9-11th Grade Updates-April 2024
CHS Counseling Office
9-11th GRADE SCHOOL COUNSELING NEWSLETTER-MARCH 2024
Summer School
Summer School applications are now available! Some students want the opportunity to get ahead in their classes. If this is the case, they can sign up for an enrichment class. Students may enroll in an enrichment class the summer before they would normally take that class at CHS. Current Freshmen can choose to take Health the summer before their Sophomore year. Current Juniors can choose to take Econ and/or Government during the summer before their Senior year.
Remediation classes provide instruction to students who need more support in a certain subject area. In order to ensure that a student graduates high school on time, they will need to attend summer school to retake the core classes they received an F in during the school year.
Resource Fair
Please consider attending our 5th annual community resource fair later this month. This fair is a great opportunity to see what types of support services are available for students with a broad range of disabilities. There will be regional agencies representing career and transition services, 3 local colleges, home-based supports, legal advisors, government agencies, Birth-PreK services, and many more! This is a great way to gather information and make connections.
*Over 45 agencies, large and small, will be in attendance from throughout the state.
The fair will be held in the CHS Cafeteria from 5-7pm on April 24th.
School Anxiety
A lot of students have some anxiety about coming to school, and sometimes mornings are the most difficult. When anxiety flares up, we might feel like staying home rather than going to school. Avoiding school could actually make your anxiety worse (not to mention-you get behind in your classes). The video below offers some simple and practical tips about what to do if you are experiencing some morning anxiety before school.
Mallory Grimste is a licensed Clinical Social Worker, and in this video she shares some advice. She talks about
- grounding yourself to the present moment
- self-soothing using your 5 senses
- moving your body
- self-care
- and improving positive self-talk
Schedule Requests for Next Year
If you want to make changes to the electives you have chosen for next year, now is the time to contact your school counselor. Please remember, we can not make any changes after the last day of this school year!
JUNIORS! COLLEGE INFORMATION!
Juniors-Now is the Time to Start Your College Search!
Have you started building your college list? Don't forget that you can use Naviance to help you in that process! You can log into Naviance and use SuperMatch to find colleges and universities that fit your needs and desires. You can find the SuperMatch tool under the Colleges tab. Don't forget to sign into Naviance using "Clever".
NACAC Virtual College Fair
Registration is now open for the Spring NACAC Virtual College Fair. You and your students are invited to the next NACAC Virtual College Fair of the season, which will take place on Sunday, April 21st from 1:00pm to 6:00pm ET.
The virtual fair provides a wonderful chance to connect with hundreds of schools and universities, all from the comfort of your home, and 100% free.
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.
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
Mrs. Miranda Blue-College and Career Assistant mblue@duneland.k12.in.us
Indiana Gold Star Counseling Award
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CHS Counseling Office
1-800-273-8255
Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Dial 988
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Location: 2125 South 11th Street, Chesterton, IN, USA
Phone: 219-983-3730
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