The Counseling Connection

GLTHS School Counseling Department

Month of May

In This Edition:

- Important Dates in May

- Sophomores & Juniors: Future Planning

- Seniors: Plans After Graduation and Scholarships

- Senior Events

- Military & ASVAB Test Information

- Math MCAS After School Support Sessions

- Summer Training Opportunity: Electricity Program

- Part Time Job Search Assistance

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Important Dates in May

May 2nd-6th, Final Assessments, Grade 12 A Week
May 3rd- Teacher/Staff Appreciation Day
May 9th-13th, Final Assessments, Grade 12 X Week
May 11th- Midpoint- Quarter 4 (Progress Reports available May 19th)
May 16th-20th-Final Assessments A Week (Based on 180 day schedule)
May 18th- Accepted 9th Grade Students & Families Night
May 23rd-27th- Final Assessments X Week (Based on 180 day schedule)
May 26th- Senior Scholarship and Awards Night
May 30th- No School, Memorial Day

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Sophomores & Juniors: Military College and/or Career Planning

Attention Sophomores & Juniors!

Counselors will be meeting with you soon to go over your military, college and/or career plans. Please be prepared to meet with your counselor to discuss your future plans, if you have not done so already. Contact your school counselor directly if you have any questions.

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Seniors: Plans After Graduation and Scholarships

Attention Seniors!

Graduation is right around the corner! We encourage you to discuss next year’s plans with your counselor if you have not done so already. If you are planning to attend the military, please notify your counselor as soon as possible.

Scholarships:

-Private Scholarships:

Look for opportunities at work. If you're a student with a summer or part-time job, see if your workplace offers private scholarships for staff members headed to college. And have your parents/guardians check with their places of work for private scholarships dedicated to children of employees.
Seek out professional associations. Are you aspiring to work in a specific career field? Research professional groups related to that vocation. Many offer outside scholarships to students interested in pursuing a job in that line of work.
Use a search engine. There are several reputable websites that provide scholarship search tools. Try one (or more) of these:

MEFA Pathway

Going Merry

Bold.org

Student Scholarship Search

FastWeb

College Board

- Local Scholarships: Please use your student Naviance account to search for local scholarships. Once you log in, click "colleges" at the top of the screen, then click "scholarship search" to find local scholarships.

https://student.naviance.com/glths

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Senior Events

Please click here for important dates events!

For questions and/or more information please contact the Senior Class Advisors:
Mrs. Febres, kfebres@gltech.org and Mrs. King mking@gltech.org

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ASVAB Test Information

Are you interested in joining the Military? Join us and take the ASVAB! Students, please sign up through your Naviance account.

You can access Naviance by clicking on this link:

https://student.naviance.com/auth/fclookup

Why should I take the ASVAB?

-Aptitude Test

- Interest Self Assessment

-Career Exploration

When:

May 24, 2021

*please note that due to COVID-19, these dates may change.

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Math MCAS After School Support Sessions

The Math MCAS exam is May 17th and May 18th

To prepare for the exam, the Math Department is holding after school support sessions Monday through Thursday beginning Monday, May 2nd and ending Monday, May 16th.

Sessions will be held in room 3451 and students can take the 3:00 p.m. bus home. Students are invited to attend all sessions and registration is not required.

If you have any questions please contact the Math Chairperson, Ms. Chisolm at cchisolm@gltech.org or 978-441-4944.

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Free Summer Training Opportunity- Electricity Program

GLTHS is offering a 210-hour summer program taught by Master Electricians is project based and incorporates OSHA-10 Construction Safety Training, tool/equipment safety training, and electrical code/theory toward your Journeyman license. Please contact me if you are interested in participating in this program.

More information can be found at: masshirelowellcc.com/electrician

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Part Time Job Search Assistance

Are you 16 years of age or older? Are you interested in obtaining a part time job outside of school hours? Look no further!

Book an appointment with a job counselor on Tuesdays. Schedule a virtual meeting with Beatriz Sierra through MassHire by using this link: https://beatrizjobs.youcanbook.me All meetings are through Zoom.

For further questions, please contact Ms. Marion in the Co-Op office at lmarion@gltech.org or call her at (978) 441-4935. You can also contact Ms. Sierra directly with the information below:

Beatriz Sierra

Beatriz.Sierra@MassHireGreaterLowell.com

(978) 805-4813