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WHAT EXACTLY DOES MR. WOCHNER DO?
WHAT EXACTLY DOES MR. WOCHNER DO?
The college admission process involves a plan for the future, a range of options, and a good dose of uncertainty. It can be exciting, daunting, and empowering. College counseling at Marian Central Catholic works to assist students in identifying their strengths, aspirations, priorities, and goals through a process that involves self-reflection, critical thinking, and realism. This enables us to support students in charting a course to find their best possible post-secondary fit(s). We encourage students to take the lead in this process in order to maximize individual growth and ensure that the journey best prepares them for future success in college and beyond. However, students are not alone during this search. The Guidance Office and the entire Marian Central Catholic community join students and their families in creating a support network to lessen the anxiety and stress that come with choosing a college.
Advisory Lessons
Advisory Lessons
Mr. Wochner will present information pertinent to the post-secondary decision making process throughout the year. Each grade level will have grade appropriate presentations. Following the presentation, parents (and students) can find the presentations on the class website. Here is a list of lessons provided to each grade level:
Freshmen - Community Service, What Matters Most
Sophomores - Building the High School Resume, NCAA Recruiting, SCOIR/Rep Visits
Juniors - NCAA Recruiting, SCOIR/Rep Visits, Post-Secondary Options, Teacher Recommendations
Seniors - Senior Meeting Preview, NCAA Recruiting, Last Semester...Now What, Marian Specific Scholarships, Final Post-Secondary Steps
College Counseling at Marian Central Catholic is available to all students and families through multiple means.
College Counseling at Marian Central Catholic is available to all students and families through multiple means.
While the College Counselor serves as the “clearinghouse” for all college-related information at Marian Central Catholic, students also discuss and plan for college with our guidance counselors. Accessibility and an open door policy for students and parents, promote conversations from casual to formal as early as freshman year.
Ongoing discussions between students and counselors also promote individual reflection on the part of a student. These discussions aid counselors in understanding a student’s aspirations, and provide counselors the ability to suggest post-secondary options that families can investigate.
Giving students access to college-related information early, often, and through multiple sources, provides students with greater confidence and comfort in communicating with colleges and also provides additional resources for questions, answers, and peace of mind.
Finding the right fit for students is our ultimate goal.
Finding the right fit for students is our ultimate goal.
Students and their families have the right to expect us to give them accurate information about college admission procedures, policies and deadlines; financial aid opportunities; and the requirements for a variety of academic programs. To this end, we use our relationships with college admission counselors and our existing resources to make sure that Marian Central Catholic students have access to the most up-to-date, objective, and unbiased information available to aid them with their college searches. We shepherd, challenge, suggest, and inform students and families while also serving as strong advocates for them.
It is important that students do not envision the college search as a race to the finish. “Getting in,” while exciting, is simply a stage in the process. We believe the growth opportunities for students in this process are extremely valuable. The college search will challenge and better develop students’ abilities to prioritize, meet deadlines, self-advocate, communicate, reflect, plan for the future, be savvy consumers, and make adult decisions. All of these are practical skills that will better equip them for the rigors of college and their futures beyond higher education.
Throughout this process, we promise to care.
Throughout this process, we promise to care.
As children of God made in His image, every student at Marian Central Catholic and every member of his or her family has the right to be treated in a respectful, caring, and considerate manner. Information can be dispensed in many ways, but advice can only be given through an interactive process in which the goals, abilities, successes and shortcomings of the students are known and respected. We promise to be active listeners who take the time to get to know both our students and the members of their families, as well as their specific ambitions, strengths and concerns about college.
SCOIR
SCOIR
/ score /
Irish Gaelic verb
to exit, retire, or transition from one phase to another.
Marian Central Catholic is pleased to be a "SCOIR School." This new, modern online system streamlines the process of requesting, processing, sending and tracking the electronic delivery of all application-related documents. More importantly, it's much more helpful for students and parents during the college search and selection process. On SCOIR, colleges come to life through pictures, videos and links that highlight active student clubs and organizations. This better enables students to identify colleges that are good fits with their personal and academic interests, which increases college retention.
SCOIR also provides parents with useful financial calculators so you can determine the likely cost of attendance at different colleges and consider the affordability when deciding where to apply. These features, along with more convenient scheduling and communication tools, will help keep everyone informed and engaged throughout the college application process. SCOIR exists to help more students achieve more positive outcomes. We're excited that our students have access to this system and the opportunities it provides.
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