Student Meetings

Wausau East counselors are here to support students throughout their four years in highschool. Counselors are happy to meet with students regarding their progress at any point in the school year.  Please see Mrs. Walters in the counseling office to schedule an appointment with your counselor.

Freshmen Conferences

In August, Counselors invite all their Freshmen for a group meet-and-greet with their counselor. Through this initial introduction, freshmen meet their assigned counselor and make a connection.  Counselors will also host additional meetings to cover study skills, transitioning to high school, test prep and organization.

Sophomore Conferences

From November to January, counselors invite all Sophomore students and their parents to a formal Academic and Career Planning Conference.  Families will receive a letter with their conference date and time.  Conferences are typically scheduled during the school day when students have their resource periods.  Accommodations for families that cannot meet during the school day can typically be made.

During these 40 minute conferences, we will discuss:

• • Course selection for junior and senior year

  • Graduation requirements, credit check and transcript review

  • Grade point average and class rank

  • Post-secondary options and planning 

  • Xello Mathmaker career assessment results

  • Standardized testing

Junior Meetings

In May, counselors will meet with all Junior students to discuss their senior year schedule and ensure that graduation requirements will be met by the end of senior year.  Juniors will receive an email inviting them to make an appointment with their counselor.  Juniors should schedule their appointments during their resource periods.  

During these 20-30 minute conferences, we will discuss:

• Senior year schedule (and make changes if necessary)

• Graduation requirements and transcript review

• Grade point average and class rank

• Standardized testing

• Post-secondary options and planning (specifically, what should be done over summer break)

Senior Meetings

In September, counselors host a Senior Class meeting to discuss post-secondary options. We encourage you to set up an individual meeting with your counselor if you need additional assistance after this class meeting.  

During this meeting, we will discuss:

• Post-secondary options: World of Work, Military and College

• GPA, class rank and ACT/SAT requirements

• College application process

• Requesting transcripts

• Scholarships

• Financial Aid

• Other helpful resources for senior year