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Advisory: RCPU (10 Points) / Apply for an RCPU Job

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  • Report Card Pickup (RCPU) will be Friday, 11/7/14, from 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM.
    • If your parents have paid all your fees, they will be able to start conferences at 2 PM, allowing them an hour to see your teachers before all the other parents arrive.
    • The attendance of at least one of your parents or guardians at RCPU will be a 10-point Advisory grade.
  • The following RCPU jobs are open to brothers of Mr. Rosentel’s Advisory:
    • GREETER
      • You must be friendly and personable, representing the Advisory with positivity and professionalism. Please be ready to handle the stress of upset parents waiting to see Mr. Rosentel after having waited longer than they want. In such situations, you must be both warm with parents but firm on the schedule.
    • SCHEDULER
      • You must be highly organized and unafraid to stop a conversation if the allotted time ends. Please be ready to handle the stress of upset parents after having waited longer than they want with fairness and flexibility. In such situations, you must be warm with parents but – and this is key – firm on the schedule.
    • TRANSLATOR
      • You must speak Spanish and be able to quickly translate Mr. Rosentel’s English into Spanish that helps parents understand his message and parents’ Spanish into English that helps Mr. Rosentel understand their message. As Mr. Rosentel will occasionally throw out a Spanish word or phrase in an embarrassing accent, you should maintain your composure, try not to laugh, and help Mr. Rosentel and the parents return to a common understanding. Since many parents speak English, you will often be needed outside to help translate and maintain order with the Greeter and Scheduler.
  • If you are chosen to be the Greeter, Scheduler, or Translator, you must arrive at Pritzker by 1:15 PM on Friday, 11/7/14 in your uniform or in professional clothes (tie required in that case). At that time, you will receive pizza, and, after completing your work and filling out the service forms, 6 hours of community service.
  • In order to apply, schedule an interview with Mr. Rosentel before or after school by Thursday, 11/6/14, and bring him a resume. If you do not have a resume, use the ReadWriteThink Resume Generator to design one.
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Advisory: Sokanu (5 Points / Extra Credit)

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  • To discover your possible career interests beyond the hackneyed doctor-lawyer-I-don’t-know-I-just-want-to-make-a-lot-of-money answer, create a profile on https://www.sokanu.com. 
  • Honestly answer all the questions Sokanu asks to discover your archetype and career interests.
  • Then, take a screenshot of the “Discover” page and paste it into an email to Mr. Rosentel (click the image below to see further instructions):

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Advisory: 2020 Vision (10 Points)

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  • Grit is perseverance and passion for long-term goals, and people with it are far more likely to succeed than those without it. The Rosentel Advisory, recently faltering in its follow-through, is in dire need of grit. By tonight, complete the Grit Survey and email your results to Mr. Rosentel.
  • More than completing the survey, though, you must set long-term goals – not just for a month from now but years from now – and stick to them even as they seem increasingly implausible. Set goals for the following time frames and email them to Mr. Rosentel by Monday, 5/19/14:
    1. “By June 12, 2014, I will…” (last day of sophomore year)
    2. “By June 2015, I will…” (end of junior year)
    3. “By June 2016, I will…” (graduation from Pritzker)
    4. “By June 2020, I will…” (graduation from 4-year college)
  • Make the goals specific (3.6 GPA, not just As and Bs), measurable (you need to be able to determine whether you’ve achieved them), and real for you (make goals for things you care about and ensure that you’ll have to stretch to achieve them but that you can indeed achieve them if you work hard to do so).
  • For nearly two years now, you’ve been chanting, “Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.” See to 2020 with clarity, show the heart to accomplish what you’ve envisioned, and you’ll succeed.