College and Career Services
College and Career Counseling – Counselors assist students with their academic and college plans and their career pathways through the Education and Career Action Plan (ECAP) Program.
Access Resources through the Authentication Portal. This resource offers valuable tools for college and career planning, such as interest surveys, career exploration, free test prep for the SAT and ACT, college and scholarship searches, transcript ordering, and college visit schedules. It also provides links to helpful websites.
Timeline
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August: Counselors meet with Seniors and Juniors in individual conferences to discuss the college application process, review transcripts and discuss course pathways for the future.
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September: Counselors meet with Sophomores and Freshmen in individual conferences to review transcripts and discuss course pathways for the future.
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Ongoing: All students are invited and encouraged to attend scheduled meetings with college representatives who visit on campus.
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Ongoing: All students will receive a grade level appropriate ECAP Lesson in their Homeroom classes on designated days. These lesson plans are developed by the school counselors and delivered by the classroom Teacher. All lessons align with ECAP and American School Counseling Association (ASCA) standards.
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Transcript Requests: Official transcript requests for college applications are made by the students through SchooLinks. In June, final transcripts are sent automatically to colleges requested by seniors.
SchooLinks Instructions
Logging in to SchooLinks:
All students should go to auth.pvschools.net. Click on the Clever app. Log in using Active Directory. Once on Clever, scroll down to the SchooLinks App.
Parent/Guardian Access to SchooLinks:
Parents will be provided access to SchooLinks with the emails provided during Annual Update (Electronic Emergency Card). Please make sure this information is correct so you can receive access.
SchooLinks Letter of Recommendation Request:
Make sure you check your college applications to see who they want Letters of Recommendation from. It's always best practice to meet with your recommender face to face and to thank them after. When you applying Common App schools, a Counselor Letter of Recommendation is almost always required and automatically requested so do not request from them as a teacher. Please speak with your Counselor directly for any information they may need to write your letter.
Common Application Matching:
If you are using the Common App to apply for colleges you will need to match your account with SchooLinks so your Counselor and Teachers are able to send over information. This video will guide you through the process of setting up a Common App account, adding schools, and show you how to complete FERPA Waiver.
Transcript Request:
In order for Horizon to release your transcripts to various schools, scholarship organizations, and athletic programs there are certain steps you need to follow.
Location
The College and Career Center is located in our media center in the main building.