Senior YearSeasons

Fall (September – December)

Senior StatusYour blue Senior

Status Letter is due

back Oct. 30

Are YOU on track?

Met, or Not Met?This is what your

non-credit graduation

requirements SHOULD look

like on your transcript.

This is a sample of what your credit graduation requirements MIGHT look like on your graduation

requirements form.

Senior Year

Goals...Who am I?

This question should drive your search for the “right fit” when deciding

“what’s next?”….

What, then, can I become?This question should drive your career

exploration of the best options for “what’s next?”….

How do I become that?This question should drive your process

in preparing for “what’s next?”….

Finding MY Way…

The Career Center ~ information on the right path for you.…

Careers Colleges Military Apprenticeships Gap Year/Service Get a job

“Senior Notes” each month (check your OHS email or check the

website!)

Career Focus FridaysStarting in November, career reps

will be in the Career Center

during Bear Time….

10/9 – ROTC10/9 – Sr.

Mtg.10/23 – Essay Writing Tips

What if my Pathway is…

4-year College Admission

All applications SHOULD be done by Dec. 15th!

Early Decision vs. Early Action?

Common App.

vs. Public

vs. Private?

Transcript RequestsFollow Directions on Forms!

Use the PINK tracking form to have a transcript uploaded to your Common App.

Use one BLUE tracking form for each request to send a transcript to a school that is NOT on the Common App. This includes SendEDU or any other electronic request. We cannot EMAIL transcripts.See Mrs. Dale to request transcripts (pay @ ASB!).

**Be aware of her days & hours!**

$5 for 10 official

transcripts

Letters of Recommendation

(for colleges, internships, or jobs!)

Completely answer the ?’s from the GREEN form

and

Give letter writers

2-3 weeks to get it done.

ACT/SAT/SAT II’s/APEVERY COLLEGE IS DIFFERENT IN WHAT THEY REQUIRE! Read each school’s admissions requirements carefully!

Go to the College Board under Advanced Placement (apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement) to see if schools you’re interested in give CREDIT for your AP scores (instead of just “advanced placement”).

Go to www.fairtest.org/university/optional for a growing list of schools that don’t always require an ACT/SAT score. (Eastern, UPS, WSU…..)

Fee waivers are available ~ see your Counselor….

What if my Pathway is…

2-year College or Technical

Associate’s Degree vs. Applied Bachelor’s Degree?

Community College

vs. Technical School

vs.Specialty School

Do you

plan to

transfer?Timing is still important!

Checkoutacollege.com

4-year Degree at a 2-year College (Saves

!) • An applied baccalaureate (bachelor's) degree

builds on the education from a two-year technical associate degree. **Checkoutacollege.com**

Transferring to a 4-year

College/University?Students can begin their studies at a

CommunityCollege and then TRANSFER to a 4-year

college:

1.1 - 39 credits = take the SAT/ACT for college admission. (No guarantee that all credits will transfer.)

2.40 credits or more = do NOT need to take the SAT/ACT (No guarantee that all credits will transfer.)

3. Work with your CC counselor/advisor to complete a DIRECT TRANSFER AGREEMENT (if possible) so all credits will transfer! EX: An AA in Accounting at Centralia College transfers

DIRECTLY into St. Martin’s BA in Business/Acctg. degree with NO LOSS OF CREDITS!!!

What if my Pathway is… A Military OptionBe paid to learn while you earn a degree and prep for a career?!?

Recruiters from 4 main branches visit OHS (see Mrs. Dale for dates)

Academy,

Enlisting

or ROTC?(deadline Jan.

1st!) Take the ASVAB Oct. 30th (1st-3rd)! (great

info. re: skills; military interest not required)

What if my Pathway is…

an ApprenticeshipWant to be paid to learn while

you earn an Associate’s Degree???

Wa. State just got a $5

million grant to start more

apprenticeships!

CORE INDUSTRIES:Health Care, Public Safety, Construction Trades, Manufacturing, Culinary Prep & Serving

Senior Parent NightWednesday, September

30th6:30-8:00pm, PAC

Encourage your parent(s) to come!

OSD Career & College FairWednesday, October

14th5:00-7:30pmOHS Commons

Learn about 100+ options and impress an admissions officer,

military recruiter and/or possible future employer!

We are Here to Help

YOUCounseling Center• Counselors will write letters of rec.

for your college(s) or job app(s)• Help you fill out/edit college/job

applications

Career Center• Transcripts (Mrs. Dale), college/job search & app. help• Resume & college essay writing help• SAT/ACT registration & fee waivers• Career Cruising make-up sessions/help • ASVAB testing and help with ROTC/Academy apps.• College rep., military recruiter & career-related visits• Financial Aid/Scholarship info. & apps.

Winter(January – March)

Stay Strong!1st Sem. grades

matter…College Decisions, Honor Cords, Class Rank, Scholarships

Senior Year Goals, Take

2…This January, in addition to any New Year’s resolutions, Update your Goals…

What still needs to be decided upon or done?

How to pay for college….

FAFSA/WAFSA

!(Your parents’ January Job!)

Having a PIN # will help your application get processed faster…. https://pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp

There will be a January FAFSA Workshop for parents at Oly to get help from local Financial Aid Specialists!

CSS Profile – this one isn’t free

Some of the very selective private schools require another financial aid application that you access through the College Board website.

Senior NotesScholarship List

“You’ll never make a basket if you don’t

take the shot!”

TheWashBoard.

orgMade for Washington!

College-scholarships.comLinks to 50+ FREE scholarship search websites!

Set up a Profile if not done already!

4 Year College isn’t my path…

Apply to a Community College

or Specialty/Technical College NOW

Look for available apprenticeships….

See a Recruiter to talk options

Finalize your Resume for Job Hunting!

Want information on in demand careers?

LOOK!

High School & Beyond

Plan

Due FEBRUARY 28TH!

Is everything checked off and done?

Spring(April – June)

Senior “Exit Interview”

Final Part

of High

School

and

Beyond

Plan…

TBD

Affording my “Next Step”

Budget Reality Check @ “Jump Start”http://www.jumpstart.org/reality-check.html

Compare Your Financial Aid Awards @ “Big Future”www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/tools-calculators

Explore Military Pay and Benefits at “About Careers”http://usmilitary.about.com/od/payandbenefits/

Find Apprenticeship Openings @ L&Ihttp://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/Apprenticeship/Programs/ProgOpen/

Where do I plan to live?

4-year college bound?

On-campus dorms want

a deposit by April or

May…

Most 2-year colleges seldom have dorms, so have you gone on-line to look for an apartment yet? Or a roommate?

Where will I travel to for an apprenticeship?

The military will often house you in barracks while you complete Basic Training.

It’s Decision Time!

Where will your post-high school pathway lead YOU?

… is having a plan for after graduation that is the right fit for YOU!

Finish Strong!

Graduation

June 16th will be here before you know it….

Will you be ready for…

…Life After

OHS?

Remember…We are Here toHelp YOU!