Welcome to High School West
Why the School CounselorStudent Relationship is important? • Provide a safe, trusting & supportive atmosphere for our students • Liaison for support within the school • Collaborate with parents, administrators, psychologists, nurses, and social workers to assist our students • Mediate conflicts & troubleshooting. • Monitor student progress & attendance • Teach strategies and skills for self advocacy • Educational planning and course advisement • Post-secondary & Career Planning
What does the Counseling Center Handle & Manage? NCAA Clearinghouse Athletics
College Junior Conferences
Troubleshoot Problems
Teacher Conflicts
Social Issues/Assist Student in Adapting
Parent Concerns
College Applications
Illness; Homebound Instruction
Relationship Issues, Identity Issues,
Scheduling
Committee on Special Education Meetings
Letters of Recommendations
New Entrants
Contacting colleges
Graduations requirements; monitor progress & transcript
Liaison to Administration
Grade Level Orientations and Meetings
Testing Accommodations for Collegeboard (SAT) and ACT
Collaborate with School Psychologists
Senior and Junior Awards
Alcohol & Drug Issues
Personality & Career Assessments
Summer School Registration
Failures
Bullying Harassment/Social Media Issues
HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE Grade 9 (The Foundation Year) Freshmen Orientation Encouraged to join clubs, sports, organizations and/or volunteer your time in the community Naviance “Learning Style Inventory” Grade 10 (The Discovery Year) Sophomore Orientation Naviance Career “Do What You Are” Pick electives to compliment areas of potential career interest Grade 11 (The Exploration Year) Junior Orientation and Naviance Program Groups (Start of college searches) PSAT in October; SAT I, SAT II, ACT Exam, AP Exams Post Secondary Conference in the Spring (How & Where to Apply?, Safety, Target & Reach) GPA sent to colleges is determined at the end of the junior year Grade 12 (The Transition Year) Senior Orientation is focused on completing the last steps in the application process This year is the culmination of a successful four year experience. What are the next steps? 4 year college? 2 Year College? Vocational School/Training? Work? Military? Goal Finding the “Right Fit” in the College Process and Avoiding Senioritis Each grade level we discuss SAT II’s that are appropriate & National Honor Society Requirements
Naviance – Grade 9 • Learning Style Inventory in combination with Q1 review of report cards • Study Skills and Reflection
Naviance – Grade 10 • “Do What You Are.” • Personality to Careers to Majors • Learn your strengths and blindspots, careers to be satisfying for you • Career Field Trips in Engineering, Health Sciences, Education, Business – Success!
Naviance – Grade 11 • College Search • Statistics • Acceptance History • College Fairs
Boston College
Naviance – Grade 12 • Online College Applications and Processing, Monitoring the College Application Process, Scholarships, College Representative Visits to HSW Number of College Application The Counseling Center Processes 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0
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Scheduling • Periods 1-9 • School day is from 7:19am to 2:00pm • Extra Help of teachers • Look for electives that interest you • Student-Driven • Importance of alternates/backups
Sample Schedule of Periods 1-9 Options for Freshmen
Period 1 English Honors English 9 Regents English 9 Reading and Writing Strategies I (A/B)
Period 2 Social Studies Honors Global History/Geography I Regents Global History/Geography I Regents Global History /Geography I - AIS Period 3 Mathematics Honors Geometry Regents Geometry Regents Algebra Regents Algebra/Lab Period 4 Science Biology Honors/Lab Biology Regents/Lab Earth Science/Lab Foundations of Biology LEAPES Liv. Env/AP Earth Science
Period 5 Physical Education/Science Lab (Individual, Team, Outdoor Strands) Period 6 Foreign Language Honors French II Regents French 9 Honors Italian II Regents Italian 9 Honors Spanish II Regents Spanish 9 Spanish CK PT A Mastery Chinese 9 Period 7 Lunch (Strongly Recommended) Period 8 Art or Music (Specific to meet Grad requirements) Period 9 Electives Business Computer App. 5 (HHH Requirement) Public Speaking .5 (HHH Requirement) Elective Choices and Elective Alternates/Back ups
Review of Graduation Req’ments
What is Weighting? • Weighting is the extra points given to the overall ‘true’ or unweighted average because a student has taken additionally difficult courses.
• AP= .5 Honors= .3 Regents = .1 • So, if a student has a 90 un-weighted average: » Weighted average • In AP :100 (the top grade possible)-90=10 x .5 = 5 weighted points = 95 • In Honors: 100-90 = 10 x .3 = 3 weighted points added = 93 • In Regents: 100 – 90 = 10 x .1 = 1 weighted point added = 91
How Colleges Choose You…
• Looking ahead, have an understanding of how colleges make decisions • High school academic record (GPA & Courses) • Improvement from year to year • Standardized test scores (ACT & SAT) • Letters of recommendation • Extracurricular activities • School/Community service • Special talent • Personal interview/Essay • The college’s agenda (demographics, male vs female, etc)
Teacher Evaluation
Student Resume of School/Community Activities/Awards • • • • • • • •
Honors and Awards School Related Activities Non-School Related Activities Athletics Volunteer/Community Service Educational Enrichment/Summer Employment Special Interests
NCAA All Division I and II athletes must register with the NCAA Clearinghouse www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
It’s important you communicate interests in athletics to your high school counselor to work together with the NCAA Clearinghouse and www.corecoursegpa.com
Start your athletic resume
Questions? Contact Information: Phone: ( 631) 592-3220 The Counseling Center sends all communication through Naviance, student and parent email addresses are entered by students during the Naviance Q1 meeting (Learning Style Inventory) with 9th graders
Thank you!