Counseling Department Student Services Coordinator:  Meghan Swaller 

mswaller@visitationacademy.org ; 314.625.9141

A-Z 9th grade - Mrs. Sparks '00: ssparks@visitationacademy.org

A-G 10th-12th grade - Ms. Verstraete: kverstraete@visitationacademy.org

H-M 10th-12th grade - Mrs. Bodlovich: mbodlovich@visitationacademy.org 

N-Z 10th-12th grade - Mrs. Boyce: cboyce@visitationacademy.org

Individual, group, and classroom counseling activities include but aren’t limited to:

Grade 9 

High School Orientation (August)

Freshmen Parent Meeting (September) 

Advisory meetings with Counselor Groups (on going)

Introduction to Career Planning and Exploration Tools

Learning Strategies and Study Skills workshops

Development of Four year Academic Plans and Individualized Course Selection

Standardized Testing - Pre ACT (October)

Grade 10

Sophomore Parent meeting (September)

Advisory meetings with counselor groups (on going)

Continued utilization of Career Planning/Exploration tools

Individual course selection meetings

Standardized testing - PSAT/NMSQT (October) 

Grade 11

Junior Parent Meeting (September)

College Advisory Program (small group sessions Dec - April) 

College Admissions and Essay Writing panels

Individual College planning meetings with families (Jan - Feb)

Individual course selection meetings

ACT Preparation Course (spring semester)

Standardized testing - PSAT/NMSQT (October) and ACT (April)

Grade 12

Senior Parent meeting in September for college planning

Individual appointments with seniors for college planning

College Advisory program - weekly sessions in Fall

College application and essay writing assistance

Activities to assist with the transition to college

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS

 
Annual College Fair and Financial Aid Night in conjunction with West County Private High Schools Consortium 

Academic planning and support

Individual Personal and/or Crisis Counseling

Coordinate Advanced Placement (AP) Program and Exams

Coordinate SLU 1818 Advanced program dual credit course offerings

Social and Emotional Health Programming: CHADS, NAMI, Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Megan Meier Foundation,

Social Media Safety, Distracted Driving

Coordinate College Representative visits to campus (100+ nationwide)

MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELING

 
Ashley Giljum agiljum@visitationacademy.org Middle School Counselor 

Ann Polan apolan@vizstl.org Middle School Counselor

The Middle School Counseling Resource tile in the Viz Portal contains information related middle school counseling.