Counselors Newsletter

Be sure to sign up for your Senior Conference Small Group Family Meeting.

You can get details in the July 17 Senior Letter. and sign up here:

Please go to the DHS SignUp online portal to select a conference date that will work best for your family.

(Student Last name) Counselor Name - Click on the name of your counselor.

A-De) Mrs. Kiana Wills

(Df-J) Dr. Ken Jackson

(K-Re) Dr. Jazzmon Parham

(Rf-Z) Ms. Shadiqa White

DVA Seniors Please see email from Dr. Kimberly Jones for DVA specific details.

Don’t leave money on the table!

Calling all Seniors! It's not too late to create an account with GA Futures! Create a GA Futures account today through the Georgia Student Finance Commission. Visit https://www.gafutures.org/, create an account and follow the instructions closely. The Registrar will upload all juniors and seniors twice per year to the Georgia Student Finance Commission. This allows each student to be considered for the HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships which are available to all Georgia students and can be applied to any HOPE-eligible college or university. Once an account is created, students can track their HOPE-eligibility and plan for any extra expenses. When creating your GA Futures account, use a personal email. Your CSD email account will be deactivated upon graduation.

Parents, please give us your student's Social Security Number. The Georgia Student Finance Commission identifies students using their SSN. If we don't have it in our student information system, better known as Infinite Campus, they will be unable to match your student to transcripts we upload and be purged out of their system. Please email Mrs. Lanum with a good contact number and she will call you to get your child's SSN and enter it into Infinite Campus. Please do not send it via email or voicemail.

This is non-negotiable and not a rule we make at DHS. We must comply with the state and this is how they prefer to identify thousands of Georgia students.

Please email Mrs. Lanum at klanum@csdecatur.net or your counselor if you have any questions or need help creating your account.

Please remember to create an account at Parchment.com if you haven't already done so. Parchment is a one-stop-shop to request and send your transcript to many colleges and universities in the USA and abroad. When you create your account, please use a personal email account, not your CSD account. Once you graduate you will still be able to access any transcripts uploaded to Parchment if you have a personal email address on file with them. Your CSD email will be deactivated upon graduation. Please be aware that the turnaround time for fulfillment of transcript requests is three days, so get your request in well before any deadlines issued by the schools you are applying to. If you need help, please contact the Registrar's office at klanum@csdecatur.net.

Click the logo for parchment.

Parents/Students: The vast majority of your application processes will NOT need a Parchment transcript request. If you are applying through the Common Application, The Common Black College Application, or a college/University that uses SENDedu or other similar document collection service; you will not need to request a transcript through Parchment because your counselor will automatically upload them for you. If you have questions about if you need to use Parchment or not, just send your counselor an email and ask.

Are you looking to deepen your connection with your child and further develop your parenting skills?

Then join us for East Atlanta Counseling Services' Balanced Parenting Group. In this supportive, virtual, 12-week group you will learn DBT skills to help you:

• Regulate your own emotions so you can be more attuned to your child's needs
• Tolerate the distress you feel from watching your child struggle with their own challenges
• Communicate more effectively with your child
• Repair relational damage when you inevitably miss the mark

Please see the attached flyer for details, and feel free to reach out with any questions to beca@wildecounseling.com or katie@eastatlantacounseling.com.

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BigFuture.org, a free guide to college and career planning, with personalized tools that can help all students plan throughout the year.

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BigFuture® School, a free mobile app for students who take the PSAT/NMSQT® or SAT® in school that offers easy access to their scores, connections to nonprofit colleges, scholarship providers and government programs, and customized college and career messages.

Hundreds of ambassadors from across the country connect as a community through Discord and regular Zoom meetings. They learn from fellow ambassadors, share best practices with each other, and get helpful advice on how to support their friends and classmates.

Apply for the Ambassador program before the August 30 deadline.

See Ms. Karina Green, AP/IB Coordinator, if you have questions.

We are excited to invite you to a Virtual FASFA Session hosted by CIS National. It is designed to help high school seniors and their families navigate the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) process. This session will provide valuable information and hands-on assistance to ensure seniors maximize their financial aid opportunities for college.

Here’s what to expect from the Virtual FASFA Session:

• Link to FAFSA main page
• Checklist of documents needed
• Testimonies from Alumni
• Additional Information Links
• Questions & Answers

RSVP using these links:

August 21st at 7:00 PM - Click here to register

August 22nd at 7:00 PM - Click here to register

Please see the attached flyer for meeting details. Share the flyer and virtual FASFA session link with your seniors, parents and families.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Have a wonderful day!

Communities in Schools of Atlanta

Valia Phillips, MA | Site Coordinator | she/her

310 N McDonough St, Decatur, GA 30030

404.732.6483, vspencerphillips@cisatlanta.org

valia.phillips@csdecatur.net

#AllinforKids | In Schools and Beyond

Once again, we're kicking off our recruitment year with the Peach State Tour. We're proud to bring together all four of our state’s research universities to host this year's event — Georgia Tech, Augusta University, Georgia State University, and the University of Georgia.

Student & Family Information Sessions
This year's student programs will be offered in a hybrid format (both in-person and virtual options). Your school should have received a Peach State Tour poster, which we hope you'll use to advertise these student sessions in your school. Please encourage your students to visit Peach State Tour website to learn more and register.

Please click on the appropriate link below to address your concern/need:

I Need A New ID

Certificate Of Enrollments (complete this form at least 1 week prior going to the DDS. Form expires 30 days after issuance)

ADAP Card Information

Portal Access Requests

Request for Google Password (email)

College Visit Form

Work Permit Process (only needed for students ages < 15)

Order A Transcript (If you need a transcript mailed, please email klanum@csdecatur with student name as it appears in the portal, college/university name, college/university address)

Students when you graduate your DHS email account will be deactivated. Please use your personal email address so you will have access beyond high school.

There is NO Community Service Hour requirement to graduate from Decatur High School. The PTSA does however have a Community Service Recognition program. For information and requirements to get Community Service Recognition at your graduation ceremony, please view the information linked here.

College Admissions Accommodation Form (Consent Forms for College Admission Tests Accommodation Requests - If you have a 504 or IEP with testing accommodations, a consent form must be completed and turned in to your/your student's counselor in order for the school to request accommodations for the College Board (PSAT/AP/SAT) and ACT. Testing agencies take up to 8 weeks to process requests.)

Summer & PreCollege Programs Google Classroom - CLASS CODE: fkrkuep

Scholarships Google Classroom - CLASS CODE: 43xlcav

Email: rjones1@csdecatur.net
Website: https://www.csdecatur.net/dhs
Location: 310 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA, USA
Phone: 404-370-4170