Hello Viking Families!
Dear Viking Families,
A note to our Senior families about college application recommendation submission:
We know this is a time of high stress for our seniors who are applying to colleges with a due date of November 1st. Please know that Teacher Advisors and Teachers who are writing letters of recommendation feel the same as they balance their teaching responsibilities with turning in early application letters by the end of the day on November 1st. We ask that students and parents allow TAs and teachers until the due date of November 1st to turn in all letters of recommendation, transcripts, etc. Should your student notice on November 2nd that information has not been submitted to the college, please have your student reach out to their TA/Teacher to check in, then.
Best,
Paly Admin & Guidance Teams
Advisory
TAs have been busy touching base with all their students in Advisory these last couple of weeks. In fact, they’ve met with the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades.
Making time for individual meetings between student and TA remains a goal of the program. The desire for individual meeting time is always a top priority expressed by students in our end-of-the-year surveys. While these meetings are happening, the rest of the Advisory groups are spending the time in many ways - connecting with other students by playing games, having conversations, and exploring post-Paly options. To see how these Advisories are facilitated, check out the sample lesson slides:
- 9th, 10th & 11th Grades all used a similar format Sample Lesson
- 12th Grade - Check Ins and more lesson
This week’s Senior Advisory is scheduled as time for students to log in to their Common App accounts and work on their applications with the TAs close at hand to answer any questions or help where needed. Take a look here at how this lesson is introduced: Hands On Common App Time
I mentioned exploring post-Paly options as an activity for students while they wait for their meeting time with a TA. These resource pages are worth checking out for parents as well as they are full of information that might be helpful to many of our students that are still undecided about their next steps. We plan on expanding these resource pages as the year progresses.
Informational Parent/Guardian Nights - we have completed our 1st semester evening events with the Junior Parent/Guardian Night on Sept 28th. If you were unable to attend, click HERE to see the presentation. All the presentations can be accessed on paly.net under “Parent Resources”.
College and Career Center
Financial Aid Reminders
Following up on the previous announcement about financial aid webinars, Ms. Cernobori emailed senior families this week with an overview of financial aid information, requirements, and timelines. Please review them.
C&CC Class of 2023 Schoology Course
A reminder to encourage your seniors to consult the resources in the C&CC Class of 2023 Schoology course for tips and tools to complete their college applications. In particular, the following application tips sheets are worth reviewing in detail:
CSU
UC
Common App
Dual Enrollment
Please remind your seniors to check the calendar in this Schoology course (also posted on paly.net) for upcoming college application workshops; seniors must register to attend them by signing up for Ms. Cernobori’s PRIME on the workshop date. These workshops are for students, only.
Seniors who missed Wednesday’s UC Application Case Study and PIQ presentation during PRIME, should check out the presentation document (with notes) in the UC folder of the C&CC Class of 2023 Schoology course.
