ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION OF REPORT CARDS AND PROGRESS REPORTS FOR GRADES 6 To 12:
Please know that beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, report cards and progress reports will no longer be mailed home. Instead, they will be made available to parents through the parent portal on our student management system. If you have not already done so, please set up an account on this portal. Go to www. ccsd.edu , Under “Parents” scroll down and select ‘Parent Portal’. Follow the directions for setting up your account: RELATED FILES: eSchoolData Parent/Student Portal - Simplified Access to Student Information(PDF - 232 KB) IE - Compatibility View Settings(PDF - 440 KB) Parent Portal Guide to Gradebook View(PDF - 482 KB) Parent Portal Parent Guide(PDF - 1.42 MB) Parent Portal System Requirements(PDF - 219 KB) Step by Step Instruction to Create Parent Portal Account(PDF - 17 KB) If you require a printed version of a report card or progress report, you may contact the School Guidance Office. |
Applications for Pre-College Programs at the University of Notre Dame GO LIVE IN TWO WEEKS on October 1, 2014! Save the date! 2015 Summer Scholars Program Date: June 27 – July 11, 2015 The Summer Scholars program is a two-week program for talented rising high school juniors and seniors who are interested in experiencing a taste of college life. Summer Scholars introduces students to college-level academics in fields ranging from the liberal arts to the sciences and business. Summer Scholars' courses are rigorous and small in size, and the campus experience serves as an excellent introduction to the life of a college student. For rising high school juniors and seniors. Application deadline: January 30, 2015 2015 Leadership Seminars Program Date: July 18 – July 29, 2015 Leadership Seminars is a 10-day, all expenses paid program for advanced students who wish to hone their critical thinking and expressive skills in the company of dynamic peers. Students will engage in lively discussions on issues of global concern under the tutelage of Notre Dame faculty. The three seminars offered are American Arts, Popular Culture and Social Change; Global Issues: Towards a Just Peace; and Science, Ethics and Responsibility. For rising high school seniors only. Application deadline: January 23, 2015 2015 Study Abroad - Rome, Italy (New for 2015!) Program Date: June 7 – June 20, 2015 This 12-day program will immerse students in the history and culture of the Eternal City, with a focus on the built environment. Scholars representing a range of fields, from art history to anthropology, will be on hand to guide students in their exploration of this fascinating city. The new Notre Dame Center in Rome will serve as the home for lectures and discussions, while the city itself, with its monuments, museums and historic neighborhoods, will serve as the program's true classroom. For rising high school seniors only. Application deadline: January 16, 2015. SAVE THE DATE: Applications Available October 1st at precollege.nd.edu |
U.S. News and World Report- Associate Dean of Financial Aid and Admission Heather McDonnell offers advice to students in U.S. News and World Report
Heather McDonnell~Financial Aid Night
December 15, 2014 7:00PM
Clarkstown High School SOUTH Auditorium!
In a U.S. News & World Report article, Associate Dean of Financial Aid and Admission Heather McDonnell advises students making their college choice to ask certain questions when reviewing the financial aid offers from each school.
Heather McDonnell~Financial Aid Night
December 15, 2014 7:00PM
Clarkstown High School SOUTH Auditorium!
In a U.S. News & World Report article, Associate Dean of Financial Aid and Admission Heather McDonnell advises students making their college choice to ask certain questions when reviewing the financial aid offers from each school.
COLLEGE TABLES DURING EXTENDED HOMEROOM
In an effort to maximize college-student contact we are planning three college table morning programs for the 2014-2015 school year. This program allows our seniors to meet representatives from different colleges, ask questions and pick up college brochures at each table.
COLLEGE TABLE DATES
October 14, 2014 During Extended Homeroom
October 21, 2014 During Extended Homeroom
October 28, 2014 During Extended Homeroom
In an effort to maximize college-student contact we are planning three college table morning programs for the 2014-2015 school year. This program allows our seniors to meet representatives from different colleges, ask questions and pick up college brochures at each table.
