WELCOME TO OLENTANGY ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL Home of the Pioneers WELCOME TO OLENTANGY ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL Home of the Pioneers! “An Excellent High School” Chris

Guidance Department A-De Pam Otten 740-657-5118 Df-Ja Stephen Gunther 740-657-5113 Jb-Mt Matt Baumgartner 740-657-5116 Mu-Sd Laura Carder 740-657-5117 Se-Z Debbie Harry 740-657-5119 Ann Pfau-Registrar Cyndie Vande Water-Secretary

Senior Year An Important Year of Transition Four Year College 74% Two Year College 16% Military 1% Employment 8% Gap Year 1%

College Application Application – Essay Fee Essay Transcript Service - Requested on Naviance Includes School Profile Secondary School Report Test Scores Requested from act.org or collegeboard.org Letter of Recommendation Parent Brag Sheet Resume

Using Family Connection Online Resource for Planning & Advising Overview for Parents

What is it? Family Connection is on the Web Parent accounts http://connection.naviance.com/olentangy Web-based resource that supports career and college planning Promotes communication between guidance counselors, teachers, students and parents Parent accounts Student accounts Teacher accounts Guidance/Registrar access to all accounts

What can students do in Naviance? Students have been working within Naviance since their freshman year at OOHS. Classroom lessons/activities Career planning tools/inventories (Roadtrip Nation) Research colleges (SuperMatch College Search) Link to selected third-party resources (ACT, SAT, Common Application) Sign up for informational sessions with college representatives visiting OOHS

What can students do in Naviance? We will be working with seniors the first week of September to teach them how to utilize Naviance during the college application process. We will also meet with them one on one after these meetings to field any individual questions/concerns they may have as they go through this process. Request transcripts and track submission dates Request letters of recommendation and track their submission Parents can monitor the status of both transcripts and recommendations Search for scholarships

How do you register? Parent letters, containing codes were sent home with students early last year Codes are random and alphanumeric for security reasons Codes can be used only once to set up username and password On your first visit, enter the code in the New User box, then follow on-screen instructions On subsequent visits, sign in using the Returning User box Parents may research colleges, careers, and scholarships while keeping track of their student’s transcript requests If you did not register and need your code, please contact your child’s Guidance Counselor

Scholarships & Financial Aid Merit Based and Need Based

Scholarships / Financial Aid Scholarships (Merit Based) --Primarily Awarded by Colleges Part of admissions application. May be special scholarships with a separate application/deadline. Check college websites. --National, Regional and Local also available Online databases: Fastweb, Highfive Scholarships, Cappex Scholarships (links on Naviance) U.S. Department of Labor Scholarship Search Organizations, Employers, Labor Unions, Credit Unions Naviance Scholarship List

Scholarships / Financial Aid Financial Aid (Need Based) --Must Complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). --FAFSA available after October 1, 2017. www.fafsa.ed.gov --Family receives an SAR (Student Aid Report) with the EFC (Expected Family Contribution). Colleges/universities receive this info. --May qualify for Federal Aid (grants, loans, work study). Additional need based aid from the college/university. --CSS /Financial Aid Profile student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile

Helpful Resources Federal Student Aid- an office of the U.S. Department of Education http://studentaid.ed.gov In-person help completing the FAFSA. http://www.fafsahelpoh.org/

Important Dates September 21, 2017—Preparing for the College Admission and Selection Process at Olentangy HS at 7:00 PM September 24, 2017– Columbus Suburban College Fair (Hosted at Otterbein College) 1:00-3:30 PM October 1, 2017 – FAFSA application available October 4, 2017 - Learning Disabilities Colleges Fair Hosted by Gahanna Lincoln High School at 6:30-8:00 PM October 5, 2017–Financial Aid Workshop at Orange HS at 7:00 PM October 18, 2017 – Transcript request deadline for November 1st college application deadlines November 10, 2017 – Transcript request deadline for December 1st college application deadlines

Important Dates Continue December 8, 2017 – Transcript request deadline for January 1st college application deadlines February 15, 2018 – FAFSA deadline for many colleges April 1, 2018 – Deadline for colleges to communicate financial aid packages May 1, 2018 – National Declaration Day May 10, 2018 – Senior Award Program-7:00 PM May 20, 2018– Graduation Day- 10:00 AM

ACT & SAT Dates SAT Test Dates Registration Dates ACT Test Dates Registration Dates October 28, 2017 September 22, 2017 December 9, 2017 November 3, 2017 February 10, 2018 January 12, 2018 SAT Test Dates Registration Dates October 7, 2017 September 8, 2017 November 4, 2017 October 5, 2017 December 2, 2017 November 2, 2017

Thank you for attending this evening.