Planning Your Next Move… Counselors-Students-Parents

Working Together

Lincoln Southwest High School – Class of 2016

Senior Family Meeting

Synergy

• In the Student Grade book:• Click the Course History tab to find a summary of all classes taken.

Very useful when students are completing college applications.

• Click on Graduation Status to see what requirements are remaining.

Moving forward…

• LPS Graduation Requirement• Government & Politics

• New- Community service – 20 hours which include reflection writing.

• Anders Peterson• EducationQuest representative will • be at LSW each Thursday to work with families on Financial Aid by

appointment. To schedule, contact the counseling center.

The Counselor’s role…

• Conducts individual meetings with seniors – starting next week• Checks seniors’ progress in completing graduation requirements• Assists seniors with completing the ScholarshipQuest scholarship

search• Provides information about

college and/or career planning process

Communication updates…• Counseling Center’s web site

• Packets from senior meeting

• Synergy ParentVUE

• Bulletin boards

• Daily bulletin & Silver Talon

• School Messenger – 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

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Making Post Secondary Decisions is a Process

• 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.

Preparing for options…

Employment

Military

Two-year college

Academic Transfer

Four-year college

Tonight we will be focusing specifically on the college process.

The student’s role…

• 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

Student responsibilities…

• Register for admissions tests• Complete college applications• Request teacher & counselor

recommendations• Provide registrar with transcript req

uests• Search & apply for scholarships• Work with parents to file financial

aid applications by deadlines

Resources for seniors…

• Visit with college reps at LSW & College Fair @ SCC Sun., 10/18 1-3pm

• Participate in college campus visits• Attend Open Houses on campuses• Conduct scholarship searches• Research financial aid opportunities• NCAA/NAIA student-athlete

information

Senior year countdown…

• Fall

Retake the ACT and/or SAT

Narrow your college selection

Complete 3 to 5 college applications

Apply for scholarships

Update your Activities Resume

• Winter

Attend Financial Aid Night Nov. 17th @ 6:30 LSW Auditorium

Prepare for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

Apply for Financial Aid Complete FAFSA on-line www.fafsa.gov beginning January 1 after tax info is complete

Select college

Expect acceptance letters

• Spring

Expect Student Aid Report (SAR)

Notify college of choice

Send final transcript

Make housing deposit

• Summer

Apply for student &/or parent loans if needed

Attend summer orientation at college of choice

Online assistance…

• LSW Counseling Centerhttp://wp.lps.org/jlehn2/

• 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

Thank you for attending!

COUNSELORS

• Dr. Dee Simpson-Kirkland (A-C)

• Malinda Jean Baptiste (D-He)

• Eric Feeken (Hf-L)

• Dr. Joyce Lehn,Team Leader (M-N)

• Colleen Finkhouse (Q-Sl)

• Tim Ernst (Sm-Z)

• We will be in front of the auditorium after the program to assist with questions.

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

put some responsibility on their shoulders.”

~Abigail Van Buren

~September 5, 2007