COLLEGE TABLE DATES
October 14, 2014 During Extended Homeroom
October 21, 2014 During Extended Homeroom
October 28, 2014 During Extended Homeroom
IMPORTANT DATES FOR PARENTS
October 2, 2014 Chat w/counselors-Senior Parents 7:00PM
South Auditorium
December 4, 2014 Junior College Night-Larry Strickler 7:00PM
North Auditorium
December 15, 2014 Financial Aid Night-Heather McDonnell 7:00PM
South Auditorium
December 19, 2014 Breakfast w/counselors-Junior Parents
South Auditorium 7:30-9:00AM
October 2, 2014 Chat w/counselors-Senior Parents 7:00PM
South Auditorium
December 4, 2014 Junior College Night-Larry Strickler 7:00PM
North Auditorium
December 15, 2014 Financial Aid Night-Heather McDonnell 7:00PM
South Auditorium
December 19, 2014 Breakfast w/counselors-Junior Parents
South Auditorium 7:30-9:00AM
- Clarkstown South Guidance Extended Homeroom Dates for Students
- September 16, 2014 Senior Transcripts, Resumes Ext. Homeroom
- September 23, 2014 Seniors, College Process Ext. Homeroom
- September 30, 2014 Seniors-Naviance Ext. Homeroom-Auditorium
- October 07, 2014 Juniors-PSAT Information Ext. Homeroom
- October 14, 2014 College Tables- Ext. Homeroom & Period 2
- October 21, 2014 College Tables-Ext. Homeroom & Period 2
- October 28, 2014 College Tables-Ext. Homeroom & Period 2
- November 18, 2014 Freshman Meeting Ext. Homeroom
- December 09, 2014 Juniors-Autobiography/College Process
- December 10-12 Counselors meet w/Juniors in English Classes
- December 16, 2014 Juniors-PSAT RESULTS
- January 06, 2015 Sophomores-Career Planning Ext. Homeroom
- January 13, 2015 Sophomores-Career Planning Ext. Homeroom
- January 20, 2015 Sophomores-Career Planning Ext. Homeroom
- January 27, 2015 Sophomores-Career Planning Ext. Homeroom
- February 03, 2015 Sophomores-Career Planning Ext. Homeroom
- February 10, 2015 Sophomores-Career Planning Ext. Homeroom
- February 11, 2015 9,10,11 Scheduling Process Ext. Homeroom
- May 5, 2015 Senior Post Grad Plans
The SAT Word Slam
The Slammin way to learn Vocabulary...
www. satwordslam.com Laugh while you learn hundreds of critical SAT words.
The newest App for iPhone, iTouch & iPad! Try the version today!
Remember that prepping for the test is just as important as taking it. Sure, you can register for it late and take it within a week. However, you won't be doing yourself any favors, and your score will suffer for it! Plan to use a fantastic SAT prep option for at least a month in advance to guarantee yourself the best score possible!
"Find out how much the SAT and ACT cost, and how to save money."
http://blog.prepscholar.com/sat-cost-act-cost-and-how-to-save-money
The Slammin way to learn Vocabulary...
www. satwordslam.com Laugh while you learn hundreds of critical SAT words.
The newest App for iPhone, iTouch & iPad! Try the version today!
Remember that prepping for the test is just as important as taking it. Sure, you can register for it late and take it within a week. However, you won't be doing yourself any favors, and your score will suffer for it! Plan to use a fantastic SAT prep option for at least a month in advance to guarantee yourself the best score possible!
"Find out how much the SAT and ACT cost, and how to save money."
http://blog.prepscholar.com/sat-cost-act-cost-and-how-to-save-money
SENIORS PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR NAVIANCE ACCOUNTS FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION ON COLLEGE REP VISITS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!
(naviance/family connection link above)
BELOW ARE SOME LINKS THAT OFFER A VARIETY OF ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE INFORMATION ALONG WITH LINKS TO OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS!
