CLASS of 2021 Welcome 9th Grade Families October 24, 2017 Please shut off or mute cell phones October 24, 2017 LSW Auditorium @ 6:30 p.m. (Copy of this presentation on website tomorrow)

Agenda Tonight’s Agenda Earning a diploma and college readiness Know How 2 GO Strategies for Students and Parents Useful tools and resources Optional panel discussion - Dr. Brady and LSW students/staff: Successfully Navigating Future AP Options, & Managing Their Rigor

LSW Counseling Staff Dr. Simpson-Kirkland A-C dsimps@lps.org Mrs. Volker D-He pvolker@lps.org Mr. Feeken Hf-L efeeken@lps.org Dr. Lehn, Team Leader M-N jlehn2@lps.org Mr. Peterson O-Sl apeter11@lps.org Mr. Ernst Sm-Z ternst2@lps.org Mrs. Way Counseling Secretary, jway@lps.org Mr. Barber School Social Worker, mbarber@lps.org Mrs. Blackwell (T/Fri) Family Services Therapist, mblackw@lps.org Mr. Vega EducationQuest Rep, RomuloV@educationquest.org

Your Journey and Destination High School Graduation 2021 College Readiness & Admissions English 35 + Oral Com 5 * 9th English 9 10th English 10 11th Composition/Adv. Composition or AP Lang/Comp 12th Literature course or Creative Writing or AP Lit/Comp Math 30 * 9th Algebra and/or Geometry * 10th Geometry and/or Adv. Algebra * 11th Adv. Algebra and/or Pre-Calculus, AP Stats, College Math 12th Additional year depending on your college plans/major Science 30 * 9th Physical Science & Geoscience and/or Biology D * 10th Biology and/or Chemistry * 11th Chemistry and/or Physics * 12th Elective Sciences optional Social Studies 30* 9th Geography & Civics * 10th World History and/or AP Human Geography * 11th US History * 12th Government & Politics * English 4 yrs (40 credits) Math 3 yrs or 4 yrs (30-40 credits) Science 3 yrs (30 credits) Social Studies 3 yrs (30 credits)

There’s More…… High School Graduation College Admissions Additional required courses: Fine Arts & Career and Technical Ed – 20 credits Human Behavior – 5 credits Technology – 5 credits Health – 2.5 credits Physical Education – 10 credits Economics – 5 credits Take Charge – 11th grade - 5 Credits Elective credits – 62.50 Earn 245 credits Demonstrate proficiencies in Math, Reading and Writing College Admissions 2 Years of World Language

College Athletics NCAA Athletics: Division I and II Full Qualifier • Complete 16 core courses. • Ten of the 16 core courses must be completed before the seventh semester (senior year) of high school. • Seven of the 10 core courses must be in English, math or science. • Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.300. • Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale (see back page). • Graduate high school NAIA Athletics: Must meet 2 of 3 TEST SCORE REQUIREMENT-Achieve a minimum of 16 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT. 2. HIGH SCHOOL GPA REQUIREMENT- Achieve a minimum overall high school grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. 3. CLASS RANK REQUIREMENT- Graduate in the top half of your high school class.

Your Options After High school College means…………... Community College Trade School Apprenticeship State College / University Military Technical Training after You ask why is education the way to go… How about $22,000 more each year? More likely to be employed! Better health!

https://www.educationquest.org/

ACADEMIC SUPPORTS Teacher of the Class Learning Center (A100) Interventions & Strategies Resource by Design EducationQuest (RJ Vega) Online Academic Assistance – LSW Counseling Center Website Peer Tutoring

National Honor Society Tutoring Floating Tutoring Every Tuesday during PLC in the media center One-on-one Tutoring Sign up on the LSW homepage First come-first serve basis dependent upon tutor availability Sign-up starts over at the beginning of each term Academic Resource Center/Writing Center Tuesday during PLC and Thursday from 3:00-4:00pm in the Media Center Computer Lab

PERSONAL/SOCIAL SUPPORTS School Counselors School Social Worker (Mr. Barber) Family Services Therapist (Mrs. Blackwell) District Advocate & Bilingual Liaisons Hawk Market & Closet Once during each term A118 Forum 2:00-3:30pm No cost – Sign in and shop

OTHER RESOURCES LSW Counseling Center web site http://wp.lps.org/jlehn2/ Materials from freshman meeting Synergy ParentVUE Bulletin boards Daily bulletin & Silver Talon School Messenger – e-mails

THE COUNSELOR’S ROLE Conducts small group meetings with 9th graders starting Oct. 31 Checks students progress in completing graduation requirements Provides information about college and/or career planning process Guidance with registration for 10th Grade Year

Social Media The impact of social media on the college admissions process has increasingly become a two-way street. While students are researching prospective schools on Facebook and Twitter, admissions departments are also checking up on prospective students’ social media profiles.

Social Media When applying to college, it is vital for you to present your best self not only on your application, but also online. Your application will tell the admissions officers about your interests, the type of student you are, and how well you performed in school. But your online presence will tell admissions officers, and future employers, how you present yourself in public, and how your projected image fits in with their particular institution.

Social Media Your social media presence is playing a part in your consideration for admission, and admissions officers are paying attention to what they find. 27% of admissions officers surveyed said they Google prospective students. 26% said they look up applicants on Social Media. 35% said that when checking up on a student’s online presence, they found something that negatively impacted an applicant’s chances of getting in, nearly tripling from 12% last year.

Social Media The 12 Apps That Every Parent Of A Teen Should Know About https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-12-apps-that-every-parent-of-a-teen-should-know-about_us_56c34e49e4b0c3c55052a6ba?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003

EMail Accounts Email is outdated for teenagers however colleges and scholarship agencies still communicate by email. Make sure your student has a professional email account and remind them to check it the account at least weekly. We have had agencies contact the counseling center asking why a student has accepted a scholarship and after talking with the student we find that the student did not check the email account.

COUNSELORS Dr. Dolores Simpson-Kirkland (A-C) Peggy Volker (D-He) Eric Feeken (Hf-L) Dr. Joyce Lehn, Team Leader (M-N) Anders Peterson (O-Sl) Tim Ernst (Sm-Z) We will be outside of the auditorium after the program to assist with questions.