High School Information Night

1. High School Information Night High School Information Night Ninth Grade Parents.

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 • Grade level Parent Nights • Schedules and Course changes

4. Career Planning • 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 Elizabeth Al-Atrash • 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 Completion • 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. High School Records

15. Report Card

16. Transcript

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

18. From the experts…

19. 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

20. Admissions requirements for University of MD – College Park

22. Activities ! Be a Warrior!

23. More Activities Shakespeare Club Ski Club Stage Crew Stand Proud Technology Club Young Democrats Young Republicans

24. Athletics! Be a Warrior!

25. 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

26. Dates to remember… Sherwood HS College Fair – Monday April 23, 6:30pm-8:30pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Montgomery County College Fair at the Gaithersburg Fair Grounds April 24th (evening) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherwood High School Course selections sent home beginning of May --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AP exams May 7th to 18th Final exams June 7th to 12th __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Counselor meetings with sophomores to complete Interest Inventory in the Fall

27. QUESTIONS?

28. It was great seeing you tonight.