Monthly Calendar

Listed below are planned activities completed throughout the year. Each event’s time frame is subject to change!

August

* Student schedule changes

* New student registration & orientation

* Facilitate a staff in-service program

September

* Senior Group Meeting (College information, financial aid, etc)

* Senior Intake Interviews

* Senior Parent Workshop

* Junior Group Meeting / PSAT Sign up

* Sophomore Group Meeting / PLAN Sign up

* Dawson County College Fair / Educational Planning Night

* ACT Counselor Workshop

October

* PLAN Testing – Sophomores

* PSAT Testing – Juniors

* General student assembly (personal/social focus)

* Parent / Teacher Conferences

* Educationquest Counselor Training

November

* Depression / Suicide Unit (9th grade)

* ESU 10 Counselors Meeting

* Mental Health Therapy Unit (Psychology class)

December

* 2nd semester schedule changes

* Begin freshman individual meetings

* Eating Disorders / Healthy Habits Unit (9th grade)

January

* Gothenburg High School Finanical Aid Night (Junior & Senior Parents)

* Complete freshman individual meetings

* ESU Principal / Counselor Meeting (distance learning)

* Grief / Loss Unit (9th grade)

February

* Parent / Teacher Conferences

* Sophomore Career Workshop

* Junior College / Career Workshop

* Stress Management Unit (9th grade)

March

* ITED Achievement Testing – Sophomores

* Career Shadows – Sophomores

* Addictions Unit (9th grade)

April

* Incoming 9th grade Orientation

* Student pre-registration for upcoming school year

* Local scholarship deadline day

* Senior Exit Interviews

* Dating violence / healthy relationships unit (9th grade)

May

* AP Calculus testing

* 9-12 Academic Honor’s Night

* Senior Graduation

June

* Maintain & update student files

* Mail final senior transcripts

* Complete & mail individual student schedules for upcoming year

* Review K-12 Counseling curriculum

* Develop planned counseling activities for upcoming year

* Update counseling website