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Using Family Connection
OCEAN CITY HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
OCTOBER 2012

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What Is It?
A web­based service designed especially
for students and parents. It can help
families make decisions about courses,
colleges, and careers. Family Connection
is linked with counselor’s office where it
is used to track and analyze data about
college and career plans, so it provides
up­to­date information that is specific to
our school.

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How Is It Accessed?
http://connection.naviance.com/ochs
OR ‐ go to OCHS website:
http://oceancity.nj.och.schoolinsites.com/
Go to Guidance Info (on left side navigation) ‐ then
to the Family Connection link
Parent accounts Student accounts

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MAIN PAGE

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MAIN PAGE
can enter as a guest for limited
information; password: RAIDERS
1st time registration
next time log­in

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AFTER SIGN­IN

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What Can You Do?
• View guidance news bulletins & messages
• Create a résumé
• View college visits and sign ups
• Complete a college search
• Develop a prospective college list
• Compare colleges
• Track deadlines
• Search for scholarships
• Learn about careers
• Game Plan Survey
• Complete additional surveys
•

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course selection completed on­line in January

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College Tab

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College Searches
use these for a college search

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See what college visits are scheduled and sign up to attend!
College Visits

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College Profile
visit
school
website

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Scattergram

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this is the student
accepted
school
averages
denied

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Colleges I'm Thinking About
common application: www.commonapp.org

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About Me Tab
See this tab,
to tell us
your Game
Plan and
create your
resume

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Career Tab

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What's Next?
• Become an “expert” on using
the Family Connection program
• Using the test preparation
program, prepare for and
schedule dates for taking the
SAT I (2), possibly SAT Subject
Tests, and the ACT (1)

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• Begin visiting and exploring
different college campuses
• Prepare your resume by 6/2013
and update it throughout your
senior year
• Select a list of 4­6 schools you
would like to apply to: 1 safety, 3­4
good matches, and 1 reach

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Keep Connected...
Follow us on Facebook
@OCHSGUIDANCE

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PINTEREST
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