1. PROFILES OF SUCCESS
9th and 10TH Grade Night

2. WELCOME Scheduling for next year College Tech Prep Initiatives
State Testing – Ohio’s New State Test
Naviance

3. Take care of yourself!
Have balance: school, activities, family, friends, rest, exercise
Use resources: teachers, ARC, Math Lab, Writing Lab, NHS tutoring…
Make healthy decisions: utilize healthy coping skills
Your counselors are here to help! Make an appointment in the Guidance & Counseling Office.

4. Common Factors of SUCCESSFUL HHS Students
Possess a high level of self-knowledge
Engage in activities that reflect their interests and passions
Take positive risks that expose them to personal growth opportunities – step out of one’s comfort zone
Surround themselves with people that have similar interests and aptitudes
Challenge themselves in and out of the classroom

5. Thoughts from HHS Graduates
“Take challenging courses during high school.”
“Don’t take high school for granted.”
“If I could go back to high school I would take more AP classes and actually study.”
“Learn to read your textbooks.”
“Develop good study habits.”
“One of the most difficult parts of college is time management.”
“Don’t slack off. It may seem worth it but it will hurt you later.”

6. Scheduling Seminars Attendance is taken
Sophomores: Wed, January 18th
(Six District Compact Orientation Day included)
Freshmen: Wed, January 25th
Course Request Worksheets are distributed and counselors discuss course options for next year

7. Online Scheduling from home
Step 1: Schedule from home. Window will be open Monday, February 6th through Friday, February 10th
Step 2: Students must return their Course Request Sheet* by Tuesday, February 14th to the Guidance Office
*Parent signature is required
If you do NOT turn this sheet in, you will not receive a Course Verification Sheet
Step 3: Course Verification Sheets will be distributed on Tuesday, February 21st through 2nd period classes to students that have submitted their Course Request Sheets.
Step 4: Course Verification Sheet to be returned, with parent signature, by Wednesday, February 22nd to Guidance Office

8. Sophomore College Tech Prep Initiatives & Career Programs 2017-2018
Dates:
Orientation was Wednesday, January 18th
Field Trip Permission Slips were due by January 25th, 2017
Field trips: January 31st-February 13th
Applications- due by February 24th

9. College Tech Prep Initiatives
Agriculture & Environmental Services
Forestry & Landscape Management (College Tech Prep) STEM –Roosevelt HS
Arts & Communication
Theater Arts Career Academy (College Tech Prep)– Tallmadge HS
Business & Administrative Services
Business, Finance and Entrepreneurship Academy- (College Tech Prep) Cuyahoga Falls HS
Business Management (College Tech Prep)-Roosevelt HS
Construction Technologies
Construction Technologies (College Tech Prep) – Roosevelt HS
Education & Training
Teaching Professions (College Tech Prep) – Roosevelt HS
Preschool/Daycare/Educational Aide (College Tech Prep) – Tallmadge HS

10. College Tech Prep Initiatives
Engineering & Science Technologies
Biomedical Engineering and Technology Academy (College Tech Prep) STEM- Woodridge HS
Computer-Aided Design and Engineering Technologies (CADET) (College Tech Prep) STEM- Roosevelt HS
Engineering Academy (College Tech Prep) STEM –Roosevelt/Stow-Munroe Falls high schools · STEM
Health Science
Athletic Health Care and Fitness (College Tech Prep) STEM– Roosevelt HS
Health Careers Technologies (College Tech Prep) STEM – Roosevelt HS
Hospitality & Tourism
Culinary Arts and Catering (College Tech Prep)– Stow-Munroe Falls HS
Human Services
Cosmetology (College Tech Prep) – Cuyahoga Falls and Roosevelt high schools
Information Technology
IT Academy with CompTIA and CISCO (College Tech Prep) STEM-Cuyahoga Falls, HS
Programming and Software Development (College Tech Prep) STEM- Stow-Munroe Falls, HS

