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Objectives for 12th Grade
12th Grade - Senior Year Information
After you fill out any of these "fillable" forms, you can save them to your desktop and send as an attachment in an email to Mrs. Granite
Objectives for Senior Year:
The focus of this year is to assure that each senior is considering options for life after high school and has an action plan to realize these goals.
What to Expect:
Counselors work with students to define their intended career path, whether it leads them to a 4 year university, 2 year community college, post-graduate year, gap year programs, the military or employment.
Senior Appointments - In individualized appointments and as many follow-up meetings as needed the student’s cumulative high school experience, both academic and outside interests, is reviewed and refined for his/her college list or career strategy.
Senior English Classes - Counselors outline the nuts and bolts of the college application process.
Application Review - Counselors provide advice and counsel, helping students to present themselves through the college application process in the best light, highlighting their strengths, abilities and talents.
Letters of Recommendation - Garnering information from multiple sources, Counselors compose a letter of recommendation for each student.
Blind Admissions - Counselors review each senior’s roster of intended colleges, confirming that there are at least two likely schools on the list.
Parent Programs:
Financial Aid Night - Counselors provide a program and information on financial aid for college.
Senior Parent Coffee - Counselors meet with senior parents to review the application and admissions process. A Senior Parent Coffee will be scheduled for the second week of school, where we will discuss the timeline for college applications, teacher recommendation, early decision/early action programs and standardized testing.
The College Road Map:
Work with your counselor to manage your applications, edit essays and consider your post secondary options.
Perhaps sit for a final round of SAT or ACT.
Coordinate with teachers to send recommendations.
Develop a list of key activities and accomplishments.
Senior Program
The NCHS School Counseling Department provide comprehensive support throughout the post high school planning and college application process.
While senior year can be stressful, it is also the most exciting time in the lives of many high school students. Counselors will visit the senior English classes during the second week of school to provide information concerning the college application process, and to encourage students to make a Senior Appointment with their counselor.
These meetings are for students and counselors to discuss post high school plans. Counselors also gather information that can be use when writing a supportive college recommendation. Students planning to apply to college should ensure that they have complete the Senior Profile and handed it into the counseling office prior to the senior appointment.
The counselors are here to answer your questions and help you to develop a balanced list of colleges or universities, so please see your counselor frequently!
Colleges Visiting NCHS
Seniors are encouraged to come and hear firsthand the latest news from individual colleges in which they may be interested.
Students who are unable to meet with the reps should stop by the College and Career Center before the visit to fill out a form indicating their interest in visiting the school.
If Juniors have a free during the schedule visit period, they are also welcome to attend. Attendance is taken at these sessions and passed along to the attendance office.
The College Visit Calendar is available on the School Counseling website and may also be viewed through Naviance. Most visits are in the College and Career Center or one of the nearby conference rooms.