Welcome to GVHS Sophomore Parent Night

Sophomore Class Caseloads Mr. Harvey A-Com Mrs. Bebee Con - Hil Mrs. KaneHim – McQ Ms. SaracinoMcR– Set Mr. MartinSeu - Z

A College and Career Planning Tool

Parent sign up for NAVIANCE  Access the website below  connection/auth/login/?hsid=gvhs connection/auth/login/?hsid=gvhs  When you arrive at the registration page, click “I need to register” on the right side of the page  Enter your registration code (top right under your name) which you received tonight and press “register”  On the next screen enter your address and a password you create for NAVIANCE  Check the “terms of service” box and click “complete registration”  You will be taken to your child’s NAVIANCE homepage  If you have older children you may get an error message saying your is in use. If you get this message contact Mrs. Stoltenberg at extension 22269

Counseling Curriculum/program Overview  Spring 2015 – Sophomore meetings (two options) 1. Individual meeting with counselor/student to review career survey/ and introduction to college planning or 2. Optional college planning meeting (parent/student/counselor)  : Junior parent/ student night November 2015 and Junior meetings (two options) 1. College planning Meeting for families who did not have participate in the meeting as sophomores (parent/student/counselor) or 2. College Planning follow up/ progress check in (student/ counselor)  Senior parent/student night – September 2016  Senior meeting (Sept – Oct, 2016) – individual meeting between student and counselor

Format For The Evening  Three breakout sessions:  Session 1 – 6:50 to 7:20  Session 2 – 7:25 to 7:55  Session 3 – 8:00 to 8:30  You can choose between three of the five breakout session listed on the next slide  You can divide up if you’d like to cover more than three.

Breakout Sessions: ROOMTOPIC Library -College Admission Exams (New SAT, ACT, Subject Tests) Presenter: Ivy Experience Choral Room NCAA clearinghouse (student athletes) (Sessions 1 only) Presenter - Laura Altimari from Villanova Choral Room -Volunteering/Internships (Sessions 2 & 3 only) Presenter – Chip Harvey Cafeteria College Timeline & Review of NAVIANCE– Presenters Anna Saracino & Carrie Kane Auditorium - College Admission Panel – Application & Admission Process Overview, Q&A Presenters- Jason Britton - Widener Jeremy Branch- Penn State

Online Survey/Feedback A school messenger will come out with a link for you to provide feedback regarding tonight’s program and information you would like the counselors to provided during future evening programs