Junior Parent Presentation - Class of 2021 - Conroe High School
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Junior Parent Presentation Class of 2021
Counselors
• Lydia Joiner – Lead Counselor
• Jessica Beckham – College and
Career Counselor
• Aimee Castillo – A-Bow
• Heather Hadash – Boy-Diaz
• Autumn Knight – Dib-Green
• Tiffany Holmes – Gref-Lam
• Mike McCune – Lan-Moore
• Jason Davis – Mop-Rame
• Amanda Bond – Rami-Sl
• Stacy Brown – Sm-Z
Email is the best form of
communication
How can I
contact my The Conroe HS webpage -
College and Career Center and
Student’s Conroe Counselor sites are
Counselor excellent resources
Check Canvas
How can I, Check Parent Access – grades, attendance,
discipline
as a parent,
Check Canvas – courses and counselors
stay
informed? Read the CHS newsletter – sent weekly
This is a tough year!
Tough classes
Focus
More responsibilities
on Need to be planning for senior
Junior year
Year
All in order to have a successful
transition after high school
graduation!!
Junior Conference
GPA/Rank/Quartile
Junior Senior Year courses needed for graduation
Colleges considering applying to – Likely,
Counselor Target, Reach
Conference When/how to sign up for SAT/ACT
First Generation
Future career plans
Graduation Requirements
HB 5 Graduation Plan
Endorsements:
Multidisciplinary
STEM
Public Service
Arts and Humanities
Business and Industry
Additional HB Changes:
Distinguished Level of Achievement
Performance Acknowledgements 3RD AND 4TH year of a sequence of a class.
Must have earned B’s in previous courses.
Complete exemption form.
GPA Course is excluded in GPA calculation.
EXEMPTIONS May exempt one course junior year and one
senior year OR two in the senior year.
Must be requested prior to the beginning of
the school year.
Benefits students with GPAs higher than 4.0GPA Exempt Eligible Courses
Advanced Journalism (Newspaper and Yearbook)
Art III and IV
District-identified CTE Courses
Deadline for
Athletics (not PE)
Fall semester
has passed. Band
Watch the Cheerleading
newsletter for Choir
Spring Color Guard
semester Debate
request. Dance Team
JROTC
Orchestra
Theater (Technical Theater, Theater Arts, and Theater
Production)The Junior • EOC (US History)
• PSAT
Year • ACT, SAT Reasoning
Tests, Tests,
Students should plan to take exams in
and more the spring of their junior year and continue
Tests to try to improve scores until December of
senior year. English 1, English 2, Algebra 1,
Biology and US History
EOC All tests must be passed in order
to graduate.
Tests Students needing to retake the
test will have an opportunity in
December and May. Qualifying test for Juniors for the
National Merit Scholarship Competition
Will receive an email in December telling
you PSAT scores are available and to log
PSAT onto your College Board account.
Will receive personalized study plan for
the redesigned SAT based on your PSAT
test through KHAN ACADEMYSAT ACT
Reading, Math, Reading, Math,
Writing sections Writing, Science
sections
Essay optional but
still recommend Essay optional but
Take you take until still recommend
you take until
definitive
both if information from definitive
information from
colleges is
you can! received. colleges is
received.
Fee Waivers
Available for Fee Waivers
free/reduced Available for
lunch free/reduced
lunchCISD Prep Classes
• All registration is done at the District level
PSAT, SAT • Go to www.conroeisd.net
Departments, College Readiness
and ACT • Offered on different campuses
Prep •
•
4 sessions, each 3 hours—afternoon to early evening
Need to attend all sessions
Classes • Directly prior to administration of the test
College Board account
• Personalized study plan based on results of PSAT
through Khan AcademyThe Big Questions How do you select a college? What should you consider when selecting a college?
• Military
• Work
Post • 2 Year College
High • Basics then transfer
• Two year
School degree/technical
Options certificate
• 4 Year College or
UniversityMilitary recruiters will visit campus
throughout the year.
Students can visit with them during their
lunch period.
Military•Credits to Transfer
•A.A. or A.S. Degree
•A.A.S. Degree
Options •Workforce Certificate
at a
Junior
College Offers bachelor’s degree programs (4-5 years)
May also offer master’s and/or doctoral
degree programs
Options Close to Home
Four-Year University of Houston
University
University of Houston Downtown
Sam Houston State University
Lone Star College University Center
Texas Southern
Houston Baptist University
University of St. Thomas
Rice
Prairie View A & M• More than 2000 schools in the U.S.
• “Big name” schools are not the
right fit for everyone.
• Need to “know the school” and
FIT “know yourself”
• Small vs. large, Liberal Arts vs.
Research, Private vs. Public
• Financial FitWeb-based resource that
supports course, career and
Naviance college planning
On-Line • Student account
Resource for • Parent account
Planning and connection.naviance.com/conroe
Advising
Link can be found on the College and Career websiteMeet the College Reps
Sign up to
meet with
college reps
from all over
the country!!
Quite often
this will be
the person
who reads
your
application
FIRST!Family Connection Career Planning
• Reach – Above and Beyond
Colleges where your chances of gaining admission
are less than 50/50.
What • Target
should be Colleges where the likelihood of your admission is
within range.
my • Likely-Not a fall back!
criteria? Colleges where you are confident that you will be
admitted. Be sure that it is a school where your
academic and personal needs will be met should you
enroll.• Automatic Admits (10%)
Universities/
Colleges • Automatic Academic Admits
(Rank+Admission exam)
Types of
Admissions • Selective Admits/Review
Admits
The University of Texas has announced that the Class of 2020 will receive
automatic admission if the student is in the top 6% of their class.Academic Admits
Meet a preset rank and test score.
Examples: Texas A&M University
Automatic Texas State University
Academic
See college websites for more information.
Admits
University
Admission does
not guarantee
Major
AcceptanceAcademic Admissions
Holistic Review
Looking at entire
application.
•
Review •
Rank in class
Admission tests (SAT/ACT)
Admits • Curriculum
• Resume
• Essay
• Letters of recommendation
• Other factors•Curriculum
•Grades
Factors in •Test Scores
College
•Extra Curriculars
Admissions
•Essays
•Other Factors“Crafting the Class”
A student may be
admissible but not
admitted.
Not necessarily a reflection of the student but rather an
indication of what the institution wants.Financial Aid
• State and Federal Grants and
Scholarships
• Private and Corporate Grants and
Financial Scholarships
• Institutional Grants and
Aid Scholarships
• Loans
• FAFSA 4Caster
• TASFAJunior Year Senior Year
Testing Applying to College
Junior Thinking Retesting only if necessary
Year vs. Researching
Fit
Applying for Scholarships
Keeping Grades Up
Senior Think outside the box
Intense Time Management
Year Keeping Grades Up
Self Advocacy
Narrowing Down or Beefing
Up Lists of Schools
Self Advocacy October 7th-CISD College Night
6:30-8:30 PM
Lone Star Convention Center
More than 150 Colleges and Universities
Important October 16th - PSAT
Dates!!
March 25th – Grand Oaks High School
HUGE event with college reps from around the
country
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