11th Grade Updates-March 2024
CHS Counseling Office
11th GRADE SCHOOL COUNSELING NEWSLETTER-MARCH 2024
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
The National Association of Council on Developmental Disabilities work together with their partners to create a social media campaign that highlights the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities. The Indiana Governor's Office is hosting a series of Webinars during this month, all focusing on Developmental Disabilities. More information on the webinar series can be found here.
Junior Family Meetings
During March and April, the CHS School Counselors would like to schedule an optional 30-minute meeting with each Junior student and their parent(s)/guardian. In this meeting, we will discuss the senior year and talk about the students’ plans for life after high school. To schedule a meeting please follow the Calendly link for your student’s counselor. School counselor caseloads are split up by alphabet. Please choose the counselor that corresponds with your student's last name.
A - CL Mrs. Bartow Calendly Link
CO-GR Mrs. Arthur Calendly LInk
GU-LA Mrs. Snyder Calendly Link
LB-PAP Mr. Moore Calendly Link
PAR-SO Ms. Hess Calendly Link
SP-Z Mrs. Roytan Calendly Link
Start Building Your College List!
It is time to start building your college list! If college is in your future, you will begin applying next fall! We encourage you to visit schools that you are interested in. Here are some helpful websites, put together by the College Essay Guy, for building your college list. These resources may be particularly helpful for minority groups, women, and first-generation college students.
- ScholarMatcher: Awesome search tool for low-income/first-gen students
- The Hundred-Seven and College Equity Index: Excellent resources for Black students
- College Advising for Undocumented Students
- I’m First: Book for first-generation college students and their families
- Tips and resources for the LGBTQ+ community
- Women’s colleges: Seven reasons you should consider a single-sex school
- HBCUs and TCUs: Essential tips when considering one of these institutions committed to serving underrepresented students
- American Indian College Fund: List and descriptions of tribal colleges and universities
- AICAD: List of 42 colleges of art and design that allows you to search by major and by region.
College Rep Visits
The Counseling Office at CHS regularly hosts college admissions reps as well as recruiters from each branch of the military. 10th-12th grade sudents can sign up to attend college rep visits by logging into Naviance. In Naviance choose Colleges-then in the drop-down list and choose College Visits. You can see which schools are coming to CHS and register to attend. Don't forget to come to the counseling office to pick up a pass to attend the meetings.
AP Test Prep
If you are taking an AP exam in May, this resource might be useful for you. It gives you information about how to find practice resources in AP classroom as well as resources to help you prepare such as questions from real exams, scoring guidelines, and sample student responses.
NCAA Eligibility
If you plan on playing college sports, it is important that you are mindful of the eligibility requirements for the NCAA. Keep in mind that dropping a class or taking credit recovery may impact your ability to play NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II sports. You can always reach out to your school counselor if you need additional information.
NACAC College Fairs
The National Association for College Admission Counseling is offering in-person and virtual college fairs this spring! Check out this website to learn more and to register for these college fairs!
Get Involved!
Check out the many clubs and sports offered at CHS! If you can't find a club that you are interested in, consider starting one!
Mrs. Tuzdae Bartow
Mrs. Gretchen Arthur
Mrs. Amy Snyder
Mr. James Moore
Ms. Johanna Hess
Mrs. Julie Roytan
School Counseling Office Staff
Mrs. Christine Starkey-Registrar cstarkey@duneland.k12.in.us
Indiana Gold Star Counseling Award
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