2. Sophomore Parent Workshop
Mr. Andrew Devening, School Counselor
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Ms. Tracy Tilling, Career Coach
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3. Administrators Mr. Michael Dufrene, Principal
Ms. Barbara Bohannan, Assistant Principal (10th Grade)
Ms. Amber Mungavin, Director of Counseling

4. Agenda What To Do: PSAT Academic & Career Planning Career Exploration
What I Need To Know:
Dual Enrollment & AP Courses/Exam
Sophomore Checklist
Where to Find It:
JHHS Counselor Page- Sophomores
Virginia Wizard
College Board

5. PSAT
October 10th
All students who ride the bus will report to school as normal
All other students need to be in the Student Union by 8:20 at the latest
Please bring a calculator and #2 Pencil

6. Academic & Career Plans
Every student will create or update a plan
Academic course choices need to be connected to post-secondary plans:
Enter the workforce
Enter the military
Enter a 2 year college or vocational school
Enter a 4 year college
The ACP will be used for course requests over Christmas break

7. Standard Diploma Discipline Area Credits Verified Credits English 4 2
Mathematics 3 1
Science
Social Studies
Health & PE
Foreign Language, Fine Arts or CTE
Economics and Personal Finance
Electives
Student Selected Test
Total 22 6

8. Advanced Diploma Discipline Area Credits Verified Credits English 4 2
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Foreign Languages 3
Health & PE
Fine Arts or CTE 1
Economics and Personal Finance
Electives
Student Selected Test
Total 26 9

9. Creating an Academic Plan
Begin with the end in mind:
Career Cluster – 16 Career Clusters
Occupation – What do I want to be?
Career Pathway – What will be required?
Post-secondary goals – workforce, training or college
Junior Year – coursework?

10. ACP Sample RN LFCC Certified Nursing Assistant Career Goals
Career Cluster: Occupations:
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Cluster Information Hospitality & Tourism Cluster Information Nurse
Architectural & Construction Cluster Information Human Services Cluster Information
Arts, A/V Technology & Communication Cluster Information Information Technology Cluster Information
Business, Management & Administration Cluster Information Law and Public Safety, Corrections, & Security Cluster Information
Education & Training Cluster Information Manufacturing Cluster Information
Finance Cluster Information Marketing, Sales & Service Cluster Information
Government & Public Administration Cluster Information Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Cluster Information
Health Science Cluster Information Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Cluster Information
Post-Secondary Plans
Military
Vocational School
Associate Degree
4 year Degree
Postgraduate Degree
Type of Education/Training
 LPN
 RN
Where:
LFCC
James Madison University
Certifications or Credentials to seek during high school:
Certified Nursing Assistant
Clubs & Organizations:
 Interact Club, HOSA, Multicultural Club,
Work Based Learning : Job Shadow Community Service Internship Employment
  Volunteer with Interact Events Part-time McDonald’s Cashier
Plan to Prepare for Exams:
ASVAB PSAT SAT ACT Dual Enrollment Placement Test AP Exams
  Spring yes AP Biology
Additional Plans:
 1.) Prepare for PSAT with online tools
2.) Meet with Career Coach – LFCC (discuss transfer agreements and financial aid)

11. ACP Sample Eng 3 Pre-Calculus Physics Earth Science VA US History
Grade
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Other required courses
Additional Required/ Elective Course
Elective Course
Career and Tech. Course
Diploma Type 8
 Alg 1
 Spanish I
 Advanced 9
 Eng 1
 Geometry
 Biology
 World History I
 Kinesiology
 Spanish II
Fine Art
Art Foundation
CTE
Intro to Health Sciences
Advanced:
Fine Art or CTE
Foreign Language
3 or 2 & 2
Online course
(26 total)
Verified Credits:
2 in each core and 1 student selected (9 total)
Standard:
CTE credential
(22 total)
2 in English: 1 in each other core, 1 student selected
(6 total) 10
 Eng 2
 Alg. II-Trig
 Chemistry
 World History II
 Heath & DE
 Spanish III
 Draw & Paint I
CTE-credential 11
 Eng 3
 Pre-Calculus
 Physics
Earth Science
 VA US History
 Econ & Personal Finance
Medical Terminology Or
Med. Lab 12
Eng. 4 
 Prob. & Stats
 AP Biology
 US Gov’t.
 Nursing I & II
SOL
Eng. _____
Math __3___
Science ____2__
Soc. St. _2___
Student Select __1__

12. Career Guidance How do I figure out what I want to be?
Interest Inventories
PSAT
ASVAB
Virginia Wizard
Our Career Coach

13. Career Coach Resources
Tracy Tilling Career Coach

14. Resources collegeboard.org

15. Sophomore Checklist Meet with your school counselor… me!
Take the PSAT: Fall 2018
Tour college campuses
Take challenge/college prep courses or certification courses
Athletes – register NCAA (Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Assoc.)
Job Shadow Opportunities
Community Service
Clubs & Organizations
Leadership Opportunities
Create Portfolio

16. JHHS Electives for Career Exploration
Art
Business
Education
English
Health and Medical Sciences
Marketing
Technology Education

17. Dual Enrollment & AP Courses/Exams
Need To Know
Dual Enrollment & AP Courses/Exams

18. JHHS offers nearly 30 dual enrollment courses through LFCC, JMU, and Shenandoah University in the core academic and career/technical areas.
Advanced Placement (AP)- College-level coursework

19. 2 and 4 Yr Pathways Dual Enrollment- Ms. Tilling Transfer Agreements
Please see Ms. Tilling in the counseling office to register for the LFCC Placement tests November 12 or 14 at 3:30 given here at Handley.
In order to register you must have applied to the college and have a student I. D. number.
Dual enrollment registration date for spring semester is Monday Jan 14th at 7:30am in the main cafeteria.
Transfer Agreements
AP Exams

20. Where to Find It? JHHS Counselor Page-Sophomores
Collegeboard.org (College Board)
Bigfuture.org
Vawizard.org (Virginia Wizard)
Bls.gov/ooh (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Ncaa.org

21. Upcoming Events October 10th: PSAT!!!
November 1st: Parent Teacher Conferences
November 7th: “If Not College, Then What?” 4-7 pm in the Commons and Patsy Cline Theater
November 13th: ASVAB Testing
Also the Quarter ends on October 11th, so all makeup work needs to be turned in!

22. Summary & Questions Complete an Academic Career Plan
Meet with Career Coach
Test Prep
Make good grades and create good study habits
Plan college visits
Finalize Junior Course Request

23. We are looking forward to a great year with the
Class of 2018!
GO JUDGES!!