UPDATED INFORMATION ON COLLEGE REP VISITS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!
(naviance/family connection link above)
BELOW ARE SOME LINKS THAT OFFER A VARIETY OF ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE INFORMATION ALONG WITH LINKS TO OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS!
Research Resources
Whether it’s a research paper or science project, these sites make assignments a snap. Researching for your English paper has never been easier.
Whether it’s a research paper or science project, these sites make assignments a snap. Researching for your English paper has never been easier.
- A Research Guide: Learn the tricks to better research with this great guide for students of any age for any subject.
- Google Scholar: Saving students even more time, Google Scholar finds research articles relevant to any project or paper.
- Worthington Libraries: Research tools and links for students provided by a public library based in Ohio.
- NoodleTools: Providing premium search tools for students and professional researchers, NoodleTools is a fantastic resource for completing any project.
- Encyclopedia.com: Drawing from sources such as the Oxford University Press and Columbia University this encyclopedia is a must tool for modern students.
- Infoplease: A complete database of encyclopedias, atlases, thesauruses and other reference material, Infoplease is extremely useful.
- Bartleby: One of the Internet’s preeminent reference sites, this resources has great books and other helpful material.
- Library of Congress: From the US government, this site gives students access to the wealth of material contained within the Library of Congress.
- Google Books: Checkout samples of recent best sellers or get complete textbooks for common classes, Google is quickly changing how people read.
- Wikipedia: The site that introduced “wiki” into the common vernacular has become so ubiquitous teachers are desperately trying to break their students’ reliance on the open encyclopedia. Despite accuracy issues, Wikipedia is still a blessing from up on high.
SENIORS
should continue to update their
NAVIANCE ACCOUNTS
with College/University Acceptance Results!
Please also enter the College/University you will ATTEND if you have made a decision!
Top 10 College Search Information Websites
1. US News – Best Colleges – US News is the “old standby” of college rankings. I know their ranking methodology is somewhat controversial, but I like to use their lists anyway. You get a broad snapshot of information for each school. You need to take the rankings with a grain of salt because there are plenty of good colleges that aren't in the top 100 on the national lists. It is a great site to use in the early stages of the college search when you want to develop a college search spreadsheet.
2. College Prowler – This site has a criteria-based college search feature, college “grades” by current students and actual current student reviews. There is also scholarship information and the ability to gauge your chance of getting into a college basing your grades and test scores against what the site has compiled for comparison data (supposedly from actual admitted students). What I really like about this site is the open and honest feedback provided by current students. It gives you a whole different perspective of the school than you get from a brochure, website or campus visit. When you register for this site, you will receive emails when information you are interested in is updated.
3. Cappex – This is a great multi-purpose site. You create a student profile and then you can search for schools, save schools to your list, search for scholarships, plan campus visits, read student reviews and gauge your chances at getting into a school. The scholarship search has a nice feature that tells you how much competition you will have if you apply for the scholarship.
4. Fastweb - This site makes it easy to find and track outside scholarships. You can mark the ones you do and don’t want to apply to and track the due dates. When you register for this site, you will receive emails when new scholarships are available.
5. College Confidential – College Confidential has lots of helpful features. There is a college search feature that has the widest variety of search criteria that I have seen. Each college has a discussion forum and a place where people can rate the school based on a college visit. This is helpful information in either making your decision to visit or not visit a school or to validate that others thought the same as you did about a school. There are articles related to college admissions, paying for college, and other college related topics.
6. College Board – Big Future – Site developed by The College Board to provide lots of information for students and parents on the college choice process. Has a college search feature to narrow down potential colleges to consider based on several criteria like location, size, selectivity, etc.
7. College Navigator – This is a federal government site through the National Center for Education Statistics. It houses the College Navigator search tool. This tool allows you to search for colleges meeting a good variety of search criteria. You can also get to the Net Price Calculator Center that allows you to link to the net price calculator for almost any college in the country.
