The document provides information and guidance for freshman students. It discusses setting goals in various areas like career, education, and personal development. It encourages students to take health science courses, volunteer, get involved in extracurriculars, and maintain a high GPA to achieve their career goal of becoming a nurse. The document also covers GPA calculation, ACT/PreACT testing, college admission processes, and resources available to students through the guidance office and career center.

1. Freshman Year-
Introducing College & Career!

2. • https://youtu.be/dldvzx_KHF0
• https://youtu.be/bvhKpRxmuvs
Welcome to JHS Guidance!
We are here to prepare you for your
future! What will that future be like?

3. Set GOALS!
Community Goals
Personal Goals
Social Goals
Spiritual Goals
Family Goals
Education Goals
Career Goals

4. Let’s take one …

5. CAREER GOALS!
Sign up for health science courses
Volunteer at hospital
Make a 25 on ACT so that I can apply for scholarships
Become a member of HOSA & seek leadership roles
Work toward a 4.0 GPA
Apply & get accepted into UAH nursing program
Become a Nurse!
Graduate & Become Licensed

6. GPA- What is it?
• Grade Point Average- average of all of the
grades in your credit courses
• Numerical & Standard
• You will start building your GPA as soon as you
earn a credit.

7. • A= 4 points
• B=3 points
• C=2 points
• D=1 point
• F=0 points
• Weighted classes add 1 point

8. • 10th graders will take the PreACT in the fall
• 11th graders will take the ACT at school for no charge in
the spring
• Free Act Prep books are available for checkout in the
Career Center
• The more times you take the ACT (actual ACT or
practice tests), the more you will become accustomed
to the verbiage associated with the test, feel
comfortable with the timing and hopefully increase
your speed.

9. Test Prep
• www.actstudent.org

10. What can I do now to prepare for the
college admission process?
• Visit the website of EVERY college you are
considering applying to.
• Go to the admission page or click on
“prospective students”.
• Find out the requirements and steps involved
in their admission & scholarship application
process.
• SET GOALS that will lead you to being
qualified and ready to apply your senior year.

11. What else can I be doing?
• Join CLUBS!
• Seek out LEADERSHIP ROLES!
• Participate in COMMUNITY SERVICE!
• STUDY! Your GPA that you will submit on most
applications will be set at the end of your junior
year.
• Have your parents fill out the FAFSA Forecaster
to predict how much financial aid you will
qualify for. https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/estimate

12. JHS College Bound
Sept. 9th-16th
• COLLEGE NIGHT- 6-8 pm JHS September 16th (11-12TH )
• College 101 Wed-Fri during Viking
• Wear Your College Colors- Wed., Sept. 11th
• Prizes!....so go ahead and sign up to follow us on
Remind!@jhs2023- 1 or @jhs2023-2
• Door Decorating Contest- 1st block classes the
week before to win breakfast

13. • Guidance Counselor- A-J (Cain) K-Z (Higgins)
• Counselors’ Corner Weekly Newsletter (Remind,
CC, blog)
• JHS Guidance Blog
• Remind –Text rmd.at/jhs2023-1 (last names A-J)
or rmd.at/jhs2023-2 (last names K-Z) or if you
don’t have a smartphone text 81010 with the
message @jhs2023-1 or @jhs2023-2. It will then
send you a response asking for your full name.

14. Career Center
College & Test Prep Resources

15. Need more help with that?
• Where is the Career Center?
Across from the
library…

16. DREAMS