forest park high school class of 2015 sophomore conferences

Empowering Students to Excel

Counselors Director Haj - Liu Mr. Miller Ms. Wood

A – Cas Liv - Orz Mrs. Fortenberry Ms. Phalan

Cat – Fun Osa - Smh Mrs. Bryson Mrs.

Neace

Career Counselor Fuo – Hai Smi - Z Ms. Flores Ms.

Markenson

Confidentiality

Conversations are kept confidential unless someone is being hurt or is

involved in something illegal

Includes pregnancy, abortion, communicable diseases, and alcohol/drug

abuse

Diploma TypesAdvanced Diploma

English 4 CreditsMath 4 CreditsScience 4 CreditsSocial Studies 4 CreditsHPE 2 CreditsForeign Lang 3 of 1 / 2

of 2Economics and Personal Finance 1 CreditFine/Practical Art 1 CreditElectives 3 Credits

Total= 26 Credits

Standard DiplomaEnglish 4 CreditsMath 3 CreditsScience 3 CreditsSocial Studies 3 CreditsHPE 2 CreditsForeign Lang not

requiredEconomics and Personal Finance 1 CreditFine/Practical Art 1

CreditElectives (2 must be sequential) 5

Credits

Total= 22 Credits

Standards of Learning (SOL)State of Virginia Standardized Testing

English English 11 (Reading/Writing)Math Alg I, Geom, Alg IIScience Earth Sci, Bio, ChemSocial Studies Wld Hist. I, Wld Hist. II, US/VA Hist.

Advanced Diploma Standard Diploma

Total of 9 Total of 6English (2) English (2)Math (2) Math (1)Sci (2) Sci (1)SS (2) SS (1)Other (1) Other (1)

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Promotion Requirements

11th Grade 11 credits(6 must be from required

courses)

12th Grade 16 credits(9 must be from required

courses)

Career & Technical Education Vocational Programsall programs require an online application & have Feb. 1st deadlines

(addt’l info & brochures found online at www.pwcs.edu (Schools -> All Schools & Programs -> Program Descriptions-> CTE))

Automotive TechnologyWhere: Hylton HSGrades: 10, 11, & 12 student must apply, be accepted &

transfer to Hylton

Cosmetology (2 yr program)Where: Woodbridge HSGrade: 10 student must apply & be accepted;

students are transported from Forest Park every other day to Woodbridge –seats are limited

Culinary Arts (2 yr program) Where: Potomac HSGrade: 10 student must apply & be accepted;

students are transported from Forest Park every other day to Potomac –seats are limited

Heating, Ventilation & AC (HVAC)

Where: NVCC, Woodbridge CampusGrades: 11 & 12 student must apply & be accepted; HVAC

program is dual-enrolled with NVCC; students are transported from Forest Park to NVCC – seats are limited

Practical Nursing (2 yr program)Where: Osbourn Park HSGrade: 12 student must apply & be accepted;

students take bus to OP in morning and are transported to Forest Park to complete core classes

Project Lead the Way: Pre-Engineering

Where: Woodbridge HS (2 yr program)

Grade: 10 student must apply & be accepted;

students are transported from Forest Park every other day to Woodbridge –seats are limited

VA Wizard go to www.vawizard.org click Turn guide off (middle) click Create an Account (top, right) username: your name, one word password: Fp student#, one word confirm password: Fp student#, one word first name: last name: email: zip code: 22193 birthday: 00/00/1900 click Sign Up click on 2nd circle, Career Assessment (middle) click Start (middle of page) Interest Assessment, click Start Assessment (72

questions) after each assessment, you will see big letters (right) that

will show your Career Clusters that you were evaluated at go over Career Cluster letter to see list of jobs, click on

the letter and it will give you more detailed information about those jobs

now that you have an account, complete the other 2 assessments, Skills Assessment & Values Assessment, at home