Welcome to TheDepartment of Counseling

Director of School Counseling Gabrielle D. Carpenter

School Counselor (A-COW & AVID 2 & 3) Tracy MandinaSchool Counselor (COX-HAC & AVID 1 & 4) Keegan Barr

School Counselor (HAD-McA) John Han School Counselor (McB-SCHE) Kara KotarskySchool Counselor (SCHI-Z) Adria Frie

College & Career Center Assistant Michael Newkirk

Administrative Counseling Secretary Michelle VockeCounseling Secretary Maral AmadoCounseling Secretary Tami Koerner

What do Counselors Do?

Students: Academic

– Academic & Career Plans– Scheduling– Classroom Guidance– Graduation Requirements– AP Testing

College & Career– College Planning – College Night Presentations– Letters of Recommendation

Personal and Social Development

Counselor Involvement

Peer (KOTARSKY) Conflict Mediators (MANDINA) AVID (MANDINA & BARR) Campus (HAN) PBIS (FRIE) RAMP (FRIE & HAN) Pathways (KOTARSKY)

College & Career Center Assistant Michael Newkirk

College Visits at THS Job for a Day/MTECH Shadowing Naviance/Family Connections College Fair Coordinator Scholarships Financial Aid/College & Career

Planning Workshops Senior Survey

Standard Diploma

Academic Areas Credits SOL Verified Credits

English 4 2

Social Studies 3 1

Mathematics 3 1

Science 3 1

Health/Physical Education 2

World Lang, Fine Arts, or Career & Tech Ed 2

Economics and Personal Finance (covers online requirement – 2017 and beyond)

1

Electives (two must be sequential) 4

Student Selected Verified Credit 1

Total 22 6

Advanced Studies Diploma

Academic Areas Credits SOL Verified Credits

English 4 2Social Studies 4 2

Mathematics 4 2

Science 4 2

World Language 3

Health/Physical Education 2

Fine Arts or Career & Technical Education 1

Economics and Personal Finance(covers online requirement–2017 and beyond)

1

Electives 3Student Selected Verified Credit 1Total 26 9

Naviance/Family Connections Web based software program offering a wide

range of college and career search tools Offers career assessments and college

admissions data based on THS alumni Sign up for College Visits Scholarship Search School wide-surveys Create Resume To receive log-in access to Naviance/Family

Connections, please complete the registration form and drop in the box on your way out

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