Red Bank Catholic High School Freshman Presentation Guidance
Red Bank Catholic High School Freshman Presentation Guidance Department Patricia Hendricks-Director of Guidance Mindy Fellingham-Counselor Ted Jarmusz-Counselor Patrick Karl-Counselor Mary. Ellin Sweeney-Learning Consultant Gloria Ghoneim-Social Worker Kathleen Booth- SAC
Freshman Year Timeline Freshman Year The transition to high school can be overwhelming. Red Bank Catholic has programs and support in place to help make this transition as smooth as possible for our freshmen. Below is a general timeline of what to expect freshman year along with explanations of some of the Guidance Department programs and resources that are designed to help students transition and make the most of their RBC experience. Timeline January/ February of 8 th Grade (after acceptance to RBC): Register for Classes and Naviance Family Connection. September: Freshman Orientation. During the School Year: Meet with Teacher Advisor Via Naviance, start building student resume and take "Learning Styles Inventory" Experience the Labrecque Leadership Program Begin keeping a record of volunteer hours if interested in applying for National Honor Society. Participate in different extracurricular activities - tryout for a team, audition for a show, join clubs, volunteer - enjoy being a "Casey!" 2 October: Freshman/Parent Group Guidance Presentation. Cognitive Abilities
Guidance Department Teacher Advisors Sister Regina A-E (alphabetic split) Mrs. Kryzanowski (F-H) Mrs. Scaramuzzino (I-L) Mrs. Mack (M-P) Mr. Nappo (P-S) Mrs. Booth (S-Z) 3
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Programs, Clubs and Activities PERSONAL INTEREST Art Club Autism Awareness Club AV/Graphic Arts Club Book Club Car Club Casey School Network/Broadcasting Construction Management Club Fashion Club Fantasy Sports Club Lead Club Manhattan Culture Club Multicultural Club 5
Programs, Clubs and Activities Performing Arts & Music After School Dance (by audition) After School Drama Chamber Choir Concert Choir Dance Company (by audition) Drama & Musical (by audition) Festival Orchestra Guitar Club Jazz Band 6
Programs, Clubs and Activities Academic Challenge Club Future Business Leaders of America Forensics Junior Statesman Lab Assistants Marine Biology Math Tutors Military Careers Club Model UN National Honor Society Physics Competition Sign Language 7
Programs, Clubs and Activities Religious Interest Bible Study Caseys-4 -Life Catholic Athletes for Christ Liturgical Ministries Maryknoll Mission Club 8
Programs, Clubs and Activities PUBLICATIONS Emerald (yearbook) Reflections (literary magazine) Signpost (newspaper) SERVICE Arts from the Heart Casey Ambassadors Casey Caregivers Hot Topics Casey Volunteers LIFE Club Habitat for Humanity Peer Leadership Student Council Stewards of Creation 9
ATHLETICS Male Sports Female Sports Football Cross Country Soccer Basketball Wrestling Track Ice Hockey Swimming Baseball Tennis Golf Lacrosse Volleyball Cheerleading Cross Country Tennis Gymnastics Field Hockey Soccer Volleyball Basketball Indoor Track Swimming Softball Lacrosse Golf 10
Overview What is Student Connection? How do I access it? How do you register? What can I do with it? How does it help career and college planning? 11
What is it? Web-based resource that supports course, career, and college planning Specific to RED BANK CATHOLIC 12
How is it accessed? Accessed through Website. Redbankcatholic. org Parent accounts Student accounts Username is the email that you setup during registration. 13
What can you do on Naviance Learning Style Inventory Resume Career Interest Profile Career Searches Personality Inventory E-mail Compare colleges Links to selected third-party resources View scattergrams specific to RED BANK 14 CATHOLIC students
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Career Search 16
ABOUT ME 17
Explore Careers 18
RESUME 19
Personality Type 20
How to STUDY Tips and Apps Be engaged, take notes, and listen. Keep up to date with your homework. Have an organizational system in place. Have a routine. Have daily and weekly objectives in place. Do not procrastinate. Unplug, log off, mute, and power down. Manage your stress. Seek extra help from your teacher and Room 7 21
Study Apps KHAN Academy 10 Great Education Apps for High School Students Photomath. This genius of an app enables you to take a picture of any math problem and receive a generated response. . TED. The app for TED allows you to watch countless educational talks from its conferences all around the world. . Quizlet. . SAT Prep (Ready 4 SAT) Duolingo. . Lumosity. . Brain. POP. 22
How does it help? Shared resource linking home to school On-line tool for collaboration among counselors, students, and parents Accurate, complete records about student choices from our school Realistic assessments of your child’s chances of admission at colleges where prior graduates have applied Career exploration Course planning 23
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National Honor Society 3. 6 GPA 75 hours of community service 25 points by junior year for extracurricular activities (refer to website for details) 25
NCAA Clearinghouse The NCAA Clearinghouse is an essential step in becoming eligible to play college sports. Over 180, 000 potential college athletes register with the NCAA every year. . The Eligibility Center is the organization within the NCAA that determines the academic eligibility and amateur status for all NCAA DI and DII athletes. 26
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