Guidance Department
Counselors Make Your Life Easier!
Your school counselor is on staff as a resource to you-the student.
- Your counselors are:
- Mrs. Stevens – Guidance Counselor for 10-12
- Mrs. Conway – Guidance Counselor for 7-9
Here is a list of reasons why you should get to know your counselor and take advantage of the many ways they can make your life a little easier:
Counselors Can Help You…..
- With School
- Identify your strongest talents and paths to develop them
- Decide which classes you want and need to take
- Find the source of any problems you’re having with school work, and solutions to help you get on track in every class.
- With Relationships
- By listening to your thoughts and feelings, in a confidential setting, to help you get through difficulties with parents, friends, or teachers
- Help make decisions when you don’t know what to do
- Meet with you and your teacher, as a neutral third-party, when there are problems in your relationship.
- With Career Planning
- Learn more about various careers
- Prepare for job applications and interviews
- Write a resume
- With College
- Determine the best type of college for YOU
- Schedule and prepare for college entrance exams
- Get through the college and scholarship application process at one or more colleges
- Arrange to meet with the admission director of your choice
- With Life
- When you’re just not happy, figure out why and how to bounce back
- Learn to organize your time so you can manage class assignments, exam preparation, extra-curricular activities, and possibly a part-time job simultaneously without “dropping the ball”
- Learn how to adapt to changes – good and bad – that sometimes come along in life.