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To enhance our support for your child’s emotional health, we are excited to offer Mental Health America’s Student Wellness Program to Parkway West students September 30-October 10. They utilize a nationally recognized screening tool to help understand and support your child’s emotional needs. This free service is confidential and completely voluntary.

Steps of the Screening Process:

1. Questionnaire: Your child will complete a 10–15-minute survey about their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, covering areas like depression, anxiety, attention issues, rumination, belonging, burdensomeness, self-harm, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and substance use.

2. Follow-Up: If the screening indicates a potential concern, your child will have a private meeting with a mental health professional to understand better where your student is and possible next steps of support.

3. Communication: Regardless of the results, you will be contacted. If there are concerns, a time will be arranged to discuss and explore the next steps. If no issues are identified, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to reach out if you have any questions.

4. Continued Support: The Student Wellness Program can offer referrals to community mental health professionals who meet your student’s and family's needs. They can also help you share the information gained from the screening with any current therapist or counselor, school professional, etc.

Click HERE to learn more information from their website
Click HERE to register your child

ATTENTION SOPHOMORES!

October 23rd | 5:00-7:00 pm - South Tech Preview Night

December 19th - Early Application Deadline

Mark your calendar for SOUTH TECH PREVIEW NIGHT, October 23, 5-7 PM. All students interested in applying to Tech are strongly encouraged to attend and learn more about our school, programs, and the opportunities we offer. South Tech applications for August 2025 are open. Early application deadline is December 19th. A lottery will be held second semester and notifications will start going out in March.

About South Tech:

At South Tech, we provide students with real-world experiences, real-world skills, and engaging, hands-on learning to prepare them for college and careers. We celebrate the pursuit of their passion and help them find the right pathway to their own success. Our partial-day schedules keep students engaged in their home high school academics and activities while they enjoy experimental learning in Tech's elective courses.

Our tuition-free, career and technical education (CTE) majors allow students to explore their career interests before graduation while earning industry certifications, college and high school credits, and skills that will last a lifetime. We work with an impressive list of business and industry partners that provide our students with mentorship, internships, apprenticeships, part-time employment, scholarships, and full-time employment offers after high school. Our students are in demand.

Click HERE for the website

Click HERE to view the South Tech Video

Click HERE for the flyer

All scheduled rep visits can be found on the College Visits Page HERE. Below are the upcoming visits for the next two weeks. All visits will meet in the College & Career Center in Counseling unless otherwise stated. Please remember to sign up by 7:00 am the day of the visit in order to receive your pass to leave class.

Lafayette College (PA) | 9/30 @ 8:00 am

Vanderbilt University (TN) | 9/30 @ 9:00 am

Saint Louis University (MO) | 9/30 @ 10:00 am

University of Tulsa (OK) | 9/30 @ 1:00 pm

Centre College (KY) | 10/1 @ 9:00 am

Augustana College (IL) | 10/1 @ 10:00 am

University of Chicago (IL) | 10/2 @ 8:00 am

Miami University-Oxford (OH) | 10/2 @ 9:00 am

University of Arkansas (AR) | 10/2 @ 10:00 am

Elon University (NC) | 10/2 @ 1:00 pm

University of Kentucky (KY) | 10/3 @ 8:00 am

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN) | 10/3 @ 9:00 am

Johns Hopkins University (MD) | 10/3 @ 10:00 am

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL) | 10/3 @ 1:00 pm

University of Rochester (NY) | 10/4 @ 9:00 am

Saint Louis Community College (MO) | 10/4 @ 10:00 am

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (IL) | 10/4 @ 1:00 pm

Missouri Valley College (MO) | 10/8 @ 8:00 am

Missouri State University-Main Campus (MO) | 10/8 @10:00 am

University of Louisville (KY) | 10/9 @ 10:00 am

Click HERE for all previous counseling newsletters

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