FVHS Counseling & Student Services

Welcome! We are so glad you are here!

Our website is full of information that you can utilize throughout high school. Please use the tabs at the top to navigate through our website. At the bottom of this page you will find information about programs that we will be running throughout the school year as well as any important announcements. By clicking the button below, you can find your assigned School Counselor based on your last name and more information about our department. You can also read about the role of the School Counselor and the support we can provide.

Counselor Contact Information

The Role of the School Counselor

School Counselors are available during school hours, 7am-3pm. If you need immediate mental health support, you can call the Alliance Health Crisis Response 24-Hour Crisis Hotline at 800-510-9132 or 919-560-7100.

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

AP Exam Registration - Fall Semester AP Classes

Students enrolled in a Fall Semester AP class are automatically registered to take the AP in May when they complete the Join process for their teacher's online AP Classroom. If a student is registered for an exam and does not show up to take the exam in May, they will be charged a $40 unused exam fee by CollegeBoard.

Any student who does not want to take the AP exam needs to submit the Cancellation Form by November 14th.

Countdown to College Week Participating Schools 24.pdf

College Application Week 10/21 - 10/27

During this week, many North Carolina colleges and universities waive their application fees. Student Services will be hosting a College Application Day during this week on October 23rd. All Seniors will be scheduled time in the Media Center on that day to get individual help with the college application process. There will be many college reps there to answer questions about their programs as well. Students are encouraged to work with their parents to complete Residency Determination PRIOR to October 23rd. Go to www.ncresidency.org to complete your residency determination.

Find additional information and resources at CFNC.org

FVHS College Application Day Media Center Schedule

Wake Tech Spring Semester Classes

The CCP enrollment cycle is now open for Spring Semester Wake Tech classes. Enrollment form submission deadline is November 15th. Follow the steps outlined in the links below:

CCP Steps to Enrollment at FVHS - for new CCP students

CCP Steps for Continuing CCP Students

Our Wake Tech Coach will be in room 1309 during both lunches on Wednesdays to help with CCP

questions. See the ccp.waketech.edu website for additional information and Important Deadlines.

Freshmen Classroom Guidance Lesson - 9/16 - 9/26

A high school orientation lesson was presented to all 9th graders. A copy of the presentation and

handout is linked below.

What You Need to Know About Highschool

Freshmen Handout

Meet the Counselors

SENIOR CONFERENCES- CLASS OF 2025 9/18/24-10/9/24

Counselors will be meeting with seniors individually by classroom teacher. If you are not scheduled in English or Economics & Personal Finance this semester, your counselor will be meeting with you individually before 10/11. Please see schedule below.

9/18 - AP English Literature classes (Wulffert 2nd period, Williams 3rd period)

9/24 - English IV classes (Wulffert - 1st and 3rd periods)

9/25 - English IV classes (Williams - 2nd and 4th periods)

9/26- English IV (Dowler- 1st period)

10/7 - EPF classes (Bushhouse - 2nd and 3rd periods)

10/8 - EPF classes (Kidder - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd periods)

10/9 - EPF classes (Fox - 1st, 2nd, and 4th periods

SENIOR INFORMATION NIGHT- 9/12/24

Senior Quick Reference Guide

Recorded Presentation

2024-25 Schedules

ALL requests for schedule changes MUST be submitted through this form: bit.ly/FVHSChangeF24

Please read all directions on the Schedule Change Request form carefully.

Schedule change requests will ONLY be reviewed for one of the following reasons:

• Failed a course needed for graduation

• Incomplete schedule – to fill a “hole” in the schedule

• Missing a core course required for graduation

• Missing a required prerequisite to take a course

• To increase rigor or address inappropriate level placement

• Previously failed with a scheduled teacher

• Schedule is unbalanced

• To request Senior Early Release or Mid-Year Graduation

REQUESTS FOR ELECTIVE CHANGES WILL NOT BE GRANTED (unless it reflects an increase in rigor or a prerequisite is missing.)

DUE TO CLASSES BEING FULL AND SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, CHANGES ARE NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE. Students should monitor PowerSchool and their WCPSS Student email accounts for a response to the request. Please allow 7-10 days for requests to be reviewed.

The deadline to submit a schedule change request is September 3rd.

2023-24 Announcements:

Course Request Verification

This is your FINAL chance to review and make changes to course requests for the 2024-25 school year! Please read and follow the COURSE VERIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS. The deadline to make changes to course requests is MAY 7th. After that date requests will be considered finalized. Any future change requests will only be honored based on our Schedule Change policy, which does not allow for elective changes. (Students also received a hard copy of course requests from their 2nd period teachers.)

Junior Conferences - April 25th

All Juniors will report to the Auditorium at the beginning of second period for the Junior Conference presentation. Juniors will be provided a link to schedule an individual conference with their counselor.

Handout - Junior Conference Check In

AP Exams - May 6th - May 17th

Review the linked AP Exam Roster for a complete list of AP exams students are registered to take, as well as the date, time and location of the exams.

What Students Should and Should NOT Bring to the Exam Site

If a student does not show up to take an AP exam, there will be a College Board $40 Unused Exam Fee charged to the student's Fees account.

Welcome to Registration 2024-25!

Feb 16 - Review Pre-Registration Advising material sent to students via WCPSS student e-mail

Feb 22 - Curriculum Fair (rising 9-12)

Feb 22 - March 22 - REGISTRATION ADVISING: Students will meet with their counselor in the cafeteria during 2nd period (or AP Lang class) to complete the registration process. View registration advising schedule below.

Feb 26 - POWERSCHOOL IS OPEN FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION

March 22 - POWERSCHOOL ONLINE REGISTRATION is CLOSED

March 31st - Student APPLICATION COURSE DEADLINE (see links below) for Yearbook, Early Childhood Education, AP Music Theory, and PEPI

April (TBD) - Complete Course Verification process to finalize 2024-25 course requests in PowerSchool

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

Registration Advising Schedule

Revised 10th-12th grade course list 2024-25

FVHS Elective Guide 2024-25

Rising 9th grade Course List 2024-25

WCPSS Graduation Requirements

WCPSS Program Planning Guide 2024-25

Guia de Planificacion del Programa de la Escuela Secundaria 2024-2025