LHS Counseling Weekly Update

In an effort to be more efficient in how we disseminate information from the Counseling Office, we will be sending out weekly emails with any important and timely information. BOTH STUDENTS AND PARENTS are receiving these newsletters. Parents: please encourage your child to read these messages, and take any appropriate action themselves. It is developmentally appropriate to get high schoolers in the "driver's seat" when it comes to tending to their academic, career, and emotional needs.

The topics are all listed below, with a link to the pertinent information so that you can quickly scroll through to see if any of the topics pertain to you. There are 3 sections:

• Mental/Physical health support and resources
• Academic/Career information and resources
• Just for Seniors

• What are the Most Common Stressors for Teens?
• WSD Mental Health Resources Hub: Find a variety of mental health resources available to families in the WSD in our Mental Health Hub.
  

10th and 11th grade students and parents:

Come learn about all of the special programs offered by WSD! See flyer below.

10th and 11th grade students:

If you are a hands-on learner, you might be a good fit for one of these career-focused programs. We recommend attending the Prospective Student Night meetings (parents are invited too!). And, students who attend Prospective Student Night get bonus points on their application.

Lewis & Clark

• L&C Website
• L&C Promo Video
• Prospective Student Nights (at L&C's building): November 14 or 18, 5:30-6:45pm
• Application Link
• Priority Deadline for applications is December 9
• LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE for Student Shadow Day on November 22 during the school day. If interested, please fill out this Google Form. (Students must be logged into their WSD account to fill out the form).

CAPS

• CAPS Presentation
• CAPS Website and Promo Video (on main webpage)
• Prospective Student Night is December 3, 6-7:30pm (at Lewis & Clark Career Center's building)
• Complete the online application at www.scccaps.org > enrollment
• Hard deadline for application is January 24

Juniors and Seniors: If you have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and you want to get a head start on earning college credits while you are still in high school, you might want to consider taking Dual Enrollment courses next semester.

If you missed the course registration days, use THESE DIRECTIONS to get your forms filled out. You will need be emailing your completed SCC forms directly to SCC (after you get Mrs. Gerringer's signature). Classes are already filling... so, don't delay!

Juniors and Seniors are able to sign up for college rep visits to Liberty. There are already OVER 20 schools coming for a visit!

• Click HERE for a current list of colleges who are visiting LHS.
• Before signing up, do some research on whether or not the college is a good fit.
• Click HERE to sign up for a college. Only one college per submission. You must submit a separate sign-up request for EACH COLLEGE.
• You must sign up no later than 2:30 pm on the school day prior to the visit.

Upcoming Visits:

• Missouri State University
• Missouri Southern State University
• University of Missouri-St Louis
• University of Memphis
• Missouri Valley College
• Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

** Some colleges do NOT require test scores for admission; do your research. ALL COLLEGES accept either type of test score.**

ACT

• At LHS
• Next Test: Dec 14
• Deadline to register: Nov. 8

SAT

• At LHS
• Next Test: Dec 7
• Deadline to register: Nov 22

11th & 12th: Sign up for A+ Training for Monday 11/18 during Red Soar Time or Blue Soar Time to get started on your hours this year.

9th & 10th: Keep up your attendance and your GPA this year!

ALL GRADES: You can do up to 12.5 of your A+ Hours through Job Shadowing. Here is the A+ Job Shadowing Form.

You can find the "Planning for College" and "College-bound Senior Seminar" that was held on 9/17 aat North Point High School on the WSD College and Career Hub.

• Planning for College: 9th-11th graders and their families are invited to attend this event to learn more about how to plan and prepare for college.

• College-bound Senior Seminar: 12th graders can learn about how to maximize their college search, application, and selection process for 4-year colleges, 2-year colleges, and trade/technical colleges

BOEING PRE-EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

For Seniors looking to get a head-start on a well-paying hands-on career. Application Deadline is November 1st. Mrs. Gerringer can help you complete the application.

Email overload!!

• Due to the overwhelming number of emails that I get, I often worry that I'm going to miss an important message from parents or students.
• I've created an alternative to sending me an email that I have shared only with students and parents.
• Please use THIS FORM to send me a message. While I will obviously still need to keep an eye on emails, I will prioritize messages sent through the form.

Senior Survey

• A little less than half of seniors have completed their Class of 2025 College and Career Survey. This survey will help me understand what seniors are planning to do after high school, and more importantly identify what they might need additional assistance with
• Please fill out the survey asap if you haven't already done so (seniors must fill this out themselves); if you're not sure… there's no harm in filling it out again. It only takes about 2 minutes

Transcripts

• Once you have applied to a college, you need to send your transcripts. Transcripts are loaded into Xello, and are ready to go. All you have to do is request that we send it. Here are directions on how to request transcripts. Pay attention to the different directions based on HOW you applied (Common App or directly on the college website).
• PLEASE MAKE SURE TO UPDATE YOUR APPLICATION STATUS IN XELLO AS YOU RECEIVE ADMISSIONS DECISIONS (accepted/waitlisted/denied). This helps me know where you are in the process, and also how to guide future students on their chances of admission

College-bound Senior Seminar

• In case you missed this college-planning event for seniors you can see the presentation on the WSD College and Career Hub

A+ Program

• The first step to get started on your A+ hours is to attend a one-time training. I hold these once each month during lunch. My next training is November 18th during either Red or Blue lunch, in the Student Center. You may not begin your tutoring hours until you have attended a training.
• If you have already trained, and you need to get your hours started, you can apply to work WSD Chautauqua After-Care, or email the counselor contact at a school if you'd like to help in a classroom during the school day.
• We encourage ALL ELIGIBLE SENIORS to complete this program. A+ Graduates can take 2 free summer 2025 courses online or in-person through SCC, and transfer those credits to almost any college. This is like giving yourself a $3000-4000 scholarship!!

Graduating with Honors // WSD Pathways Completion

• If you are planning to graduate with honors or complete one of the WSD Pathways, you can pick up planning sheets in the Student Center
• Both of these options require careful planning, but you may still be able to complete missing requirements if you get started now!

The SCC Be Ready Program is a no-obligation enrollment assistance program for SCC. The program makes it SUPER easy to apply and enroll in classes at SCC. We will do the application together, SCC will come here to administer placement tests (Reading/Math), we will take a field trip to campus to tour buildings, learn about financial aid, and all of the programs, activities and services they offer, and they will come to LHS to get students registered for summer/fall classes in the spring.

WHO SHOULD SIGN UP FOR THE SCC BE READY PROGRAM?

• Students who plan to attend SCC full time for Fall 2025
• Students who plan to take summer courses at SCC then enroll in a college/university for Fall 2025
• Students who have a different plan, but would consider SCC as a back-up plan

Students must apply to SCC and fill out the SCC Be Ready Sign up. HERE is a link to sign up for Be Ready... however, it is a site that is not accessible from a WSD device. So, please use a personal device to fill out this online form.

Last names

A-E: Mrs. Alicia Sheffield (aliciasheffield@wsdr4.org)

F-K: Mr. Chad Cunningham (chadcunningham@wsdr4.org)

L-R: Mrs. Mary Ellen Riley (maryellenriley@wsdr4.org)

S-Z: Mrs. Paige Blackford (paigeblackford@wsdr4.org)

College/Career/A+ Program: Mrs. Shelley Gerringer (michellegerringer@wsdr4.org)

Educational Support Counselor: Mrs. Collin Miller (collinmiller@wsdr4.org)

Website: https://sites.google.com/wsdr4.org/lhsacademics/home
Phone: (636) 561-0075
Twitter: @lhscounselors3