Parent Night Follow Up
Classes of 2019 and 2020
January 13, 2017
Thank you to all who were able to make it out on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 for our 9th and 10th grade parent night. Our topics included tools to assist students with college/career exploration, scheduling, graduation requirements and general high school planning. These were pretty lofty goals and as a consequence, we had almost too much information to impart. As promised, we are following up with this newsletter that contains our presentation from the evening along with a few other resources we thought might be helpful.
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Hyperlinks directing you to relevant documents are found throughout this presentation. Just click on items that are underlined and blue!
CTC Shadowing for Spring 2017
Students in the class of 2020 who are interested in attending The Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County for the fall of 2017 are welcomed to "shadow" the CTC experience for a morning by registering below. This registration form was emailed to all students in the class of 2020 and they will be given information about it in their American Civics class on 1/17/17. Students in the class of 2019 who are interested in attending The Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County for the FIRST time for the fall of 2017 can also use this form for shadowing and are encouraged to speak with Mrs. Valonis regarding their options for CTC programs.
Spring 2017
The PSAT will be given to all 10th grade students on March 8, 2017 at no cost to the student. Students in grades 8 & 9 can also take the PSAT on March 8th at a cost of $15. The online registration form was mailed to all students in the classes of 2020 and 2021. Students in the class of 2020 will be addressed during American Civics class on 1/17/17 regarding this opportunity. The registration form that was emailed to students has also been shared out on social media and through REMIND texts. This form can also be found below. Please communicate with your student before completing this form to avoid duplicates.
Grade Level Career Related Activities
Class of 2019
- Earlier this year students in 10th grade completed the Self-efficacy survey in Mr. Scanlon's English class. Results will be used to guide us in providing appropriate career and college programming to students. This will be given to students each year beginning in grade 9 and concluding in grade 11.
- 1/10/2017 - Mrs. Valonis presented to students in Honors English Classes. She shared resources and tools to assist them in the career research paper that they are working on in English class.
- 1/30/2017 - Students in Mr. Shayka's class will work on computers in the library with Mrs. Valonis. They will complete the Strengths Explorer.
- Mid-February - Mrs. Valonis will present tools and resources for students to use for their career paper. This will be in Mr. Scanlon's English classes.
- During the last week of February students in will look at college options and pre-requisistes. They will begin to build a list of colleges that they are thinking about.
- Early March - Students will be provided resources to use in preparing for the College and Career fair that will be held on March 17th.
- 3/23/17 - Student's in grades 9-12 will attend the annual College and Career Fair held at Lakeland.
Class of 2020
- 1/17/17 - Mrs. deQuevedo will present to students during their American Civics class regarding upcoming opportunities. PSAT, CTC Shadowing, Community Service Requirement and upcoming career exploration will be topics of discussion.
- 1/24/17 - Students in Mrs. Ruddy's English class will work on computers with Mrs. deQuevedo to complete the Career Interest Profiler. Students will connect their results with possible career and college options. Students will, time permitting, work with the College Supermatch on Naviance to identify college options.
- 1/31/17 - Students in Mrs. Ruddy's English class will work on computers with Mrs. deQuevedo to complete the Career Interest Profiler. Students will connect their results with possible career and college options. Students will, time permitting, work with the College Supermatch on Naviance to identify college options.
- 2/21/17 - Students will complete the Self-Efficacy scale in the library during Mrs. Shingler's English class. Results will be used to guide us in providing appropriate career and college programming to students. This will be given to students each year beginning in grade 9 and concluding in grade 11.
- Early March - Students will be provided resources to use in preparing for the College and Career fair that will be held on March 17th.
- 3/23/17 - Student's in grades 9-12 will attend the annual College and Career Fair held at Lakeland.
Naviance
Information regarding scholarships, colleges, and careers can be accessed through Naviance Family Connection. Parent access to Naviance Family Connection is available. Please contact your child's school counselor to get access information.Guest access is also available. Students can access Naviance Family Connection using their school email address and student id (lunch number). Students applying to college, for scholarships or to dual enrollment programs will be referred to Naviance Family Connection to request transcripts and letters of recommendation.
Lakeland School Counseling Office
Mrs. deQuevedo - classes of 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022
Mrs. Valonis - classes of 2017, 2019, 2021
Mrs. Valonis - classes of 2017, 2019, 2021
Email: ddequevedo@lakelandsd.org
Website: http://lhs.lakelandsd.org/apps/pages/schoolcounseling
Location: 1355 Lakeland Drive, Jermyn, PA, United States
Phone: 570-254-9485
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lhscounselors/
Twitter: @chiefsguidance