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Your school counselor is available to work collaboratively with parents, students, and the classroom teacher to improve study skills and/or share resources to assist with enrichment or remediation. Counselors are happy to facilitate the process of creating a plan of action that will assist students who may be struggling academically as well as those who are excelling and looking for a challenge.
As a reminder, please be advised that if your child failed a subject and did not make up that failure, the coursework must be repeated through one of the available options. Please monitor your child’s progress by checking their grades at least once per week in the student information system. If you do not know your username and password, call the school to obtain it. Discuss with your son or daughter that attendance to school every day is essential to their academic achievement, and absentees from class are likely to result in academic failure of the subject(s) missed during the time he/she was not in class.
College Fairs
The college admission process is made easier with applied knowledge. Therefore, parents are encouraged to begin exploring available options early, and there is no such thing as too early. College Fairs provide an avenue for parents and students to speak directly to college admission representatives and learn about popular majors, costs, and admission and scholarship requirements of various institutions in one visit. Visiting fairs and reviewing the information should spur parents and students to visit college campuses so that they can assess whether the institution is a good fit for the student. Take advantage of available college fairs. Parents and students are encouraged to attend workshop sessions at these fairs to learn about:
• GeneralAdmissionProcedures
• Financing a College Education
• NCAA Eligibility Requirements
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities • Taking the SAT
• Taking the ACT
• College Admission for Students with Disabilities • College Admission for Fine Arts Students
Please check with your child's school on the dates, times, and places of these fairs.
A very popular fair normally held in September is the National Association for College Admission Counseling Fair. It is advertised through the school and local media outlets. All of the fairs are free to the public.
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