1. Freshman and Sophomore Parent Meeting
Carla Hotts
&
Amy Piazzon
Shrine High School Counseling Department

2. Who we are and how to reach us
Carla Hotts Director of Counseling x 2553 Amy Piazzon Collegiate Counselor x 2552

3. Who is this kid I am living with??

4. Transition to High School

5. 2017-2018 School Year Homecoming Dance Friday, October 6th
Homecoming Game Sunday, October 8th
All School Testing Day, Wednesday October 11th
Midterms December 20st, 21st and 22nd
Protecting Gods Children - January
Course Selection Process begins in February.
Finals June 6th, 7th, and 8th

6. College and Career Planning for Underclassmen
Freshmen:
FIRST MEETING SEPTEMBER 26 DURING RELIGION
Introduction to who I am and what I do
Dispel the myth that my Freshman year doesn’t count.
Teach them how GPA’s are calculated, and explain cumulative effect of each semester
Transcript vs Report Card
Importance of a positive academic trend.
Enforce fact that everyone will be college ready by the time they graduate. Their grades should reflect their potential. If not, it is their responsibility, not that of the parents, teachers, or counselors.

7. SECOND MEETING NOVEMBER 16 & 17 DURING RELIGION
Freshman:
SECOND MEETING NOVEMBER 16 & 17 DURING RELIGION
Introduction to Naviance - software program for career exploration and college research.
Topics:
Strength Explorer Assessment
Cluster Finder
Career Interest Profiler
Road Trip Nation Interviews
Super Match College Search
Goal: Start thinking about interesting careers which can help with both future course scheduling, Junior Job Shadow and college research.

8. Sophomores:
FIRST MEETING SEPTEMBER 26 IN RELIGION
Review Transcript, GPA, importance of positive trend.
Confirm Strength Explorer, Career Cluster, and Interest Inventory are complete.
Review Super Match College Tour.
Begin talking about formulating their personal criteria for their college search.
Introduce the scattergrams information on Shrine students

9. SECOND MEETING NOVEMBER 16 & 17 DURING RELIGION
Sophomores:
SECOND MEETING NOVEMBER 16 & 17 DURING RELIGION
Discuss College Entrances Exams – SAT/ACT
Discuss importance of extracurricular activities
Begin Academic Resume
In class assignment-college research (identifying average gpa/test scores, cost, financial aid, majors

10. How to get to Naviance…. Naviance.com Sign In Student/Family
School Zip Code: 48073
Select Shrine Catholic High School
User name: first 4 letters of the last name followed by the first three letters of the first name.
Password: set for shrine123-but your cherub might have changed it.
Save time by bookmarking this page

11. College and Career Summary
I will commandeer your cherub’s class multiple times this year to teach them how to use the tools within Naviance. This is huge commitment in terms of instructional time.
I am available for them by appointment-if they can get past the line of seniors vying for my time.

12. Standardized Testing Information
Shrine Testing Schedule
8th HSPT
9th Pre-ACT *
10th PSAT*
11th PSAT/NMSQT-National Merit Scholarship consideration*
* All School Testing Date is Wednesday, October 11th until 2:05pm
Our students are exposed to both testing platforms prior to the Junior/Senior testing window.
Use the FREE resources in KHAN academy .
There is a list of “Shrine Approved” tutors listed on the Counseling Page of the Shrineschools.com Website.

13. More Testing Info…. ACT vs SAT
Both are standardized admissions tests accepted universally and interchangeably by colleges and universities
Standardized testing is only one factor in a holistic review of student’s application.

14. Comprised of 4 subsections and an optional writing section
English, Math, Science, and Reading
Composite score is an average of the subsections
Composite score does NOT include the Writing score
High score is 36 in each section
There are 7 test dates annually: Sept*, Oct*, Dec, February, April*, June* and July
* proctored at Shrine High School

15. Multiple smaller sections, but main scoring divisions are critical reading and math with an optional writing section.
Scoring ranges from for a max score of 1600 in the critical reading and mathematics sections.
SATs are offered in: Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec, March, May, and June.
We are in the process of being approve for the March SAT…stay tuned.
SAT is the qualifying exam for the Michigan Competitive Award

16. 2017/18 Standardized Test Fees
ACT+ Writing- $62.50
ACT No Writing-$46.00
SAT+ Writing-$60.00
SAT No Writing $46.00
Both ACT and SAT offer fee waivers for students who meet NACAC requirements

17. Last Slide on Testing…I promise
Students who qualify for an SAT fee waiver will automatically receive 4 college application fee waivers uploaded to their SAT account.
I am paying very close attention to the current trend of universities no longer requiring the writing portion of the SAT or ACT. Stay tuned….

18. Summary
The best recipe for success is a challenging college preparatory curriculum.
Niaviance will be used for college and career exploration to prepare for a Job Shadow experience and ultimate the college application process.
Relax and enjoy your student’s high school experience.