Planning Your Next Move… Counselors-Students-Parents Working Together Southwest High School.

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Planning Your Next Move… Counselors-Students-Parents Working Together Southwest High School

Transcript of Planning Your Next Move… Counselors-Students-Parents Working Together Southwest High School.

Planning Your Next Move…Counselors-Students-Parents

Working Together

Southwest High School

Moving toward the future…

“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

Moving forward…

LPS Graduation Requirements Grad Requirement Report Government & Politics

Community service hours

Avoid Senioritis Appropriate schedules Stay involved in school/community activities

The Counselor’s role…

Conducts individual meetings with seniors

Checks seniors’ progress in completing graduation requirements

Assist seniors with clarifying goals Provide information about

college &/or career planning

process

Communication updates…

Counseling Center’s web site

Handouts from senior meeting

Bulletin boards

Daily bulletin

Auto dialer

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 Scholarship file

Counselor web site Check calendar regularly

Register for admissions tests Complete college applications Request teacher

recommendations Provide registrar with transcript

requests Search & apply for scholarships Work with parents to file

financial aid applications by deadlines

Student responsibilities…

Resources for seniors…

Visit with college reps at LSW & College Fair

Participate in college campus visits

Attend Open Houses on campuses

Conduct scholarship searches

Research financial aid opportunities

NCAA student-athlete information

Senior year countdown… FallRetake the ACT &/or SATNarrow your college selectionComplete 3 to 5 college applicationsApply for scholarshipsUpdate your Activities Resume

WinterPrepare for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)Apply for Financial Aid Pin # www.pin.ed.govComplete FAFSA on-line www.fafsa.gov between January 1-March 1st

Select 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

Online assistance… LSW Counseling Center

isite.lps.org/rtegel/guidance/index.html

Career Cruisingwww.careercruising.comusername: southwestid: silverhawks

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/student/index_student.html

ACTwww.act.org

SATwww.collegeboard.com

FastWebwww.fastweb.com

LPS Scholarshipswww.foundationforlps.org

EducationQuestwww.educationquest.org

FAFSAwww.fafsa.ed.gov

Military careerswww.militarycareers.com

Suggestions for parents…

Believe in your child’s abilities Take an interest in what your child is studying Encourage your child’s academic success Stay in contact with your child’s teachers Promote your child’s participation in school &

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

Parent/Guardian responsibilities… 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

Thank you for attending!

Post-Secondary Counselors

Kelley Winter (A-I)

Peggy Volker (J-R)

Joyce Lehn (S-Z)

Becky Tegeler (SPED/RTI)

“If you want children to keep their feet on the ground,put some responsibility on their shoulders.”

 ~Abigail Van Buren

~September 5, 2007