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Juniors Pius X High School 2020-2021 Lets begin with PRAYER Hail - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Juniors Pius X High School 2020-2021 Lets begin with PRAYER Hail - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Juniors Pius X High School 2020-2021 Lets 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
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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
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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
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In our effort to continue to improve communication with our students, we are now on Twitter!
Pius X High Counseling Center @PXHScounseling
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Overview of Junior Year
September ~ ~ Sign up for Countdown2College at EducationQuest.org
October ~ ~ Take PSAT on Saturday, October 17th 8:00 - 11:10 a.m. Cost: $25.00 – Deadline is September 15th Obtain Naviance (Family Connection) Password
November 30 ~ ~ College Workshop – 7 pm, Commons
December 18 ~ ~ Solid completion of 5th Semester
January ~ ~ Junior Interviews
March ~ ~ ~ Take ASVAB – March 16th
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.
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Graduation Requirements/ Prerequisites for College
Theology English Social Studies Math Science Speech PE/Health Fine Arts Life Skills World Language Total Credits Additional UNL 4 years 4 years 3.5 years 3 years 3 years .5 years 1.5 years .5 years .5 years None 230 None 4 years 3 years 4 years 3 years None None None None 2 years (same)
20 ACT OR
SAT 950 (CR & Math)
Pius UNL Entrance
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Education Quest
www.educationquest.org
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Education Quest
is hosting its first
- ever. . . . . .
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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
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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.
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Super Match
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Super Match Results
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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.
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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
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Who Should Take the PSAT?
The PSAT is designed specifically for juniors planning to attend a 4 year college
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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
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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!!
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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.
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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.
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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
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Recommendations from teachers, counselors, pastors, and other adults are very important.
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The Common Application- Creighton, Hastings, Wesleyan, UNL
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Creighton Admissions
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