Counselors-Students-Parents Working Together

Lincoln Southwest High School – Class of 2012

Senior Parent Meeting Agenda:• College Admissions – Pat McBride• EducationQuest – Les Monroe• LSW Counselors

“There you are in your cap and tassel

Ready to make the world your castle.

It seems just like yesterday

You were a kid watching everything I did.”

~ Joanna Fuchs

LPS Graduation Requirements• Grad Requirement Report• Government & Politics

Community service hours – 20

Avoid Senioritis• Appropriate schedules• Stay involved in school/community activities

Conducts individual meetings with seniors – starting Sept. 6th

Checks seniors’ progress in completing graduation requirements

Assists seniors with clarifying goals Provides information about

college and/or career planning process

Counseling Center’s web site: http://isite.lps.org/pvolker/web/

Handouts from senior meeting

Pinnacle Internet Viewer

Bulletin boards

Daily bulletin & Silver Talon

Connect Ed – phone calls & e-mails

NEW LSW Student/Parent Communication Tool – receive texts from counseling

center - Complete instruction s for sign-up on Counseling Center Website

https://creator.zoho.com/ternst/parent-studentcontact/form-perma/parent_studentcontact/

Every student and family will be at a different place at a different time in the process.

DO NOT get caught up in the frenzy of what others are saying and doing.

Trust that it will be fine in the end.

Employment

Military

Two-year college

Academic Transfer

Four-year college

Tonight we will be focusing specifically on the college

process.

Use resources well Bring questions to senior

meeting Counseling center resources

• Computers• College guides• Appointments - 2:15pm on

early release Tuesdays Counselor web site Check calendar regularly

Register for admissions tests

Complete college applications

Request teacher & counselor recommendations

Provide registrar with transcript requests

Search & apply for scholarships

Work with parents to file financial aid applications by deadlines

Visit with college reps at LSW & College Fair @ SCC Sun., 10/23 1-3pm

Participate in college campus visits

Attend Open Houses on campuses

Conduct scholarship searches Research financial aid

opportunities NCAA student-athlete

information

FallRetake the ACT and/or SATNarrow your college selectionComplete 3 to 5 college applicationsApply for scholarshipsUpdate your Activities Resume

WinterAttend Financial Aid Night Nov. 8th @ 6:30 LSW AuditoriumPrepare for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)Apply for Financial Aid Pin # www.pin.ed.gov (both student & parent)Complete FAFSA on-line www.fafsa.gov beginning January 1 after tax info is completeSelect collegeExpect acceptance letters

SpringExpect Student Aid Report (SAR)Notify college of choiceSend final transcriptMake housing deposit

SummerApply for student &/or parent loans if neededAttend summer orientation at college of choice

LSW Counseling Centerhttp://isite.lps.org/pvolker/web/

Career Cruisingwww.careercruising.comusername: southwestpassword: silverhawks

portfolio username: lps-(student ID # no spaces)

portfolio password: LPS computer password

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)www.eligibilitycenter.org

ACTwww.act.org

SATwww.collegeboard.com

National Scholarship Searches linked from Counselor’s page on LSW web site

EducationQuestwww.educationquest.org

ScholarshipQuestNE, LSW & LPS Scholarships https://www.fes.org/scholarquest/s_login.asp

FAFSAwww.fafsa.ed.gov (submit after Jan. 1)

Military careers

Believe in your student’s abilities Take an interest in what your student is

studying Use Pinnacle Internet Viewer to encourage your

student’s academic success Stay in contact with your student’s teachers Promote your student’s participation in school

& community activities Plan for your student’s future Develop realistic goals Give your senior responsibility

Expect stress as seniors deal with current responsibilities & post-secondary planning

Balance supporting & letting go Consult rather than control Explore options that are the “right fit”

“Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.”

~Roger Lewin

COUNSELORS• Dr. Dee Simpson-Kirkland (A-G)

• Eric Feeken (H-K)

• Peggy Volker (L-P)

• Colleen Finkhouse (Q-S)

• Tim Ernst (T-Z)

• Dr. Joyce Lehn (SPED A-Z)

“If you want children to keep their feet on the ground,

put some responsibility on their shoulders.”  ~Abigail Van Buren

~September 5, 2007