BHS School Counseling Newsletter

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• 14 - PD Day, No School for Students
• 15 - PSAT Grade 9, 10 & 11
• 31 - Halloween

At the end of October, we say goodbye to Mrs. Burch. She will be retiring and will spend time traveling and visiting with her children and grandchildren. We send her our best wishes and hope she knows how much she will be missed!

We also welcome a new School Counselor this month. We are excited to welcome Ms. Jackie Cordes to our team! During the month of October, she will be working alongside Mrs. Burch while she becomes familiar with her students.

What is SCOIR?

SCOIR is the new one-stop online system that provides students with college and career planning tools during their time at Brookfield High School. Our Class of 2025 are currently working on college applications right now!

Students, check out "The Student Experience on SCOIR".

For Parents/Guardians

Parents/guardians can be connected to SCOIR through their student's accounts. Students can invite parents/guardians to SCOIR through a feature in the student's profile. For more information on how parents/guardians can use SCOIR, please view the "SCOIR Parent/Guardian Overview" video.

Friendly reminder of required community service hours by graduating class (below). Please access the Community Service Guide for ideas of locations to complete your hours, as well as the form for documenting your hours.

Total community service hours needed for graduation:

Class of 2026 & beyond = 50 Hours

Class of 2025 = 38 Hours

What to Bring on Test Day

• Your fully charged device. You must have the app installed and exam setup complete before test day if you're testing with a personal device.
• A power cord and/or a portable charger. We cannot guarantee you'll have access to an outlet during testing. Your device should be able to hold a charge for 3–4 hours.
• A pencil or pen.
• An approved calculator. There’s a graphing calculator built into the app, but you can bring your own if you like.
• An external mouse if you use one.
• An external keyboard if you use one (you can only use external keyboards with tablets—not laptops.)

Prohibited Devices

Unless students have a College Board-approved accommodation, they can't access these items during the test or breaks:

• Phones smartwatches, fitness trackers, or other wearable technology (simple digital non-smartwatches or analog watches are acceptable)
• Audio players, Bluetooth devices (like wireless earbuds/headphones), or any other electronic devices (except your testing device)
• Detachable privacy screens
• External keyboards for use with laptops or Chromebooks (keyboards for iPads are allowed)
• Stylus for iPad
• Any cameras, recording device, or timer
• Notes, books, or any other reference materials
• Compasses, rulers, or protractors
• Headphones, earbuds, or earplugs
• Unacceptable calculators

Seniors can now request their transcripts by using this form. Please make sure you have signed your FERPA agreements, added your Common App ID(if applicable), and moved your schools to the Applying section in Scoir. Once you have submitted the applications, you can move them to “Applied”. Please see the ILT presentation (located in the Google Classroom) for more information, and do not hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Usher with any questions!

Did you know Scoir includes a blog with webinars, articles, podcasts, and additional college and career planning advice? Please make sure to visit to access the resources on colleges, careers, and social emotional wellbeing! Parents can also access checklists, guides, and articles.

Students! Please create a profile on GoingMerry to receive recommendations for scholarships that you are eligible for. You can manage deadlines, searches, and favorite scholarships. It is a great resource to ensure you do not miss any opportunities!

You can register here

UCONN is excited to announce an upcoming IWEM workshop on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, at the Musculoskeletal Institute (MSI) at UConn Health in Farmington, CT.

At the Inspiring Women in Engineering & Medicine (IWEM) workshop, we are committed to exposing young women to the rewarding fields of Medicine and Engineering. In a time where women comprise such a small fraction of the workforce in these fields, IWEM creates an opportunity for women to experience and appreciate what these male-dominated professions entail. We aim to inspire hope in these young women by providing an unparalleled experience in these fields. We strive to recruit high school students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds into our program to equip them with the excitement, knowledge, and mentorship necessary to pursue careers in these fields.

IWEM is a FREE, four-hour, hands-on workshop for high school women interested in pursuing careers in Medicine or Engineering.

Currently seeking applicants for our UConn Health Program. Participants should be female or nonbinary students in grades 10+ with an expressed interest in science, medicine, and/or engineering. We would appreciate it if you could spread the word to any high school students you may know.

Applicants can complete our online application from September 23rd, 2024, to the application deadline on October 10th, 2024, at 7 PM.

The IWEM workshop has limited capacity, so applicants should not delay.

The IWEM application may be accessed directly using the following link: https://www.drcoyner.com/iwem.html.

Please click here for a video to see IWEM in action: https://youtu.be/Qen2Lbmez5k

Don't hesitate to contact the IWEM staff directly with any questions at IWEMworkshop@gmail.com.

Jen Gioglio (A-Di)

Bianca Nesello(Do-K)

Debbie Burch (L-Q)

Kaitlyn Johnson (R-Z)

Nicole Usher - College & Career Counselor