1. SOPHOMORE PARENTS GUIDANCE NIGHT April 24, 2014 JOHN HANRAHAN – Dean of Guidance & College Advising LYNNE CHESBRO – Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (L-Z) DINA DEROSA - Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (A-K) SUZANNE GORAB- Junior/Senior College Advisor RICK HUTCHINSON – Junior/Senior College Advisor

2. STEP 2… The challenges and opportunities of Junior and Senior years.

3. Overview: Guidance Curriculum Turnover of files College Planning Process

4. Freshman & Sophomore Guidance Seminar Dina DeRosa (A-K) Lynne Chesbro (L-Z) Seminar Topics – Transitional Issues – Academic success skills & Planning – Standardized testing – Personal, social & health related topics

5. Counselor Transition Facilitates individual counseling & academic tracking Grade reports Standardized test scores (PSAT/PLAN)

6. Junior Guidance Seminar The College Planning Process Academics Standardized testing Career Encourage counselor meetings Create a resume Extracurricular activities College Searching Naviance

7. College planning tool for students, counselors, families Manage college applications Archives past admission results for predictive purposes www.fairfieldprep.org

8. TRENDS ARE REVEALING Academic Profiles – Junior Year Performance Personal Profiles – Build a distinguishing resume – Seek growth opportunities – Increase responsibility – Leadership

9. STANDARDIZED TESTING – PSAT (FALL) – SAT (SPRING) – SAT Subject Test (if necessary) – ACT (SPRING)

10. Junior Year FALL - Search Strategies - Testing Strategies -Guidelines -College Search in Broad Strokes SPRING - Individual Counselor Meeting - Testing First Round - College Visits - College Fairs

11. Counselor Breakdown Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (A-K) - DINA DEROSA Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (L-Z) - LYNNE CHESBRO Junior/Senior College Advisor - RICK HUTCHINSON - (Dionte Abraham – James Gardella) Junior/Senior College Advisor - SUZANNE GORAB - (Lee Gardella -Chris Molina) Dean of Guidance & College Advising - JOHN HANRAHAN - (Thomas Moore -Joshua Workman)

12. Final Thoughts