Counseling Office

 

Jamie Lisi

Students: Ch-Gi

 

 

 

Darcy Lucas

Students: A-Ce

 

 

 

David Mesh

Students: L-O

 

 

 

 

Amy Reeves

Students: Gj-K

 

 

 

 

 

Janie Smith

Students: P-Sn 

 

 

 

 

 

Julie Tuck

Students: So-Z 

Torre Tipton 

Students: A-K 

 

 

 

 

Karen Calonge

Students: L-Z

 

Kathy Cavaleri
 

 

Donna Weir

Head Registrar

 

 

 

 

Wendy Bermond

Registrar

Jane Metzger

Administrative Assistant

 

 

 

 

Susan Mikuls

Administrative Assistant

• Park Hill Professional Studies Application
• Northland Career Center Application
• Northland Career Center Program Details
• Northland CAPS Application
• Northland CAPS Program Details

Presentations will be sent out via email on January 25, 2021.  Please watch and have questions ready for Thursday night Q/A session.

• Zoom Q/A Session - Thursday, January 28 - 6:00-7:00 pm - links will be sent via email
• Breakout sessions - Thursday, January 28 - 7:00-8:00 pm - links will be sent via email

All enrollment presentations will be sent out to students via email and posted in Schoology on Monday, January 25.

• Class of 2022 - individual enrollment meetings with counselors will take place starting on January 25 via Zoom or in-person - forms due back February 12 to homeroom teacher.  Online students will submit via Schoology.
• Class of 2023 - forms due February 12 to homeroom teacher.  Online students will submit via Schoology.
• Class of 2024 - forms due February 12 to homeroom teacher.  Online students will submit via Schoology.
• Class of 2025 - forms due February 9.  All forms will be submitted via Schoology.

• Class of 2025 enrollment form
  • 8th grade presentation (rising freshmen)
• Class of 2024 enrollment form
  • 9th grade presentation (rising sophomores)
• Class of 2023 enrollment form
  • 10th grade presentation (rising juniors)
• Class of 2022 enrollment form
  • 11th grade presentation (rising seniors)

The links below are the video tutorials that the counselors use to introduce the various aspects of Naviance Student to students during their homeroom time:

• 2018-2019
  • Updated Resume Builder Document
  • Juniors Spring 2019 - http://youtu.be/UAFS2boavJU?hd=1
  • Juniors Fall 2018 - http://youtu.be/RtA1KfOHYLw?hd=1
  • Freshmen Fall 2018 - class_of_2022_naviance_strengths_finder_rev_10-11. PDF
• 2017-2018
  • Sophomores Fall 2017 - Sophomore Homeroom Presentation PDF
  • Juniors Fall 2017 - http://youtu.be/BszKJY91zlA?hd=1
  • Seniors Fall 2017 - Senior Homeroom Presentation PDF
• 2016-2017
  • Freshmen & Sophomores (after PLAN/EXPLORE) - Strengths Explorer
  • Seniors - 1st semester - Adding colleges, requesting transcripts, scholarships, resume, student recommendation questionnaire, Strengths Explorer
  • Juniors - 1st semester - College SuperMatch, Strengths Explorer
  • Juniors - 2nd semester - College SuperMatch review, Resume, Transcripts, Scholarships

• College and Career Planning Guide (CCR): 
  This link is provided to access course descriptions and view enrollment information
• SuperMatch College Search:
  Select from a number of criteria, indicate its level of importance and quickly get a response based on those criteria, including an explanation of the results.
• Colleges I’m Thinking About list:
  You can add colleges directly to your Colleges I’m Thinking About list or you can use some of the college research tools like SuperMatch and College Search to identify some colleges that might be a good fit for you. By listing colleges that interest you, your counselor can give you some insight into how selective that college may be and if that college would match well to your academic and high school background. During your senior year, you will be able to convert the colleges that you have decided to apply to from your “Colleges I’m thinking about” list to your “Colleges I’m applying to” list.
• Roadtrip Nation:
  The Roadtrip Nation interview archive is a digital career exploration tool that enables students to discover new pathways, interests, and ambitions. The archive includes more than 3,500 full-length video interviews chronicling the diverse personal stories of leaders who have turned their interests into their life’s work.
• Resume Builder:
  Includes quick tips on completing a resume and thinking about future opportunities to help build the resume
• Strengths Explorer:  
  StrengthsExplorer powered by Gallup, will help uncover your talents and reveal your potential strengths to you and the people in your world.  From there, you will begin a wonderful journey of discovery, and you'll have the tools you need to make the most of your talents.
• Cluster Finder:  
  The Cluster Finder will help you learn what career clusters may be a good match for you based on activities that interest you, personal qualities that you have and subjects that you enjoy studying in school.
• Career Interest Profiler Survey:
  The Career Interest Profiler is an online career interest assessment for students based on Holland's interest codes.

