1. Juniors
Pius X High School

2. Let’s begin with PRAYER

3. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now
Hail Mary, full of grace,
The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now
and at the hour of death. Amen

4. GUIDANCE OFFICE PERSONNEL
Guidance Counselors:
Mrs. Jan Frayser, Director Gb-Kr
Mrs. Connie Freudenberg, Counselor Ks-Pl
Mrs. Shelly Pick, Counselor A-Ga
Mr. Greg Sederberg, Counselor Pm-Z
Support Staff:
Mrs. Kurtenbach, Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Kruml

5. Twitter Pius X Guidance Dept @PiusXGuidance
In our effort to continue to improve communication with our students, we are now on Twitter!
Pius X Guidance Dept
@PiusXGuidance

6. College Workshop Very Very IMPORTANT!!
November 27th
7:00 pm – Commons
Parents/Students

7. Agenda Overview of Junior Year Graduation Requirements
Prerequisites for College
Resources Available
Naviance (Family Connection)
PSAT/NMSQT Preparation

8. Overview of Junior Year
September Sign up for Countdown2College at EducationQuest.org
October Take PSAT on Saturday, October 14th, 7:30-11a.m.
Cost: $22.00 – Deadline is Monday, October 2nd
Obtain Naviance (Family Connection) Password
November 27 College Workshop – 7 pm, Commons
December Solid completion of 5th Semester
January Junior Interviews
March Take ASVAB – March 13th
May End of 6th Semester
During Year Consider taking ACT/SAT; College
Searches & Visits; Job Shadowing; Involvement; Volunteering;Take Profiles on Naviance
Summer Visit Colleges, Service Hours, Programs of Interest, Update Resume.

9. Graduation Requirements/ Prerequisites for College
Pius
UNL Entrance
Theology
English
Social Studies
Math
Science
Speech
PE/Health
Fine Arts
Life Skills
Foreign Language
Total Credits
Additional UNL
4 years
3.5 years
3 years
.5 years
1.5 years
None
230
None
4 years
3 years
2 years (same)
20 ACT OR
SAT 950 (CR & Math) OR
Top 1/2 of class

10. Education Quest www.educationquest.org

12. Family Connection by Naviance
**The Guidance Office will be registering Juniors for Family Connections in the computer lab this semester. If you want to register now, just contact the Guidance office and we can assist you.

19. SUPER MATCH

30. Resources Available in Counseling Center
Family Connection (Naviance) Registration
Future Planning Web Sites
Scholarship Searches
Test Prep and Registration Information for ACT and SAT.
Job Shadow Form
Follow us on

31. Testing for Juniors PSAT, October 14th;
Registration Deadline is October 2nd
ASVAB on March 13th, 2018
Winter 2017/Spring 2018: Begin taking the ACT and/or SAT

32. Who Should Take the PSAT?
The PSAT is designed specifically for juniors planning to attend a 4 year college

33. Why Take the PSAT? Great, affordable practice for the SAT/ACT
Receive good feedback about your verbal, math, and
writing skills.
Receive college information and enter national competition for scholarships.
Plan courses to take for senior year at Pius
If your score is high enough, you are entered into the National Merit Scholarship Competition

34. PSAT/NMSQT Preparation
Must register and establish a username and password.
Books or DVD’s from bookstores
LPS Course - form in the Guidance Office -has already started.
Use the Official Student Guide from PSAT
Only way to enter the National Merit Scholarship Competition!!

37. Tips and Strategies Read “Prepare for the Test”
Take the full-length practice PSAT
Expect easy questions at the beginning of each set of sentence completion and math questions.
Earn as many points as you can on easy questions.
Don’t have to answer every question.
Work steadily.
Know when to guess.
Mark answer sheet correctly.
Understand the student produced responses.

38. About Guessing
Educated guessing means guessing an answer whenever you are able to eliminate one or more of the choices as definitely wrong. Educated guessing may help you.
Random guessing probably won't help you because of the way the test is scored. Random guessing means that you have no idea which answer choice is correct. Don't waste time on that kind of question. Move on to the next one.

39. What are colleges looking for?
Challenging Schedule
Good grades
High standardized test scores: ACT or SAT
Involved in Extra-Curricular Activities and Volunteering
Excellent application essay-if required
Exceptional letters of recommendation

40. Recommendations from teachers, counselors, pastors, and other adults are very important.

41. The Common Application-Creighton, Hastings, Wesleyan

42. Creighton Admissions

43. Have a Great Year!