Junior Advisement is HERE!

The Campbell Counseling Department will be holding Junior Advisement (JA) appointments from October- December beginning the week of October 9-13. All Campbell 11th grade students will receive his/her letter with the specific time & date of appointment during HR/Advisement on October 6.

During the Junior Advisement meeting, each 11th grader will complete and receive the following information to help plan for the student’s individual post-secondary destination:

-Update the Individual Graduate Plan (IGP) to review remaining graduation requirements

**This is NOT course registration!

-Review resources to plan for post-secondary destinations and future

-Verify SSN in CCSD system (this must be correct for HOPE eligibility)

-Receive a copy of unofficial transcript & current HOPE GPA report

-Email will be sent after the meeting to the enrolling adult and student with resources

*ACTION ITEM -- BEFORE appointment: Student Completes Bridge Bill Activity in Naviance*

www.cobbk12.org--> Find It Fast--> Naviance--> Planner--> Tasks--> 11th Grade–Bridge Law

Family members who wish to attend in person, please arrive early to allow time for you to check-in with the front office. Family members who would like to participate remotely have the option of a phone conference to follow along with our Junior Advisement Checklist including all topics covered in the JA meeting. Due to the high number of individual appointments, the counseling office is unable to reschedule junior advisement appointments.

Senior Seminar sessions were conducted with all of our seniors. Post-secondary options (work-force/Apprenticeship, military, college), Naviance and Scholarships were presented to all 12th graders.

Step 1: Logging into your Naviance Account

1. Go to www.cobbk12.org

2. At the top click on “Find It Fast” in the top right hand corner

3. Click “Naviance”

4. Use your office 365 credentials to log in

a. Username: FirstName.LastName@students.cobbk12.org

b. Password: Use the personal password you use to log into any Cobb computer

Step 2: Add your personal email address

Go to the ABOUT ME tab. Under “My Account”, add your email address to your contact information. YOU ONLY NEED TO DO THIS ONCE!

Step 3: Match your Common App Account (only if you are applying to schools on the Common App – If none of the schools you are applying to are on the Common App you can skip this step)

1. Click on “Colleges” and “Colleges I’m Applying To”

2. If your Common App is NOT matched, you will see a red section near the top of the screen

3. Click the button that says “Match Account” on the right side

4. Follow instructions

Step 4: Add colleges to the “Colleges I’m Applying to” List

1. Go to “Colleges I’m Applying to” list (If you have matched your Common App, the schools on your Common App should be already added in Naviance)

2. Select the blue plus sign to add a college to the application list, search for the school

3. Select application type (example: RD, ED, EA, etc.)

4. Select how you will submit your application (ex. Common App, Direct to the Institution)

5. Select add application; continue steps for more colleges

Step 5: Requesting your Transcript

1. Once you have applied to college and added them on your “Colleges I’m Applying to” list, you can click “Request Transcripts” and click Initial Transcript.

2. We highly recommend that you submit your COLLEGE APPLICATION FIRST. Then log into Naviance to request your high school transcript.

3. You can track the status in your Naviance account.

4. If you attended a college for dual enrollment, you need to go directly to that college to request your dual enrollment transcript to be sent to the colleges you are applying to.

Step 6: Request a Letter of Rec from a Teacher

1. Talk to your teacher BEFORE submitting a request

2. Click on “Colleges”

3. Click on “Letters of Recommendation”

4. Click “Add Request”

5. Select a teacher from the drop-down menu

6. Decide if you want that teacher to send a letter to all colleges you apply to or to a specific college

7. Include the deadline in the notes section and tell your teacher thank you!

8. Notify the teacher once your request is submitted.

Step 7: Request a Letter of Rec from your Counselor

1. Be aware that not all schools require a counselor recommendation. Make sure you know which schools need the counselor rec.

2. If you need a Counselor recommendation, scroll down on the main page in Naviance to look for “Tasks from My School”. Complete the task titled “Counselor LOR Student Info”.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION: Please give teachers and counselors at least 10 school days’ notice prior to a deadline. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THE RECOMMENDATION IS DUE TO ASK FOR THE LETTER!

Information you may need when completing your CommonApp or College Applications:

CHS Address: 925 Powders Springs Street, Smyrna, GA 30080

CEEB Code: 112745

Graduation Date: May 22, 2024

Graduating Class Size: 671

GPA Scale: We use a 4.0 scale.

Class Rank Reporting: None (Cobb County no longer reports class rank)

GPA Weighting: Weighted

Course Scheduling System: Semester

StudentVue/ParentVue and CTLS are resources for students and families to keep up with academic progress. Student's current grades are found in their indivudal StudentVue/ParentVue Accounts.

Click HERE for CTLS Resources

*We have made it to the first 6-week grading period. Check CTLS and with teachers for any outstanding or missing work. Keep working hard!!

Success in high school requires students to attend school regularly and find healthy activities to be involved.

Plug into CHS Clubs

Checkout CHS Athletics

*Parent Support at CHS

Communication is important for all relationships. Continue to engage in conversations with your family

Example Family Conversation Starters:

1-What was one positive moment that you had today (or this week)?

2-What 1 negative moment you experienced today (or this week)?

3-As a family, what can we do to get through this together?

All CHS students are assigned a school counselor based on the student's last name. We look forward to working with you and supporting you this school year!

• A -Cha: Laura Potts
• Che - Gom: Kimberly West
• Gon - Lat & DE: Candice Goldman
• Lau - Oro: Jana Loftin
• Orp - She: Yolanda Wright
• Shi - Z: Rotarsha Jackson
• Department Chair & DE: Dawn Holmgren

• Registrar & Enrollment Clerk: Kimberlie (Kim) Lyons
• College & Career: Kathy Young
• College & Career: Shirley Diaz-Brown
• Graduation Coach: Judy Hays

Click here for CHS Faculty/Staff information