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Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School Grade 10 Parent Night November 17, 2015
Plainview-Old Bethpage
John F. Kennedy High School
Grade 10 Parent Night
November 17, 2015
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc.
E-mail addresses
Face-to-face communication
Safety
Comprehensive web based program providing access to students and parents
Contains information specific to our school and our students
Tracks every college application that leaves our office
Opens up communication between student, parent and guidance department
Each parent and student was mailed a code to create a personal account.
http://connection.naviance.com/pob
The link is also on our school webpage
Build resume
Search and compare colleges
Produce scattergrams
Show schedule of college visits
Track deadlines
Show scholarships
• Challenge yourself academically-rigor with reality
• Getting and staying involved -- Explore• Career interests:
•10th Grade Career Exploration with Guidance Counselors
•Career Cluster using Naviance•Career Internship Program
• College fairs – April 20, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Gym “V”• SAT / ACT Prep
•Princeton Review -- www.PrincetonReview.com
•Method Test Prep – www.methodtestprep.com (Castle Learning)
•BOCES SCOPE – www.scopeonline.us
• Coalition for Access, Affordability & Success
What Should I Be Doing Now?
Division I – 16 Core Courses 4 years of English 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher) 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of
lab if offered by high school) 1 year of additional English, mathematics or
natural/physical science 2 years of social science 4 years of additional courses (from any area
above, foreign language or comparative religion/philosophy)
Division II – 16 Core Courses 3 years of English 2 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher) 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of
lab if offered by high school) 3 years of additional English, mathematics or
natural/physical science 2 years of social science 4 years of additional courses (from any area
above, foreign language or comparative religion/philosophy)
One bus
Multiple Colleges
Sign-up on December 1, 2015 via email
Mandatory Night Meeting for selected attendees on January 14, 2016
