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Welcome to Newport
9th Grade Parent Presentation
* This Power Point will be available on the NHS Counseling Website
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Tonight’s Agenda…
•About Newport•Role of a School Counselor•Overview of 4 years of high school•Graduation Requirements•Support Services•Naviance•Questions??
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Newport High School
•Large (1800) traditional high school•Rigorous college-prep curriculum•Advanced Placement program• Impressive, passionate teachers •Support services•Strong student leadership•Strong school spirit with lots of
clubs/activities/sports for all interests• Important to maintain balance
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9th Grade
Main focus of Freshman Year…
1. Transition to High School• Link Crew Leaders
• Counselor led classroom presentations in early October
• Teachers watch for students who need extra assistance
2. Get involved in High School community• Community service – 40 hours required
• Leadership, Clubs, Drama
• Sports (keep eligibility requirements in mind)
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9th Grade
Main focus of Freshman Year (cont.)…
3. Academic Success• GPA counts for college starting now
• Develop time and stress management techniques
• Develop strong study skills
4. Independence & Self-Advocacy Skills• Encourage and teach students to speak directly to
teachers
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10th Grade
• Rigorous curriculum (balance)/AP choices• Stay involved (clubs, sports, etc)• Community service!!• Strengthen study skills• PSAT/Practice ACT• Start researching and visiting colleges• BSD College Conference and National College
Fair
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11th Grade• Continue in rigorous and balanced program• PSAT – October, during school day• Community service• College rep visits, opportunity to ask admission questions,
BSD College Conference, National College Fair• Junior meeting opportunities with counselor• SAT/ACT – student signs up in spring on-line• Continue researching and then narrow college selection
process: • “Reach”• “Realistic”• “Confident”• “Best fit” schools by the end of year
• Visit! Visit! Visit!
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12th Grade• Colleges emphasize rigorous and balanced senior
schedule• Colleges look for strong senior year• Complete all graduation requirements• Post-high school planning• National College Fair• College applications staring in the fall• Retake SAT/ACT if needed in the fall (no more
than twice)• College visits (overnight and tours)• Celebrate Graduation!
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New Requirements for 2019
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BSD High School Overall Graduation Requirements • 24 Credits (28 possible)• 17 Core credits + 3 Personalized Pathway
Requirements + 4 Elective credits • 3rd credit of science and 3rd credit of math are
chosen by the student based on their High School and Beyond Plan
• Personal Pathway Requirement (PPR)-3 courses that lead to specific post H.S. career or educational outcomes; part of the High School and Beyond Plan
• 2.0 Minimum GPA• 40 Hours Community Service
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State Testing - Class of 2019Must meet Smarter Balanced English Language Arts (ELA) standard: Taken in 11th grade
Must meet Smarter Balanced Math Standard: Taken in 11th grade
Must meet Science Standard:Biology EOC exam OR Comprehensive NGSS (Next generation science standards)Test -1st administration is Spring 2019
OSPI Website for Grad. Requirements: http://www.k12.wa.us/GraduationRequirements/GraduationToolkit.aspx
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Support Services (in addition to us)• Tutorial M,T,Th,F 2:30 – 3:00 pm• Extended Tutorial Tue & Thur 3-4 pm (tentative)• Peer Tutors – Request forms in counseling center• Career Center – personal career inventory• VIBES mentors – Request through Counseling Center• Aspen Grade Viewer online – parent passwords sent
home• Brightspace websites • School Resource Officer: Bellevue Police Officer Greg
Mills• Drug/Alcohol support - Two programs this year• Naviance
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What is Naviance?Our web-based tool for students & parents
Freshman students will begin/continue using Naviance for career & college research. We work with the middle school to continue curriculum started there.
• It helps students set personalized goals• Explore career options• Search for colleges & request transcripts/letters
of rec• Apply for scholarships• Track admissions status
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Counselor Contact info:
Laura Klein, A-De Heather Erickson, Di-I
[email protected] [email protected]
Diane Lindsay, J-Lo Truong Nguyen, [email protected] [email protected]
Karen Schulz, No-St John VanderMolen, Su-Z
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Thank You for Attending Tonight’s Presentation
Ah Sim Aldridge, Counseling Department Secretary
Phone (425) 456-7431
Website – http://www.bsd405.org/nhs/counseling/
*PowerPoint available on the Counseling Department website