Counseling Department / NAVIANCE: Career and College Planning

Counseling Department

Washington High School is pleased to provide the Naviance online services for college and career planning to our students and parents! Students can login and create an account in order to research colleges and careers and save your findings, as well as take assessments to ascertain college and career interests. Parents can view their student's information and research colleges and careers as well. Students and parents will also receive email announcements from the school because part of gaining access to this website requires an email address. Check your email account regularly for school notices! The program is broad and helpful to students and parents in many ways. And it is a secure website that shares your information with no one.

Your access to Naviance:

http://www.connection.naviance.com/washingtonhi

To establish your login, click on the link above and in the box on the right side, click on "I need to register."

For PARENTS: On the next screen enter the letter p followed by your student's ID number. Example: p1067521. Enter remaining information to complete login.

For STUDENTS: On the next screen enter your student ID number. Enter remaining information to complete login.

Here is a sampling of the activities planned for grade levels using Naviance:

GRADE 9
RSurf the site and take the "Scavenger Hunt"
RTake the Personality Assessment called "Do What You Are" to determine possible
   matches between your personality type and careers
RWatch your email for surveys and recommended tasks from school

GRADE 10
CAREER UNIT: All sophomores will spend several class periods in the library computer lab using Naviance. This activity is part of the research for the "I Search" sophomore term paper.
RComplete the "Career Interest Profiler" to help determine Career Clusters to
   investigate
RResearch careers of interest: detailed descriptions, education required, average
   salaries
RResearch colleges of interest: majors that match career interests, location, size,
   tuition and living expenses
RFour Year Plan: Complete an academic plan for the four years of high school
   that meets the requirements of your college and career interests
RWatch your email for surveys and recommended tasks from school

GRADE 11
RCollege Search: Matching GPA and SAT/ACT scores to colleges of interest.
RResearch other post secondary educational options: trade schools, technical schools
RComplete the Resume Builder
RComplete surveys and recommended tasks that appear in student account

GRADE 12
RScholarship Search: Use Naviance, the WHS website and other national scholarship
   search engines
RUse any aspect of Naviance in preparing for your future
RSenior Survey
RComplete surveys and recommended tasks that appear in student account

PARENTS AND NAVIANCE:

Parents can also access Naviance and view their student's account. Email bulletins will also be sent directly to parents from the school, which will improve communication for time sensitive information.

Last Modified on September 27, 2011