Sophomore Parent Meeting

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Welcome

• Sophomore Parent Meeting
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NHS School Counselors

• COUNSELOR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lee Kotyza Advanced Programming-10
• Judy Rowe Scholarships/Dept. Chair
• Jenny Marks Commun./Testing -12
• Trevor Tagel At Risk -09
• Brian C. Pilz Career Development -11
• Chia Xiong English Lang. Learn. -08

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NHSs Career Development Model Preparing
students for Post-secondary Pathways
college or university technical college
military work Focusing students Career
Interests Career Clusters name of
career cluster name of career cluster 01
Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources 09
Hospitality Tourism02 Architecture
Construction 10 Human Services 03 Arts, A/V
Technology Communications 11 Information
Technology04 Business, Management
Administration 12 Law, Public Safety
Security05 Education Training 13
Manufacturing06 Finance 14 Marketing, Sales
Service07 Government Public Administration 15
Science, Tech., Engineering Math08 Health
Science 16 Transport., Distribution
Logistics
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Work Based Learning Opportunities
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Job Shadowing

• available now and during grades 11 12
• Program has been presented to sophomores
• Students simply need to follow the instructions
• laid out for them in the Job Shadowing
  Handbook
• Contact assigned Counselor for additional info.

College/Military/Career Reps. Sign up sheets
used for students to see NHS visitors during the
school day
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Charter Schools

• Etude Creativity and the Arts
• Ted Hamm 459-3504
• Warriner Online Learning
• Paula Hagerman 803-7749

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COURSE SELECTION

• for grade 11

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Timeline

• Materials Distributed - Week of 1/26
• Materials Submitted - 2/2 - 2/11
• Family decisions
• Contact counselor with questions

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Course Description Guide - Planning
information- Subject Area Course Listings-
Descriptions/Prerequisites- 4 Year Planning
Chart- Resources
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Things to keep in mind..

• Plan for Junior and Senior Year
• Graduation requirements
• - CDG, Page 4
• College Admissions Standards
• - Additional Math and Science
• - Other College Prep

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Advanced Programming Opportunities

• Advanced Placement (AP)
• CAPP
• World Languages
• Youth Options
• Advanced Standing
• SASD Online Courses

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• Advanced Placement (AP)
• High School courses aligned with AP curricula
  and exams
• AP Exams offered in May (78.00 each)
• Scores may earn college credit and/or advanced
  standing

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Cooperative AcademicPartnership Program (CAPP)

• College courses taken in high school
• Students pay tuition to the credit granting
  institution
• Grade/credit earned upon course completion
• Transcripted credit may be submitted to
  colleges
• NHS instructors are prepared to help you.

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World Languages

• Many universities award retroactive credits in
  world languages.

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Youth Options Program

• High school students can take classes not
  offered at the high school at a university or
  technical college.
• State Statute governs the process. School
  District pays the tuition for approved students.

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• Dual Credit Determination for Youth Options
• 1-college credit .25 high school credit
• College credit earned Transcripted Credit
• May be submitted to colleges
• Deadlines
• March 1st, for Semester 1
• October 1st, for Semester 2
• (STRICTLY FOLLOWED)

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Advanced StandingHigh school courses which
provide partial fulfillment of the requirements
for an Associate Degree or a Vocational Diploma
program at one of the Wisconsin Technical
Colleges
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SASD Online Courses

• The SASD offers a variety of online courses to
  expand learning opportunities for students.
  Students may enroll in courses not currently
  offered in the school, including Advanced
  Placement

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Weighted Grades(Determine Class Rank, Honors
Diploma, Valedictorian)

• Create a maximum grade point average
• 44 grades are used after 7 semesters
• More than 44, lowest will be removed
• Up to 12 honors grades can be used
• More than 12 honors, reduced to regular

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Planning for College Admission

• Class Rank
• ACT or SAT Score (10th PLAN, 11th PSAT)
• Transcript
• Involvements

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Information, Resources Assistance

• North High e-mail
• ie. lkotyza_at_sheboygan.k12.wi.us

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• NHS Counseling Center Staff
• Lynn Bitney 459-3611
• Shirley Leighty 803-7693
• Fax [phone]
• Counselors
• Lee Kotyza 803-7748
• Judy Rowe 459-3614
• Jennifer Marks 459-3615
• Brian C. Pilz 459-3612
• Trevor Tagel 459-7694
• Chia Xiong 803-7603

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Use the NHS Website

• www.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/north
• Go to counseling center

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Information about the NHS Counseling Center

• Important events dates
• Career descriptions trends
• College search guides rankings
• College web sites
• College testing information
• Scholarship searches financial aid info.

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www.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/north continued

• North Guidance Notes
• Course Description Guide
• Local Scholarship Application
• College Visitation Career Speaker Calendar
• Available Local Scholarships
• ACT/SAT Test Dates
• College Summer Programs

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Online Career Resource

• Information about career assessments, career
  clusters specific careers, institutions of
  higher learning, and many other features
• Career Cruising

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CareerCruising

• www.careercruising.com
• Four main areas include Career Matchmaker,
  Explore Careers, Explore Colleges Universities
  and ..

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the Electronic Career Portfolio

• Course enrollment/four year planning
• Save career development information
• Organize and document life info
• Comprehensive resume builder
• All NHS students have an active account

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WWW.

• uwhelp.wisconsin.edu
• Information about the University of Wisconsin
  System
• (apply.wisconsin.edu UW applications on line)
• wisconsinmentor.org
• Information about Wisconsins Private Colleges
  Universities
• witechcollege.com
• Information about Wisconsins Technical Colleges

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WWW. continued

• actstudent.org
• Site for ACT registration, the distribution of
  additional test scores, etc.
• collegeboard.com/sat
• Site for SAT registration, the distribution of
  additional test scores, etc

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WWW. continued

• fastweb.com
• Information about, and log in process for,
  Miscellaneous Scholarships
• fafsa.edu.gov
• Site for Free Application for Federal Student Aid

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SOPHOMORE/PARENT/COUNSELORINDIVDUAL
CONFERENCESFEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 20

• The conference is an opportunity to discuss a
  variety of important planning issues as
  sophomores and their parents look ahead to the
  last two years of high school and beyond.
  Topics
• Academics
• PLAN and WKCE results
• Course selection for the coming year(s)
• GPA and class rank
• Post-secondary training options institutions
• Career Development
• Current Career Cluster Choice
• Wisconsin Career Assessment
• Work based learning/job shadowing
  opportunities
• Internet resources
• Electronic portfolio progress
• Questions

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Q A
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Thanks!