Counseling Corner

Thanks for visiting our October newsletter. We have helpful informational links and dates listed below. We have been busy meeting with Seniors for an academic check-in to ensure a timely graduation. It's important to focus on current school work, but also continue firming up a plan for after high school.

We are excited to announce we began our series of College and Career Speakers that are being facilitated monthly in a Thursday homeroom. All students have been invited through class connects to these session as optional. If you are interested in learning more about the specifc careers, it's a great opportunity to gather more information to help you in future planning.

It's also important to attend homerooms on Monday and Tuesday as many times Academic and Career Planning lessons are being delivered to help you in your post-secondary planning. There are so many options out there for you all whether it's college, employment, military or apprenticeship and we encourage you to pick the best fit for YOU! This is your future and anything is possible!

We strongly encourage all seniors to take this survey below to help our department gain feedback on what we need to improve. We want to check in with seniors and gather some data to help ou the best we can with your final year at WIVA.

Senior Survey

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedCGQgtnqGuBGP0eeVS3Zm3OCOC2gWsLdBR_mgeiMGI6O_Rg/viewform

This past month we have had lots of excitement with our Seniors providing opportunties for both students and LC's. If you missed any of these sessions, there is a recording below.

Counselors are in the process of reaching out to Seniors for individual meetings now through December to check-in on credit summary and answer any questions you may have to ensure a timely graduation.

Financial Aid Presentation Link

https://stride3.engageli.com/stride/current/?R=Financial+Aid+Presentation%288dd48%29&playback=y&RID=94587&username=8076485_k12%40example.com

December 1st the FAFSA Application opens. We encourage Students and LC's to fill out the application sooner than later.

LC Information Session

https://stride2.engageli.com/stride/recorder/12th-grade-lc-information-session(d8137)/1728406898013-uuid-61e30074-1a2a-485f-ac68-6ab16b39ccd4/recording/MP4/recording.mp4

There are some important dates below for all students and LC's to be aware of when it comes to requesting a schedule change at this point of the semester.

October 11th- Last day to ADD a class for your current Fall Schedule

November 29th- Students who drop a course at this time will be dropping with an "F" which will be reflected on a students transcript. We encourage those students struggling in a class to work with their teacher to bring their grade to passing. There is still plenty of time left in the semester to increase a students grades. All semester grades are not final until the end of the semester mid-January.

We also want to apologize to a handful of students who may have been integrated into a class late this semester when the class should have started at the beginning of the school year. Administration, Operations and Counselors have been working in the background to clean up the errors when schedules were mass scheduled.

Beginning this month there will be ACT Prep Sessions running for all interested in Juniors for the upcoming ACT in March. Please see the schedule for the following dates. They will all be held during Monday homeroom times from 12:35-1:05pm. All Junior Students have been invited as optional in their class connect schedules.

October 21- Social Studies

November 4- English

November 18- Reading

December 2- Writing

December 9- Science

January 27- Math

Feb 6- Importance of ACT/Test Strategies

Those students in an AP class taking the AP exam in May don't miss out on our AP Information sessions on either October 22nd at 3:40pm or November 5th at 2pm. Look for the session to appear under your class connect schedule.

Thursday Homeroom College & Career Speakers:

November 14

University of Wisconsin Schools- Application Demo

November 21

Career: Meteorology/Broadcast/Journalism & ARMY Rep

College: UW-Whitewater

December 12

Career: Forest Service Educational Ranger/Interpretive Guide

College: UW-Eau-Claire

These open houses below are great opportunties for students interested in attending a Technical School. You can register on their direct website.

While many students are able to access this same training through the state technical college system, there may be barriers to some in terms of schedule, location, and class availability.

In those cases, here are some ways in which the Institute can be of help:

1. Classes can be completed in just 2 – 3 weeks

2. Classes are offered during the day and at night

3. Classes are offered at 12 Education Centers located in Lodi, Fennimore, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Bloomer, Rice Lake, Osseo, Frederic, Spooner, Superior, St. Croix Falls, Menomonie, and growing!

4. Classes are offered on a rolling schedule, so if life happens and a student gets sick, has a death in the family, etc. they can be easily transferred into the next class and still get done quickly.

5. Certification testing is done at 8 of the Institute’s Education Centers, including Lodi, allowing students to train and test in a known and comfortable environment.

6. Cost of the class is just $535 per student, which includes all textbooks and written materials.

If you have any questions about this information or would like to learn more about the Institute, please feel free to reach out via email at info@healthcareworkforcetraining.com at any time or by calling us at 715-726-3849. You can also learn more, view our upcoming class offerings, and register for our classes via our website www.healthcareworkforcetraining.com.

There is a lot of great resources to help answer questions and guide you if your student is struggling with ADHD. The link below helps explains the facts and myths centered around ADHD.

Common ADHD Questons and Answers:

https://www.adhdawarenessmonth.org/adhd-questions-and-answers/?mc_cid=706531096b&mc_eid=0de3053268

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