SChool counseling Office Information

A ninth grade class meeting will be held in the fall to welcome students to the high school and introduce them to the school counseling program.  Later in the year, school counselors will conduct a classroom lesson on utilizing SchooLinks.  This program enables students to access resources related to career/college readiness and planning, resume building, scholarship opportunities and more.  Students are encouraged to utilize SchooLinks throughout high school.  Ninth grade progress meetings are scheduled in the spring, which include a review of progress during freshman year, and confirmation of sophomore course requests and remaining graduation requirements.  Post high school goals are also discussed.  

A sophomore class meeting will be held in the fall.  The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) will be administered to all 10th grade students each fall.  The ASVAB measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success.  Sophomores are invited to take the PreACT in the spring on a space available basis.  This assessment assists students in learning about their career/college readiness.  More information about the PreACT will be shared in the fall.  Later in the year, school counselors will conduct a classroom lesson on utilizing SchooLinks.  In December and January, sophomores are invited to learn more about the International Baccalaureate (IB), Early College Career Academy (ECCA), and BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.  Sophomore progress meetings are scheduled in the spring.  Sophomores will attend a post-secondary planning panel discussion with college/military/workforce reps and are invited to a college tour field trip (on a space available basis) in the spring. 

A junior class meeting will be held in the fall.  Juniors are invited to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in October.  Later in the year, school counselors will conduct a classroom lesson on utilizing SchooLinks.  In February, juniors and their parents/guardians are invited to attend a college planning presentation and a discussion with college/military/workforce reps.  During the spring semester, juniors are invited to sign up for a college tour field trip, are provided information about the New Visions Health Careers program, and annual progress meetings are conducted.  Juniors will be invited to take the SAT assessment on a space available basis during the school day in the spring.  The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) will be offered to students in grades 11-12 each fall.  The ASVAB measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success. 

A senior class meeting will be held in September, then senior progress meetings are held from late September through November.  Remaining graduation requirements and future plans are reviewed and discussed.  For college-bound seniors, school counselors host a College Application Information program for students and parents/guardians to explain how the student and counselor will work together through that process.  School counselors will periodically host College Application Workshops during the school day from October through December.  Seniors are also invited to sign up for a college tour field trip in the fall and school counselors will promote college financial aid assistance opportunities.  The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) will be offered to students in grades 11-12 each fall and spring.  The ASVAB measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success.