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College Corner o FAFSA o ASVAB o College Information Night o SAT Practice and Khan Academy o 2017 U.S.A. College Tours

2017-2018 Course Selection

Student Partnership Exchange Program

NOVA Transitioning Special Education Students

Jazzercise Girls Force

Mental Health and Wellness Parent Seminars

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College Corner: FAFSA Application Assistance Night February 9, 2017 Freedom HS Library 6:30-9:00PM

Applying for federal student aid to help with college costs? Senior students and their parents are invited to

attend this workshop to receive assistance on filling out and properly completing their FAFSA application from

Northern Virginia Community College Financial Aid Officers as well as Counselors from both John Champe HS

and Freedom HS. We recommend for students and parents to first sign up for an FSA ID prior to attending this

workshop as this portion of the process may take some time to complete. Please also bring a copy of your

most current tax year statements with you, it is acceptable to bring last year’s if you have not yet filed. You

are able to update your tax information once you have completed your 2017 taxes.

Interested in Taking the ASVAB? January 27, 2017 March 10, 2017

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test is administered twice a year for students interested in

both military careers as well as other career exploration purposes. Students can take the ASVAB to assess

their academic and skill-based levels that match with potential career field placements both within the

military and non-military/civilian jobs. Students in grades 10-12 are welcome to sign-up and take either of the

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ASVAB exams. For those students interested in a military career, test results can be used for military entrance

purposes, however only an exam score taken in a student's junior or senior year will be eligible. Students are

asked to be at the school by 7:00AM for sign-in.

2017 U.S.A. College Tours

Boston: February 15 – 19 Cost: $835 ** / Originating city: Boston, MA Boston University; Boston College; Harvard University; Tufts University; Northeastern University or Emerson College; MIT California: June 18 – 24 Cost: $1,985 ** / Originating city: Los Angeles, CA Chapman University or California State - Fullerton; Pomona College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, Scripps College; University of Southern California or California Institute of Technology; California State- Northridge or California Lutheran University; UCLA or Mount Saint Mary's College; Pepperdine University or Loyola Marymount University; Santa Clara University or Menlo College; Stanford or Notre Dame De Namur University; University of San Francisco or San Francisco State University; University of California at Berkeley or St. Mary’s College of California Northeast: June 24 – July 1 Cost: $2,185 ** / Originating city: Boston, MA Boston University, Northeastern University, Babson College, or Harvard University; Tufts University, MIT, Boston College, or Bentley College; Brown University, RISD, or Bryant University; Yale University or Quinnipiac University; Fordham University, Columbia University, Pace University, or Barnard College; New York University, Drew University, or Parsons School of Design; Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College, Temple University or Villanova University; UPENN, Drexel University, or Swarthmore; Johns Hopkins University, Goucher College, Maryland Institute College of Art, or Loyola University Maryland; Georgetown or George Washington University; American University, University of Maryland – College Park, or Washington, DC Tour Southeast: June 24 – 30 Cost: $1,735 ** / Originating city: Washington, DC George Washington University or Georgetown University; University of Richmond or Randolph-Macon College; Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill OR Elon University and Guilford College; Wake Forest University, Salem College, or North Carolina School of the Arts; Davidson College or University of North Carolina at Charlotte; University of Georgia; Emory University or Oglethorpe University; Vanderbilt University or Belmont University Northeast: July 15 – 21 Cost: $1,885 ** / Originating city: Boston, MA Harvard University, Northeastern University, or Boston University; MIT, Boston College, or Tufts University; Brown University, RISD, or Providence College; Yale University or Fairfield University; Columbia University, Fordham University, Barnard College, or Pace University; New York University, Parsons School of Design, or Drew University; UPENN, Temple, Drexel University, or Swarthmore College; Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College, or Villanova University; University of Maryland – College Park or American University; Georgetown University or George Washington University

Cost includes: ground transportation, lodging (double occupancy), meals, student led campus tours, meetings with admission representatives, materials for evaluating schools, and activities. Participants choose school to visit when given option. Schools may be substituted upon request. **Transportation to / from home city is not included.

TOURS ARE LED AND SUPERVISED BY COLLEGE VISITS STAFF AND HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS

Contact COLLEGE VISITS for information on availability, other 2017 trips, tour descriptions, comments from students and parents who have participated on previous tours, or registration materials

215 East Bay Street, Suite 401, Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 853-8149 • (800) 944-2798 • FAX (843) 577-2813

E-mail: info@college-visits.com • http://www.college-visits.com

2017-2018 Course Selection: January 24, 2017

Rising 9th Grade Course Information Night, 6:30pm Do you have a rising freshman? Please join us and find out what freshman year at JCHS will be like, get information about graduation requirements, course placement and course sequencing. There will be a presentation in the auditorium beginning at 6:30pm to be followed by an elective fair in the cafeteria at 7:15pm.

AP Information Sessions, 6:30pm Do you have a child considering AP courses next year? Please join these valuable discussions and learn about the curriculum, assessments and time involved in AP courses. Breakout sessions for all AP courses offered at JCHS will take place. Afterwards join us for Curriculum Night where we will discuss - time management, AP potential, teacher recommendation process, and college placement.

Current Student Curriculum Night, 7:30pm Please join us to get updated information about graduation requirements, preparing for college, course placement and course sequencing. There will be a presentation in the auditorium beginning at 7:30pm to be followed by an elective fair in the cafeteria at 8:15pm. We strongly encourage everyone to attend as this program will answer many questions families have about which courses to select for the following year.

Elective Fair, 7:15pm Do you know what classes you should take next year? Do you know what you will be learning in those classes? Students are encouraged to make educated decisions about their courses for next year as schedule changes are not permitted past June 16.

DAYS WHAT

January 26 Teacher course recommendations for the 2016-2017 school year will be loaded into the

students course selection.

January 26, 9-10:30am Coffee with the Counselors for Rising 9th Grade Parents

RSVP: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4fa8aa2eaafd0-parent

January 30 & 31 Counseling registration video during Advisory

January 30 & 31 JCHS Course Recommendation Days—Teachers will be holding a conversation with

students in every block about course recommendations for 2017-2018

January 30 & 31 Rising 9th grade Registration at Mercer Middle School

January 30 Mini Conferences

10 minute one-on-one sessions to discuss your child's course recommendations and

selections for the 2017-2018 school year.

RSVP: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0B4FA8AA2EAAFD0-course

February 6 – March 17 JCHS Individual Academic Counseling during Advisory

January 29 – March 17 PHOENIX online course registration—Course registration portal will remain open in

StudentVUE until March 17

June 16 LAST DAY FOR ALL SCHEDULE CHANGES!!!

Calling all high school students!

Do you want to live, explore careers, and study abroad for two weeks in Vaihingen an der Enz, Germany (near Stuttgart)?

Our next Student Partnership Exchange Program (SPEP®) trip departs June 23rd!

Deadline for applications is February 15, 2017:

10th-12th grades $50 non-refundable application fee $2500 includes flight, room, board, and sightseeing Applications considered in the order they are received. Email SPEP@georgecmarshall.org Depart June 23rd Return July 8th

For more information visit http://www.georgecmarshall.org/Germany

The George C. Marshall International Center

312 E. Market Street, Suite C,

Leesburg, VA 20176

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