.

Annemarie Gowan, Editor August 2016

College Testing The SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT (American College Test) is required by most 4-year colleges and universities. UC’s and many private schools also suggest 2 SAT Subject Tests. Rio Ameri-cano’s school code is 052730. Community col-leges (American River, Sacramento City, Sierra, Cosumnes River, and Folsom Lake) give their placement tests at the time of registration. One SAT test is required for NCAA eligibility at CC level. See NCAA Coursework Requirements: https://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/prepare/athletes/ncaa

ACT vs SAT ACT Reading 18% English* 35%

SAT Reading 34% Writing 28% Math 38% (*Writing section optional)

Math 28% Science 19% No penalty for guessing. “Score Choice” available. $56.50 (ACT +writing)

Rights-only scoring. “Score Choice” available. $54.50 (SAT+ writing)

SAT Prep Classes When students repeat the SAT, they usually im-prove their scores. There is no limit to the num-ber of times you can take the SAT. Preparation classes, books and computer programs may also help improve scores. The following courses may be of interest:

! Kaplan! Princeton Review! Revolution Prep! Tried and True

800-527-8378800-273-8439877-738-7737916-599-3267

Mock SAT/ACT Rio Americano will be offering a mock SAT/ACT exam on Saturday, September 24 on the Rio Americano campus. The cost is $25.00. Please sign up in the office. Forms are located in the main office and in the counseling office.