High School Information Night

1. High School Information Night High School Information Night For Parents of Rising Sophomores

2. Agenda • Plan for sophomore year and beyond • Know what Counselors do • Gain an understanding • of High School records • Learn about being a • Warrior • See Dates to remember • Ask Questions

3. What Do Counselors Do? • Academic Counseling • Consultations with parents, teachers, and students • Conferences with parents, teachers, and students • Academic Support • Meetings with students by grade level • Grade level Parent Nights • Schedules and Course changes • Career Planning

4. College/Career Planning • Interest Inventory • College Night • Financial Aid Nights • Personal/Social Counseling • Group Counseling (ex. Study Skills, Grief and Bereavement) • Peer Relations (bullying, difficulty getting along with others • Referrals for substance abuse and other mental health issues.

5. Our Counseling Services Team • A-Ca Peaches Crenshaw • Ce-Fl Nancy Benson • Fo-Ja Constance Lee • Je-Mak Raenell Rafferty • Mal-Paq Erin McKenna • Par-Sim Bill Sartori • Sin-Sz Lesia Dunkins • T-Z Jami Avery

6. College/Career Coordinator- Joe Hock • Registrar Janette Hernandez • Secretaries Georganne Linthicum Gayle Behrendt Barbara Lee

7. Graduation Requirements • English (4 credits) • Social Studies (3 credits) • Science (3 credits) • Math (4 credits) • Technology (1 credit) • Fine Arts (1 credit) • Physical Education (1 credit) • Health (1/2 credit)

8. Additional Graduation Requirements • Program of Studies • Foreign Language (2 credits), or • Advanced Technology (2 credits), or • Career Development Program (4 credits) • Student Service Learning Hours (75 hours) • High School Assessments (combined total of 1208) • Algebra/data analysis • Biology • English 10

9. Promotion Requirements To be promoted from grade 9 to grade 10, students need a minimum of 5 credits of 7 possible to include: • 1 credit Math • 1 credit English To be promoted from grade 10 to grade 11, students need a minimum of 10 credits to include: • 2 credits math • 2 credits English • 1 credit in science • 1 credit in social studies

10. Promotion Requirements To be promoted from Grade 11 to Grade 12, students need a minimum of 15 credits to include: • 3 credits in math • 3 credits in English • 2 credits in science • 2 credits in social studies • Completed 3 High School Assessment courses

11. Planning for College and Career We want every student to be prepared for the future…

12. Planning for College/Career • Class selections that match careers of interest • Honors, and Advanced Placement (AP) courses • A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better • Mathematics courses beyond Algebra II and Geometry with grade of B or better • 3 - 4 credits of Science with grade of B or better

13. Planning for College/Career • 2 or more credits in Foreign Language with grade of B or better, or 2 or more credits in Advanced Technology with grade of B or better • Score of 1650 or higher on SAT or 24 or higher on ACT or both • Internships or work related experiences in a field of interest for some students • NCAA Eligibility if student wants to play college sports

14. Use Family Connections • Website used to help make decisions about colleges and careers. • Provides up to date information specific to Sherwood High School

15. Use Family Connections • Freshmen - receive login and begin building resume • Sophomores – complete personality type and look at careers • Juniors – complete a college search and explore colleges • Seniors – continue college search and log in college applications

16. Resume Keep track of : • School Activities • Community Service • Sports • Leadership Positions • Learning Opportunities

17. Log into Family Connections • Parents and students will receive information about scholarships and events. You may access the site as a guest. The Web address for Family Connection for our school is: http://connection.naviance.com/sherwood Click on “Guest” to access the guest functions. , Your students has a login: Username= Email Address Password= Student ID#

18. High School Records

19. Report Card

20. Transcript

21. From the experts…

22. Tips #1 and #2 Start planning early Consider colleges Look at what college applications ask for and fill in the gaps. Visit schools Look at college web sites

23. Admissions requirements for University of MD – College Park

25. Activities ! Be a Warrior!

26. More Activities International Club Invisible Child Club Italian Club Jewish Student Union Junior State of America Knitting for Humanity Mathletes Men’s A cappella Men’s Choirs Model U.N. Muslim Student Union Rugby Club Shakespeare Club SHS International United Ski Club Stage Crew Stand Proud Table Top Club T.H.E. Club Technology Club Video TV Club Warrior Improv Young Democrats Young Republicans

27. Athletics! Be a Warrior!

28. In School • Continue Extracurricular involvement • Review four year plan • Communicate with your school counselor to review progress and goals Standardized Testing • Prepare for PSAT in October • Register for AP exams as appropriate • Be ready for HSA testing as appropriate College Exploration • Consider careers and colleges • Attend college fairs • Meet college representatives in Career Center

29. Dates to remember… Sherwood HS College Fair – Tuesday, April 16th , 6:30pm-8:30pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Montgomery County College Fair at the Gaithersburg Fair Grounds April 17th (evening for families) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherwood High School Course selections sent home 4th quarter --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AP exams May 6th to 17th Final exams June 10th to 14th __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Counselor meetings with sophomores to complete Interest Inventory next Fall and Planning in the Spring

30. QUESTIONS?

32. It was great seeing you tonight.