Senior Parent Night

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Senior Parent Night

• Presented by
• North Hunterdon High School
• Guidance Department

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Overview of Information

• Welcome
• Guidance Web Page
• Transcript Release Form
• Autumn Tasks for Seniors
• College Application Procedures
• Student Responsibilities
• Counselor Responsibilities

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Welcome Back!

• Confront the difficult while it is still easy.
  Accomplish the great task by a series of small
  tasks.
• -Tao Te Ching

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Guidance Web Page

• Here you will find information on
• Staff and e-mail addresses
• Calendar of all events sponsored by the guidance
  department
• Counseling programs
• School profile and more
• The web page can be found on the North Hunterdon
  web page under guidance. The address is
• http//www.nhvweb.net/NHHS/Guidance/

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TCCi Naviance

• A Web-based service designed especially for
  students and parents. Family Connection is a
  comprehensive website that you can use to help in
  making decisions about courses, colleges, and
  careers.

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• Family Connection will allow you to
• Get involved in the planning and advising process
  Build a resume, complete on-line surveys, and
  manage timelines and deadlines for making
  decisions about colleges and careers.
• Research colleges Compare GPA, standardized
  test scores, and other statistics to actual
  historical data from our school for students who
  have applied and been admitted in the past
• Family Connection also lets us share information
  with you about up-coming meetings and events,
  local scholarship opportunities, and other Web
  resources for college and career information. You
  can also use the site to send us an e-mail
  message.
• We will provide you with a personal access code
  and instructions for accessing Family Connection.
  You will use that code to create your own Family
  Connection account. These codes may be picked up
  from your childs counselor.

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North Hunterdon High SchoolTranscript Release
Form

• Forms can be picked up in the guidance office.
• In order to complete the form you will need to
  provide the following information
• Student Name, ID and date of graduation
• Name and address of the college the transcript is
  being sent to
• Deadline for the transcript to be sent
• Signature of a parent/guardian if the student is
  under 18 years of age
• Class rank will not be included on the
  transcript. If you are applying for a
  scholarship and need class rank, a letter must be
  written to Mrs. Josephine McCaffrey, Director of
  Guidance stating the name of the scholarship and
  signed by parents.

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Autumn Tasks for Seniors

• There are some things that you will need to
  accomplish this fall. These will help insure
  that you are prepared for graduation and for
  plans after high school. They include

• Deciding on your path after high school
  working, two year schools, vocational schools or
  four year universities.
• Attending college fairs.
• Receiving college applications and sending them
  out.
• Visiting schools that are a priority.
• Narrowing down your choices for after high school
  plans.
• Reviewing your transcript with your counselor to
  see that it is accurate.
• Taking the SATs.
• Talking with teachers who will provide you with a
  recommendation.
• Thinking about your college essay.
• Making you perform well academically throughout
  the whole year.
• Preparing your resume of activities, jobs, etc.
• Breathing deeply!

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College Application ProceduresStudent
Responsibilities

• Obtain applications.
• If teacher recommendations are required, give
  teachers any required forms and stamped envelopes
  addressed to the college. Request that teachers
  mail them directly to the colleges by the
  deadlines.
• Carefully complete all parts of the applications
  and mail them to the colleges with application
  fees.
• Request an appointment with your counselor.
• Arrive at appointment with a completed transcript
  release form, an addressed envelope, and any
  counselor secondary school reports that may be
  required for each college. All materials must be
  handed to your counselor directly.
• Inform your counselor of colleges decision
  (accepted, not accepted, wait-listed) as they
  come in.
• By May, inform your counselor of the school you
  will be attending so that a final transcript may
  be sent in July.

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College Application ProcessCounselor
Responsibilities

• Counselor will complete a secondary school report
  if provided and a counselor recommendation, if
  requested in advance. (Junior packets must be
  filled in order for a recommendation to be
  completed).
• Students transcripts and a NHHS profile will be
  mailed to colleges.
• Seventh semester reports will be mailed to each
  college to which the student has applied.

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Please note
NHHS will submit six (6) transcripts to the
colleges of your choice free of charge. Students
will be billed in June for any additional
transcripts at the rate of 2.00 per school.
The Guidance Office will need 10 business days
in order to receive the request for a transcript,
process it and send it out. Be aware of school
vacations and holidays and school deadlines.
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Thank you very much for taking the time to come
out this evening. Wishing you and your students
all the best for a terrific Senior Year!