Juniors Pius X High School 2020-2021
Let’s begin with PRAYER
Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of death. Amen
COUNSELING CENTER PERSONNEL School Counselors: Mrs. Shelly Pick, Director A-Do Mr. Tim Isaacs, Counselor Dp-Kr Mrs. Connie Freudenberg, Counselor Ks-Pl Mrs. Jessica Psota, Counselor Pm-Z Support Staff: Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Kruml, Ms. Poole
Twitter In our effort to continue to improve communication with our students, we are now on Twitter! Pius X High Counseling Center @PXHScounseling
Overview of Junior Year September ~ ~ Sign up for Countdown2College at EducationQuest.org Take PSAT on Saturday, October 17 th October ~ ~ 8:00 - 11:10 a.m. Cost: $25.00 – Deadline is September 15 th Obtain Naviance (Family Connection) Password College Workshop – 7 pm, Commons November 30 ~ ~ December 18 ~ ~ Solid completion of 5th Semester January ~ ~ Junior Interviews Take ASVAB – March 16 th March ~ ~ ~ May ~ ~ ~ End of 6th Semester During Year ~ ~ Consider taking ACT/SAT; College Searches & Visits; Job Shadowing; Involvement; Volunteering;Take Profiles on Naviance Summer ~ ~ ~ Visit Colleges, Service Hours, Programs of Interest, Update Resume.
Graduation Requirements/ Prerequisites for College Pius UNL Entrance Theology None 4 years English 4 years 4 years Social Studies 3 years 3.5 years Math 4 years 3 years Science 3 years 3 years Speech None .5 years PE/Health None 1.5 years Fine Arts .5 years None Life Skills None .5 years World Language 2 years (same) None Total Credits 230 20 ACT OR Additional UNL SAT 950 (CR & Math)
Education Quest www.educationquest.org
Education Quest is hosting its first ever. . . . . .
Virtual College Fair September 27 - 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm September 28 - 8:00 am to 2:00 pm September 29 - 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm September 30 - 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm You must register to “attend” at EducationQuest.org
Family Connection by Naviance The Counseling Center will be registering Juniors for Family Connections in the computer lab this semester. If you want to register now, come to the Counseling Center and we can assist you.
Super Match
Super Match Results
College Reps at Pius • Sign up in Naviance to meet with College Rep (at least the day before) • Get “College Visit Slip of Paper” from Counseling Center • Teacher must sign to approve you missing class to meet with College Rep • Bring the signed teacher slip with you. This is your admittance ticket.
Resources Available in Counseling Center Naviance Student Registration Future Planning Web Sites Scholarship Searches Test Prep and Registration Information for ACT and SAT. Job Shadow Form Follow us on Twitter! @PXHScounseling
Who Should Take the PSAT? The PSAT is designed specifically for juniors planning to attend a 4 year college
Why Take the PSAT? Great, affordable practice for the SAT/ACT Receive good feedback about your verbal, math, and writing skills. Receive college information and enter national competition for scholarships. Plan courses to take for senior year at Pius If your score is high enough, you are entered into the National Merit Scholarship Competition
PSAT/NMSQT Preparation www.march2success.com Must register and establish a username and password. www.collegeboard.org Books or DVD’s from bookstores LPS Course - form in the Counseling Center – course has already started. Use the Official Student Guide from PSAT Only way to enter the National Merit Scholarship Competition!!
Tips and Strategies Read “Prepare for the Test” Take the full-length practice PSAT Expect easy questions at the beginning of each set of sentence completion and math questions. Earn as many points as you can on easy questions. Don’t have to answer every question. Work steadily. Know when to guess. Mark answer sheet correctly. Understand the student produced responses.
About Guessing Educated guessing means guessing an answer whenever you are able to eliminate one or more of the choices as definitely wrong. Educated guessing may help you. Random guessing probably won't help you because of the way the test is scored. Random guessing means that you have no idea which answer choice is correct. Don't waste time on that kind of question. Move on to the next one.
What are colleges looking for? Challenging Schedule Good Grades High Standardized Test Scores: ACT or SAT Involved in Extra-Curricular Activities and Volunteering Excellent Application Essay (if required) Exceptional Letters of Recommendation
Recommendations from teachers, counselors, pastors, and other adults are very important.
The Common Application- Creighton, Hastings, Wesleyan, UNL
Creighton Admissions
Have a Great Year!
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