Sophomore Information Night Brought to you by your Guidance Counselors: Mr. Manners (A-K) & Mrs. D’Alonzo (L-Z)

Suggestions for success Self Advocacy and Responsibility Contact your counselor Talk to your teachers Check grades regularly Schedule tutoring

Student/Parent Portal Check your grades, credits, and schedule Login: Student ID number Password: first initials and birthday Example: vd093082 We recommend checking grades at least once a week

Student Activities Building a resume Goal: 2-3 Activities Clubs Athletics Volunteer Work Job Experience

National Honor Society (NHS) Junior & Senior year 3.7 GPA minimum Receive invitation to apply in August To be accepted, students are expected to have: Service to school Service to community Leadership Good character

Schedules Block Schedules Advisories/Career Plan Credits for Graduation Regular Diploma: 27.25 Scholar’s Diploma: 28.25 Career Plan - .5 credits Freshman year was 6-6.5 credits. Up to 8 credits each year from 10-12. Use study halls when needed, don’t save them all for senior year.

PSATs & Standardized Testing “Practice” SAT Offered in October to Sophomores and Juniors Over 650 students took it this year—we sold out! Tests Reading, Math, and Writing Score reports are distributed in advisory in December These scores help us predict how the student will do on SATs and can help decide if test prep is needed SATs and ACTs Spring of Junior Year: January, March, May, or June Fall of Senior year: October or November Take no more than 3 times each

Test Prep CollegeBoard Website: Classes at West: Eprep SAT Question of the Day (Yes, there is an app for that . . .) PSAT and SAT Practice Tests (free) Classes at West: SAT Vocab SAT Math (must complete Geometry & Algebra 2 first) Eprep SAT/ACT online test prep Free for CB West students Ask our school librarian for your login information

Naviance for Sophomores Career Cluster Finder Career Interest Profiler Discover careers that match your interests!

Career Plan Sophomore Year: Career Surveys & Review Questions Junior Year: College Essay in English Class Senior Year: Resume and Application CP Credit Value: .25 credits (awarded senior year) They have already earned .25 from their performance assessment in 9th grade

Sophomore Career Plan Timeline Week of January 30—preview Naviance Week of February 6—introduce Strengths Explorer Week of February 20—introduce Career Cluster Finder Week of March 6—introduce Career Interest Profiler Week of March 20—introduce Review Questions 4/12—Career Plan 10 deadline

Questions? Can you explain weighted grades? Honors: Add .25 Example: An “A” in an honors course = 4.25 AP: Add 1.0 Example: An “A” in an AP course = 5.0 Will students have the same counselor through senior year? Yes, we will have the class of 2019 until they graduate When students are looking for activities for their resume or NHS, does it have to be a CB West activity? No, they can participate in activities outside of school such as Scouts, Club sports, work experience, youth groups, camp counselors, etc.