JUNIOR PARENT NIGHT
CLASS OF 2017
JANUARY 19, 2016
PRINCIPAL: Mr. Jeff Van Drie
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS:
A – F - Mr. Robert Blumenthal
G – L - Mr. Brent Martinson
M – R - Mrs. Judy Malasto
S – Z - Mr. Joshua Huwig
WELCOME
 A – Da
 De – Je
 Ji – Mo
 Mp – Sh
 Si – Z
 Dept. Chair
 Counseling Intern
 Career Center
 Office Manager
Mr. Moore
Mrs. Thoms
Ms. Dailey
Mrs. Konopasek
Mrs. Roytan
Mrs. Moffett
Mrs. Snyder
Mrs. Arthur
Mrs. Brown
COUNSELING
ASSIGNMENTS
Parent
Student
Counselor
IT’S A PARTNERSHIP!
 Discuss planning with students & parents
 Review options with families
 Coordinate the admissions process
 Keep families informed
 Prepare transcripts and recommendations
 Advocate the student’s best interest
COUNSELOR
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Maintain grades
 Work with your counselor
 Begin the research process early
 Use available resources
 Meet with postsecondary resources
 Visit college/job shadow
 Take appropriate standardized tests
 Get involved in school and community
 Meet deadlines
STUDENT
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Be supportive and encouraging
 Discuss plans with your student & their counselor
 Discuss finances with your student
 Keep records and copies of forms filed
 Visit postsecondary resources with your student
 Encourage job shadowing
 Attend information nights
 Work with student on meeting deadlines
PARENT
RESPONSIBILITIES
 PSAT – taken in October – scores are available
 SAT/ACT – Can take ACT now – wait till March for
SAT (Take advantage sending scores when you take the test.
Requesting official scores later will cost $$. It adds up!
 SAT Subject Tests – not required but may be used for placement
at some schools
 ASVAB – Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery; meet with
a recruiter to arrange.
STANDARDIZED
TESTING
MAKING
THE
PIECES
FIT
POSTSECONDARY
PLANNING
 Apprenticeship Programs
 Military
 Employment
 Two-year Colleges
 Proprietary Schools
 Vocational/Technical/Trade Schools
 Junior Colleges
 Four-year Colleges – public and private
YOU HAVE
MANY OPTIONS
 Sign up for an ACT and or SAT
 Continue researching colleges
 Begin college visits – spring break is a prime opportunity
 Look at Net Price Calculator on the websites of colleges
you are interested in
 Stay involved – look for leadership opportunities
 Think about who should write your letters of
recommendation
 Look for volunteer opportunities
WHAT SHOULD WE
BE DOING FOR COLLEGE?
When: August 2-4, 2016
Where: CHS Cafeteria/Computer Labs
Time: 9 am – 1 pm
What: Complete the Common Application; Learn about
writing a good admissions essay; Build a resume; Set up
Parchment account; Teacher Recommendations; Financial
Aid basics
Cost: $40 – pending grant approval
COLLEGE
APPLICATION CAMP
 “I feel like I know where to start now, it doesn’t seem
overwhelming anymore”
 “I feel like this has really prepared me ahead of time and
I feel less stressed”
 “Without this camp I would have been clueless in writing
my essay and it would have looked like one of the generic
essays that colleges dislike”
CAMPERS’
COMMENTS
 “My son has learned so much and had fun doing it”
 “ Thank you for initiating this and working with my
daughter. It is a very stressful time and your guidance is
greatly appreciated”
 “Thank you for providing this opportunity for my son
and others in camp. He is getting great information”
 “Can students from other schools attend?” (Asked by 2
parents from a “rival” school)
CAMPER PARENTS’
COMMENTS
 January 20 and 22 – Large group meetings. Students
will come home with white selection sheet
 Course requests will be made via Skyward – Student
Portal NOT Parent Portal
 January 25 – Begin individual appointments with
students. Parents welcome!!
 January 20 and February 2 – Porter County Career
Center Open Houses
SENIOR YEAR
SCHEDULING
 Teachers will make recommendations for English, Math,
and Social Studies – will be able to see on March 1.
 Please list and prioritize 3 alternate selections
 Only requests – don’t represent an actual schedule. No
grade level gets a head start.
 Skyward Password/Log-in: Forgot?? See Mrs. Brown
in Guidance.
SCHEDULING
CON’T.
 PNC: Applications in Guidance. Due June 1, 2016. No
exceptions. Students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA to
apply.
 IVY TECH: Classroom teachers do enrollments.
 BALL STATE (Japanese): Classroom teachers do
enrollments.
 USI (Radio 2): Classroom teachers do enrollments.
DUAL CREDIT
 Please complete an evaluation of tonight’s program.
 Please fill out a Request for Information sheet. Include
your email and I will send out information.
 Would you like to see sessions offered on other topics?
Please let us know what would be helpful.
WHAT DO YOU NEED
FROM US?