CumberlandHighSchool

SchoolCounselingNewsletter

September/October2014

*Newhoursforthecounselingdepartmentare6:30a.mto4:30p.monMon,
TuesandThurs.Wednesdays7:00-12:55andFriday7:15-1:55.Please
checkthehoursofyourspecificcounselor.

SeeourNEWWebsiteat:http://chscounselors.weebly.com/

9thGrade

SchoolCounselorsareexcitedto
welcometheClassof2018toCHS.
Thismonthwewillbemeeting
yourchildduringAdvisoryperiodto
discusstopicssuchasadjustingto
highschool,graduation
requirements,post-secondary
planning,importanceofgetting
involvedandsupportsavailableto
allstudentsattendingCHS.

Allstudentsarestrongly
encouragedtovisitourofficein
themainbuildingandmeet
withtheirschoolcounselor.If
studentshaveconcernsor
questionsabouttheir
schedule,pleaseseeyour
schoolcounselorassoonas
possible.

SchoolCounselorsare
availabletostudentsfor
personal,social,academicand
careercounseling.Allparents
areencouragedtomakean
appointmentandmeettheir
childsschoolcounselor.

10thGrade

Sophomoreyearbeginsthetrack
ofcollegeandcareerplanning.
Wewilldiscusstheimportanceof
post-secondaryplanningandwill
reviewtranscriptsduringAdvisory
periodinthe2
nd
quarter.
SchoolCounselorsare
availableforindividual
appointmentswithstudents
and/orparentsthroughoutthe
yearasneeded.

ThePSATswillbeheldatCHS
onWednesday,October15
th

duringtheschoolday.Thereis
nocostassociatedwiththis
test.Studentsinterestedin
testprepoptionsare
encouragedtoexplorethe
followingresource:

http://www.collegeboard.com
/student/testing/psat/prep.ht
m

11thGrade

Mostofthecollegeplanning
occursthisyear.Duringthefirst
semester,schoolcounselorswill
bemeetingwithstudentsduring
Advisorytofocusonpost-
secondaryplanning.
SchoolCounselorsare
availableforindividual
appointmentswithstudents
throughouttheyearas
needed.

Counselorsareavailableto
speaktoparentsthroughout
theyearasneeded.

PSATswillbeheldatCHSon
Wednesday,October15th,
duringtheschoolday.Thereis
nocostassociatedwiththis
test.Studentsinterestedin
testprepoptionsare
encouragedtoexplorethe
followingresources:

http://www.collegeboard.co
m/student/testing/psat/prep.
html
OpenHouseCareerExperience

ManufacturingCareerDayon
October1statQuidnessett
CountryClubfrom3:30-7:00
pm.
Allhighschoolstudents
welcome!

12thGrade

SchoolCounselorswillbemeeting
withyourstudentindividuallyand
insmallgroupsthroughoutthefirst
quarter.Informationwillbe
providedon:collegecalendar,
standardizedtesting,requestinga
transcript,CommonApplication
andpost-secondaryplanning.
Anystudentwithanearly
applicationdeadlineshould
scheduleanappointmentwith
theirschoolcounselorbefore
theendofSeptember.

Manycollegerepresentatives
willbeattendingtheCHS
CollegeFairheldduringthe
schooldayonOctober10th.This
CollegeFairprovidesagreat
opportunitytoshareand
receiveinformationaswellas
networkwithcollege
representatives.

SeniorCollegePlanningNight
willbeOctober7thfrom
6:00-7:30.

NACACCollegeFairSchedule
http://www.nacacnet.org/colle
ge-fairs/PVA-College-Fairs/Pa
ges/Boston.aspx

UMASSDartmouthCollege
FairwillbeSeptember14th
2-4p.m.
.
5thAnnualCollegeFairat
McCoyStadiumon
September17-registerat
www.cpcri.org

RIRegionalCollegeFairwill
beOctober19thfrom1-3

Seniorsareencouragedtovisit
collegecampusesthroughoutthe
fall.
SAT/ACT
Registrationdeadlineforthe
OctoberSATandACTarefast
approaching.Studentsmust
registerat:
www.collegeboard.com
or
www.actstudent.org

ParentCorner
(clickonbluelinks)

CollegeReadinessEvent
@FraminghmanStateUniversity

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.
org/get-started/for-parents

http://www.act.org/path/parent
/index.html

http://www.actstudent.org/colle
ge/checklist/

http://www.nacacnet.org/stude
ntinfo/Pages/Default.aspx

https://secure.waytogori.org/

StandardizedTesting
https://www.collegeboard.org/d
elivering-opportunity/sat/stude
nt-parent

http://sat.collegeboard.org/hom
e?navid=gh-sat

https://apstudent.collegeboard.
org/exploreap?navid=sat-aps

http://clep.collegeboard.org/?n
avid=ap-clep
TestPrep
http://www.kaptest.com/act/act
-prep-course/act-cram-sessions
FinancialAid
https://fafsa.ed.gov/
http://student.collegeboard.org
/css-financial-aid-profile
http://www.cpcri.org/

Trips
(SignupinGuidance)

UniversityofR.I.Campus
VisitOctober17th(Juniors&
Seniors)
October24th-NewEngland
TechTrip-Transportation
Day

ContactUs

DepartmentHead-RhondaDion
658-2600ext.209
Officehours:7:10a.m.-1:55p.m.

Mr.AndrewBarry-ext.205
Officehours:M,T,Thurs6:30a.m-
1:15p.m.Wed,Fri7:10a.m.-1:55
pm.
9th-Mom-R
10th-Mcl-R
11th-McE-Sant
12th-Lop-Ram

Ms.JulieButler-ext.207
Officehours:M,T,Thurs9:45a.m.-
4:30p.m.Wed,Fri7:10-1:55.
9th-Dat-Jac
10th-Cot-Hend
11th-Ded-Hoa
12th-Chaq-Gik

Mr.JamesConnor-ext.204
Officehours:7:10a.m-1:55p.m.
9th-A-Das
10th-A-Cos
11th-A-Dec
12th-A-Chap

Ms.MichelleFournier-ext.206
Officehours:7:10a.m.-1:55p.m.
9th-S-Z
10th-S-Z
11th-Sau-Z
12th-Ran-Z

Ms.TraceyIwuc-ext.208
Officehours:7:10a.m.-1:55p.m.
9th-Jad-Mol
10th-Hene-Mck
11th-Hob-McD
12th-Gil-Loo

AllSchoolCounseloremailsare:
firstname.lastname@cumberlandsc
hools.org

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