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BWHS School Counseling Department
Dave Royhab, Director Counseling Department Hours 8:30am – 4:30pm Phone
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Counselor Freshman Assignments
Susan James: A – Che Beth Dekenipp: Chi – Ge Jenna Chenault: Gi – La Edna Rivera: Le – N Kim Pond: O – Se Rick Mondloch: Sh – Z
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Additional Mental Health Team Members
Kristin Quimby, School Social Worker Rob Urbassick, School Psychologist Gail LeFloch, School Nurse Allyne Zappala, Student Assistance Spec.
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Counseling Dept. Support Staff
Jan Develli, Career Center Assistant Melissa Pumphrey, Secretary Corina Lawson, Secretary
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Post-Secondary Planning Personal and Social Development
A high school counselor’s primary job is to help students (and parents!) navigate through high school! Academic Advising Post-Secondary Planning Personal and Social Development Mental Health Team
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Schedules Schedules went live on ParentVUE this morning
Contact a counseling secretary with any account access issues Schedules are still subject to change (rare) Students will receive a hard-copy schedule on green paper tomorrow Students will receive an “official” schedule in homeroom on the first day of school (white paper)
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First Week Homeroom Sign-Up Sheet
You are signed up for a class you already passed You are signed up for the same class more than once You are signed up for a class you are taking through Virtual Loudoun You are signed up for a class you believe you are missing the prerequisite for You believe you are missing a core class
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Requests for Schedule Changes
Two types of schedule changes: Elective Changes Academic Level Changes
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Elective Changes Students are not permitted to change electives unless there are extenuating circumstances
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Academic Level Changes
Level changes will be considered on a case-by-case basis Many factors are considered: Student input Parent input Counselor input Overall course load Teacher feedback Availability of alternate courses Post-secondary plans Individual strengths & weaknesses
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Academic Level Changes
Window for requesting a level change to a more challenging course: Between the second week of school and the distribution of the first marking period interims Window for requesting a level changes to a less challenging course: Between the distribution of the first marking period interims and the second marking period interims Level changes to less challenging classes are for students who are truly in a class that is too difficult for them Level changes often create schedule conflicts. Students who change levels may have to give up an elective Level changes are often not possible depending on class availability
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How students can schedule a meeting with a school counselor
During the first week of school (Thursday & Friday), students can sign-up to see a counselor in homeroom for a qualifying scheduling reason After the first week, students sign-up to see a counselor by filling out a request form before or after school, or between classes ALWAYS: For urgent situations, students should tell any adult that they need to go to the counseling department
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School Counseling Activities for Freshmen
Fall counseling classroom presentations – November, March & April Winter depression awareness activities Winter scheduling activities for Early spring counselor/student conferences
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Communication Counseling section in the newsletter ConnectEd emails
Counseling related events will be posted on the school calendar and in the newsletter Feel free to attend events aimed for other grade levels! Twitter Counseling webpage on the BWHS website Counselors’ links Director’s link Presentation & Forms pages
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It’s Going to Be a Great Year!
Thank You! It’s Going to Be a Great Year!
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