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 Current Career Cluster
Choice 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
Work Experience -for the student who is credit deficient and is currently employed Internship -only for seniors working within their current career cluster choice
COOP -employment in conjunction with an NHS vocational / technical area course and instructor Job Shadowing -an opportunity to more fully explore a career cluster of interest -Soph overview/intro
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Job Shadowing

• available now and during grades 11 12
• a v it out workshop has been attended
• 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
• Face to Face Online Learning
• George Warriner 459-3783

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COURSE SELECTION

• for grade 11

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Timeline

• Materials Distributed - Week of 1/23
• Materials Submitted - 1/29 - 2/8
• 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
• NEWOCS Online Courses

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• Advanced Placement (AP)
• High School courses aligned with AP curricula
  and exams
• AP Exams offered in May (75.00 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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NEWOCS Online Courses

• Northeast Wisconsin Online Charter School
  (NEWOCS)

• Offers a variety of online courses to expand
  learning opportunities for Sheboygan Area School
  District 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 guidance

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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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WisCareers

• www.wiscareers.wisc.edu
• Information about career assessments, career
  clusters specific careers, institutions of
  higher learning, and many other features

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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

• Organizing and documenting ones life
• This site also has a nice resume builder
• All NHS Sophs 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 15 - MARCH 23

• 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!