Parent Night Sophomore - SharpSchool
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Sophomore Parent Night
Parsippany Hills High SchoolFall 2017
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PHHS School CounselorsA-B/ESL – Grades 10-12
• Ms. Morsillo, ext. 2436• Coordinator
C-K – Grades 10-12• Mrs. Cotton, ext. 2432
L-Pi – Grades 10-12 • Mr. Ordway, ext. 2435
Pl-Z – Grades 10-12• Mrs. Barrett, ext. 2427
Student Assistance Counselor (SAC)
• Mr. Delgado, ext. 2414
9th Grade• Mrs. Barkauskas, ext. 2434
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Naviance
• Interactive portal for students and families including self-discovery assessments, goal-setting, college research and application tools, course planning, career exploration resources, and individual learning plans
https://connection.naviance.com/family-connection/auth/login/?hsid=parsippanyhills
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Genesis Parent Portal
• Genesis Parent Portal is a password-protected, online access system to view student information including schedules, attendance, report cards/progress reports, assignments, and grades
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PHHS Activities• Academic Decathlon
• African American History Club
• American Muslim Association
• Anime Club
• Asian American Club
• Body Positive
• Campus Light
• Chess Club and Games and Puzzles
• Chorus
• Chinese Zither Club
• Christian Club
• Concert Band
• DECA/Marketing
• Dance/Drill Team
• Dramatics (Fall Drama)
• End Racism & Sexism Everywhere (ERASE)
• Environmental Club (ECO)
• Family, Career, Community Leaders (FCCLA)
• Fencing
• FIRST/LEGO Robotics Club
• Flag Club
• Forensics
• French Club
• French Honor Society
• Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
• Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
• Habitat for Humanity
• Helping Hands of Parsippany
• Indian Cultural Club (ICC)
• Interact
• Italian American Club
• Italian Honor Society
• Jazz Band
• Jr. Statesman (JSA)
• Key Club
• Library Pages
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• Literary Magazine (Concept)
• Math Team
• Model Un
• Mountain Bike Cycling Club
• National Art Honor Society
• National Honor Society
• Newspaper (Voyager)
• Parsippany Animal Lovers (PALs)
• Parsippany Hills Girl Up
• Peer Leadership
• Red Cross
• Science Olympiad
PHHS Activities (continued)
•Ski Club
•Sound and Light
• Spanish Club
• Spanish Honor Society
• Stagecraft
• State & Regional Instrumental
• State & Regional Vocal
• Student Council
• Students in Action
• Varsity Club
• Yearbook
• Vocational/Ind. Club (TSA)
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Enrichment Programs
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ASVAB
• The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multiple-aptitude test that measures developed abilities to help predict future academic and occupational success in the military• Does not require that a test-taker with a qualifying score enlist
in the armed forces
• Administered annually to more than one million military applicants, high school, and post-secondary students
• For more information visit: http://official-asvab.com/
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The PSAT/NMSQT• Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
(PSAT/NMSQT) is a program co-sponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)
• A chance to enter NMSC scholarship programs and gain access to college and career planning tools
• Being administered Wednesday, October 11th at 7:40am at PHHS
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• Registration is done online at
• www.totalregistration.net/PSAT/311079
• The cost of the PSAT is $20.00
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Common Reasons for Taking the PSAT/NMSQT
• Prepare for the SAT
• Enter scholarship and recognition competitions
• Improve academic skills
• Identify AP potential
• Plan for college and careers
• Connect with colleges
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The ACT
• The ACT is a standardized college-readiness and high school achievement assessment
• The ACT contains five sections: 1. 45-minute English section
2. 60-minute Mathematics section
3. 35-minute Reading section
4. 35-minute Science Reasoning section
5. 30-minute Writing section (optional)
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SSD-Testing Accommodations• Students with IEPs and 504 plans can apply for
testing accommodations
• Not all requests are approved
• Process for the SATs and ACTs are completely different
• Please visit the counseling website for more information
• Contact Joanne Barkauskas, SSD Coordinator, with any questions.
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Resources for Standardized Testing
•College Board website• www.collegeboard.org
•Khan Academy• www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat
•ACT website• www.actstudent.org
•March 2 Success• www.march2success.com
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Advanced Placement (AP) Program
• AP courses are designed to give students access to rigorous college-level courses in high school to cultivate skills for an easier transition to college
• 85% of selective colleges and universities report that a student’s AP experience favorably impacts admissions decisions
• Course entails an AP exam (optional) around May to test the student’s knowledge• Certain scores (usually a 3 or above) in certain colleges and
universities may apply as college credit
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AP Courses Offered at PHHS
•2017-2018 school year:
○ AP English
○ AP French
○ AP Italian
○ AP Spanish
○ AP Calculus
○ AP Statistics
○ AP Computer Science A
○ AP Computer Science Principles
○ AP Biology
○ AP Chemistry
○ AP Environmental
○ AP Physics
○ AP U.S. History
○ AP European History
○ AP Music Theory
○ AP Studio Art
○ AP Government & Politics
○ AP Economics (Macro & Micro)
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Resources for AP
•College Board website• www.collegeboard.org
•AP Students website• https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/home
• My AP Potential
• AP Capstone
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Scholarship Resources through College Board
• Big Future• https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
• Fast Web• http://www.fastweb.com/
• My College Dollars• https://mycollegedollars.hyfnrsx1.com/
• Scholarship Experts• https://www.scholarshipexperts.com/
• State-specific Higher Education Agencies• http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?categor
y_cd=SGT
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Morris County Vocational School: Share Time ProgramShare Time are half day programs for specialized occupational training as part of a student’s junior and/or senior year high school program.
Benefits for Students:
• Business and education collaboration
• Earn industry standard certifications
• Hands on approach to instruction
• http://www.mcvts.org/admissions/application_form/share_time_program
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Morris County Vocational School
Program Selections:• Auto Body & Collision Repair • Carpentry • Fundamentals of Building Construction* • Fundamentals of Building and Grounds Maintenance* • Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) • Cosmetology • Electrical Trades • Engineering Design & Advanced Manufacturing (partnership with CCM)• Fundamentals of Food Services* • Fundamentals of Retail & Supermarket Careers* • Plumbing & Pipe Fitting • Welding
*Fundamentals courses are special class programs with modified curriculum and a maximum teacher-student ratio of 1:10.
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Additional Academic Resources
• Student Handbook
• One-on-one NHS Tutoring• Available by student request
• Assigned NHS tutor to assist in particular academic area(s) of need
• NHS Tutoring Center• Available in the Media Center after school Tuesdays and
Thursdays until 3:30pm for English, Math, Science, and History
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Important Dates
• PSAT at PHHS• Wednesday, October 11th at 7:40am
• Individual Sophomore Parent Meetings• November 2017
• College Fair #4 at PHHS• Monday, February 26th at 12:45pm
• Career Fair• Spring 2018
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Be on the lookout…
•Counselors will be holding individual meetings with Sophomore parents.
•You should have received an email from Sign Up Genius(www.signupgenius.com) to select your individual appointment time.
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Thank you!