11. College Tech Prep Initiatives
Law and Public Safety
Criminal Justice-(College Tech Prep)- Cuyahoga Falls, HS
Manufacturing Technologies
Electronics, Robotics and Programming (College Tech Prep) STEM – Roosevelt HS
Marketing
Interactive Media/Digital Design (College Tech Prep) – Cuyahoga Falls HS
International Business Academy (College Tech Prep)- Stow-Munroe Falls HS
Marketing Management (College Tech Prep) -Cuyahoga Falls, Roosevelt high schools
Transportation Systems
Auto Specialization (College Tech Prep) Hudson, HS
Automotive Technologies (College Tech Prep)– Cuyahoga Falls and Hudson high schools
Aeronautics Careers Academy (College Tech Prep) STEM- Stow Munroe Falls HS, Kent State University
Collision Repair and Auto Refinishing (College Tech Prep) –Woodridge HS
Students completing some of the College Tech Prep Initiative programs will be eligible for college-level credit.
Please see the Compact Career Catalog for more information including opportunities for parents to visit the program sites (page 36).

12. College Credit Plus
Considering CCP? Attendance at the informational meeting is MANDATORY for students & parents.
Informational meeting will be held on Monday, February 6th at 7:00pm in the Auditorium
There will be representatives from Hiram College, Kent State University and the University of Akron to discuss program specifics and answer questions

13. Ohio’s State Tests April 3-7- Delayed Start Schedule
The following courses will participate in testing:
Biology or Honors Biology
Algebra 1
Geometry or Honors Geometry
U.S. History or Honors U.S. History
Students must earn a total of 18 points, using seven end-of-course state tests. To ensure students are well rounded, they must earn a minimum of four points in math, four points in English and six points across science and social studies
Each end-of-course state test is worth up to 5 points, a score of 3 is considered passing
AP Courses do not participate in end-of-course exams
U.S. Government
English 9 or Honors English 9
English 10 or Honors English 10

16. Why do we want you to use Naviance?
Our primary communication tool
“One Stop Shopping”
Just clicks away from valuable information about COLLEGE, CAREER, SCHOLARSHIPS, ETC.
All college application materials sent from HHS are processed through this site
It is GOOD to familiarize yourself with the site before senior year!

17. connection.naviance.com/hudhs All students have been registered
Go this website and click on the “I need to register”.

18. This is the home page – what you see first after logging in
This is the home page – what you see first after logging in. On the left hand side are “pages” and “links”. In the middle you will see in the blue box “what’s new” and the welcome message. On the right side is where you can check messages, find a specific document from the document library, contact your counselor and then “updates” which are just points of interest.
There are 5 different tabs at the top then for you to use – Courses, Colleges, Careers, About Me, and My Planner

19. This is the “colleges” tab
This is the “colleges” tab. Here you can find a wealth of information about colleges by doing college searches, seeing where HHS students have applied and attended most and relevant data associated with that. It is never too early to start looking at your options.

20. This is the “careers” tab
This is the “careers” tab. You can explore a variety of career options in the “explore careers and clusters”. You can find information in here about all kinds of different careers and then link those to potential college majors and to more information about colleges that have those majors.
Once you do some exploring you can save these and go back to them any time in your “favorite careers and clusters”

22. What
will
your
profile look like ?

23. Develop Your Profile with the Following opportunities…
Course Selection
Job Shadowing
Internships
Summer Jobs
College Tech Prep Programs
Intern for a Day
Extracurricular Clubs & Organizations
Volunteering

24. Helping you tie it all together
The Guidance & Counseling Department will assist you throughout your high school career with the following:
Academics
College and Career Planning
Personal, Social and Emotional Health

25. Thank you for coming this evening!
A-Cla : Cori Melling
Cle-Hai : Kelsey Haggerty
Haj-Lom: Jill Okey
Lon-Pa: Nicole Carmichael
Pe-So: Jennifer Chadima
Sp-Z: Shelley Laudato
Guidance Intern: Sara Konery
Guidance Intern: Hannah Kenney