OHS Guidance Counseling
✸ School Counselors support students in three main areas: Academic Achievement, College & Career Readiness and Social-Emotional Support. Our mission is to help students navigate high school successfully, develop a meaningful post-high school plan and become productive citizens in our community. Counselors help students make thoughtful decisions to meet their goals. We encourage students to try a variety of classes and activities in high school to help them explore and develop their skills and talents.
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OHS Guidance Counselors
Make Appointments Online with your School Counselor!
Counselors are assigned by student last name. We are available by email or phone and available for either in-person, Googlemeet, and/or Zoom appointments. Schedule appointments online through BookMe on any smartphone, computer or device. Active Links below.
WHAT CAN COUNSELORS ASSIST WITH?
A comprehensive high school counseling/guidance program provides the following services to students and families:
Academic Planning: We help students with goal-setting, academic planning and interventions, credit recovery, college admission requirements, and exploring the variety of available programs in high school: Dual credit in high school, including Running Start, College in the High School, Advanced Placement and CTE College credit.
Post-High School Planning: We help students develop & solidify a plan for after graduation, taking the necessary steps to make that happen; taking advantage of opportunities, college & career planning, college admissions, financial aid and scholarships to fund their plans, professional/tech schools, ASVAB, apprenticeship programs and more.
Personal/Social Wellness: We facilitate students with overcoming obstacles to be successful in school. All Guidance Counselors have Master's Degrees and have specialized skills to support with the unique developmental needs of teenagers. The focus is on academic guidance and support, such as problem solving, conflict resolution, coping strategies, time management, testing anxiety. For more information, visit our Social-Emotional Wellness page for information on outside referrals, as needed and our specialists in-building, who work with our students as well.
Student Assistance Professional
We are fortunate to have Mrs. Vaal, as our Student Assistance Professional. She is a great resource who can work one-on-one or in small groups with students. Her focus is social-emotional health and helping to remove barriers to success. She is now here at OLY Full time!
Email at CandaceV@ckschools.org
Join her Google Classroom with the code: bjlnonb
See her short Intro Video here
Counseling Support Staff
The secretaries and registrar in the Counseling Office assist students and parents with transcript requests, school enrollment/registration, immunization records, school attendance verification, new student orientation, student records, scholarships and general information. Counseling Center phone number: 360-662-2742 - Fax: 360-662-2741.
OHS Counseling Newsletters & Calendar of Events
JOIN US ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Each grade level has its own Google Classroom online, where publications & events will be posted and updated. Relevant and time-sensitive notifications will be sent out periodically. Students please join by entering their grade-level code.
Class of 2025 (Freshmen): blzqpof - Class of 2024 (Sophomore): gm2mdtt - Class of 2023 (Junior): 7udtpya - Class of 2022 (Senior): bx5jyi7
CHECK GRADES ON POWERSCHOOL
Access and monitor your grades and attendance online through Powerschool. You can find the link to PowerSchool and a page with information about this tool in the OHS website menu under 'Academics Tab'.
If you want to check your grades right now, visit Powerschool Website.