November School Counseling News

Counselors have finished all senior classroom visits, individual senior meetings, and offered College Bootcamp to all seniors everyday during enrichment for the past eight weeks. At this time, seniors should be nearing the completion of their college applications for 4 year institutions. If your student still needs support with the process, be sure to reach out to your child's counselor.

Reminder! Counselor Update

Exciting news! Ms. Sanacore will be on maternity leave this fall. If she is your counselor, your assignment will be temporarily adjusted as follows:

• Ms. Slezak: Students with last names A–E and N–O
• Ms. Zegers: F–L and P–Q
• Ms. Kovack: M
• Ms. Jahries: R–Z

BCPS hosted the HBCU fair on 10/22. We had 15 students attend from Hereford. It was a great day for our students to meet with admissions representatives from many of the awesome HBCU's in our country!

Hereford High School is hosting a College and Career Fair for all Juniors and Seniors on Wednesday, November 12th. Students may attend with their 1st or 2nd period class or sign up during enrichment. We will have approximately 50 representatives from various colleges, trades, military and business at this event!

Did you know that we have college admissions representatives visit Hereford during the fall during enrichment? Student can view the upcoming visits in Schoology.

The following representatives will be visiting Hereford in November:

November 3 - Hampden-Sydney College

November 4 - Stevenson University

November 5 - St. Mary's College of Maryland

November 12 - Roanoke College

November 13 - Towson University

November 17 - Alvernia University

The FAFSA os OPEN! BCPS offered information events to support parents and answer questions during the week of 11/10.

There are TONS of scholarships out there, but trying to navigate them all can be very confusing and time-consuming.

The Hereford Community Scholarship packet will be available December 1st. This is a great opportunity for seniors to potentially earn scholarship money for college. Every senior applying to college should fill out this packet. Past seniors have been awarded from $200 up to $7,500 in scholarships from local businesses and organizations.

Students can access many scholarships promoted through BCPS in Schoology. Pay attention to postings with scholarship information!

Students can also access scholarship offerings in Xello. Once logged in, hover over "Explore" then click on "Scholarships."

If your student is a senior and has period 4AB free on their schedule, they may be interested in taking the CCBC courses offered here at Hereford this spring. We are offering Introduction to Sociology. Please reach out to Mrs. Kovack if you would like more information or to sign up. Classes begin in late January.

If you would like to take other classes through CCBC that are offered at a CCBC campus or online, click on the tab below or reach out to Mrs. Kovack for more information.

Is your child interested in knocking out a BCPS graduation required course AND earning college credit? Check out their list of dual enrollment courses! These are courses a student can take at CCBC which also meet a BCPS high school graduation requirement. CCBC courses are weighted the same as a GT/AP course at HHS.

10th and 11th graders took the PSAT on 10/23, Students should expect their scores approximately 4-6 weeks after the day of administration. Stay tuned for more information once scores are released!

If you would like to register for the SAT or ACT, be sure to check out the dates each is being offered at the links below.

Juniors-the SAT is offered during the school day for free for Juniors in April. More information to come!

The ASVAB is the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery which helps in identifying different skills and competencies and helps students gain awareness of how their interests, aptitudes, and values correspond with various occupations characteristics. Students need to take the ASVAB if they plan to enter into the military however, taking the ASVAB is in NO WAY a commitment to join the military and the scores are not shared with recruiters. Some students may choose to take the test just to understand what their strengths are. The test will be held here at Hereford HS on December 2nd and is available to students in grades 10-12. For more information on the ASVAB click on the button below. To sign up be sure to see your counselor.

9th GRADE: On 10/23, 9th grade students participated in a rotation of lessons and activities to support a successful transition to high school. Topics covered included: Career Exploration, Tips for a Successful Transition to High School and Study Skills and Habits for Success

10th GRADE: October lessons: Preparing for the Future: Career/Lifestyle Costs and Workplace Skills and Attitudes .

11th GRADE: November focus: Future Planning: Defining Success for You

On Friday, December 5th, students will have the opportunity to participate in various wellness activities during their enrichment period. During this event, all of Hereford will be focused on understanding health and wellness, or learning prevention and management strategies related to whole-self wellbeing. The activities might have to do with physical health, emotional health, social health, etc.

Many students, especially seniors who are applying to college, find themselves becoming stressed out this time of year. Here is a quick video with healthy coping skills for dealing with stress. Also, know that your counselor is here to help!