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Traci Johnston A-F Amy Brown G-L Mary Glotzbach AVID & M-Q Amy Iwert R-Z Chad Hoffman Freshman WHO ARE YOUR COUNSELORS?
Communication • General • Website • ParentVUE/StudentVUE • Twitter- @OSCounseling • Announcements – Posted on Website • OS Newsletter • City Watch • Teacher • Know e-mail address, website/moodle/edmodo site • TALK to your teacher first • Office • Counselors/Registrar/Data Operator • School Social Workers, School Psychologist • Administrators
What does it take to graduate? • Meet Olathe School District Graduation requirements • Must get a passing grade to get credit • D or higher is considered a passing grade • Required classes: • 4 credits of English • 1 credit of Foreign Language/Applied Communication • 1 credit of Fine Art—visual or performing • 3 credits of Social Science • World History (freshman) • .5 Social Science Elective (sophomore) • U. S. History (junior) • Government (.5 senior)
3 credits of Math • 3 credits of Science—one Life Science, one Physical Science • 1 credit of Technology • 1 credit of Practical and Consumer Studies • 1 credit of Health & Wellness • 6 Individual Focus Credits • 24 TOTAL credits are required to graduate • Opportunity to earn 28 (7 credits year/4 years)
WHAT IS GPA? • Grade Point Average • Represents average of grades earned • Used to determine class rank • Have 6 semesters to build your GPA • A = 4 points • B = 3 points • C = 2 points • D = 1 point • F = no points Once an F is earned, it becomes a permanent part of your transcript.
Are you college bound? • 4 years of English • 4 years of Math • 3 years of Social Science • 4 years of Science (one must be Chemistry or Physics) • 2 years of the same International Language
ACT and/or SAT • Advise students to take Junior year • Plan to take 2-4 times to maximize results • Must register and pay online with actstudent.org • Tests are given on Saturday • BEST preparation is doing well in rigorous classes • Test prep is available (see counseling website) • October testing day is an opportunity for practice • ACT Practice • PSAT is practice for SAT
Kansas Board of regents Colleges • Emporia State University • Pittsburg State University • Fort Hays State University • Kansas State University • Wichita State University • University of Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents College Admission Standards • For automatic admissions students must take Qualified Admissions curriculum with a 2.0 GPA or higher • 3 years of math with math ACT subscore of 22 OR 4 years of math • Must have chemistry or physics • AND get a 21 or higher on ACT or 980 SAT or be in top 1/3 of class • AND get 2.0 on any college credit in high school
KU Admission requirements • Complete Qualified Admissions curriculum with 2.0 GPA • AND • Graduate from high school w/ 3.0 cumulative GPA and ACT of 24+ • Or 3.25 cumulative GPA and ACT of 21+
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NCAA • Register w/ the clearing house during sophomore year • 16 Core Credits (foreign language counts as core) • 10 must be completed prior to senior year • ACT/SAT Required • Grade Point Average • Refer to Program Planning Guide or NCAA or NAIA web sites. • Information is also on the Counseling Website • PLEASE CONTACT YOUR COUNSELOR IF YOU PLAN ON PARTICPATING IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS
OATC • Located by Olathe North • 2 year program- Junior & Senior year • Tour – October • Apply- November/December • Must be on track to graduate with little to no need for credit recovery • NOT a transfer program- Students attend South partial day and OATC for the other part of their day • Transportation provide to and from South
Other Career Programs • Olathe North • Culinary Arts Program
Other Career Programs • Olathe North • Health Careers/CNA Program • Seniors only for 1 semester (2 hours of your day) • Previous or concurrent enrollment in Anatomy & Physiology is required • ACT Score of 19+ • AP/Honors Science
Other Career Programs • Field Sites : Harmony and Heartland Childhood Centers • Early Childhood Career Opportunities (ECCO) • 2 hours of your day