Welcome to River Hill High

Everything you Need to Know to Succeed at RHHS

(H-N) Mrs. Coe

(A-G) Mrs. Fairley

(O-Z) Dr. Saunders

AAM Mr. Lauer

Administrative Team

Mrs. McKinleyPrincipal

Student ServicesA-Da- Mr. IvesDe-J-Ms. BabeK-M-Ms. Pizzo

N-Sm -Mr. VangeliSn-Z-Mr. Krouse ESOL- Ms. Miller

Students show HAWK PRIDE every day in every way!

❑ Punctuality❑ Respect❑ Integrity❑ Determination❑ Excellence

Student Responsibilities and Behavior

Student and Parent Handbook, 2015-16●HCPSS Policies ●Student Code of Conduct●Safe Schools●Family Involvement

Parent Involvement

Join PTSAJoin BoostersAttend school events and gamesAccess student progress information through Canvas

RHHS Spirit

Sportsmanship and School

Pride

Keys to Success for 11th GradeAlmost Finished, But Not Yet!

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Continuing the College Search Process

Prepare for the SAT/ACT

Become familiar with Naviance

Begin searching for scholarships

Junior/Senior Calendar

●January/March/May/June 2016-Take SAT Reasoning Test or ACT

●March 2016-Request teacher commitment for letters of recommendation

● March/April/May 2016-Visit Colleges●May/June 2016-Take SAT Subject Tests ●June 2016-Athletes register with NCAA Clearinghouse

(www.ncaa.org)●June/July/August 6Narrow down College Choices

Junior/Senior Calendar

●September/October/November/December 2016- Complete College Applications

●October/November/December 2016- Take SAT Reasoning Test and Subject Tests and/or ACT

●November 1, 2016-Priority Deadline for University of Maryland, College Park and many others.

●January/February 2017- Complete FAFSA Form●March/April 2017- Receive Decisions from Colleges●May 1, 2017- Make Final Decision on School Attending

The New SAT

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• Starting in March 2016-Reading- more relevant words-Writing and Language- interpret, synthesize and use evidence-Math- More advanced math: problem solving & data analysis-Essay-Is optional, but check college requirements

• No penalty for wrong answers!

• 3 hours (+50 minutes for Essay)

• The test costs $54.50 — or $43 if you don’t sign up for the SAT Essay

• Use Khan Academy to study!

• The PSAT this October will be aligned with the new SAT

Upcoming Dates

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• September 30th River Hill College Fair Cafeteria and Media Center 6:30-9pm

• October 12th- 13th National College FairBaltimore Convention Center

• October 14th- PSAT for all 11th grade students

• January 28th- Junior College Night at River Hill High School

• March 17th- Military Night at River Hill High School

• A web-based resource for students and parents that encourages and supports post high school career and college planning

• A comprehensive website that you and your child can use to help in making decisions about courses, colleges, and careers.

• Family Connection is specific to River Hill

• Family Connection is linked with Naviance Succeed, a service that is used by the Student Services to track data about college and career plans to help students with post-high school decisions

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Family Connection /Naviance

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What can students and parents do using Naviance?

View guidance news bulletins Create a résumé View college visits and sign up Complete a college search Complete a career search Develop a prospective college list Provide access to scholarship search engines Maintain journal entries Game Plan Survey Complete school developed surveys Compare colleges Links to selected third party resources (i.e. College Board, Financial Aid, NCAA, Careers, College searches, etc.)Track deadlines View scattergrams

Sign-in Page

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First time registration, click “I need to register.”

The next time you log in, use user name and password

Family Connection is web-based https://connection.naviance.com/riverhillhigh

Student accounts Parent accounts

After You Sign in

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Important MessagesUpdates from the Guidance

Office

Click on the Tabs

Colleges Page

Use these links to do a college search

College VisitsSee what College visits are scheduled and sign up to attend!

College Profile

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Visit College Website

Colleges I’m Thinking About

Click Here to add colleges to your prospective college list

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Scattergram

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THIS IS YOU!

Accepted

School Averages

About Me – Resume and Surveys

Click here to fill out important surveys, tell us your Game Plan and create your resume

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●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

For any questions on Naviance or to receive your access code, please email your student’s counselor!

What can Naviance do for you?

20 years STRONG

Better and better every day in every way!