1. Brought to you by your Guidance Counselors: Mrs. Blankenburg (A-K) & Mrs. D’Alonzo (L-Z)

2.   Self Advocacy and Responsibility  Sophomore Appointments  Contacting your counselor  Talking to your teachers  Scheduling tutoring Meeting our Sophomores

3.   Naviance  Students will learn out to login during advisory  Use for career plan and college planning  Student/Parent Portal  Use to check your grades, credits, and schedule  Login with your student ID number  Password: first initials and birthday  Example: vd093082 The Portal and Naviance

4.   Clubs  Athletics  Volunteer Work  Job Experience  Build your resume for college & career  Plan ahead for NHS Student Activities

5.   Block Schedules  Advisories/Career Plan  Credits for Graduation  Regular Diploma  Scholar’s Diploma Schedules

6.  Love the courses you’re in... Critical Course Change Policy  Changes in course requests will only be honored for the following two reasons: 1: Failure to meet the required prerequisite/ misplacement in course OR 2: Level change that has been verified by the teacher Course Withdrawal  If the course change happens after the first 3-5 days of a course, it becomes a withdrawal  This is noted on your transcript with a:  W+ (if passing)  W- (if failing)

7.   PSATs – October 19 th (8am-11:30am)  Tests Reading, Math, and Writing  Score reports are distributed in advisory in December  SATs and ACTs are taken in spring of your junior year and fall of your senior year  Take no more than 3 times each PSATs & Standardized Testing

8.   SAT Question of the Day  Yes, there is an app for that...  http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-question-of- the-day http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-question-of- the-day  Eprep  SAT/ACT online test prep  Free for CB West students  Sign up in the library Test Prep