CONTACT

CHS School Counselor
Mrs. Denise Parker
608.423.3261, ext. 3117

REFLECTING YOUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS

All students will be expected to complete a portfolio and to participate in an Exit interview before graduating from Cambridge High School. The portfolio should reflect some of the experiences you have had while attending Cambridge High School. Use a three-ring binder to collect these materials.

Your portfolio must be submitted to Mrs. Parker by March 25!

Senior Portfolio Handbook
The Senior Portfolio handbook explains and shows everything that is needed in order to complete it. The items below are the documents listed in the order you need to place them in your portfolio. Nothing in the portfolio should be handwritten, with the exception of classwork examples or additional items.

1. Cover Page format

2. Cover Letter format

3. Resume Template

4. Transcript
(Obtain from the CHS office or Mrs. Parker)

5. Self-Assessment
Print out results and include those results in your portfolio

6. Experience Reflection -
Include your responses to the following questions individually or write a reflection paper that addresses all of them. Ideas for your paper may come from your portfolio artifacts that reflect your career and life readiness experiences/activities while attending CHS.

  • What classes/teachers/experiences had the greatest impact on you as a learner? Describe each class, teacher's impact, and/or experience.

  • What have been your biggest accomplishments while at CHS? (Think of milestones that you have reached and any challenges that you have overcome. What is something that you worked really hard for and that you are proud of.)

  • What is one thing that you have learned about yourself while in high school?

  • What are your plans for the future; how has your experience at CHS helped prepare you for those plans?

7. Teacher Recommendation Form
These forms should be used if you haven't already received 2 letters of recommendation from teachers already for college entrance, scholarships, etc.

8. Other Recommendation Form
This should be filled out by an employer if you currently have a job. If you aren't currently employed someone you are volunteering for, a coach, or an extra curricular advisor are people who can fill this document out for you.

9. Reflection Activity for Academic Areas
This form should be filled out and placed in front of each academic example explaining it so your exit interviewer knows why you included it in your portfolio.

10. Additional Items
Include 2 additional items that represents yourself and your career readiness.