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SENIOR FACTS

SENIOR FACTS

ECAPS FALL 2024

ECAPS FALL 2024

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TODAY’S OBJECTIVES

Understand the importance of personal responsibility and self-management as they transition out of high school

Identify scholarship and financial aid resources available to them

Identify their post-secondary plan

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KNOWLEDGE CHECK

STEP 1

Go to the Auth Portal

Click on Clever

Find the SchooLinks App.

STEP 2

Locate “12th Grade ECAP PRE-Test” On your dashboard

Click Start Assessment

STEP 3

Once completed, please close your computer

What is this?

  • A 5 question, information gathering SURVEY

Why do we take this?

  • So Horizon can learn how to better help our students

Who takes this?

  • ALL High School Students enrolled in PVUSD!

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YOUR HUSKY STAFF

Counseling Department

Mrs. Peroutka

Mrs. Blair

Mrs. Walker

Ms. Jarrell

Ms. Messinger

Ms. Pilarski

Grades

Last Names

9th Grade*

A-T

10th-12th

A-Ed

10th-12th

Eg-La

10th-12th

Le-Sc

9th Grade U-Z

10th-12th

Se-Z

Admin Asst

Supports

Husky

Mr. Odiorne

Mrs. Reed

Mr. Avalos

Mrs. Woolfolk

Mrs. Mitchem

Role

Mascot

PVO Tech

College &

Career

PVCC

Navigation

Registrar

Records/

Transcripts

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GRADUATION STATUS

Log into InfiniteCampus

STEP 1

Click on the Documents tab

STEP 2

Check Your Credits

STEP 3

Locate Your GPA

STEP 4

Locate Your Percentile Rank

STEP 5

Coming soon! Your counselor can provide this for you in the meantime!

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CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

HHS Graduation Requirements

High School Diploma

(Trade School, Community College or Military)

In-State University

(ASU, UofA, NAU)

English

4 Credits

4 Credits

Math

4 Credits

4 Credits

Science

3 Credits

3 Credits

Must be 3 different types of Science classes

Social Studies

3 Credits

2 Credits

American History + 1

World Language

0 Credits

2 CREDITS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

2 Credits

Out of State/Highly Selective could be more or less

CTE or Fine Arts

1 Credit

of either

CTE PROGRAM COMPLETION HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

1 Credit

of either

Fine Arts recommended for out of State/Highly Selective

PE/Life Concepts

.5 Credit Life Concepts

.5 Credit PE Elective

N/A

Electives

6 Credits

N/A

Total

22 Credits

16 Core Credits +

3.0 Core GPA for Guaranteed Admissions

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POST-SECONDARY PLANS

1

Staying Organized

Standardized Testing

2

Tours

3

Applications

4

Diploma Seals

5

Transitioning

High School Life

VS

Life After High School

7

Scholarships

&

FAFSA

6

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STAYING ORGANIZED

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ACADEMIC GOAL PLANNING

Specific: Well defined and clear about what you’re trying to achieve.

Measurable: Define when the goal will be accomplished. Track your progress to make sure you’re staying on track.

Achievable: Explain why this goal can be accomplished within the timeframe you’ve set.

Relevant: How is it relevant to your larger plans, and how will it help you accomplish them?

Time-Bound: Clearly define time frame for yourself so you can measure how well you did.

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STANDARDIZED TESTING

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Test Optional

The College allows all applicants to decide for themselves whether to submit test scores.

Test Blind

Whether or not a student decides to send their test scores, they won’t be considered as part of the application evaluation.

Superscoring

Lets you select your best scores by section and bundle them, or in some cases, lets your target school select

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TOURS

  • Instagram
  • Talking to Admission Counselors
  • Connect with Students Already On Campus
  • TheCollegeTour.com
  • YouVisit.com

4 Year College - Public

2 Year College - Public

Trade School

$3,600 - $16,000

ESTIMATED

1

Tuition & Fees

$3,900 (per year)

$7,800 total

$9,400 (per year)

$37,600 total

4 Years

2 Years

Less than a year

Depending on program

2

Time to Complete

There are lots of opportunities to get to know a campus even if you can’t physically get on the campus

  • School Websites
  • YouTube
  • Google Expeditions
  • Student Blogs
  • Facebook Groups

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APPLICATIONS

  • Once you have connected your CA account, complete the FERPA if asked.

