Junior Year Guidance

1. Junior Year Guidance What You Need to Know To Plan for the Rest of HS and Your Next Steps!

2. What We’ll Cover Today… • Remaining graduation requirements • Chancellors/Honors diplomas review • Career Credit reminders • 5 Post-HS options review • Counseling Center resources available • Financial Aid Information • Brag Sheet Activity

3. Junior Year Requirements • 1.0 English • Regular, Advanced or AP • 1.0 Science • Chemistry, Accelerated Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Physics, AP Physics, Forensic Science, Marine Science, Astronomy • 1.0 Math: • Geometry, Trig/Alg/Geom, Algebra 2, Accelerated Algebra 2, Tech Math, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, Statistics, AP Statistics

4. Junior Year Requirements • .5 Health 2 • Health Services 1 is .5 Health, .5 Elective • .5 Modern America • APUSH is .5 History, .5 Elective • Electives • Can be World Language credits • Study Hall/Honors Tutorial, Early Release/Late Arrival

5. Senior Year Requirements • 1.0 English • Regular, College Prep, Humanities, AP • .5 Economics and .5 People and Politics • Can be done several ways: SEAL 2, Business Management/Seminar, AP Government • .5 Senior Project • .5 Career Credit • Pass Reading, Writing and Math OAKS

6. Focused Programs • A way to group your electives together into potential career pathways • May help you prepare for your post-secondary education and/or the workplace • Glencoe has six: • Arts & Communication • Business & Management • Engineering • Human Resources Services • Health Services • Manufacturing & Design Technologies

7. Focused Programs • All Programs provide a way to earn Senior Project credit within a senior-level course • All have a 30-hour internship requirement, • You can start this summer, see Mrs. Nova • If you don’t complete a Focused Program, you will complete your senior project in Senior Seminar • One semester, can be first or second semester

8. Career Credit • Online Activities • 9th, 10th and 11th grade – through CIS • Résumé • Template was emailed to your student email account • Job Shadow (see packet) • Senior Exit Interview

9. Chancellor’s Diploma • Requirements above Standard Diploma: • 26 total credits (not 24) • 2 years of World Language • Through Algebra 2 for Math • 16 academic credits • C or higher in all academic classes • Cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher

10. Honors Diploma • Requirements above Standard Diploma: • At least 8 eligible courses (all AP courses, most Honors/Advanced/Accelerated, etc.) • Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher • 3 years of the same World Language • 26 total credits (not 24) • Enrolled in minimum of 6 classes each year

11. 5 Post-HS Options • Community College • 4-Year university • Trade School • Military • Employment

12. Community College • 2+ years • Modified or Standard Diploma, Undocumented students – all ok! • Placement Tests for Reading, Writing, Math are Required • Remedial Courses

13. Community College • Transfer degree vs. Associates Degree • Some 3 or 6-month programs offered • Examples: HVAC Program, Corrections Technicians, 911 Dispatcher, Bookkeeper, Pharmacy Technician, Food Service • Common Programs for 2-year schools: • Auto Tech, Mechanics, Nursing, Dental Assisting, Business/Accounting

14. 4-Year University • Transcript: • GPA: most schools require 3.0 or above • Courses of Rigor • World Language credits • This is the last semester of grades that will go on your transcript before you apply! • 16 Academic Units • Include in senior year • Don’t Slack off next year!

15. 4-Year University • Test Dates this Spring: • ACT: April 13 June 8 • SAT: March 9 May 4 June 1 • SAT/ACT: most schools accept either • Glencoe Juniors take for FREE on _____ • SAT: • 3 sections: critical reading, writing, math • Measures conceptual thinking • 200-800 points per section • ACT: • English, math, reading and science • Related to what you have learned in HS • Score of 1-36 • Includes interest inventory • Helps you choose college major or career path

16. 4-Year University • College Visits • Great time over Spring Break or summer! • See/experience the campus, stay in the dorms, meet current students People who earn a 4-year Bachelor’s Degree make an average of $1 million more in their lifetime than those with only a HS diploma!

17. Trade School • Shorter Programs • Enter workforce quickly • Specific job training and career skills • Certificate or Apprenticeship • Common Programs: • Massage, Cosmetology • Bricklaying, Pipe Fitting, Carpentry, Painter, Plumber, Sheet Metal Worker • Electrician, Heavy Equipment Operator

18. Military • 5 Branches: • Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy • Must have Standard Diploma • Modified Diploma and GED are not accepted • ASVAB test: At Glencoe every year

19. Employment • Work Skills needed: • Timeliness, regular attendance • Able to learn new tasks and perform well • Work well with other people and bosses • Be eager to learn • Willing to accept responsibility • Use of your transcript and/or references

20. Resources in the Counseling Center • ASPIRE Mentors • Will start meeting with Juniors this semester • Can help with making plans, next steps, connections for volunteer opportunities, and answering postsecondary questions. • Mrs. Nova and Ms. Bovee • Your Counselors

21. Resources in the Counseling Center • Resources Available • College information and applications • SAT/ACT: test dates, prep books, prep class information, and practice books • Financial Aid information • Scholarship search information and applications • Volunteer applications, (ex. Tuality Hospital) • Your career folders

22. Financial Aid 101 • FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid • Required to determine federal student aid • May be more than you expect • Schools use this information to determine the financial aid package they will offer • Involves entering family financial information for the year to give you the EFC (Expected Family Contribution) • File starting January 1 • Earlier filing = more money available

23. Three Basic Forms of Federal Aid • Grant: • Do not have to be repaid • Meet certain requirements such as severe financial need, full or part-time enrollment • Work-Study: • Work on campus and earn money you can use towards tuition and costs • Loans: • Borrowed money that must be paid back with interest

24. Other Financial Aid • Scholarship: • A form of “gift aid” – money given to you that does not have to be repaid • Not all scholarships are merit-based (academic) • Local, State, School, National

25. Where Does Financial Aid Come From?

26. Help in Applying to Financial Aid and Post-HS Plans • Letter of Recommendation: • Think about who knows you well (teachers, counselors, employers, coaches) • Proper Etiquette: • Plan ahead – give the writer plenty of time! • Give them proper information: brag sheet, résumé, etc. • Send them a thank you!

27. What is A Brag Sheet? • Often a part of the college admission and scholarship application process • A way to highlight unique traits or experiences you have that help you stand out from others • An opportunity to describe barriers or special circumstances you have **Putting your counselor/teachers’ name in an application (such as the Common Application) can automatically send them a request to send a letter or recommendation form. Make sure to follow-up with anyone whose name/contact information you enter!**

28. Brag Sheet Includes… • Personal Traits and Experiences: • Personal Achievements Inside/Outside the Classroom: • Employment: • Leisure Activities: • Career Interests: • Special Circumstances:

29. Barriers • Barrier: A limit, boundary or restriction of any kind • An obstacle • How does this relate to your access to your post-HS plans? EXAMPLES • Financial Hardship • Citizenship • Foster Youth • Modified Diploma • Homeless/McKinney-Vento • First Generation High-School Graduate • First Generation College Attendee • Language

30. Whoa….that was a lot of information…. Do you have any questions?