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LEADERSHIP PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
Castlemont Community of Small Schools
Castlemont Leadership Prep High School WELCOME BACK! ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012 Welcome. We will explore lessons that have the potential to change the way you think, make critical decisions, use language and build literacy skills in ways that produce more effective communication. You will practice to mastery the ability to critically read, understand, analyze, interpret and evaluate literary works from a variety of genres. Ms. Rhynes
AP/COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH, 
LEADERSHIP PREP Students in the News... "Write to Live: Telling Our Story" with foreward by Maya Angelou. 
Book signing at Barnes and Noble, Emeryville; 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 19th AP Student & Parent Resources
Note to AP Students: You are required to take AP EXAMS for all AP classes! National Advanced Placement Exam National advanced placement exams are given in early May. Each language arts test lasts three hours. Students answer 56 multiple choice questions and write three essays. Those who receive a three or higher (out of five) may receive college credit. Please check with the college or university you plan to attend regarding its policy about advanced placement scores. It is important to remember that while passing the test is important, the real benefit is gained from learning skills that are helpful in all of you classes both in high school and in college. 2012 AP Exam schedule The 2012 AP Exams will be administered over two weeks in May: May 7 through 11 and May 14 through 18. Coordinators are responsible for notifying students when and where to report for the exams. Early testing or testing at times other than those published by the College Board is not permitted under any circumstances. | Week 1 | Morning 8 a.m. | Afternoon 12 noon | | Monday,
May 7 | Chemistry
Environmental Science | Psychology | | Tuesday,
May 8 | Computer Science A
Spanish Language | Art History | | Wednesday,
May 9 | Calculus AB
Calculus BC | Chinese Language and Culture | | Thursday,
May 10 | English Literature and Composition
| Japanese Language and Culture
Latin: Vergil | | Friday,
May 11 | German Language and Culture
United States History | European History | | Studio Art—last day for Coordinators to submit digital portfolios (by 8 p.m. EDT) and to gather 2-D Design and Drawing students for the physical portfolio assembly Teachers should have forwarded students' completed digital portfolios to Coordinators before this date. | | Week 2 | Morning 8 a.m. | Afternoon 12 noon | Afternoon 2 p.m. | | Monday,
May 14 | Biology
Music Theory | Physics B
Physics C: Mechanics | Physics C:
Electricity and Magnetism | | Tuesday,
May 15 | United States Government and Politics | Comparative Government and Politics
French Language and Culture | | | Wednesday,
May 16 | English Language and Composition | Statistics | | | Thursday,
May 17 | Macroeconomics
World History | Microeconomics
Italian Language and Culture | | | Friday,
May 18 | Human Geography
Spanish Literature | | |
| SAT U.S. Registration Deadlines | | Regular | Late
(a fee applies) | | | | | 2011-12
Test Dates | Test | U.S. Registration Deadlines | | Regular | Late
(a fee applies) | | October 1, 2011 | SAT &
Subject Tests | September 9, 2011 | September 21, 2011 | | November 5, 2011 | SAT &
Subject Tests | October 7, 2011 | October 21, 2011 | | December 3, 2011 | SAT &
Subject Tests | November 8, 2011 | November 20, 2011 | | January 28, 2012 | SAT &
Subject Tests | December 30, 2011 | January 13, 2012 | | March 10, 2012 | SAT only | February 10, 2012 | February 24, 2012 | | May 5, 2012 | SAT &
Subject Tests | April 6, 2012 | April 20, 2012 | | June 2, 2012 | SAT & Subject Tests | May 8, 2012 | May 22, 2012 | Important information for U.S. registration deadlines - U.S. deadlines apply to students testing in the United States and U.S. territories.
- U.S. registration materials that are mailed must be postmarked by the U.S. deadlines. The deadlines expire at midnight, Eastern Time.
- On March 10, only the SAT is offered.
- Sunday administrations usually occur the day after each Saturday test date, for students who cannot test on Saturday due to religious observance.
- The Language with Listening Tests are offered only in November.
MORE LEADERSHIP PREP NEWS! CONGRATULATIONS to Joe Morgan Scholarship Recipient Marcina Brown, 2011 Devareaux Manley & Christina Sagun Recipients of 2010-11 EAST BAY COLLEGE FUND AWARDS CONRATULATIONS!!! 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical Fest FINALISTS 1st Place Final Winner: Kalihl Taylor 2nd Place Final Winner, Antoinette Allen 3rd Place Winner Johnta Christmas CONGRATULATIONS LPHS Senior PHLLIP JONES 2011 U.C. INCENTIVE AWARD RECIPIENT!! LPHS FACULTY AWARD, Kurtona Milum LPHS "Destined for Greatness" Award, Minel Woods We award our Faculty Scholarships in honor of those who assisted us in achieving our own academic goals. We do this in honor of the students and community we serve. See me for details about our 2012 Award Marsha Rhynes,
AP English/ Scholarship Support/BAWP Teacher Fellow,
Castlemont Leadership Prep High School
Castlemont Community of Small Schools
8601 Macarthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94605
Phone: (510)639-1410 Ext. 455 Fax: (510) 879-1997 MarshaRhynes@aol.com  Resources:
www.collegesummit.org http://webportal.ousd.k12.ca.us/Default.aspx http://www.collegeboard.com/student/index.html?student http://www.webenglishteacher.com/butler.html http://fastweb.com/ http://www.scholarships.com/ http://www.blackexcel.org/200-Scholarships.html On line link for free additional support with MLA Style formatting:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
Ms. Rhynes' Web Site
Castlemont Leadership Preparatory High School
8601 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, California 94605
Castlemont Community of Small Schools
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