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JCHS Counseling News – February 2017Twitter and Instagram @JCHSCounselingItems Covered in Newsletter: College Cornero FAFSAo ASVABo College Information Nighto SAT Practice and Khan Academyo 2017 U.S.A. College Tours 2017-2018 Course Selection Student Partnership Exchange Program NOVA Transitioning Special Education Students Jazzercise Girls Force Mental Health and Wellness Parent Seminars Featured Article Remind 101College Corner:FAFSA Application Assistance NightFebruary 9, 2017Freedom HS Library6:30-9:00PMApplying for federal student aid to help with college costs? Senior students and their parents are invited toattend this workshop to receive assistance on filling out and properly completing their FAFSA application fromNorthern Virginia Community College Financial Aid Officers as well as Counselors from both John Champe HSand Freedom HS. We recommend for students and parents to first sign up for an FSA ID prior to attending thisworkshop as this portion of the process may take some time to complete. Please also bring a copy of yourmost current tax year statements with you, it is acceptable to bring last year’s if you have not yet filed. Youare able to update your tax information once you have completed your 2017 taxes.Interested in Taking the ASVAB?January 27, 2017March 10, 2017The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test is administered twice a year for students interested inboth military careers as well as other career exploration purposes. Students can take the ASVAB to assesstheir academic and skill-based levels that match with potential career field placements both within themilitary and non-military/civilian jobs. Students in grades 10-12 are welcome to sign-up and take either of the
ASVAB exams. For those students interested in a military career, test results can be used for military entrancepurposes, however only an exam score taken in a student's junior or senior year will be eligible. Students areasked to be at the school by 7:00AM for sign-in.
2017 U.S.A. College ToursBoston: February 15 – 19Cost: 835 ** / Originating city: Boston, MABoston University; Boston College; Harvard University; Tufts University; Northeastern University or Emerson College; MITCalifornia: June 18 – 24Cost: 1,985 ** / Originating city: Los Angeles, CAChapman University or California State - Fullerton; Pomona College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College,Pitzer College, Scripps College; University of Southern California or California Institute of Technology; California StateNorthridge or California Lutheran University; UCLA or Mount Saint Mary's College; Pepperdine University or Loyola MarymountUniversity; Santa Clara University or Menlo College; Stanford or Notre Dame De Namur University; University of San FranciscoorSan Francisco State University; University of California at Berkeley or St. Mary’s College of CaliforniaNortheast: June 24 – July 1Cost: 2,185 ** / Originating city: Boston, MABoston University, Northeastern University, Babson College, or Harvard University; Tufts University, MIT, Boston College, orBentley College; Brown University, RISD, or Bryant University; Yale University or Quinnipiac University; Fordham University,Columbia University, Pace University, or Barnard College; New York University, Drew University, or Parsons School of Design;Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College, Temple University or Villanova University; UPENN, Drexel University, or Swarthmore;Johns Hopkins University, Goucher College, Maryland Institute College of Art, or Loyola University Maryland; Georgetown orGeorge Washington University; American University, University of Maryland – College Park, or Washington, DC TourSoutheast: June 24 – 30Cost: 1,735 ** / Originating city: Washington, DCGeorge Washington University or Georgetown University; University of Richmond or Randolph-Macon College; Duke Universityand University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill OR Elon University and Guilford College; Wake Forest University, Salem College,or North Carolina School of the Arts; Davidson College or University of North Carolina at Charlotte; University of Georgia;Emory University or Oglethorpe University; Vanderbilt University or Belmont UniversityNortheast: July 15 – 21Cost: 1,885 ** / Originating city: Boston, MAHarvard University, Northeastern University, or Boston University; MIT, Boston College, or Tufts University; Brown University,RISD, or Providence College; Yale University or Fairfield University; Columbia University, Fordham