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APPLICANTS FOR 10TH, 11TH, AND 12TH GRADES
KAMSC UPPER-CLASS APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
Please note: All of the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS are fillable forms that MUST be downloaded and saved to your computer BEFORE you complete them. The complete applications must be received in the KAMSC office by 4:00PM Monday, May 1st. (Note: students should not receive the completed school forms; the counselors collect them and submit them to KAMSC.)
KAMSC UPPER-CLASS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS - (Students please print 3 copies to give to your teachers, along with their teacher reference forms)
| Title | Link |
|---|---|
| Instructions and Information for Teachers | Download |
KAMSC UPPER-CLASS REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Applicants currently in the 8th grade: PLEASE READ!
Please note: All of the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS are fillable forms that MUST be downloaded and saved to your computer BEFORE you complete them. The complete applications must be received in the KAMSC office by 4:00PM Monday, May 1st. (Note: students should not receive the completed school forms; the counselors collect them and submit them to KAMSC.)
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR EIGHTH GRADE APPLICANTS
| Title | Link |
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| Parts A & B: Student Information & Parent Permission Form | Download |
| Part C: Student Questionnaire Form | Download |
| Applicant Answer Sheet | Download |
| Mathematics Teacher Recommendation Form | Download |
| Science Teacher Recommendation Form | Download |
| English Teacher Recommendation Form | Download |
| Guidance Counselor Report | Download |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR EIGHTH GRADE APPLICANTS
TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS - (Students please print 3 copies to give to your teachers, along with their teacher reference forms)
| Title | Link |
|---|---|
| Instructions and Information for Teachers | Download |
The Application Process
Information packets were mailed to all Kalamazoo County eighth grade students during the second week of November, 2016. Registration forms for the KAMSC entrance exam (which was held on January 14, 2017) were due in the KAMSC office on or before 4:00 PM on Friday December 16.
An open house for eighth graders and their families, for the purposes of further describing the KAMSC program, was held at 7:00 PM in Chenery Auditorium on Wednesday November 30th.
All students who reside in, and attend a public, private, parochial, or home school in, the KRESA service area, and who will have completed an Algebra I (or higher level) mathematics course by the end of eighth grade, are eligible for admission.
Please contact the KAMSC office, 269-337-0004, with inquiries.
Current 9th, 10th, and 11th graders, wishing to apply to enter the KAMSC high school pull-out program as 10th, 11th, and 12th graders for the 2017-18 school year:
Registration forms for the KAMSC upper class admissions exam (to be administered in March, 2017) are available through the links in the module at the top of this page. Please phone the KAMSC office, 269-337-0004, if additional information is sought at this time. Admission to the 10th 11th, and 12th grades at KAMSC is dependent on available seats.
All high school students who reside in, and attend a public, private, parochial, or home school in the KRESA service area, are eligible for admission to the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade. The minimum mathematics requirement varies by grade: students must have completed a geometry course before starting the tenth grade; an Algebra II course before starting the eleventh grade; and a pre-calculus course before starting the twelfth grade.