Counselor Quarterly

Fall 2022

Harvey Guidance Google Site

You can always get the most up-to-date information on our Harvey Guidance Site. Students and parents can find information about College Credit Plus, Community Service, Job Postings, Scholarships and so much more. There are also tabs for each graduation cohort with important information and a calendar specific to that grade level.

SchooLinks

SchooLinks is a modern, college and career readiness platform to prepare students for what comes after graduation. SchooLinks helps students discover their interests and strengths, explore colleges and careers, and create a personal graduation plan that best reflects their post-secondary goals. SchooLinks at Painesville City Local Schools is accessible in 6th - 12th grades by students and their parents.

All of the SchooLinks features are designed with students in mind to help them become career, college, and life ready. SchooLinks features are incredibly user-friendly and content can be easily comprehended by high school students.

Using SchooLinks, high school students and parents can:

Access career interest, strength and mindset surveys
Build their specific icap name in their state
Explore 2-year and 4-year colleges
Create course plans based on career pathways
Take virtual reality college campus tours
Search for scholarships
Learn about financial aid
Find internship and volunteer opportunities
Explore traditional, emerging and military career fields
Create digital portfolios / resumes
Communicate with counselors

Using SchooLinks, 12th graders will be able to:

Track college applications and request transcripts
Request Letters of Recommendation

Student Login:

Students will login to SchooLinks via Clever, then select SchooLinks logo.

Guardian/Parents Login will be available through invitation from their student(s)

If you want to learn more about SchooLinks please visit schoolinks.com

ASVAB

Are you still unsure about your future? Do you want a better idea of careers that align with your interests? Consider taking the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery). This assessment can help you decide on careers that best fit you. It is also a requirement for anyone joining the military. We will be offering the ASVAB at Harvey on November 1st at 8:00am for interested Juniors and Seniors. You must sign up in advance - use the ASVAB Registration Form to get on the list.

5th Annual College Fair

Harvey High School Seniors and Juniors had the opportunity to participate in our 5th Annual College Fair on Friday, September 23rd. All members of the Classes of 2023 & 2024 were encouraged to attend regardless of their current plan after high school. We wanted to give all students the experience of interacting with members of the community and to practice their interviewing skills.

Over 50 colleges and universities were represented as well as five branches of the military. Once again our students received several compliments for their polite and engaging behavior. Students showed true Red Raider PRIDE by representing us very well.

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Senior Seminars

During the week of September 12th the Guidance Department met with the members of the Class of 2023 over the course of two days. During our meetings we reviewed with the students the Ohio Department of Education Graduation Requirements and where each of them stood in regards to graduation. Letters were mailed home to all parents/guardians to make sure they were aware of their child's current standing.

Additionally, we introduced SchooLinks and how the seniors will be using this program as they plan for life after graduation. Seniors will be using SchooLinks to apply to colleges, request transcripts and letters of recommendations and create resumes. Students will also be expected to use SchooLinks to log both their community service hours and student engagement experiences.

School Counselors will be conducting individual senior meetings over the course of the next several weeks to continue to work with each seniors graduation plan and for their life after Harvey High School.

Students have the ability to invite parents to review their SchooLinks information by sending them a link to create an account. If you child has not already done so, please ask them to send you the link via text or email (from their SchooLinks account)

Senior Reminders

FAFSA Informational Parent Meeting, Sept. 26th @ 6pm, Harvey Auditorium
FSA ID ~ Needs to be created by both parent and student prior to applying for FAFSA
Apply for FAFSA , application opens October 1st, should be completed as soon as possible
FAFSA Filing Assistance Nights ~ October 11th & November 3rd 5-8 pm, Harvey HUB
Continue to work on college applications either on the Common App or directly to the schools.
Continue to work on My Profile/ Resume on SchooLinks
Invite a parent/guardian to join SchooLinks
Check the Guidance Google Site weekly for the most up to date listing of Scholarships

Junior Meetings

On September 21st the Guidance Department met with the members of the Class of 2024. During our meeting we reviewed with the students the Ohio Department of Education Graduation Requirements and where each of them stood in regards to graduation. Letters were mailed home to all parents/guardians to make sure they were aware of their child's current standing.

Additionally, we introduced SchooLinks and how the seniors will be using this program as they plan for life after graduation. Juniors will be using this program to explore different career and college opportunities available to them after graduation. They can do this through a variety of interest inventories and virtual college tours. Students will also be expected to use SchooLinks to work on their graduation plan, log both their community service hours and student engagement experiences as well as create resumes.

Students have the ability to invite parents to review their SchooLinks information by sending them a link to create an account. If you child has not already done so, please ask them to send you the link via text or email (from their SchooLinks account).

Sophomore and Freshman Meetings

School Counselors will be meeting with the Classes of 2025 & 2026 during the month of October to review their graduation requirements and to introduce SchooLinks.