MTHS Guidance Newsletter
Spring 2024
Welcome Spring! 💐
Hi! Welcome to the Spring Edition of the Guidance Newsletter!
See below for what's been going on in guidance and what's to come.
💛 Love, MTHS Guidance 💙
What's Going on in Guidance (and what's to come) this Spring?
Scholarship Applications
Seniors are reminded to check the Scholarship Google Classroom for information on local scholarships. Deadlines are approaching fast!
OCVTS Decisions
OCVTS will be making their shared time admissions decisions soon!
Scheduling
9th-11th grade students are finalizing their schedule requests for next year. Counselors are sending appointment calendars for students to pick a time to meet and discuss scheduling for next year. Please have your child check their email regularly.
COMPASS
COMPASS is a local program serving Ocean and Monmouth Counties under the umbrella of New Jersey Statewide Student Support Services (NJ4S) with services provided by Preferred Behavioral Healthcare. NJ4S is a new statewide initiative from the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF), and was designed to enhance access for students to prevention and mental health screening services. Programs will focus on the core service categories of mental health, suicide prevention, bullying and violence prevention, substance use prevention, and sexual health and teen pregnancy prevention. The program supports public and charter school students and caregivers in Ocean and Monmouth Counties at no cost. COMPASS is staffed by prevention consultants and licensed clinicians to provide programs, assessment, brief counseling, and/or community referrals.
The Manchester Township High School has been working collaboratively with COMPASS to provide services within the school building, including assessment and brief individualized clinical interventions to students. The services aim to improve overall mental health and well-being or to facilitate resolution of an immediate problem, while allowing for continued classroom success. Students are able to access these services while also being referred and connected to a community provider to support ongoing mental health needs, including referral for further evaluation and/or on-going mental health counseling. These services are targeted, brief clinical interventions that are delivered at school and require parental consent.
If you would like more information about the COMPASS program, please feel free to contact Jennifer Eckert, Student Assistance Counselor, at 732-657-8329.
Save the Dates!
April 16, 2024
Mock AP Exam
April 22, 2024 - 6pm
MANDATORY Senior Prom Parent Meeting
April 29-30, 2024
NJSLA Science - 11th graders
May 1, 2024
Wear Your Future Day!
May 16-22, 2024
NJSLA - ELA and Math
May 28, 2024 - 6pm
Departmental Awards
June 4, 2024 - 6pm
Senior Awards
June 20, 2024
Graduation!
9th graders: Mrs. Gannon - kgannon@mtschools.org
Join the Google Classroom! - Code: wkppef6
10th graders:
Last Name A-F: Mrs. Findlow - sfindlow@mtschools.org
Last Name G-O: Mrs. Kelly - rkelly@mtschools.org
Last Name P-Z: Ms. Simonelli - dsimonelli@mtschools.org
11th & 12th graders:
Last Name A-G: Mrs. Findlow - sfindlow@mtschools.org
Last Name H-O: Mrs. Kelly - rkelly@mtschools.org
Last Name P-Z: Ms. Simonelli - dsimonelli@mtschools.org
SAC: Ms. Eckert - jeckert@mtschools.org
Join the Google Classroom! - Code: sz5hcxc
Stay in the loop on X: @MTHS_Guidance