Guidance Seminar
Freshman Guidance Seminar
Freshmen students participate in Guidance Seminar during the fall semester. Each student is scheduled into a seminar which meets during the CDS block once per cycle, and is taught by his or her own guidance counselor. Freshmen will cover a variety of topics, focusing on transition to the high school. Topics include, but are not limited to, a review of student schedules, an introduction to the Naviance program, learning style inventory, school resources, mid-year exams, semester grading, time management, and community service. Students are also led through bullying intervention and prevention curriculum designed to foster empathy and build school community.
Guidance Seminar takes place during one Common Directed Study block per cycle.
Sophomore Guidance Seminar
Sophomore students participate in Guidance Seminar during the spring semester. Each student is scheduled into a seminar which meets during the CDS block once per cycle, and is taught by his or her own guidance counselor. Sophomores will be focusing on self discovery, career exploration, and scheduling for the next school year. Topics include, but are not limited to, access to their Naviance accounts to complete Do What You Are (a career interest inventory based on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator), college majors that pertain to the careers revealed from the assessment, and bullying intervention and prevention curriculum designed to foster empathy and build school community.
Guidance Seminar takes place during one Common Directed Study block per cycle.
Junior Guidance Seminar
Juniors participate in Guidance Seminars during the spring semester. Each student is scheduled into a seminar which meets during the CDS block once per cycle, and is taught by his or her own guidance counselor. Juniors will review course selection options and choose their courses for their senior year. They will then complete an extensive college planning unit. Students are also led through bullying intervention and prevention curriculum designed to foster empathy and build school community.
Guidance Seminar takes place during one Common Directed Study block per cycle.
Senior Guidance Seminar
Senior Guidance Seminars take place during the fall semester. Each student is scheduled into a seminar which meets during the CDS block once per cycle, and is taught by his or her own guidance counselor. Guidance counselors walk students through the college application process from beginning to end. We encourage students to get all the information via these seminars and make an appointment with their guidance counselors on an individual basis. Students are also led through bullying intervention and prevention curriculum designed to foster empathy and build school community. We look forward to working with each of you in making a well-informed decision towards your future!
Guidance Seminar takes place during one Common Directed Study block per cycle.