• City Union Mission - https://cityunionmission.org/
• Food Banks - https://www.harvesters.org/give-time
• Friends of Parkville Animal Shelter - https://www.parkvilleshelter.com/
• Great Plains SPCA - https://www.greatplainsspca.org/volunteer/
• Habitat for Humanity - http://www.habitatkc.org/
• KC Pet Project - https://kcpetproject.org/volunteer/
• KC United Way - http://www.unitedwaygkc.org/get-involved/volunteer​
• Kansas City Zoo - https://www.kansascityzoo.org/work-at-the-zoo/volunteen/ - deadline March 15, 2020
• North Kansas City Hospital - https://www.nkch.org/community/volunteer-info/​
• Reach Out and Read KC - http://www.reachoutandreadkc.org/content.php?id=10002#volunteer_overview
• Recycling Centers - https://bridgingthegap.org/volunteer/
• Volunteer Kansas - http://www.volunteerkansas.org/
• Volunteer Match - https://www.volunteermatch.org/
• Wayside Waifs - https://secure.waysidewaifs.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=Volunteer_new
• Youth Volunteer Corps of Greater Kansas City - http://www.yvckc.org/volunteer.html

1. Go to the portal and select Naviance OR go to https://id.naviance.com/naviance-student-profiles
2. Log in with Single Sign On and then enter district log-in credentials. 
3. Click on Colleges at the top of the page.
4. Click on Colleges I'm Applying To.
5. Click on RED + sign on the right side of the page.
6. Type the name of the college you are applying to.
7. If you have already applied to the college, please select the box beside "I've submitted my application."
8. Select "Add and Request Transcript."
9. On the next page, you will select "Initial" transcript. You will not select FINAL until the end of the school year.
10. Select "Request and Finish."

1. Print off and fill out the transcript request form (PDF).
2. Turn it in to the counseling office.

All former students (2021 grads and beyond) can print this form (PDF), fill it out and turn it into the counseling office OR complete this Google Form (preferred):

What's the difference between the SAT and the ACT?

Both are college admissions exams. Check to see which assessment your college requires. Historically, most mid-west schools examine the ACT and schools on the east/west and ivy league schools look more at the SAT, however, both ACT/SAT are accepted for admissions at colleges/universities across the country. This article gives good insight on which test to take. 

This photo gives a snapshot of the ACT and SAT, and this photo gives an overview of each test's format. 

Should I take the writing section of the ACT?

Check to see if the University you plan to attend requires it. Most schools do not require it; however, there are a few that do. It is not figured into your composite score; it is an additional score.​

​Do I have to register for the district wide ACT test in March?

No.  PHHS will register and pay for all current juniors for the district wide ACT test date in March.

​Since I have to take the district wide ACT test as a junior, should I register for another test my junior year or have the district wide test be my first test?

It is our recommendation that all juniors take at least one national ACT test before they take the district wide test in March of their junior year. Many students will take the December test during their junior year before they take the district wide test in March.
 

• College Entrance Exam Required by most Colleges
• Sign up at www.actstudent.org
• Park Hill Hosts ACT tests on each test date
• Park Hill High School Code 262-545
• Park Hill Test Center Code 191410
• Cost: $60.00 (No Writing)
• Cost: $80.00 (With Writing)

2021-2022 National Test Dates

• October 23
  • Registration Deadline: September 17
  • Late Registration Deadline (Late Fees Apply): October 1
  • Standby Deadline: October 15
• December 11
  • Registration Deadline: November 5 
  • Late Registration Deadline (Late Fees Apply) Nov. 19
  • Standby Deadline: December 3
• February 12
  • Registration Deadline: January 17
  • Late Registration Deadline (Late Fees Apply): January 21
  • Standby Deadline: February 4
• April 2
  • Registration Deadline: February 25
  • Late Registration Deadline (Late Fees Apply): March 11
  • Standby Deadline: March 25
• June 11
  • Registration Deadline: May 6
  • Late Registration Deadline (Late Fees Apply) May 20
  • Standby Deadline: June 3
• July 16
  • Registration Deadline: June 17
  • Late Registration Deadline (Late Fees Apply): June 24
  • Standby Deadline: July 8

 

Local Test Information

• All juniors enrolled at Park Hill High School will take the ACT test on March 8, 2022.  
• The school takes care of signing up all juniors for this test and students will fill out any required paperwork for the test at school during homeroom time.
• Students will pay no fee for this test.

Documents

• Where will your ACT take you?
• Local/regional ACT requirements for scholarships

Park Hill High School does not endorse any particular test preparation company or service over another. The school will post information about reputable, high quality programs at its discretion.

