I have created this website to keep you current on school counseling activities & events to prepare you and help you shape your future. I encourage you to explore all of the tabs to the left to optimize your four-year high school experience. Additionally, a school counseling events calendar is included below to assist with your 2025-2026 planning.
S1 HCC Enrollments DUE: August 1
S2 HCC Enrollments DUE: December 11
SHS Academic Program—11:00AM start—August 22, 2025 (S2 of previous year) & January 12, 2026 (S1 of current year)
Additional honors in August program: State Assessments, PreACT Rising Star Program
Additional honors in January program: WorkKeys
October 14—school personnel & community volunteers will assist seniors with post-secondary applications; workforce connections; scholarship applications; professional materials; & interview skills
Apply Free Days (2025-2026) – The Kansas Apply Free Days will be held on October 6-8, 2025! During these three days, any Kansas resident, regardless of age or income, can apply for free at any of our 7 public universities, 19 community colleges, 6 Technical colleges, and the 21 private member institutions of the Kansas Independent College Association.
October 22—HCC will present FAFSA information; scholarship information will also be shared (juniors & their families are welcome to attend!); presentation will occur in the SHS library
April 9 @ 10AM—senior signing day; details to come!
provided at the beginning of the semester & available upon request (these include completed courses; letter grades; cumulative GPA; class rank; assessment information; etc.)
if you are an SHS graduate & need a transcript, go to the Transcript Request page
Enrollment Handbook
Four-Year Plans
Credit Check
Kansas Qualified Admissions Information
Kansas Scholars Curriculum & Program Information
NCAA Guide for the College-Bound-Student-Athlete, Brochure & Reference Sheets
NAIA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete
Xello (USD 113 Xello student login=Google sign-in)
ASVAB Career Exploration Program (all students have the opportunity to take the ASVAB!)
Kansas Career Navigator (as per the website, KCN provides a "dashboard intended to aid in the selection of education and training programs, access workforce training providers, analyze performance information and labor market information")
KS Degree Stats (as per the website, "This interactive online tool reviews cost and earnings data from real graduates for each undergraduate degree program offered at a public university or college in Kansas. ")
KANSASWORKS (information about the Kansas workforce & college and training opportunities)
CareerOneStop (career resources, assessments & more!)
O*NET Online (a wealth of information, including an Interest Profiler to help you learn how you feel about doing different types of work)
My Next Move (helps answer the question, "What do I want to do for a living?" by providing an extensive data base of careers + knowledge, skills, abilities, etc. needed in those careers)
Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook (the OOH contains information on career duties; pay; education & training; and more!)
ACT College Planning (if you are planning for higher education, this site provides a academic suggestions; information about selecting & applying to higher education; and a grade-by-grade checklist of recommended activities)
John Holland literature (he is the creator of the Self Directed Search, an interest inventory that draws connections between your interests & careers and occupations)
Career Cluster Interest Survey (will take you to a career cluster interest inventory)
Additionally, you may want to monitor your personal career development by following the Kansas Individual Plan of Study checklist.
For additional information on IPS, please visit the Kansas State Department of Education IPS website.
The Kansas State Department of Education school counseling social & emotional standards focus on character development, personal skills development, and social skills development as depicted below. The pyramid to the right illustrates the tiered approached to school counseling, which applies to all (school counseling) domains.
For additional information on the academic, career & social and emotional components, please visit the Kansas State Department of Education School Counseling website.