Columbia High School
Junior Parents’ Night
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011
7:00 pm, CHS Cafeteria
Welcome!
We hope you leave here tonight feeling well-prepared to navigate JUNIOR YEAR

 Welcome
 Program Outline – Dr. Jennifer Giordano, Dir. of Guidance
 Junior Year Testing – Mrs. Faye Lewis
 Junior Class Advisor – Ms. Brenda Brown
 What You Need to Know – Guidance Staff
 JUNIOR H.S.A. Representatives - Betsy Niggli & JoAnn
Cobbs
 Midnight Madness and Cougar Booster Representatives
 The Junior Year – Graduation Progress
 Counselor Communication – Keeping-up by keeping in touch.
 Post-High School Planning
 Testing Options – SAT, ACT, etc…
 Student Athletes – Playing sports in college & the NCAA Clearinghouse
 Financing the Future – Financial Aid and Scholarship Opportunities

Dr. Jennifer Giordano jgiordan@somsd.k12.nj.us
ext 1030
Guidance Counselors (10-12)
Mrs. Nancy Tenenbaum
Mrs. Susan Boer
Mr. William Seaman
Mr. Sam Maietta
Ms. Patricia Nazaire
Ms. Deb Conway
Ms. Falynn Bleiberg
Mrs. Marcia Hicks ntenenba@somsd.k12.nj.us
ext 1036 sboer@somsd.k12.nj.us
ext 1037 wseaman@somsd.k12.nj.us
ext 1038 smaietta@somsd.k12.nj.us
ext 1039 pnazaire@somsd.k12.nj.us
ext 1040 dconway@somsd.k12.nj.us
ext 1041 fbleiber@somsd.k12.nj.us
mhicks@somsd.k12.nj.us
ext 1151
973-378 3086
Student Assistance Counselor (11-12)
Mrs. Judith Cohen jcohen@somsd.k12.nj.us
ext 1043
Guidance Secretaries and Registrar
Mrs. Cheryl Hernandez
Ms. Amy Singer
Mrs. Sheila Bellini chernand@somsd.k12.nj.us
asinger@somsd.k12.nj.us
sbellini@somsd.k12.nj.us
ext 1030 ext 1031 ext 1032

 4 Years of English
 3 Years of Math
 4 Years PE &
Health
 3 Years of Science
 World History
 1 Year Fine Arts
 Includes Music or
Art


US History 1
US History 2
 1 Year Practical
Arts
 1 Year World
Language
 Includes TV
Production,
Business, and
Industrial Arts
120 Credits Total

 4-year College
 2-year College
 Work
 Military
 Trade School
 Post-Graduate year
 Gap Year

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General
Messages Counseling Center News
Links
• Available once per week
• Published on
Naviance
• Scholarship information
• College Visits
• Internal School deadlines
• Events

College Information
Career Inventory
Individual information

College Search

Temple University Scattergram

 Think outside the box
 Rutgers is not a safety!
 Financial plays
 Think 2-year option
 NJ Stars*

 Geography
 Desired Major
 Cost
 Likely outcome
 “Fit”
 Academic
 Social

 Look closely at the options for testing submissions for schools
 Differing options
 SAT/ACT
 SAT 2
 AP Tests
 No Test

College Admissions Standardized Testing Schedule for
2011-12
CHS CEEB Code: 310750
Test date Registration Deadline Late Deadline
October 1
November 5
December 3
January 28
March 10
May 5
June 2
September 10
October 22
December 10
February 11
SAT I
September 9
October 7
November 8
December 30
(SAT ONLY)
February 10
Sept. 21
Oct. 11
Nov. 20
Jan. 13
Feb. 24
April 20 April 6
May 8
ACT (American College Test)
May 22
August 12 August 26
September 16
November 4
January 13
Sept. 30
Nov. 18
Jan. 20
April 14
June 9
March 9
May 4
March 23
May 18
*
CHS is NOT an ACT test center. The nearest test centers are located at Montclair HS, James
Caldwell HS & West Orange HS .

 Register with the NCAA Clearinghouse
 www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
 Submit transcript request to counselor
 Send test scores directly to NCAA

NCAA Core-Course Requirements
Division I
 16 Core Courses
 4 years English
 3 years math (Algebra I or higher)
 2 years natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school)
 1 year additional English, math or natural/physical science
 2 years social science
 4 years additional courses
(from any area above, foreign language or religion/philosophy)
Division II
 14 Core Courses
 3 years English
 2 years math (Algebra I or higher)
 2 years natural/physical science ( 1 year of lab if offered by high school)
 2 years additional English, math or natural/physical science
 3 years 2013 and after
 2 years social science
 3 years additional courses
(from any area above, foreign language or religion/philosophy)

 Counseling Center News
 Parent Workplaces
 Naviance
 Houses of Worship
 Books
 Websites such as fastweb.com

 Think
 Discuss
 Evaluate
 Calculate
 Visit
 Encourage
 Remind