INFORMATION FROM YOUR COUNSELORS

Traci JohnstonA-F

Amy BrownG-L

Jean BuseyAVID & M-Q

Amy IwertR-Z

Chad HoffmanFreshman

COMMUNICATIONGeneral

• Website

• ParentVUE/StudentVUE

• Twitter- @OSCounseling

• Announcements – Posted on Website

• OS Newsletter

• City Watch

Teacher

• Know e-mail address, website/moodle/edmodo site

• TALK to your teacher first

Office

• Counselors/Registrar/Data Operator

• School Social Workers, School Psychologist

• Administrators

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GRADUATE?

Meet Olathe School District Graduation requirements

Must get a passing grade to get credit

D or higher is considered a passing grade

Required classes:

4 credits of English

1 credit of Foreign Language/Applied Communication

1 credit of Fine Art—visual or performing

3 credits of Social Science

World History (freshman)

.5 Social Science Elective (sophomore)

U. S. History (junior)

Government (.5 senior)

3 credits of Math

3 credits of Science—one Life Science, one Physical Science

1 credit of Technology

1 credit of Practical and Consumer Studies

1 credit of Health & Wellness

6 Individual Focus Credits

24 TOTAL credits are required to graduate

Opportunity to earn 28 (7 credits year/4 years)

WHAT IS GPA?

Grade Point Average

Represents average of grades earned

Used to determine class rank

Have 6 semesters to build your GPA

A = 4 points

B = 3 points

C = 2 points

D = 1 point

F = no points

Once an F is earned, it becomes a permanent part of your transcript.

http://teachers.olatheschools.com/oscounseling/gpa-calculator/

ARE YOU COLLEGE BOUND?

4 years of English

4 years of Math

3 years of Social Science

4 years of Science (one must be Chemistry or Physics)

2 years of the same International Language

ACT AND/OR SAT

Advise students to take Junior year

Plan to take 2-4 times to maximize results

Must register and pay online with actstudent.org

Tests are given on Saturday

BEST preparation is doing well in rigorous classes

Test prep is available (see counseling website)

October testing day is an opportunity for practice

ACT Practice

PSAT is practice for SAT

KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS COLLEGES

• Emporia State University

• Pittsburg State University

• Fort Hays State University

• Kansas State University

• Wichita State University

• University of Kansas

KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS COLLEGE ADMISSION STANDARDS

For automatic admissions students must take Qualified Admissions curriculum with a 2.0 GPA or higher

3 years of math with math ACT subscore of 22OR

4 years of math

Must have chemistry or physics

AND get a 21 or higher on ACT or 980 SAT or be in top 1/3 of class

AND get 2.0 on any college credit in high school

KU ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Complete Qualified Admissions curriculum with 2.0 GPA

AND

Graduate from high school w/ 3.0 cumulative GPA and ACT of 24+

Or 3.25 cumulative GPA and ACT of 21+

KC SCHOLARS

• Freshmen Scholarship

• Application Open January 1st – March 2nd

• 529 savings account opened with seed money & additional money added as benchmarks are reached

• Low and modest income students

• Must attend one of the 17 colleges or universities in the KC Scholars Postsecondary Network.

• Earn a 2.5 GPA 1st semester of 9th grade year and maintain throughout high school

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NCAA

• Register w/ the clearing house during sophomore year

• 16 Core Credits (foreign language counts as core)• 10 must be completed prior to senior year

• ACT/SAT Required

• Grade Point Average

• Refer to Program Planning Guide or NCAA or NAIA web sites.

• Information is also on the Counseling Website

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR COUNSELOR IF YOU PLAN ON PARTICPATING IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS

• Located by Olathe North

• 2 year program- Junior & Senior year

• Tour – October

• Apply- November/December

• Must be on track to graduate with little to no need for credit recovery

• NOT a transfer program- Students attend South partial day and OATC for the other part of their day

• Transportation provide to and from South

OATC

AUTO TECHNOLOGY

AUTO COLLISION

WELDING

CONSTRUCTION TRADES

OTHER CAREER PROGRAMS

• Olathe North

• Culinary Arts Program

OTHER CAREER PROGRAMS

• Olathe North

• Health Careers/CNA Program

• Seniors only for 1 semester (2 hours of your day)

• Previous or concurrent enrollment in Anatomy & Physiology is required

• ACT Score of 19+

• AP/Honors Science

QUESTIONS?