Steps for SuccessWhat Every Student and Parent Should Know

About Junior Year

Junior Guidance Counselors

Stephanie Stoffel: Last Names A-Fk

Jill Wisman: Last Names Fl-L

Kristin Hetzel: Last Names M-Si

Kristen Frank: Last Names Sj-Z

The NHS Website is: http://www.noblesvilleschools.org/Domain/8. It is updated frequently, so make sure to check it out for important information!

Importance of Junior Year: Grades and Graduation Requirements

Junior year grades will be the most current grades on transcripts sent to colleges

The people making admissions will look for trends in your grades. Is there an improvement each year of high school or a decline?

Know your diploma type and its requirementsStudents need to take responsibility and ownership of their grades and academic progress.

Start writing a resume with your accomplishments, awards, activities, and jobs held during high school

PSAT

Morning of Wednesday, October 28, 2015

NO MAKE-UP TEST DATE!!!Please do not schedule any appointments for this morning!

There is absolutely no way to take the PSAT if you are not here the morning of October 28.

This is the only way for juniors to qualify for National Merit Scholarships

Students who do not score a certain level may have to complete additional testing in the spring and remediation.

Bottom Line: It is important for students to do their best!

ACT and SAT

Both are college entrance exams

Most colleges accept either the SAT or ACT

Students are recommended to take these for the first time beginning 2nd semester of their junior year

SAT and ACT scores are a factor in college admission decisions and merit based scholarship decisions

New SAT

Redesigned SAT will begin in March 2016

ChangesEssay is optional

Score is out of 1600

No more obscure vocabulary words

No deductions for guessing

The PSAT will be based off of the redesigned SAT

SAT and ACT Preparation Resources

Khan Academy: www.khanacademy.org FREE!

Noblesville High School SAT Prep class: Prepares students for the May test date

www.sat.collegeboard.org FREE!

www.actstudent.org FREE!

List of private tutors is available on the Guidance Section of the Noblesville High School website.

ACT & SAT Testing Dates at NHS

January 23 – SAT

February 6 - ACT

May 7 – SAT

Register for the SAT at collegeboard.org

Register for the ACT at actstudent.org

College Application Timeline

JUNIORS HAVE 3 EXCUSED ABSENCES PER SEMESTER FOR COLLEGE VISTIS

August 1 of senior year: Date when most applications become available online

October 1 of senior year: Students may begin submitting FAFSA using 2015 tax information

November 1: Priority Deadline for several universities

*Make sure your student is aware of all important deadlines

March: Many colleges begin notifying students of financial aid packages

May 1: Deadline to accept admission to many colleges

NCAA

All juniors who may play a Division I or Division II sport must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center

College-bound student athletes must let their counselor know they plan to play a sport in college

At end of junior year, students need to request their transcripts be sent to NCAA through Parchment

NCAA Eligibility Requirements can be viewed at: http://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA_EMS.html

Students who plan to play at a Division III or NAIA college do not need to register with the NCAA

Scholarships

Juniors can begin national scholarship searcheswww.scholarships.com

www.fastweb.com

Naviance

During senior year, scholarships are posted throughout the year on Naviance

Local scholarships begin being posted in February of Senior year

Naviance

Noblesville High School’s database for all things related to college and career

College Visits are posted in Naviance

Students request transcripts be sent to colleges on Naviance

Scholarships are posted on Naviance

Career assessments are available on Naviance

Research colleges through Naviance

All students have an account and parents are able to set up an account

College Representatives Visits to NHS

Throughout the year, many different colleges will visit Noblesville High School during AL.

These visits are listed on Naviance and students sign up to attend on Naviance

Military visits will take place during lunch periods throughout the year. These are also posted on Naviance.

Non-College Bound Students

Some type of technical school or apprenticeship is important!

Technical Programs offered through NHSHare Chevrolet Automotive Program (Open to Juniors and Seniors)

Dual Credit Program with Ivy Tech

Students have the opportunity to earn 15 Ivy Tech credits per school year!

ABC Construction Program (Open to Juniors and Seniors)

J. Everett Light Career Center (Open to Juniors and Seniors)

NHS Internship ProgramAll seniors (college and non-college bound) have the opportunity to do an internship if they are on track with their graduation requirements!

We place students based on the area they are interested in.

Important NHS Events

Wednesday, October 28: PSAT

November 30-December 8: Scheduling information distributed to juniors during AL

Week of December 7: PSAT Interpretation

January 13-22: Individual scheduling meetings

February 12-March 11: AP test registration

March 18: Noblesville Internship & Career Extravaganza

AP Testing – May 2-13