 Get to know your Guidance Counselor
 Get involved in clubs & activities
 Become familiar with Naviance, an individual guidance website
 Attend Freshman Parent Guidance meeting (around November)
 Tryout for sports, if you play a sport
 Start a resume – it’s easier to remember if it is started now
 Start good habits of communicating with teachers
 If appropriate, take SAT II (subject test) in Biology
 Become familiar with the NVOT website
 Choose challenging but appropriate classes
 Learn how to manage your time
 Stay in touch with your Guidance Counselor
 Consider taking the PSAT
 Review graduation requirements
 Review college requirements for high school courses
 Participate in clubs & activities
 Attend Sophomore Parent Guidance meeting (around May)
 Choose challenging but appropriate classes
 If appropriate, take SAT II (subject test) in Chemistry or other subjects that may be appropriate
 Apply for accommodations needed for standardized testing
 Send letters of interest to college coaches
 Update resume
 Review Naviance

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Most important year academically.
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NCAA registration at beginning of the year (for athletes)
 Take the PSAT
 Attend individual guidance meetings
 Attend Junior Parent Guidance meeting (around December)
 Schedule SAT and ACT tests
 Participate in clubs & activities, try to move into positions of leadership or responsibility
 Review graduation requirements before choosing classes
 Review high school class requirements for college applications
 Develop list of colleges - identify interests & colleges that have it
 Start college visits
 Research athletic programs & camps offered at colleges of interest or sports showcases
 Email coaches to get information and show interest
 At end of year, send transcripts to NCAA, if registered (for athletes)
 Update resume
 Update Naviance
 Decide what teachers to ask for recommendations
 Take SAT II (subject tests) based on classes taken
 Summer after Junior year, Common Application becomes available on August 1.

 Meet with Guidance Counselor
 Update Naviance
 Track Guidance deadlines
 Visit colleges, attend college presentations at NVOT
 Take SAT & ACT & SAT II (subject tests)
 Participate in clubs & activities – assume leadership positions
 Develop calendar for athletic recruiting dates and deadlines.
 Complete list of colleges and start applying – Common
Application & college specific supplements
 Ask teachers for recommendations
 Understand early action, early decision and regular decision
 Attend Parent Guidance meeting for seniors (around
September)
 Contact Guidance to let them know what schools to send midterm grades to
 Fill out Financial Aide form (FAFSA) in January
 Start finding scholarships and applying
2012-2013 Important Guidance Dates
 9 th Grade Guidance Night – 11/19
 10 th Grade Guidance Night – 5/2
 11 th Grade Guidance Night – 12/12
 12 th Grade Guidance Night – 9/6 (already passed)
 “Happy” film – 11/27 NVOT (social/emotional wellness)
 Financial Aid Night – 11/28 at NVD
Useful Resources

 Guidance Website on NVOT Website o NCAA website link o Naviance link o College Board (SAT testing and college search) link o College planning calendar links o Financial Aide resources link o College & career information o Scholarships o Forms/guides/presentations
High School Course Graduation Requirements
 English I, II, III, IV
 A course in World History/Cultures and U.S. History I, II
 Three courses in Mathematics
 Three courses in Science
 Two courses in the Related Arts*
 One course in World Languages
 One-half credit year of career exploration, which will be infused into the existing subject areas over the student’s four year program
 Health and Physical Education and/or Physical Education for each year in attendance (one year of Physical Education and
Health or driver education shall constitute one credit)
 One half-year course in personal financial literacy
*One credit must align with the Career Education, Consumer, Family, and Life Skills Standards and one credit must align with the Visual and Performing Arts Standards.
Typical High School Curriculum for College Admissions
 English: 4 years
 Foreign Language: 2 to 3 years
 Math: 3 years
 Science: 3 years
 Social Studies (including history): 3 years
Note: College requirements vary from college to college.

Guidance counselors can clarify.