Freshman Guidance Intro/Goal setting
- 1. Freshman Year- Introducing College & Career!
- 2. • https://youtu.be/dldvzx_KHF0 • https://youtu.be/bvhKpRxmuvs Welcome to JHS Guidance! We are here to prepare you for your future! What will that future be like?
- 3. Set GOALS! Community Goals Personal Goals Social Goals Spiritual Goals Family Goals Education Goals Career Goals
- 4. Let’s take one …
- 5. CAREER GOALS! Sign up for health science courses Volunteer at hospital Make a 25 on ACT so that I can apply for scholarships Become a member of HOSA & seek leadership roles Work toward a 4.0 GPA Apply & get accepted into UAH nursing program Become a Nurse! Graduate & Become Licensed
- 6. GPA- What is it? • Grade Point Average- average of all of the grades in your credit courses • Numerical & Standard • You will start building your GPA as soon as you earn a credit.
- 7. • A= 4 points • B=3 points • C=2 points • D=1 point • F=0 points • Weighted classes add 1 point
- 8. • 10th graders will take the PreACT in the fall • 11th graders will take the ACT at school for no charge in the spring • Free Act Prep books are available for checkout in the Career Center • The more times you take the ACT (actual ACT or practice tests), the more you will become accustomed to the verbiage associated with the test, feel comfortable with the timing and hopefully increase your speed.
- 10. What can I do now to prepare for the college admission process? • Visit the website of EVERY college you are considering applying to. • Go to the admission page or click on “prospective students”. • Find out the requirements and steps involved in their admission & scholarship application process. • SET GOALS that will lead you to being qualified and ready to apply your senior year.
- 11. What else can I be doing? • Join CLUBS! • Seek out LEADERSHIP ROLES! • Participate in COMMUNITY SERVICE! • STUDY! Your GPA that you will submit on most applications will be set at the end of your junior year. • Have your parents fill out the FAFSA Forecaster to predict how much financial aid you will qualify for. https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/estimate
- 12. JHS College Bound Sept. 9th-16th • COLLEGE NIGHT- 6-8 pm WHS September 16th (11-12TH ) • College 101 Wed-Fri during Viking • Wear Your College Colors- Wed., Sept. 11th • Prizes!....so go ahead and sign up to follow us on Remind!@jhs2023- 1 or @jhs2023-2 • Door Decorating Contest- 1st block classes the week before to win breakfast
- 13. • Guidance Counselor- A-J (Cain) K-Z (Higgins) • Counselors’ Corner Weekly Newsletter (Remind, CC, blog) • JHS Guidance Blog • Remind –Text rmd.at/jhs--2022 or if you don’t have a smartphone text 81010 with the message @jhs--2022. It will then send you a response asking for your full name.
- 14. Career Center College & Test Prep Resources
- 15. Need more help with that? • Where is the Career Center? Across from the library…
- 16. DREAMS