Clemens Counselor Corner
November 2023
Hello Buff Families!
Our Counseling Department wants to wish you a restful Fall Break. As the fall season unfolds, we wanted to take a moment to express our gratitude for the wonderful community we have here at Samuel Clemens High School. It has been a joy to witness the growth and achievements of our students.
May this break provide you and your family with a well-deserved opportunity to rest, recharge, and create lasting memories together.
Thank you,
Clemens Counselors
Focus of the Month: Dealing with Holiday Stress
Check out some of these awesome virtual activities to help with stress management during the break!
Stress Relieving Activities:
- Get Active- Walk, Exercise, Dance, or anything that gets the blood flowing!
- Make your comfort food
- Organize your space
- Listen to music, read a book, or watch a show/movie.
- Journal, doodle, or color.
Counseling Staff Online Favorites:
Guided Meditations
Animal Live Cams:
Alpha COL-FOX Leah Salas lsalas@scuc.txed.net
Alpha FRA-KEL Kay Dunkley ydunkley@scuc.txed.net
Alpha KEM-OCH Anna-Marie Trotter atrotter@scuc.txed.net
Alpha ODE-SEM Candace Dodd cdodd@scuc.txed.net
Alpha SEP-Z Mike Ciaravino mciaravino@scuc.txed.net
HOW TO REQUEST A COUNSELOR
You can also visit our Clemens Counseling Webpage: https://www.scuc.txed.net/domain/2575
Important Dates:
DEC 5-
ENG 1 EOC RETEST (ONLY FOR STUDENTS THAT NEED TO RETEST)
DEC 6-
ALGEBRA 1 BIOLOGY AND US HISTORY RETEST (ONLY FOR STUDENTS THAT NEED TO RETEST)
DEC 7-
ENG 2 EOC RETEST (ONLY FOR STUDENTS THAT NEED TO RESTEST)
DEC 8-
MAKE UP TEST RETEST EOC
JANUARY 15-19 REGISTRATION WINDOW for CREDIT BY EXAM
TESTING WINDOW FEB. 12-16 SPECIFIC DATES TO BE DETERMINED
Additional Testing Dates: Click Here
9th & 10th Grade Parent Night
Sophomore PGP Meetings
After Thanksgiving Break Counselors will begin meeting with sophomores to review and revise student's Personal Graduation Plans (PGPs). To plan for theses upcoming meeting we encourage parent and students to look over our Course Catalog and Course Selection Sheets. See links below:
Letter of Acceptance & Scholarships
Seniors....
Did you get a scholarship? WE WANT TO KNOW!
Please inform your counselor by emailing or bringing your acceptance/scholarship letter to the Counseling Office O-100.
Additional Support Staff and Services
Communities in Schools
College & Career Readiness Advisor
Military Student Transition Consultant
Helpful Information:
Need to make up hours? Check out Saturday School Opportunities:
Communication Protocol:
#1 Speak Directly to the Teacher
All students are encouraged to express their concerns directly to the teacher. If you as a parent are concerned about an issue involving your child's education, classroom experience, or grade go right to the source and contact the teacher. Staff emails are found on Parent Ascender or Clemen's website.
Teachers make every effort to get back to you as quickly as possible, but it may take up to 24 hours. Please be patient. If you do not receive a return email or call within 24 hours, try again. After that, proceed to the next step.
#2: Counselors
If you have not heard back from the teacher in a reasonable amount of time, contact the counseling department.
If you wish to discuss specific academic or social-emotional concerns, contact the counseling department. **Please note that counselors do not handle any discipline-related issues or teacher complaints. For those issues contact your child's AP.
#3: Assistant Principals
If the issue is still a concern, you may contact your child's assistant principal.
Last Name A-CUR- Kyle Pevoto
Last Name DAL-HEP Leana Smoot
Last Name HER-MON Jennie Becka
Last Name MOO-SAL Terri Henry
Last Name SAM-Z Charles Ford
#4: Associate Principal
Most concerns will have been resolved by this point. However, if you still need to speak with someone about your situation, please contact the Associate Principal Dr. Jose Falcon.
#5: Campus Principal
If your concern has not been resolved contact the Principal, Amy Sirizzotti
Contact Information
Email: counselorname@scuc.txed.net
Website: https://www.scuc.txed.net/domain/2575
Location: 1001 Elbel Road, Schertz, TX, USA
Phone: 210-945-6501