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SCHOOL COUNSELORSMs. Geigley

A-DMs. VanBuskirk

E-LMs. Kearney

M-S

Mr. HelieT-V

Special Programs

Ms. PatronW-ZAVID

ADMINISTRATORSMr. King

A-FMs. Caster

G-MDr. Wheeler

N-Z

Mr.ReedPrincipal

SCHOOL COUNSELING OFFICEMs. GramppSchool Counseling Secretary

Ms. HoerlRecords Secretary

REASONS TO MEET WITH YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR

1. Academic success or struggle2. Personal accomplishments or

difficulties3. New transitions and changes4. College and career planning5. Safety and well-being concerns 6. Problem solving7. Friendship or relationship help

MEETING WITH YOUR COUNSELOR

Confidentiality What you discuss in the counseling

office stays between you and your counselor.

There are only three exceptions.1. If you are a danger to yourself.2. If you are a danger to others.3. If someone else is putting you in

danger.

MEETING WITH YOUR COUNSELOR

Make an appointment1) Stop by the School Counseling Office

between classes, at lunch, or before/after school.

2) Select your School Counselor’s clipboard and register for a time and date that is best for you.

3) You will get a pass on the day you registered during homeroom. *It is your responsibility to remember your appointment time*

ATTENDANCE

Be sure to tap in daily at the kiosk

If you are absent, be sure to turn in a note to the table in the lobby within 3 days

If you are absent, be sure to work with you teacher about making up the missed assignments

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

1. 4 credits of English2. 3.5 credits of Social Studies3. 3-4 credits of Math4. 3 credits of Science5. 1 credit of Fine Arts6. 1 credit of Physical Education7. 1 credit of Technical Education8. ½ credit of Health9. A completer series

10. 75 Service Learning Hours

11. Testing- HSA/PARCC

COMPLETERS

College Completer Two advancing credits of

the same language (e.g. Chinese 1 & 2)

One additional math class senior year

One elective

Childcare Completer• Child Development 1• Child Development 2• Decisions in Family

Living• Nutrition and Foods

Business Completer• Business

Management• Accounting 1• Adv. Business Man.• Business Capstone

COMPLETERS

Advanced Tech Completer

Engineering & Tech Concepts Advanced Design Applications Advanced Tech Applications Two electives

Career Research and Development Completer

• Introduction to Career Research & Developement

• Advanced Career Research & Development

• Work Based Learning

Criminal Justice Completer• Survey of Criminal Justice &

Communications in Criminal Justice• Survival Skills [in criminal justice]• Human Relations [in criminal justice]• Introduction to Criminal Law• Criminalistics

HOW TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL

Stay active in class from bell to bell

PARTICIPATE Turn in your work on

time Classwork is 50% of

your grade

Use a planner/your phone/Family Connection to keep track of assignments

Studying counts as homework- be prepared

Monitor your progress on BCPS One

Classwork Homework

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” -Wayne Gretzky

HOW TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL

School Counselor Teachers, outside of

school hours (FLEX) Assistant Principals Department Chairs School Nurse Coaches Honor Society offers

tutoring during FLEX

Who can help me?

GPA – GRADE POINT AVERAGE

GPA stands for Grade Point Average

Each letter grade you receive on your report card is assigned a value, known as a grade point.

Cumulative GPA is the average of all your grade points, for each class you have taken during high school.

There are two types of GPA, unweighted and weighted.

GPA – GRADE POINT AVERAGE

Highest Value is 4.0

Unweighted GPA Highest

Value is 6.0

Weighted GPA

Colleges will look at both types of GPA during admission, but each college will have it’s own acceptable GPA range! However, many community colleges do not require specific GPA’s.

TESTING IS IN YOUR FUTURE!

SATSAT Subject Tests

ACT

ASVAB

Accuplacer

PARCC HSA

PLANNING AHEAD

Where am I going?

How long will it take?

What do I need to do in order to be

prepared?

College… Military… Trade School….Start a Career…

MEET WITH YOUR

SCHOOL COUNSELOR!

COLLEGE CORNER!FLEX!

Use your flex time to your benefit! Everyday during flex a counselor will be in room 51 with computers! Use this time to your advantage! You can also use this time to consult with a counselor about ANYTHING!

NAVIANCE FAMILY CONNECTIONCONNECTION.NAVIANCE.COM/PATAPSCO

Reviewo Username = BCPS

usernameo Password = D.O.B

Ex: 01081997

EVERYTHING you need to succeed

is here!!You just have to put forth

the effort!