8. National Association for College Admission Counseling – Students and Parents - This is the site of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. It has a special section for Students and Parents with a search tool and a lot of good advice on things like paying for college, applying to college, college preparation and succeeding in college. You can find some really good information about college ranking methodologies used by the various groups that rank colleges.
9. The College Solution - This is a terrific blog site from a highly respected college information commentator and author named Lynn O’Shaughnessy. She has a ton of valuable content on her site.
10. College Data - This site has a very unique college search tool and College Chances Calculator. The search tool allows you to get data on average student debt, percentage of students receiving merit awards, freshman satisfaction rate, and more. The College Chances Calculator will compare class rank, GPA, test scores (ACT/SAT), number of honors courses, community service hours and more against the data pool of accepted applicants to gauge your chance of being admitted.
should continue to update their
NAVIANCE ACCOUNTS
with College/University Acceptance Results!
Please also enter the College/University you will ATTEND if you have made a decision!
Top 10 College Search Information Websites
1. US News – Best Colleges – US News is the “old standby” of college rankings. I know their ranking methodology is somewhat controversial, but I like to use their lists anyway. You get a broad snapshot of information for each school. You need to take the rankings with a grain of salt because there are plenty of good colleges that aren't in the top 100 on the national lists. It is a great site to use in the early stages of the college search when you want to develop a college search spreadsheet.
2. College Prowler – This site has a criteria-based college search feature, college “grades” by current students and actual current student reviews. There is also scholarship information and the ability to gauge your chance of getting into a college basing your grades and test scores against what the site has compiled for comparison data (supposedly from actual admitted students). What I really like about this site is the open and honest feedback provided by current students. It gives you a whole different perspective of the school than you get from a brochure, website or campus visit. When you register for this site, you will receive emails when information you are interested in is updated.
3. Cappex – This is a great multi-purpose site. You create a student profile and then you can search for schools, save schools to your list, search for scholarships, plan campus visits, read student reviews and gauge your chances at getting into a school. The scholarship search has a nice feature that tells you how much competition you will have if you apply for the scholarship.
4. Fastweb - This site makes it easy to find and track outside scholarships. You can mark the ones you do and don’t want to apply to and track the due dates. When you register for this site, you will receive emails when new scholarships are available.
5. College Confidential – College Confidential has lots of helpful features. There is a college search feature that has the widest variety of search criteria that I have seen. Each college has a discussion forum and a place where people can rate the school based on a college visit. This is helpful information in either making your decision to visit or not visit a school or to validate that others thought the same as you did about a school. There are articles related to college admissions, paying for college, and other college related topics.
6. College Board – Big Future – Site developed by The College Board to provide lots of information for students and parents on the college choice process. Has a college search feature to narrow down potential colleges to consider based on several criteria like location, size, selectivity, etc.
7. College Navigator – This is a federal government site through the National Center for Education Statistics. It houses the College Navigator search tool. This tool allows you to search for colleges meeting a good variety of search criteria. You can also get to the Net Price Calculator Center that allows you to link to the net price calculator for almost any college in the country.
8. National Association for College Admission Counseling – Students and Parents - This is the site of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. It has a special section for Students and Parents with a search tool and a lot of good advice on things like paying for college, applying to college, college preparation and succeeding in college. You can find some really good information about college ranking methodologies used by the various groups that rank colleges.
9. The College Solution - This is a terrific blog site from a highly respected college information commentator and author named Lynn O’Shaughnessy. She has a ton of valuable content on her site.
10. College Data - This site has a very unique college search tool and College Chances Calculator. The search tool allows you to get data on average student debt, percentage of students receiving merit awards, freshman satisfaction rate, and more. The College Chances Calculator will compare class rank, GPA, test scores (ACT/SAT), number of honors courses, community service hours and more against the data pool of accepted applicants to gauge your chance of being admitted.