Phone: (508) 693-1033

Counselors: Shauna Nute, ext.120; Mary MacDonald, ext.130,

John Fiorito, ext. 143; Jeffrey Agnoli, ext. 174

School Adjustment Counselor: Amy Lilavois, ext. 291

Guidance Secretaries: Bonnie Tilton Jackson, ext.222; Ellie Parece, ext. 121

Director of Guidance: Michael McCarthy, ext.119

 

Welcome

We hope you are having a great summer and are looking forward to an exciting junior year. As an upperclassperson, you have to begin thinking about your post secondary plans in a more serious manner. These plans could include two or four year colleges, technical schools, work, Military, Americorps, travel or many other options. Your high school career is half over and the remaining time in high school seems to go faster. With this in mind, the guidance department wants to assist you to develop a transitional plan from high school and help you in reaching your goals and aspirations. As many of you already know, the more success you have in high school, the more options available to you after graduation. It is important to work hard academically throughout the rest of your high school days. You are a developing person and a strong junior year shows you have the skills needed for the next step, whatever that may be. This newsletter will help you know important dates and programs we will be working with you on.

 

Summer Scramble for Schedules Week August 20 – 24 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

See enclosed letter for details. Add and drop courses, schedule changes and adjustments before school starts.

 

Vineyard Test Prep - PSAT PREP

A private test prep service offered at MVRHS at a reduced cost to our students. Dates are 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31. Wednesday nights 6-8 p.m. Tuition is $210. Please contact Doug Debettencourt (ext 178), Todd Sawyer (ext 252) or mail your check to Vineyard Test Prep, Box 1933, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557.

 

PSAT Testing Saturday, October 20 High School Cafeteria 7:45 a.m.

The PSAT administration will be on the morning of Saturday, October 20 in the high school cafeteria. Students can sign up in guidance beginning the week of September 17. The cost of the test is $20.00 paid by cash or a check made payable to MVRHS. The majority of our juniors are encouraged to take this test. It is a practice SAT (the test used in the college admissions process) which will help us examine your test taking ability and areas you may need to work on. For the top scorers, it is used to determine eligibility for the National Merit Program. Take a look at this preliminary SAT at the www.collegeboard.com website. If you have any question, please contact your guidance counselor.

 

My Road     

My Road is an internet product for personality profiles, career exploration, college major information, college search, resume and post secondary planning. We will be introducing this product to the juniors in the fall through period long workshops. We believe this will help students and parents in this very important process.

 

Junior Group Post Secondary Planning Meeting

Second period on Wednesday, January 23 in the Performing Arts Center. Guidance counselors will distribute and review SAT registration materials, post secondary planning materials and review the entire process.

 

 

 

Junior Parents Night on Post Secondary Planning

On Wednesday, January 23 from 7-9 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center guidance counselors will review all aspects of the post secondary planning process including testing, school admission process, school visits, financial aid, school and job search, etc. We hope to answer all questions parents have about the process. The information shared in this meeting will be used in our individual meeting with juniors and their parents.

 

Individual Post Secondary Planning Meeting with Juniors and Parents

In mid-February a period long appointment will be made for each junior and his/her parents or guardians. During this eighty-five minute meeting, we will:

·     choose senior courses

·     view results of the My Road career search

·     examine career and major options

·     distribute concrete career information

·     explore school, college and job options using the My Road software

·     receive up-to-date grade point average and class rank

·     review test results and future test options

·     examine alternatives to college and review the next steps in the process

 

In the past years these meetings have been well attended and received. You will receive a notice through the mail on the time and date of your appointment and it will be posted in your homeroom.

 

SAT PREP

Vineyard Test Prep will offer a Sat prep course in the spring for the juniors. The prep course will be targeting the May test date. Times, place and information will be mailed to every junior in the early spring.

 

SAT I and SAT Subject Tests Dates for Juniors www.collegeboard.com

REGISTRATION DEADLINES Jan. 29      Apr. 1 May 6

TEST DATES              Mar. 1       May 3          June 7

 

Follow-up Meeting with Juniors

In May, counselors will have a brief follow-up meeting with each junior to review progress and answer any new questions or concerns.

 

Closing Remarks

We know this can be an exciting time but it also can be a stressful time. We hope to help guide and assist you through this process. Keep working hard at your schoolwork and get involved in the community and school. Healthy activities lead to healthy minds. See you soon and enjoy the rest of the summer. The school website www.MVRHS.org has very useful information on all aspects of our program; just click on guidance.