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FAMILY CONNECTION:
Currently for juniors and seniors. Check out the College Search Engine with a Personal Touch. This internet-based program is designed to assist students with post-secondary research. Students can compare colleges, build resumes, research careers, set a game plan for the future and manage college application deadlines. Students are introduced to the Family Connection tool in their junior year. Once registered, student can add their parent(s). See how below!
Family Connection features include:
- College searches that include student GPA/Test Score comparison with college admissions requirements
- Track applications & transcript requests
- Students & parents can receive e-mail updates from Counseling and the college/Career Information Center
- View the latest high school visit schedule
- Research scholarships
- ...Build resumes and more
NWHS Parents - Here's how to get REGISTERED with FAMILY CONNECTION:
Parent(s) and/or guardians of Northwest High School juniors and seniors are encouraged to get registered with Family Connection. An e-mail account is recommended to use this tool. If you do not have an e-mail account, you are welcome to use Family Connection as a guest. If you have an e-mail account, please ask your student to add you to their account or send a message to the College/Career Information Center with the following information for Family Connection access:
- Their student's full name
- Their full name and e-mail address
Registration information, including the Family Connection web site address, user name and password will be sent electronically to the e-mail address you provide!
BRIDGES.COM - Explore & Plan
Students find this site exciting and informative with articles about careers, recreation, education and skills. Career Finder is a quick and easy self-assessment of interests and skills and Major Finder is designed to identify suitable program options. Colorful graphics compare students' self-ratings of skills and interests to suggested occupations. In Zones, hundreds of occupations are arranged by career cluster. The site license for Bridges allows for career exploration and college searching to be accessed both at school and at home on the internet. Each suggested career can be explored in detail, and there are web links to professional associates, colleges that offer the required courses, and related articles. Access codes are required and are available in the College/Career Information Center.
THE ASVAB & CAREER EXPLORATION: Armed Services Aptitude Battery
ASVAB Registration Packet for February 16, 2012 test at Northwest. Packets with parental consent must be returned to the College/Career Information Center by Monday, February 13, 2012. [Posted December 21]
The ASVAB is administered FREE to interested tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students and is an excellent career exploration tool. It can help identify the student's interests and aptitude in the following areas: verbal, math, science and technical skills. When a student's score is interpreted, he/she will lean how their interests and skills relate to the demands of more than 400 occupations, helping students to identify suitable career options. ASVAB results are released only to the student an not to the armed services. Should students wish to use their results as part of an enlistment conversation with military recruiters, they can provide their scores to the recruiter. Taking the ASVAB in no way involved a commitment to the military. Parental consent will be required for a student to test at Northwest High School and to have a student's ASVAB scores released to military recruiters. The ASVAB will be offered at least once during the school year. Visit the school web site "College & Career Info" web page during the fall for updated test date information. **The ASVAB is scheduled for February 16, 2012 at Northwest High School. Permission forms and registration information will be available for parents and students in January 2012**. (See link above)
Visit the ASVAB program web site to:
- Search for education and training programs
- Look for scholarships by state & career interests
- Search job listings and find potential employers
- Watch career videos
- Search for career opportunities by city
- Link to O-Net Online - The Career OneStop exploration tool
The StudentEdge
NEW! Peterson's The StudentEdge. Northwest High School now offers FREE access to The StudentEdge, Peterson's online college and career planning tool. Highlights of the program include finding the best college for a student's academic goals, social interests, and financial needs, access to a scholarship database, college testing preparation & career interest tools. Access The StudentEdge. [UPDATED AUGUST 6]