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BHS Counseling Senior Parent Night 2017-18

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Counseling Resources

What resources are available to my student and family?  School Counselor (assigned by last name)  Beyond High School lesson  Individual senior conferences  Family Connection training  Academic, Career, and Personal/Social support

What resources are available to my student and family?  BHS College & Career Counselor: Mrs. Bridges (Tues/Wed/Thurs at BHS)  Majors, scholarships, application assistance, career pathway planning, etc.  Student workshops offered during Flex periods throughout the year  Coffee with the Counselor - parent workshops  NOVA Transition Specialist: Ms. Hammond  Pathway to the Baccalaureate: Ms. Dunlap (Mondays at BHS)

Application Components

Application Components College Application • Common App 1. $$$$ • Coalition • Direct to Institution FAFSA Admission Test Scores 2. • Opens Oct 1st • SAT , ACT , Subject Tests Scholarships Request from BHS • College Financial Aid Office Transcript • Family Connection • Secondary School Report 3. • Individual Research • School Profile • Mid Year Transcript Letters of Recommendation 4. • # varies per college • Completed per student request

Family Connection

Family Connection: battlefieldhs.pwcs.edu

 Screen shot of BHS homepage or log in page? Student # Birthday: mmddyyyy

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Colleges I’m Applying To: manage applications

Transcript Request Process 15 School Day Processing Window

Where do I get these items? Student Requests from BHS Student Requests From Other Organization Transcript: BHS will provide the following SAT Scores - collegeboard.org Secondary School Report ACT Scores - ACT.org School Profile AP Scores - collegeboard.org Transcript w/ grades and list of current classes Dual Enrollment Transcript - NOVA www.nvcc.edu/transcripts/ As Requested by Nov 15 th : Counselor recommendation As Requested: Teacher recommendations

Scholarship List

Important Dates  ASVAB Career/Aptitude Assessment: Register with your counselor by October 6 th , Test Date October 27 th at 7:30am  Request Counselor Letter of Recommendation: Deadline is November 15 th (as needed)  Financial Aid Night @ BHS: October 5 th 7:00pm auditorium  College Fairs:  September 25 th : 6:00 – 8:00pm at Osbourn Park High School  October 12 th : 6:00 – 8:00pm at Freedom High School @BFHScounseling

Who is my counselor? Natalie Malone A-Bt Mark Brier Bu-Dem Megan Pomfret Den-Gran Mark Dickerson Grao-J Scott Merkel K-Man Matt Sisson Mao-N Chris O’Brien O-Rom Vanessa Smith Ron-Te Elle Nguyen Th-Z Alissa Bridges College/Career

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