VHS Counseling Newsletter

July 2025

In This Newsletter.....

Counseling Staff Update - New Alpha Counselor Assignments
Timeline for Release of Student Schedules and Addressing Scheduling Conflicts
GPA/Class Rank Update

Counseling Staff Update

Counselors returned to working this morning and are working our way through messages/emails received during the summer closure. We thank you for your understanding that responses will be delayed while working through our backlog.

As our counseling staff has been reduced by a counselor for the upcoming school year, we have had to make shifts to assigned counselors. Please see below for updated counselor assignments.

VHS Counselors

Kandice Detlefsen, Lead Counselor - A - B

DeAngelo Freeman - C - Ga

Charity Escott - Ge - Kn

Tracy Noble - Ko - Ne

Shawna Powell - Ng - Si

Melissa Wells - Sk - Z

Timeline for Student Schedules

As a reminder, the deadline to request changes to courses was May 1, 2025. We are unable to make changes to courses unless it is to resolve an error or conflict.

More information regarding schedules will be sent as we get closer to the start of the year, but here is a preview!

July 14 - July 23 - Student REQUESTS viewable in HAC

Home Access Center will not be viewable from July 24 onward as technology "rolls" into the next school year

July 24 - August 1 - Conflict meetings with counselors - by appointment only

students should keep an eye on their school email over the next few weeks; counselors will invite students with scheduling conflicts to schedule a Zoom meeting to work through the conflict

August 8 @ 4p - TENTATIVE schedules go live for students to view in HAC
August 11 - Virtual schedule conflict support (via Zoom) - more info will be sent in August

open to any student with an unresolved schedule conflict

August 12 @ 2p - OFFICIAL schedules viewable in HAC
August 13 - First day of school

Viewing GPA

The district technology office has calculated GPAs for the Classes of 2026, 2027, and 2028 in accordance with the adopted GPA policy for the Class of 2025 and beyond. Please click here for detailed information on the GPA policy.

Your most current GPA & class rank (updated June 2025) can be viewed in two places.

HOME ACCESS CENTER - Navigate to "Grades" then "Transcript" - GPA information will be visible in the lower left hand corner (see screenshot below for instructions)

NAVIANCE - Navigate to the "My Account" section (see screenshot below for instructions) - GPA information will not be visible in Naviance until later in the week.

The lowest weighted GPA of students in the top ten percent, the first quartile, the second quartile, and the third quartile shall be communicated to all students in the class after each calculation period. Please view QUARTILE STATEMENT FOR VHS, JUNE 2025 for the GPA breakdown.

**Students in the top 10% will have their rank listed in accordance with district policies. Students outside the top 10% do not have a rank and this box will be empty in HAC/Naviance.**

Home Access Center Screenshots

Naviance Screenshots

Which Courses Are Counting in My GPA?

To help students and families see the courses included in their student’s weighted GPA calculation, a new report is available in the Home Access Center. A sample report and instructions for accessing the report are included in this guide: English Guide // Spanish Guide

This report will indicate the courses included in the calculation of the weighted GPA with an X in the left column. Only courses included in the approved curriculum categories will be included on this report. For example, high school credits earned in middle school are not included in the calculation of GPA and are omitted from this report.

Requesting/Viewing Transcripts

Students who wish to view their transcript will need to set up a Parchment account and order their transcript to themselves.

IT IS IMPORTANT THE STUDENT CREATE THIS ACCOUNT. Parents/guardians creating accounts on behalf of their student often leads to duplicate accounts that result in future difficulties when students attempt to order transcripts.

Students - please CLICK HERE for detailed information on setting up your Parchment account and ordering a transcript to yourself for review.

Reminder: Transcripts are updated at the completion of each semester, not each cycle.