SBHS school counseling Department
Welcome to the Guidance/SPS Department!
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The SBHS Counseling Office is a safe space for students to receive help and support for their academic, personal, and career needs.
School counselors help students form healthy goals, mindsets, and behaviors. With the aid of a school counselor, students learn to develop effective collaboration and cooperation skills, to practice perseverance, to develop time management and study skills, and to learn self-motivation and self-direction habits. (American School Counselor Association)
Important Dates 2024-2025
September 18, 2024: Financial Aid Night - Pay for College Without Going Broke! - presented by Perry De Fontaine, CPA, from College Insights
Information about the financial aid process for college bound students will be shared.
6:30pm- Virtual.
Register in advance here
Recording, Passcode: 3d7L$+T%
September 25, 2024: Freshman Parent Night & Back to School Night
5:30pm start for Freshman Parent Night- In person.
6:30pm start for Back to School Night- In person.
October 1, 2024: SchooLinks Student/Parent Night Training
Join us for a SchooLinks training for students and guardians to learn about all the platform has to offer for career and college planning and the college application process.
6:30pm- Virtual. Zoom Link
October 9, 2024: Tech, Trades, & Armed Forces Night
Representatives from different branches of the military, technology fields, and trades will be available to speak with and ask questions.
6:30pm- In Person.
October 16, 2024: FAFSA Financial Aid Workshop
Please join SPS for an evening presentation about financial aid and the FAFSA process! Dionne Hallback, from HESSA, will be presenting again. All grades are welcome. This will be recorded.
6:30pm- Virtual. Google Meet Link
October 23, 2024: College Testing Night
A presentation emphasizing the difference between the ACT and SAT will take place, by the Princeton Review. All parents are invited. Please register in advance here.
6:30pm- Virtual.
December 18,2024: SPS College Night Panel
We will host a panel discussion with several college admissions counselors to discuss the application process, including deadlines, essay writing, test scores, etc.
6:30pm- Virtual.
January 15, 2025: 8th Grade Parent Night
Current 8th grade parents are invited to attend a presentation that will introduce high school programs and class placements.
6:30pm, Virtual.
January 29, 2025: PSAT- Now What? Night
Test scores will be interpreted- by Princeton Review
6:30- Virtual.
February 26, 2025: Financial Aid Night
Information about the financial aid process for college bound Junior students will be shared.
6:30pm- Virtual.
April 9, 2025: College and Career Night
We will host this live event in the cafeterias at SBHS. College admissions officers, as well as representatives from trade schools, the military and local first responders, and other career services will be present to speak to parents and students.
May 7, 2025: College Night for parents of Juniors with Princeton Review
Information about the college process for college bound junior students will be shared.
6:30pm- Virtual.
June 11, 2025: Senior Awards Scholarship Night
All seniors receiving scholarships will be invited to attend this in person ceremony. Parents will also be invited to attend.