  • Any schools in your Common App account will now automatically sync over.

  • All transcripts and letters of recommendation are sent through SchooLinks NOT through Common APP

  • We recommend that you do not use the CA to apply to ASU, NAU or UofA.

  • LETTERS OF REC’S NEED A MINIMUM OF 2 WEEK NOTICE FOR COMPLETION

Early Action

Non-Binding

Apply Early & Find Out Early

Early Decision

Binding

Your Dream School Your Only One

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APPLICATIONS

Non-Common App Schools

  • Click on Colleges

  • Click College Applications

  • Upper Right Blue “+ Add application” Button

  • Search School

  • Complete information

  • All transcripts and letters of recommendation are sent through SchooLinks NOT through Common APP

  • LETTERS OF REC’S NEED A MINIMUM OF 2 WEEK NOTICE FOR COMPLETION

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DIPLOMA SEALS

COUNSELORS WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU!

ARE YOU INTERESTED??

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STARTING APPLICATIONS

Send test scores through College Board and My ACT

Answer the “optional” essays & personal statements

Remember your username & password

PROOFREAD Then have someone else proofread.

Remember Deadlines

You don’t have to finish it all in one sitting

You don’t have to finish it all in one sitting

Send test scores through College Board and My ACT

PROOFREAD Then have someone else proofread.

Remember your username & password

Remember Deadlines

Answer the “optional” essays & personal statements

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SCHOLARSHIPS & FAFSA

  • Use Fee Waivers for SAT/ACT if you qualify

  • Private and out of state schools can give great scholarships

  • Search for Scholarships

  • Apply for as many scholarships as possible

  • Check college websites for Major-Specific scholarships

FSA ID Night COMING SOON!!!

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SENIORITIS

Colleges can, and will, rescind your admission for poor grades. You can lose scholarships before you even start receiving money from them. A military branch or career may revoke their offer without a DIPLOMA in hand.

Senioritis is real… DON’T GIVE UP

Participate in hobbies or learn new things you enjoy

Make time for exercise & fitness

DO THE WORK. IT WILL BE WORTH IT

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LIFE AFTER SCHOOL

CV

To finish I’ll leave you with a message that I would share if I could go back in time and speak to the overstressed, and freaking out 17 year old me - I’d tell that lanky, wide eyed-teenager to stop searching for a perfect path and start focusing on her own path instead.

I’d tell her to tap into her unique WIFI, I’d tell her to trust. Trust that if she makes a decision from the information she has based on her interests, her research, her dreams, then that is without a doubt the best decision she can make.

“My dream, is for all school-leavers to know this simple message before walking out of the school gates”

Amba Brown, Positive Education Author & Founder - Finding Your Path Books

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SENIOR ECAP ACTIVITIES

The following must be completed for Graduation: Log into your SchooLinks Account

ASSESSMENTS

02

  • Click on Activities
  • Click on Assessments
  • Complete/Review your “Find Your Path” Assessment
  • Complete/Review “Self Discovery” Assessment

KNOWLEDGE CHECK

01

  • On your Dashboard
  • Click on Show More - Locate December
  • Submit 12th Grade ECAP POST-Test

COMPLETE YOUR BRAG SHEETS

03

  • Click On Home
  • Click On Dashboard
  • Find the Blue Box
  • Click on CommonApp Brag Sheet
  • Complete BOTH Brag Sheets
  • Upload to SchooLinks - Dashboard - -

SMART ACADEMIC GOAL

04

  • Click on Activities
  • Click My Goals
  • Click Create a Goal