Hazelwood SD Sets ACT Workshops

Students in the Hazelwood School District who are preparing to take the ACT college entrance exam on Dec. 11 can take advantage of workshops hosted by the district.

The workshops are offered in two formats –Test-Taking Strategies Workshop and Content Review for Math, Science and English.

ACT Test-Taking Strategies is offered in six-hour time frames and is free. ACT Content Review for Math, Science and English, is offered in six-hour time frames for a $10 fee. Students are eligible to receive reimbursement of the ACT registration fee and/or receive an ACT fee waiver voucher for completing a six-hour workshop.

Sessions are scheduled on Saturdays, after school and evenings throughout 2010-2011 for all national exam dates.

A Saturday workshop for Test Taking Strategies is scheduled for Dec. 4 from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the HSD Learning Center, 15955 New Halls Ferry Road. Students are encouraged to bring a lunch.

After-school workshops for Test Taking Strategies are Dec. 7-9, from 2:35-4:35 p.m. at each high school. Evening study groups are scheduled on the same dates from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Hazelwood East High School.

HSD students must sign up for the workshops in the guidance office at their high school. Details for upcoming study sessions are available in the school guidance office, on school web pages and on HSD-TV, the District’s cable channel.

The next national exam date for the ACT is Feb. 12, 2011.

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