1. Junior Jump Start Presented by CHS Counselors

2. College & Career-Readiness Standards
Mindset 5 - School Counselors encourage students to believe in their abilities to achieve high-quality results and outcomes as it relates to the implementation of their post-secondary plans
Learning Strategies 1 – Demonstrate critical-thinking skills to make informed decisions
Self-Management Skills 1 – Demonstrate ability to assume responsibility

3. Here are Your Counselors: Rm: 608 We are Here to Assist You
A-Bo Mrs. Burke-Collins
Br-F Mrs. Ellison-Brown
G-K Dr. Amand
L-Pa Mrs. Wright
Pe-Sam/ESOL/AVID Mrs. Schloemer-Bryant
San-Z Mrs. Jackson
Registrar/Dual Enrollment Mrs. Loftin
Counseling Intern Mrs. Beasley
Transcript Requests Mrs. Askew/Mrs. Perez
Records/Address Change Mrs. Askew

4. How do I request to see my counselor?

5. Learning Questions What am I learning today?
I am going to learn about the different
options available to me after high school.
What am I going to do today to learn?
Prior to junior advisement, I am going to select & save 3 colleges to my career cruising account.
How will I show that I learned it?
I am going to indicate my post-secondary goals & plans in Career Cruising via homeroom advisement.

6. Stay Informed Morning Announcements Remind 101 (Text @gafa78 to 81010)
CHS Counseling Website
Junior Newsletter
Local Jobs, Leadership Opportunities & Summer Programs

7. Let’s Discuss… Graduation Requirements Community Service
Post-Secondary Options
College Admissions Requirements & Process
College Visits
HOPE Program
PSAT/SAT/ACT/ACCUPLACER/ASVAB
NCAA Info
Junior Advisement
Lunch & Learn

8. Graduation Requirements
4 Credits of English
4 Credits of Math
4 Credits of Science
3 Credits of Social Studies (Not including World Geography)
3 Credits from Career Tech/World Language*/or Fine Arts
1 Credit of Health and Personal Fitness (1/2 credit in each)
4 General Elective Credits
Total of 23 credits required in specific areas
*World Language not required for graduation
Community service hours are not a graduation requirement

9. Community Service
The mission of the CHS Community Service Initiative is to encourage student involvement in activities which benefit the local community
Acceptable projects for volunteer hours (120) for graduation recognition include the following:
Projects which are sponsored by a Campbell club/organization
Projects which are sponsored by CHS
Projects outside of CHS – can be volunteer hours with other organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, Food Banks, Homeless Shelters, local churches (regardless of religion), Pet Shelters....etc.
Any other project not mentioned – please see Mr. Autry.
All hours should be submitted within 30 days of completion of the service project.
These hours can be submitted by the individual student with sponsor signature or by the club/organization.
Final documentation for Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen is due by 3:45pm on the last day of school to the Front Office.

10. Army Navy Air Force Marines National Guard Coast Guard
Military
Requirements:
High School Transcript
Must take the ASVAB test (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)
Speak with a military recruiter
Army Navy Air Force Marines
National Guard Coast Guard
The ASVAB will be given on Thursday, October 25, 2018 in the CHS auditorium.
The deadline is October 24th. Visit the counseling department to sign up.
Let your counselor know if you are interested in speaking with a recruiter.
This exam is required if you are planning to enter any branch of the military.
The ASVAB is a comprehensive career exploration and planning program that includes a multiple aptitude test battery, an interest inventory, and various career planning tools designed to help students explore the world of work.
Your score will depend on which jobs you are eligible for so it is important to give it your best effort!

11. Technical College Requirements: High School Transcript Application
Application Fee
ACCUPLACER Exam
Average Annual Income: $38,376
Example Technical College in the our area:
Chattahoochee Technical College

12. Types of Programs at Technical Colleges
Certificate - Automotive Body Repair Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Tax Preparation Specialist (covered by HOPE Grant: no GPA requirement)
Diploma – Accounting, Cosmetology, Practical Nursing (covered by HOPE Grant: no GPA requirement)
Associate Degree – Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Care and Education, Sport and Recreation Management
Transfer to a 4 year college/university

13. 2-Year College Requirements: High School Transcript Application
Application fee
ACCUPLACER or SAT/ACT
Average Annual Income: $41,496
2-year Colleges in the Atlanta area:
Georgia State Perimeter College
Georgia Highlands College
You can earn an Associate’s Degree from a 2-year college or technical college and then transfer to a 4- year college/university to complete a Bachelor’s Degree.

14. College Placement Test (for technical or a two-year college entrance exam)
What is the ACCUPLACER Exam?
A computerized test offered at the college’s computer lab
It has 3 sections: Reading, Writing, Numeric
It is taken for course placement at technical colleges & 2- year colleges
If you perform below level, remedial classes are required before college-level courses
You do not get credit for remedial classes
Some financial aid will not cover remedial classes.

