WELCOME 10 th GRADE PARENTS!

1. WELCOME 10th GRADE PARENTS! COUNSELING CENTER August 27, 2013 10th Grade Informational Meeting www.bethlehemschools.org

2. HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORSAlphabetical by Student Last Name • BurkartE, F, G, H–Homer • Carlton Perrotto–end of P; Q, R, S–Stricos • Carr Sturges–Z • Honeywell C, D • Moriarity A, B • St. John Hoo–end of H; I, J, K, L, M–Manziano • Zeh Margic–end of M; N, O, P–Pena

3. Planning for Sophomore Year Fall • Pursue challenging coursework • Get involved • Participate • Consider October PSAT (accelerated math ) • Register for 12/7 PLAN • BCHS College Fair 10/10 6pm

4. Planning January • Career Exploration program • Update Naviance Profile and resume • PLAN results February • Course selection- take challenging courses

5. Planning March • Research colleges ; add to “Colleges I am Thinking About” • Visit college websites • Possible discussion about SAT 2s April • Register for June SAT 2s • Continue career and major research

6. Planning May • AP Exams • Summer enrichment/internship/volunteer planning June • SAT 2 tests • Plan possible vacation college visits • Continue to update resume

7. Transcript High School Credits earned in Middle School Total Credits Earned Course Level Designation (i.e. Enriched) Regents Exams (i.e. Global, Biology)

8. NAVIANCE http://connection.naviance.com/bethlehem

9. TESTING!10th Grade • PLAN – December 7, 2013 • Career interest inventory and practice test for ACT • Register in the BCHS Counseling Center in late October • SAT II – Spring • One-hour test in specific subjects • Required by a small number of highly selective schools in addition to the SAT I • Register at www.collegeboard.com • Advanced Placement Exams (AP) – May • Advanced Placement Exams are required of all AP courses • IMPORTANT: If your student receives testing accommodations through an IEP or 504 Plan, they MUST apply for these accommodations directly to College Board and ACT. Forms are available in the Counseling Center

10. MORE TESTING!!11th Grade • PSAT – October 19, 2013 • Used as the qualifier for the National Merit Scholarship Program • Serves as a practice test for the SAT I • Some accelerated 10th graders may opt to take it • Register in the BHCS Counseling Center in mid September • SAT I – Spring of 11th grade and fall of 12th grade • College entrance exam—SAT I or ACT required by most colleges • Scores of 200-800 in Critical Reading, Math, and Writing • Register at www.collegeboard.com • SAT II – Spring • ACT – Spring of 11th and/or fall of 12th grade • College entrance exam—SAT I or ACT required by most colleges • Scores of 1-36 in Math Science Reasoning, English, and Reading with an optional Writing Section • Register at www.act.org • AP Exams– May

11. Resume Building E-mail Address: Make sure it is active and appropriate! – DO: mbenson1@nycap.rr.com – DON’T: partyanimal1@hotmail.com

12. SOCIAL MEDIABe Careful What Goes Online! • What students put online can follow them to college, and even later • Colleges can see any of the things put on popular social media sites with just a simple Google search • Popular Social Media Sites • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Tumblr • Vine • Stumbleupon • Blogger • Reddit

13. QUESTIONS?