SCHOOL COUNSELING NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2020!
As they complete their last day of finals, we would like to send our congratulatory wishes to the Senior class! While their high school career ended much differently than imagined, we could not be more proud of the achievements and accommplishments that they have displayed throughout the past four years. As they venture onto the next chapter, we hope they remember all of the values, morals and traditions instilled in them during their time at North Catholic.
Our prayers and well wishes are always with them! Forever True!

A few reminders for Seniors
  1. Update Naviance and note the college you are attending. If this is not noted in Naviance, a final transcript cannot be sent!
  2. Final transcripts will be sent when grades are finalized (typically first week of June.)
  3. Let your School Counselor know if you are playing a collegiate sport and need a transcript uploaded to the NCAA portal.
  4. Accounts with the business office MUST be up to date in order for final transcripts to be sent.
  5. If you have not sent in scholarship information, please email it to your School Counselor as soon as possible.
AP EXAM UPDATES FROM THE COLLEGEBOARD
Additional information is available to help guide students through the testing process.

2020 AP TESTING GUIDE - This guide provides important information about the AP Exam E-ticket, 5 steps to take before test day, understanding the test day experience and exam scores, credit and placement.

2020 EXAM DAY CHECKLIST - Students should complete this checklist for EACH exam they take and keep it next to them during testing.

EXPLAINER VIDEOS - New videos are available to give students quick, easily accessible information about their test day experience, what they need to do to prepare, exam security and more. The "Exam Walkthrough Video" may be especially helpful.


While the CollegeBoard has attempted to make testing in an online platform as user-friendly as possible, we know that there is always room for error. If your student needs to request to make-up exam due to a technical difficulty, please be sure to let your AP teacher or Mrs. Gantz know as soon as possible following the exam.
SAT UPDATES FROM THE COLLEGEBOARD
The CollegeBoard has announced that they will NOT be administering
the SAT on June 6, 2020.

If it is safe from a public health standpoint, they will provide weekend SAT administrations every month through the end of the calendar year, beginning in August. The anticipated dates for Saturday testing are below:

August 29
September 26 (newly added)
October 3
November 7
December 5
JUNIORS & THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS
As this year comes to an end, it's time for your rising Senior to begin preparing for the college application process. Since we are currently virtual, we have created several documents to assist you during this time.

You can find them by logging into Schoology and heading to our Prep for the Future Resource Page . You will then see a folder labeled " Preparation for Senior Year. "

This folder includes documents such as a Senior Timeline, Naviance Directions, Information about the Common App, How & When to Request Transcripts & Teacher Recommendations, E-Portfolio Info and more!
Please take a look at each document with your student.
QUICK LINKS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTANT UPDATES FROM MRS. PARSONS
Attention Juniors!
In all Social Studies classes (with Mrs. Boyer & Mrs. Neal), you will be watching an E-Portfolio workshop with a PowerPoint about prepping your E-Portfolio for college admissions, as that will now be more important than ever for the Class of 2021. This is also available in the Prep for the Future Resource Center in Schoology. 
If you have any questions, or need any help working on this over the summer, please contact Mrs. Parsons. 
 

Attention Families!
While we typically offer evening meetings for families in combination with Career Development & School Counseling in the fall, we also wanted to let you know Mrs. Parsons is available to meet in the summer! 
You can scheduled a meeting in Teams for remote availability. 
 

Mrs. Parsons Availability
Mrs. Parsons is available 3 days a week! 
Through May, she is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 
During June – August, her days switch to Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

For general inquiries and record requests
Mrs. Carolyn Standish
412-321-4823 Ext 543
Mrs. Mia R. Gantz
Last Names A-K
Mr. Eric Chiesa
Last Names L-Z
North Catholic High School
northcatholic.org | 412.321.4823
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