15. 4-year college/university
Requirements for all:
High school transcript
SAT/ACT (from testing agencies)
Application & application fee
Requirements for some:
Recommendation letter(s)
Essay(s)
SAT Subject Test(s)
Average Annual Income: $59,124
Two (2) units of a world language and advanced mathematics are required for admission to most 4- year colleges/universities. Some require or recommend three (3) units of a world language.
In its most recent survey, the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that for 10 broad degree categories ranging from engineering to communications, 2016 graduates are projected to have an average salary of $50,556. That's up 5% from 2014, when new grads earned an average of $48,127
The median earnings for young adults with a bachelor’s degree is $48, 500 compared to:
$23, 900 for those without a high school diploma
$30,000 for those with a high school diploma
37,500 for those with an associate’s degree

16. How can you choose which 4-year college is the right one for you?
Go to to look up the school of your choice and compare your GPA and ACT/SAT scores with that of admitted students
Do the College Matchmaker on or use the School Finder tool on
Career Cruising Matchmaker:

17. How do I Get Into College?
Make a list of potential schools (reach, target and safety)
Compare your profile to the school’s freshman profile
Review each college’s application process:
Online application
Transcript
Application fee
Recommendations (if needed)
Counselor Recommendation (or school evaluation)
Teacher Recommendation (letter or form)
Talking points:
Include in your list of potential schools:
reach(dream) school – student’s core GPA and test scores are below the college’s freshman profile OR the school is highly competitive
target schools – student’s core GPA and test scores match the college’s freshman profile
safety school – student’s core GPA and test scores are above the college’s freshman profile
Recommendations:
The teacher recommendation should usually be from a core teacher
Explain your school’s counselor recommendation policy
Deadlines: These are firm. Tell kids not to wait until the last minute because servers do go down and postal workers strike.
Know your application deadlines!

18. How many schools should I apply to?
Make a list of 3 to 5 colleges/universities that would be a good fit for you.
Think about these factors when choosing a college:
Location
Size
Activities/Organizations
Sports
Majors
Cost
Include in your list of potential schools:
A Reach(or Dream) School is – A school wherein your core GPA and test scores are below the college’s freshman profile OR the school is highly competitive
A Target School is – A school wherein your core GPA and test scores match the college’s freshman profile
A Safety School is – A school wherein your core GPA and test scores are above the college’s freshman profile

19. Include in your list of potential schools
Reach(or Dream) School – A school wherein your core GPA and test scores are below the college’s freshman profile OR the school is highly competitive
Target School – A school wherein your core GPA and test scores match the college’s freshman profile
Safety School – A school wherein your core GPA and test scores are above the college’s freshman profile

20. Sign up in School Counseling Office
Upcoming visits at CHS
September
17th – University of Georgia 9:30
18th – Emory University 9:00
19th – Clark-Atlanta University
20th - Gordon State College 9:00
October
1st - Furman University 11:00
5th – Georgia College 2:30
9th - Georgia Highlands College 10:30
15th – Columbus State 10:30 & Dillard University 2:30
Sign up in School Counseling Office
to receive a pass!

21. Off-Campus College Visit Procedures
Over the next few months, you may be planning to visit colleges and universities as you plan the future after high school graduation. Please be aware of the following guidelines with regard to absences as a result of these visits:
A parent note which outlines the destination and dates the student will be absent needs to be turned in to the attendance office AT LEAST 5 school days prior to absence.
In order for these absences to be considered excused, official documentation from the institution including dates and times of tours, appointments with admissions counselors, etc. MUST be turned in to the attendance office when you return to school. Brochures and campus maps will not qualify as appropriate and sufficient documentation of a college visit. (refer to page 15 in student handbook)

22. Georgia’s HOPE Program
HOPE – Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally is Georgia’s unique scholarships and grant program that rewards students with financial assistance in degree, diploma and certificate programs at eligible Georgia public and private colleges and universities, and public and technical colleges.
Qualifications:
Be a U.S. citizen and legal resident of Georgia
Be a graduate of an eligible high school
Be registered with Selective Service (males 18 and over)

23. Georgia’s HOPE Program, cont.
Zell Miller Scholarship
Graduate valedictorian or salutatorian
Earn a 3.7 HOPE GPA in high school AND earn a combined score or reading and math on a single administration of the SAT or a 26 composite score on a single administration of ACT by your graduation date.
Recipient must have a 3.3 GPA at checkpoints to maintain scholarship.
HOPE Scholarship
Earn a 3.0 HOPE GPA in high school (calculated by GA Student Finance Commission)
Recipients must have 3.0 GPA at checkpoints to maintain scholarship

24. Georgia’s HOPE Program, cont. (Not based on your HS GPA!)
HOPE Grant
Available to students seeking a technical certification or diploma regardless of high school GPA or graduation date.
Covers a percentage amount of the standard tuition charges from the previous year.
Must earn cumulative GPA of 2.0 at 30 semester hour/60 semester hours to maintain.
Zell Miller Grant
Available to students seeking a technical certification or diploma regardless of high school GPA or graduation date.
Covers full standard rate of tuition.
Cumulative GPA of 3.5 each term.

