WHS Counseling News Hub

For those juniors planning on applying to and attending four or two-year colleges following high school graduation at the end of next school year, Mr. Lorenz, College & Career Counseling, has prepared three videos within the College Admissions 101 Series to assist with the preparation for and facilitation of the college application and financing processes. To ensure you are up-to-date with terms and deadlines, we strongly recommend watching all three videos, then reaching out to Mr. Lorenz if you have any questions about the videos or the college admissions process in general.

College Admissions 101 | Part 1: Preparation (38:13 min)

College Admissions 101 | Part 2: Applications (33.59 min)

College Admissions 101 | Part 3: Financial Aid & Scholarships (14:04 min)

Mentors 4 College - Essay Writing Workshop

Attention Juniors!

Summer is a great time for rising seniors to write their personal essay for college applications. Mentors 4 College offers a free, online essay writing workshop. One of our mentors is an English teacher; he created the workshop and offers his time to give students feedback on draft essays as they are going through the workshop. The workshop is self-paced and guides students to complete 1 or 2 essays. Often, students need to include an essay for admissions or scholarship applications. Click HERE for the link. First semester of senior year is busy. Keeping up with application deadlines and emails is critical. Write your essay this summer so you have one less thing to worry about in the fall!

Naviance - Searching for Scholarships

Students can view all the scholarships West High advertises in Naviance which includes local and national offerings. These are updated on a regular basis so check back often! To access this from your student account, click on Colleges from the main menu at the top of your screen then choose Scholarship Search.

Scholarship Search Tools

There are many tools that can be utilized to search for scholarships. Click HERE to visit these resources that are listed on our Counseling website.

Click HERE for our Local Scholarship Page

St. Louis County Government

As graduation season nears, Saint Louis County Government extends a warm invitation to graduating seniors to explore rewarding careers in public service. Committed to enhancing our community's well-being, our diverse array of departments—from health services to environmental protection—offer abundant opportunities for passionate individuals eager to make a difference. We believe recent graduates possess the skills and enthusiasm vital for contributing to our county's success, whether in criminal justice, social services, IT, finance, parks and recreation, or other fields. Interested seniors and alumni are encouraged to visit our careers website to discover current job openings and the fulfilling career paths awaiting them within our organization.

Comprehensive Counselors

Erin Sternberg (Last names A - Em)
314-415-7519
esternberg@parkwayschools.net
click HERE to make an appointment

Jennifer Wibbenmeyer (Last names En - La)
314-415-7517
jwibbenmeyer@parkwayschools.net
click HERE to make an appointment

Jennifer Skalski (Last names Le - Ro)
314-415-7512
jskalski@parkwayschools.net
click HERE to make an appointment

Jennifer Spotanski (Last names Ru - Z)
314-415-7523
jspotanski@parkwayschools.net
click HERE to make an appointment

College & Career Counselor

Chris Lorenz
314-415-7521
clorenz1@parkwayschools.net
click HERE to make an appointment

Support Staff

Cindy Devine – Counseling Administrative Assistant
cdevine@parkwayschools.net

Lauren Rowe – College Administrative Assistant
lrowe1@parkwayschools.net