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Freshmen 411 Class of 2020 Welcome School Counselors Ms. Pamela Gardner- Director of School Counseling Mrs. Maureen Andrada- A-B Ms. Suzanne Salvo- C-FE Mrs. Shronda Peake- FI-JENKINS Miss Lillian Orlich- JEO-MELE Mrs. Keisha Mercer- MELF-POR Ms.


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Freshmen 411

Class of 2020

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Welcome

School Counselors

  • Ms. Pamela Gardner- Director of School Counseling
  • Mrs. Maureen Andrada- A-B
  • Ms. Suzanne Salvo- C-FE
  • Mrs. Shronda Peake- FI-JENKINS

Miss Lillian Orlich- JEO-MELE

  • Mrs. Keisha Mercer- MELF-POR
  • Ms. Taylor Oakley- POS-SLY
  • Mrs. Eleanor Engler- SM-Z
  • Mrs. Melissa Bach- Pre-Governor &

Governor’s School

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Career Center

 College & Career Information  Military Information  Employment Opportunities  Computer Lab Access  Volunteer & Service Opportunities

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Graduation Requirements

Standard Diploma (22)

 4 English  3 Math  3 Science  3 History  2 HPE  2 FineArt/CTE/FOLA  1 Econ/Finance  4 Elective

 6 Verified Credits SOLs

Advanced Diploma (26)

 4 English  4 Math  4 Science  4 History  2 HPE  3 Foreign Lang (or 2+2)  1 FineArt or CTE  1 Econ/Finance  3 Elective

 9 Verified Credits (SOLs)

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Updating Your Academic/Career Plan

 Visit the county website www.pwcs.edu  Click the STUDENTS tab (TOP RIGHT)  Click on “High School and Beyond”  Click on “College/Career Planning Resources”  Click on “Academic Career Plan” under

“Preparing to Graduate”

 Type in your Student ID number  Review what you have completed  Enter your name & date at the bottom of form

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PSAT 8/9

October 19, 2016

 Skills Tested  Benefits  PSAT vs SAT  PSAT Scoring  Preparing for the PSAT  Testing Tips

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Using Naviance/Family Connection

 Post-secondary planning  Research colleges and careers  Take Personal Assessments  Manage the college application &

scholarship process

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Strength Finder Activity

OBJECTIVES

 Identify personality themes and how they

relate to me

 Match my personality themes with possible

career interests

 Further examine my career goals

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Strength Finder Activity

Logging in to Naviance/Family Connection

 Visit the Osbourn Park website  Click on the School Counseling link  Click on the Family Connection link (pictured)  Enter your username

(Student ID#)

 Enter your password

(birthdate-MMDDYYYY)

 Log In

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Click on the “About Me “ Tab

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Directions Continued…..

 Click on “Strengths Explorer”  Answer all questions…….

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Personality Themes….

Think about the theme in which you identify with most………

 Achieving  Caring  Organizer

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Next Steps

 Identify three careers for examination and

evaluation.

 Find a partner and discuss what you have

learned

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Wrap it up!

 Questions?  Closing Thoughts………