25. HOPE Career Grant-100% paid for
Automotive Technology
Aviation Technology
Certified Engineer Assistant
Commercial Truck Driving
Computer Programming
Computer Technology
Construction Technology
Diesel Equipment Technology
Early Childhood Care and Education
Electrical Lineman Technology
Health Science
Industrial Maintenance
Logistics/Transportation Technology
Movie Production Set Design
Practical Nursing
Precision Manufacturing
Welding and Joining Technology

26. Rigor Requirements Class of 2019 & beyond – 4 full credits
English/ELA AP Language, AP Literature Mathematics AMDM, Adv Alg/Alg 2 Acc Pre-Calculus, Pre Calculus AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Stats Social Studies AP Psychology, AP Gov/Econ AP Human Geography AP World History AP U.S. History European History
Science AP Computer Science AP Biology, AP Env. Science Human Anatomy Chemistry, AP Chemistry Physics, AP Physics World Language French II, II, IV, V, AP Spanish II, III, IV, V, AP Latin II, III, IV, AP Japanese II, III, IV, V, AP Amer. Sign Language II, III

27. 2018-2019 SAT & ACT Test Dates SAT ACT November 3 (register by Oct. 5)
December 1 (Nov. 2)
March 9 (Feb. 8)
May 4 (Apr. 5)
June 1 (May 3)
ACT
October 27 (register by Sept. 28)
December 8 (Nov. 2)
February 9 (Jan. 11)
April 13 (Mar. 8)
June 8 ( May 3)
July 13 ( Jun. 14)

28. PSAT
Also known as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT)
This test is used by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation to determine the pool of National Merit Scholars for the following year.
Given here at CHS on Wednesday, October 10th
The cost of the test is $15 (cash, check or money order)
Payment is due to Mrs. Mitchell in the IB office by today, September 14th
Visit: for more information

29. Types of College Admission Tests
SAT - $47.50 & $64.50 (w/essay)
ACT - $50.50 & $67.00 (w/essay)
Taken for admission to
4-year colleges & universities
Request that your scores are sent to colleges of your choice during registration

30. Fee waivers
If you are on free or reduced lunch, you are eligible to receive 2 SAT test waivers and 2 ACT test waivers.
As a senior, you will also receive college application fee waivers
You can also have your NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) application fee waived.
Please see your counselor for more information

31. Visit Khan Academy, collegeboard or act.org for test prep information
What test is best for me?
ACT
5 sections (math, English, science, reading, writing – optional)
No penalty for guessing
36 maximum score
Achievement test
SAT
2 sections – math and reading - writing (optional)
No penalty for guessing
Students will know reading passages will be based on historical documents on the
The SAT will be available on paper and in digital form
1600 maximum score
Aptitude test
Talking points:
How do I register for these tests?
ACT will look more like tests they have taken before than the SAT
SAT is a reasoning test
Don’t guess blindly on the SAT (narrow to 50-50)
An Aptitude Test is:
An innate, learned or acquired ability. These tests are mainly made to assess intelligence and knowledge.
A test designed to determine a person's ability in a particular skill or field of knowledge.
Most colleges will accept either test but you can take both. These tests are only required for admission to four year colleges.
Visit Khan Academy, collegeboard or act.org for test prep information

32. How to prepare for these tests?
Practice, Practice, Practice!
Do not recommend walking into test w/o preparing!
You can link your PSAT scores to get an individual study plan based on your PSAT results for the SAT
You should study 3 months in advance
Do about 30 minutes of prep work every night.
Google “Free SAT help”
Download apps
SAT Question of the day

33. College-Bound Student Athletes NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse
You must register with the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse.
To register, prospective student-athletes should access the registration materials by visiting their website at:
When taking the SAT/ACT, enter 9999 for scores to be sent to NCAA Clearinghouse.
You must request a transcript to be sent to the NCAA clearinghouse
You are responsible for reviewing the requirements as they might differ from graduation requirements. Please review their website.
Please be aware that the NCAA Clearinghouse may not accept courses taken via Credit Recovery (GradPoint). See your counselor for additional information, if necessary.

34. Junior Advisement
Individual Advisement Appt. with every Junior from October 22nd – November 16th
Parents/Guardians are invited to attend October 22nd – 26th
Parents can sign up for an appointment via Sign- Up Genius October 1st – 12th
During this appointment we will discuss:
Senior Year Courses
Post-secondary plans
HOPE & other financial aid options
Update Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)
Select electives for senior year???

35. Lunch & Learn
Opportunity for students to work in smaller group sessions/workshops to discuss the following topics:
SAT/ACT (September 19th)
FAFSA/Scholarships
College Application Process
Career Cruising
GA Futures
These sessions will be held during all lunch periods throughout the school year. The next session will be held on September 19th. You can sign up in the school counseling office to attend. Walk-ins are welcomed if space is available.

36. Questions???
Presenter: Remember to tell the students to write down and bring their questions to their junior advisement sessions.