NAVIANCE TEST PREP (free)

Available through Naviance Student.
​
To access the site, please visit the following:
Go to the portal and select "Naviance" OR​ click here:
https://id.naviance.com/naviance-student-profiles

Student Login: 
Log in with Single Sign On and then enter district log-in credentials. 

ACT ONLINE PREP (free)

Online prep available through ACT Academy
Other ACT Prep materials through ACT: http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation.html 

ZAPS ACT WORKSHOP

We typically host a ZAPS Workshop in our building each spring, but due to the COVID pandemic, those will be offered ONLINE only this year.
$95.00 (use coupon code ParkHillTestPrep)
Click Here to Register

THURSDAY EVENING ACT PREP SESSIONS (free)

Every Thursday before the ACT test, we host free ACT PREP sessions
2:45-6:00, location TBA
Pizza Provided
Dates:  
Due to COVID, we will not be hosting these during the 2020-21 school year.
Sign up will be sent via email a couple weeks before each session.

Mid-Continent Public Library (free)

Free practice ACT tests (search here for options)

KAPLAN

Kaplan provides a variety of test preparation options along with free, practice tests. Kaplan also offers affordable, ACT cram sessions; find out more about those by clicking here. Visit www.kaptest.com for more information. 

COLLEGE TUTORS

Visit www.collegetutors.com for more information.

THE TUTORING CENTER

Visit http://kansascity.tutoringcenter.com/sat-act-program for more information.

WEST PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL - Lenora Miles

Due to the COVID pandemic, these will not take place during the 2020-21 school year.

 

• All 9th and 10th graders take the Pre-ACT test on our local ACT test day in February.
• Pre-ACT test measures academic progress in high school
• Improves students' preparation for education, training, and work after high school 
• Pre-ACT has content similar to the ACT® test.
• Pre-ACT is a great way to prepare for the ACT. In fact, students who take Pre-ACT tend to score higher on the ACT than students who do not take it.
• Covers the same subjects as ACT—English, math, reading, and science (no writing section)
• Provides estimated ACT score range
• Points out academic strengths and areas where improvement is needed 
• Indicates college readiness for each sub-area
• Pre-ACT helps them find careers that match their interests 

Using your Pre-ACT results.

WHAT IS THE PSAT TEST?

• Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®)
• A rigorous, national assessment that measures the critical reading, mathematics, and writing skills your students will need for higher education and careers after high school. 
• Gives  valuable information for planning coursework, making recommendations for scholarships, and advising secondary plans. 
• Provides AP Potential, which is data showing a student is 70% likely to get a 3, 4, or 5 on specific AP courses.
• Very  important to take advantage of this opportunity if planning to attend a 4-year University. 
• Students take the PSAT test during their sophomore and junior years of high school.
• The sophomore PSAT prepares students for taking the PSAT/NMSQT during their junior year. 
• During the junior year, the PSAT is the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship Competition.  
• PSAT question and answer handout 

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR THE PSAT TEST?

• Date: October 13, 2021
• Deadline: Sign up deadline is September 15, 2021
• Time: Testing begins promptly at 8:00 and typically lasts approximately 3 hours. Students need to check in no later than 7:45 to their testing room. 
• Cost: The cost is $20.00  
• Sign Up: Sign up online (starting August 20, 2021)
• Payment: Pay with cash or check with the bookkeeper or pay online using the Parent Portal.
  • Please make checks payable to Park Hill High School (PHHS)
  • Application fee waivers are available to those who qualify.  Please talk to your counselor with questions.

PSAT TEST PREP

• ZAPS PSAT TEST PREP

  • THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL TEST PREP THIS YEAR
  • October 6 & 7 - 6:30-9:00 PM
  • $95.00 
  • To sign up and pay for this workshop, please go here .

• KAPLAN TEST PREP

  • PSAT Prep Live is the only free, live PSAT prep program available to students online, and features 16 hours of interactive test prep led our Prep Squad. Students can ask questions and learn key strategies that can help improve their scores. 

• KHAN ACADEMY

  • Khan Academy is a partner of College Board which does the PSAT test.  They have FREE online test prep materials for the SAT which would also be appropriate to look at for the PSAT.  If a student took the PSAT as a junior, they should log into their PSAT account through College Board and access Khan Academy.

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PSAT Results

Students can access PSAT scores online.
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• College Entrance Exam 
• Sign up here
• Park Hill does not host SAT exams
• Park Hill High School Code 262-545

Please visit this page for SAT test dates.     

Please visit this page for SAT cost information (waivers available for qualifying students).

Some colleges/universities may require SAT subject tests. For more information, visit this page.