1. Welcome to Senior Year Class of 2018!

2. Goals for Presentation
1. To Review your Transcript and confirm you are on track to graduate.
2. To be knowledgeable of the resources with your post- secondary/Year 13 research and planning.
3. To have knowledge of the Oregon Promise and 4 Years Free at Portland State University.
4. To re-familiarize yourself with Naviance and the most useful tools for Senior Year and Year 13 planning.
5. To have important dates and reminders for your Senior Year.

3. Counselors and College & Career Support
Ms. Chapman
Last names A-Br
Ms. Goldman
Last names J-Ne
Mr. Tran
Last names So-Z
Ms. Allen
Last names Bu-Da
Ms. Holly
Last names Ng-Sn
Ms. Raquel
College & Career Coordinator
Ms. Alice
Last names De-I

4. Transcript Review
Are you on track to graduate? If you have any credits in the needed column, do you have a plan with your counselor (night school, virtual scholars)?
Do you have PE credits that aren’t showing up? For example, dance
Look at Graduation Requirements- Test History – Have you met reading, writing, and math? If no, are you in an essential skills?
My Plan and Resume you will be doing during PSAT day, so be here!
CRLE, have you completed both? If no, get it done!

5. Oregon Promise Basics
Your EFC (Expected Family Contribution, which it determined by your FAFSA application) must be under $18,000 to qualify for the Oregon Promise.

6. 4 Years Free at Portland State

7. Let’s look at the College/Career Website on the FHS site!

8. Let’s look at the College/Career Website on the FHS site!
College search
FAFSA/Financial Aid
Scholarships
Resources
Standardized Testing

9. FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT...
Studying the arts in college
1- You have many options if you want to study art, theater, music or dance in college.
2- Accreditation matters. You want a school that’s regionally accredited as well as nationally accredited for your specific program.
3- Schools may require a portfolio, artist statement, interview or audition. Look at the requirements carefully!
Attend the Performing & Visual Arts Fair
Portland Art Museum
October 16th from 6:30 to 8:30

10. Anyone can access college
 You are or have been in foster care
 You are homeless
 You have a disability
 You are a parent
 You are undocumented
Please check the FHS College and Career website for more resources on these topics.

11. Joining the Military
Joining the Military (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard) is a big decision. Think carefully and talk with your family as well as representatives from the Military. They will be coming to FHS on three dates.
October 18 at lunch
January 1o at lunch
April 11 at lunch
There is money to help pay for college if you serve.
Military academies (such as West Point) are extremely elite. You need a congressional letter of recommendation to apply and must commit to at least five years of service.

12. How do I request a transcript?
On Naviance we will show you!
Colleges Tab
Colleges I’m applying to
Enter your college
Request a transcript- will not include your SAT/ACT scores
Paper copies from Ms. Sheila in the Counseling Office.

13. Letters of Recommendation
1. Who is it best to request letters of recommendation from for Scholarships?
2. Who is it best to request letters of recommendation from for College?
3. When will you need a letter of recommendation from your School Counselor?

14. Naviance Presentation Directions
 1. Go to Franklin website - Google it.
Go to Quick Links on the left. Click on NAVIANCE and this takes you to the Naviance homepage.
If you have already established a Naviance account, login.
Username is probably your including gmail, etc. Password may be your ID # with or without your initials.
4. If you never don’t know your login or you’ve never used Naviance before , come to one of us for assistance at our laptop when I am through with the directions.
5. Scholarship Search
Naviance Presentation Directions

15. Steps to request a Letter of Recommendation from School Counselors
Request early! How early?
Go to “About Me” tab in Naviance. You will see links on the left hand side which you must complete.
These include:
The Request for Counselor Letter of Recommendation
Two Teacher Checklists which you will give to be completed by teachers who are NOT already writing your letters of recommendation
Schedule a Meeting with your Counselor –Only after you have completed all of the above items.

16. Please complete the Senior Survey: Go to: -About Me -View all Surveys -Choose Senior Survey

17. For important senior information to be delivered
Important Dates
Important Dates: (See Save the Dates on Senior To Do List):
We especially want to highlight:
FAFSA and Common App Information Night……Thursday Sept. 29th 6:30-8:15.
Hands on FAFSA Night……Wednesday Oct. 26th 6:30-8:30
Sign up for REMIND
Text: @6h8cg6
To:81010
For important senior information to be delivered
right to you phone

18. Important Reminders/Tips
Common Application can be complicated. For example;
- If you are applying using the Common Application, you must match it to your Naviance account in order to submit ANYTHING! 
- Not all schools use the Common Applications. For a complete list, please see the poster in the College & Career Center.
Know your deadlines and plan ahead!!! Especially for letters of rec. Example, if your application deadline is October 15th, you need to have spoken to your counselor and gathered the materials by October 1st (see chart).