University, Barnard College,or Pace University; New York University, Parsons School of Design, or Drew University; UPENN, Temple, Drexel University, orSwarthmore College; Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College, or Villanova University; University of Maryland – College Park orAmerican University; Georgetown University or George Washington UniversityCost includes: ground transportation, lodging (double occupancy), meals, student led campus tours, meetings with admissionrepresentatives, materials for evaluating schools, and activities. Participants choose school to visit when given option.Schools may be substituted upon request. **Transportation to / from home city is not included.TOURS ARE LED AND SUPERVISED BY COLLEGE VISITS STAFF AND HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORSContact COLLEGE VISITS for information on availability, other 2017 trips, tour descriptions, comments fromstudents and parents who have participated on previous tours, or registration materials215 East Bay Street, Suite 401, Charleston, SC 29401(843) 853-8149 (800) 944-2798 FAX (843) 577-2813E-mail: info@college-visits.com http://www.college-visits.com
2017-2018 Course Selection:January 24, 2017 Rising 9th Grade Course Information Night, 6:30pmDo you have a rising freshman? Please join us and find out what freshman year at JCHS will be like, getinformation about graduation requirements, course placement and course sequencing. There will be apresentation in the auditorium beginning at 6:30pm to be followed by an elective fair in the cafeteriaat 7:15pm. AP Information Sessions, 6:30pmDo you have a child considering AP courses next year? Please join these valuable discussions and learnabout the curriculum, assessments and time involved in AP courses. Breakout sessions for all APcourses offered at JCHS will take place. Afterwards join us for Curriculum Night where we will discuss time management, AP potential, teacher recommendation process, and college placement. Current Student Curriculum Night, 7:30pmPlease join us to get updated information about graduation requirements, preparing for college, courseplacement and course sequencing. There will be a presentation in the auditorium beginning at 7:30pmto be followed by an elective fair in the cafeteria at 8:15pm. We strongly encourage everyone to attendas this program will answer many questions families have about which courses to select for thefollowing year. Elective Fair, 7:15pmDo you know what classes you should take next year? Do you know what you will be learning in thoseclasses? Students are encouraged to make educated decisions about their courses for next year asschedule changes are not permitted past June 16.DAYSWHATJanuary 26Teacher course recommendations for the 2016-2017 school year will be loaded into thestudents course selection.Coffee with the Counselors for Rising 9th Grade ParentsRSVP: parentJanuary 26, 9-10:30amJanuary 30 & 31Counseling registration video during AdvisoryJanuary 30 & 31JCHS Course Recommendation Days—Teachers will be holding a conversation withstudents in every block about course recommendations for 2017-2018January 30 & 31Rising 9th grade Registration at Mercer Middle SchoolJanuary 30Mini Conferences10 minute one-on-one sessions to discuss your child's course recommendations andselections for the 2017-2018 school year.RSVP: ebruary 6 – March 17JCHS Individual Academic Counseling during AdvisoryJanuary 29 – March 17PHOENIX online course registration—Course registration portal will remain open inStudentVUE until March 17June 16LAST DAY FOR ALL SCHEDULE CHANGES!!!
Calling all high school students!Do you want to live, explore careers, and study abroad for two weeks in Vaihingen ander Enz, Germany (near Stuttgart)?Our next Student Partnership Exchange Program (SPEP ) trip departs June 23rd!Deadline for applications is February 15, 2017: 10th-12th grades 50 non-refundable application fee 2500 includes flight, room, board, and sightseeingApplications considered in the order they are received. Email SPEP@georgecmarshall.orgDepart June 23rd Return July 8thFor more information visithttp://www.georgecmarshall.org/GermanyThe George C. Marshall International Center312 E. Market Street, Suite C,Leesburg, VA 20176
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Do you want to live, explore careers, and study abroad for two weeks in Vaihingen an der Enz, Germany (near Stuttgart)? Our next Student Partnership Exchange Program (SPEP ) trip departs June 23rd! Deadline for applications is February 15, 2017: 10th-12th grades 50 non-refundable application fee
