Northview High School Counseling Department

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Northview High School Counseling Department

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Schedules and Schedule Change Requests

Schedules will be available in Infinite Campus on Friday, August 7. Our schedule change process will be online this semester. Per County policy, students can request schedule changes during the first 10 days of the semester. *Although we are making schedule change request forms available prior to the start of the semester, please keep in mind that schedule changes may not be updated by the first day of school.

SCHEDULE CHANGE REQUEST FORMS: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=mLHcDGmBcEu6n9p-O6cAwtymo47VdO1AtW2zocxvyxRUMEZYOFE0SEVXUE03UzQwTzlHRzlBRVoxNS4u

Counseling Office Hours and Appointments

In the past, the NHS Counseling team has offered in-person open office hours prior to the start of school. This year, we will offer these office hours virtually. Appointments will be available in 15-minute time slots on Monday, August 10 and Tuesday, August 11, 9 am-12 pm and 1:30-2:30 pm. Please use the links below to sign up for an appointment with your counselor. (*Note updated counselor caseloads.)

VIRTUAL OPEN OFFICE HOURS APPOINTMENTS:
MS. C. REILLY (A-DH): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA9AA2AABF4C16-appointments
MS. C. LEE (DI-KO): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA9AA2AABF4C16-appointments1
MR. A. ALHADEFF (KR-PAS): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA9AA2AABF4C16-appointments2
MS. E. WATERS (PAT-TH): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA9AA2AABF4C16-appointments3
MS. L. GRAHAM (TI-Z): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA9AA2AABF4C16-appointments4

For Seniors - College Essay Writing Class

The NHS Counseling Department is pleased to partner with Best In Class Education Center to offer a virtual workshop, "How to Write a Compelling College Admissions Essay.” This workshop will:

review strategy and tactics for excelling in writing a college essay
equip students with a process to develop and write their essay
provide tips to position their essay and set them apart from the crowd

Two options are available via Zoom on August 12th, the first from 10 am to 12 pm, and the second from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.

The cost is $40 for each participant. Students will also receive a non-transferable voucher worth $50 to use toward any Best in Class offering.

For more information email johnscreek@bicedu.com or call 678-332-2100. To register, go to:

https://bestinclassnorthatlanta.regfox.com/how-to-write-a-compelling-college-essay

Emotional Health Hotlines Available to You

Fulton County has published a list of emotional health hotline numbers that are available to you. Please check out this link to their flyer.

Your Desi Helpline offers mental health support for south Asians.

If you need help with mental and emotional stress, relationship problems, social and cultural issues, or work and school challenges, your Desi Helpline can help you make an informed choice about your emotional well-being, find out how you can be helped, and find culturally sensitive health care providers.

Telephone: 404-596-4694
Email: Via Website

Graduating Class of 2021 - Important Info on Applying to College

Naviance will be the new system for requesting teacher recommendations and transcripts as you apply to colleges. However, the system won't be available for you to use for this reason until after August 1st. Please wait until school begins again in August to request transcripts and recommendations. You can always work on essays over the summer and keep them ready for when you apply.

Naviance is going to link to the Common App. If you are applying to any schools through Common App, after August 1st, you will need to match your Naviance account to your Common App account. Here are links to videos on how to match your account and how to request transcripts and recommendations. Even if the school you are applying to does not use Common App, you will request a transcript through Naviance. Naviance partners with Parchment to send the non-Common App requests electronically.

Here are links to training videos on how to use Naviance to request transcripts and recommendations.

Common App Matching - https://www.screencast.com/t/gxEQkElyo1
Students Requesting Transcripts - https://www.screencast.com/t/Bk6kjS5ySK
Requesting Letters of Recommendation - https://www.screencast.com/t/VD4X5XiMU

Naviance

Fulton County is introducing Naviance a new system designed to help students with college and career planning. In fall 2020, applying to colleges will be integrated into the Naviance system in some situations. Go to our Naviance page for more information.

Summer School

Summer school is changing this summer in order to accommodate incomplete grades earned during teleschool. There will be two sessions. The first session of the summer will be for virtual classes only. The second session will also offer face-to-face classes for some courses. Please access the Fulton County summer school web site for the most up-to-date information: https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/18470

Georgia Tech Distance Math Dual Enrollment Info Webinar

Georgia Tech has posted a video of their Distance Math program for prospective students. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKHfLjCyFLI&feature=youtu.be

Requesting Transcripts for Dual Enrollment

When you apply to a college for Dual Enrollment, you must request your transcript through www.parchment.com. For more info on requesting transcripts, go to our transcripts page. For more info on Dual Enrollment, go to our DE page.

Registering for Online Classes

To take online classes fall 2020 and spring 2021, you must submit an Online Course Request Form and register online directly with the school of your choice -- Fulton Virtual or Georgia Virtual. The deadline to complete both of these steps is May 1st.
Northview no longer requires that you complete a form to sign up for optional summer classes. However, we highly recommend that you talk to your counselor beforehand to make sure that the class you plan to take is appropriate for you. Once you have decided on a class, register online directly with the school of your choice -- Fulton Virtual or Georgia Virtual.

Enrollment

From the Fulton County Schools web site (https://www.fultonschools.org/enrollment):

New students are able to enroll during the Covid-19 school closure using the online enrollment application. Once submitted, please contact your local school to complete the registration process. Contact information is available on school websites.

Parents may upload documentation while completing the online application OR bring required documentation to their local school after buildings re-open. Parents should NOT visit local schools to register their student.

Fulton County Schools utilizes Online Registration powered by Infinite Campus.

Online Registration applies to:

NEW students to Fulton County Schools
Students returning to Fulton County Schools
Existing students TRANSFERING to another Fulton County School

Parents/guardians may register for this school year 2019-2020 (start school immediately) OR the next school year 2020-21 (starting school August 2020). Please select the appropriate school year when registering.

Families registering at Northview High School, need to email Brooke Jarabek - jarabekb@fultonschools.org when they have completed the On-Line Registration Form (OLR). Please include your OLR number in the email to Mrs. Jarabek. Families registering for this school year will be registered as soon as possible. Mrs. Jarabek will confirm receipt of emails from students registering for the 2020-21 school year and follow up with registration at a later date.

Please go to the Fulton County Schools web site to complete your OLR: https://www.fultonschools.org/enrollment.

After school ACT/SAT classes through Princeton Review

Students currently enrolled in these classes should have received information from Princeton Review on how to participate in online instruction.

National Army ROTC Scholarships for Class of 2020

The application to apply for Army ROTC scholarships opens in June for rising Seniors. These scholarships go to participating ROTC schools throughout the U.S. To find out more, go to https://www.goarmy.com/rotc/high-school-students/four-year-scholarship.html.

New Scholarship Opportunity for Class of 2020

The College Board has just announced their Opportunity Scholarships - The College Board Opportunity Scholarships guide you through the college planning process and offer you a chance to earn money for college for each action you complete. The College Board has specific college board-related activities that earn you credit for the steps. The steps are:

(1) build your college list ($500)

(2) practice for the SAT on Khan Academy ($1,000)

(3) improve your SAT score ($2,000)

(4) strengthen your college list ($500)

(5) complete the FAFSA ($1,000)

(6) apply to colleges, and

complete your journey (all six steps) ($40,000)

You must register for the program through the College Board. If you don't already have a College Board account, then create a College Board Account. Information is available online through https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/.

This program is open to students regardless of their family income. At least half of all the scholarships (over $2 million) will be designated for students whose families earn less than $60,000 per year.

Video: Answers to Your Dual Enrollment Questions