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

2. 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

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

4. Your Journey and Destination
High School Graduation 2021
College Readiness & Admissions
English 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)

5. 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

6. 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 • 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.

7. 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!

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. OTHER RESOURCES LSW Counseling Center web site
Materials from freshman meeting
Synergy ParentVUE
Bulletin boards
Daily bulletin & Silver Talon
School Messenger – s

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. Social Media The 12 Apps That Every Parent Of A Teen Should Know About

19. Accounts
is outdated for teenagers however colleges and scholarship agencies still communicate by .
Make sure your student has a professional 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 account.

20. 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.