I know that graduation seems far away, but four years goes by fast and there’s lots to do along they way!   Each school year, the Counselors will meet with you to share what you should currently be thinking about/doing to prepare for life after graduation.  We’ll help you explore your strengths and interests and then use that information to make a career goal and create a plan.  

For the past 4 years, all students have used Naviance as the main tool for career and college research and planning.   For the 2024-2025 school year, we will be transitioning to School Links. To ensure a smooth transition, current seniors will still use Naviance to finish high school. 9th-11th graders will be introduced to School Links. More info TBA.

To learn more about Naviance, you can watch the Naviance Student Tour and Overview video.  Students can explore all that Naviance has to offer at any time by logging in through Clever using the instructions listed below.  There’s a “Show Me How” button in the lower right hand corner of Naviance if you need help.

1. From the student's school computer desktop, click Clever. 

2. Click Log in with Active Directory. 

3. Click Naviance and it will automatically log you in.  If it asks you for your info, enter your PSD202 email and password.

When you meet with the Counselors each year in groups, you will be introduced to new tools and asked to complete  the tasks listed below.

Freshmen

• Complete the High School Transition Survey

• Complete the Strengths Explorer (can only be taken once)

• Start to build your resume

• Complete the Freshmen College and Career Readiness Inventory (CCRI) 

Sophomores

• Complete the Career Cluster Finder

• Complete the Career Interest Profiler

• Complete the College Scavenger Hunt

• Explore careers through the Road Trip Nation Video Archive

• Continue to build your Resume

• Complete the Sophomore College and Career Readiness Inventory (CCRI) 

Juniors

• Complete a SuperMatch college search

• Review Scattergrams for colleges of interest

• Complete the Game Plan Survey

• Create a list of "Colleges I'm Thinking About"

• Update your Resume

• Complete the Junior College and Career Readiness Inventory (CCRI) 

Seniors

• Use Naviance to manage the college application process

  • Update your resume

  • Create a list of "College I'm Applying To"

  • Request transcripts for college applications

  • Fill out the "Teacher/Counselor Letter of Recommendation Questionnaire"

  • Request Letters of Recommendation

• For military/trades, request transcripts through Naviance

• Search for Scholarships

• Complete the Senior College and Career Readiness Inventory (CCRI)

• Update the status of your college applications, as well as your "College I'm Attending" (This is the data that populates our scattergrams to show future PNHS seniors whether or not they will likely be accepted to colleges based on their GPA and SAT/ACT scores)

• Complete the Graduation Survey

Students should first find out if their college requires letters of recommendation.  If so, the student should fill out the Teacher/Counselor Questionnaire in Naviance.  The student should then ask the teacher IN PERSON if they can write a letter of recommendation and informs them of the filled out questionnaire, to help them write the letter.  The student then puts the official request in Naviance and the teacher will upload the letter to Naviance and send it out.  

Here are instructions for submitting letters of recommendation:  Naviance Quick Guide for Teachers and Naviance Teacher Desk Reference Guide.

Teachers, please contact Email Elaina Kalantzis if you have any questions or issues.