Welcome Class of 2024 Student Success Center Information

Welcome Class of 2024!! Student Success Center Information Follow us @SSCSarasota. HS Follow us @SSCSHS

The Student Success Center Katherine Dudek - College and Career, SSC Director Kurtis Groene - College and Career Coordinator Davian Spires - College and Career Advisor • Located in the GLC. • Open 7 -3 everyday. • May come during your lunch without a pass. Follow us @SSCSarasota. HS Follow us @SSCSHS

School Counselors A-F Lauren Taylor G-M Courtney Sterling N-Z Casey Chasteen AICE 9 -10 Dana Albanese AICE 11 -12 Star Conti Follow us @SSCSarasota. HS Follow us @SSCSHS

How to be Successful in High School • Build a rapport with teachers. • Listen in class. • Use a planner. • Check grades, Blackboard, and school email regularly! • Get involved. • Advocate for yourself! • Ask for help.

Bright Futures • Earn A’s and B’s to maintain a 3. 5 cumulative GPA • Earn Service Hours - 100 by the end of your senior year. • Start NOW! • Bright Futures Handbook Follow us @SSCSarasota. HS Follow us @SSCSHS

Grade Point Average • • • What you do this year counts! All grades are added together on a 5. 0 scale beginning in 9 th grade. Includes any classes you took in th 8 th grade for high school credit. Weighted GPA means that Honors, AICE, and AP earn more points for A’s, etc. Weighted GPA is used for College Admissions. Follow us @SSCSarasota. HS Follow us @SSCSHS

Community Service • • • You must sign up for a Community Service account and get site approval before you start volunteering. Must be non-profit, no more than 8 hours per day, not during school hours. For detailed instructions and requirements click here. Follow us @SSCSarasota. HS Follow us @SSCSHS

Get Involved: Clubs at SHS • Grab a friend and go to a meeting! • Or go make new friends that have similar interests! • Clubs want and need you to join. • Great way to get some Community Service hours for Bright Futures. Club List is on Naviance Follow us @SSCSarasota. HS Follow us @SSCSHS

Naviance Access NAVIANCE via your My. SCS account. Once in your My. SCS Portal (using a desktop or laptop), search for the College and Career Readiness tile to access Naviance. It is located under the Instruction tab. Sign in with Clever

Go to “Tasks Assigned to Me” • • • Click on “Join a Club” Open the attachment to see the list Go to a club meeting! Follow us @SSCSarasota. HS Follow us @SSCSHS

STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER Katherine Dudek College and Career, SSC Director Open 7: 00 AM - 3: 00 PM @SSCSHS