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Sophomore and Junior Parent Night! Slide 2 * Mrs. Karen Lower: Director of Guidance * Sophomore Counseling A-I * Junior Counseling E-N (and IB students) * Ms. Mary Murphy: Counselor * Sophomore Counseling J-Z * Junior Counseling A-D & O-Z * Ana Christie: College Resource Counselor * Dr. Liz Johnson: Consulting Psychologist * Mrs. Holland: Guidance Secretary Slide 3 Slide 4 SOPHOMORES: Username: Email address firstname.lastname@new manschool.net firstname.lastname@new manschool.net Password: cnhs & Student ID Number JUNIORS: Username: Last name & first 2 letters of first name Password: Student ID Number Slide 5 Luke Waldron '13 University of Florida '17 What advice would you give underclassman? "Guidance is only as effective as you make it. Take time to visit guidance and ask questions." * Family Connection- website for students and parents provided by Naviance Allows you to search: * To find individualized colleges & careers * take assessments * create goals/to-dos lists * assignments from Guidance * complete your applications * and MUCH MORE Slide 6 Slide 7 Find Guidance on the CNHS Website Slide 8 Slide 9 Campus Visit & Interview Slide 10 Slide 11 College Fairs Pope John Paul II High School Boca Raton, FL Monday, October 20, 2014 6:00 8:00 p.m. Palm Beach College Fair At PBC Convention Center Wednesday. October 22, 6:00 8:00 p.m. National College Fair Ft. Lauderdale Tuesday, October 21, 2014 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 5:30 8:30 p.m. p.m. Ft. Lauderdale Performing and Visual Arts College Fair Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Dillard Center for the Arts Slide 12 Bright Futures Start Now Slide 13 Florida Medallion Scholarship Award ACT: 26 SAT: 1170 GPA: 3.0 4 English 4 Math 3 Natural Science 3 Social Science 2 Foreign Language 75 hours of Community Service Up To: $77 per credit hour Covers 120 Credit Hours Florida Academic Scholarship Award ACT: 29 SAT: 1290 GPA: 3.5 4 English 4 Math 3 Natural Science 3 Social Science 2 Foreign Language 100 hours of Community Service Up To: $103 per credit hour Covers 120 credit hours Slide 14 Earning College Credit Slide 15 Wednesday, October 22, 2014 PLAN 9 th GRADE Wednesday, October 15, 2014 PSAT 10 th and 11 th Grade Critical Reading 200-800; Mat 200-800; Writing 200-800 SAT : Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 6, Jan. 24, Mar. 14, May 2, June 6 English 11-36; Math 11-36; Reading 11-36; Science Reasoning 11-36; Composite 11-36 Writing 11-36 Strongly encouraged ACT : Sep. 13, Oct. 25, Dec. 13, Feb. 7, Apr. 18, June 13. Testing Slide 16 Slide 17 RAY DASS SAT PREP cnhs.raydass.com The SAT stresses students out! And it's understandable! SAT scores play a HUGE role in the college admissions process. The good news is that the SAT is NOT a measure of intelligence, innate capability or anything like that! You can prepare for every question type, in every section! SAT scores can be improved! Drastically! Ray Dass Test Prep teaches strategies to help students improve their scores by as many as 500 points, results that few programs anywhere in the country can claim! Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Slide 21 Slide 22