February 2019: 10th Grade
MDHS Counseling Newsletter
MD Sophomores
- February 4 - 8: National School Counseling Week
- February 5: Lunar New Year
- February 5 - 6: CSF Spring Sign Ups
February 7 - April 11: ACT Comprehensive Class, Thursdays, 6-8pm
February 26 - April 23: SAT Comprehensive Class, Tuesdays 3:15-5:15pm and 6-8pm
- February 28: Scheduling Season for 19-20 Begins
Please check that you're on track for graduating:
- If you have any D or F grades, please speak to your counselor as soon as possible so you may plan for classes you may need to retake. Register for spring Credit Recovery at: https://www.materdei.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=285428&type=d&pREC_ID=652511. Credit recovery classes run Feb 4th to April 26th, 2019.
- Complete submitting and verifying your service hours on MobileService. The spring deadline is coming up on March 18th.
Check out our Spring SAT/ACT Test Prep opportunities, and register soon for our afterschool SAT or ACT Comprehensive Classes if you are interested.
In lieu of a visit to your classroom, sophomores have received emailed instructions for accessing their Practice ACT scores. If you have any questions, please contact your counselor.
Our scheduling season for next school year begins on February 28. Please look out for more information and instructions coming soon.
The school counselors at MD are so thankful that we get to work with you, the most incredible students and their supportive families. Our mission is to provide all students with a comprehensive school counseling program that encourages the development of the whole person, academically, emotionally, socially, spiritually, and vocationally. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We feel that we have the best job ever!
Spring CSF Dates
CSF Members, please add these dates to your calendars for spring!
2/5/19 & 2/6/19 Sign Up for CSF (sign up online by Feb 8)
3/7/19 CSF Officers' Applications Available
3/14/19 CSF Officers' Applications Due
4/11/19 CSF & NHS Awards Ceremony (LeVecke) 7:30AM
If you are eligible for CSF from the last semester, you will receive an email invitation to sign up online. You can also register in person on Feb 5 & 6 during lunch.
SAT & ACT
ACT Comprehensive Classes @ MD
February 7 - April 11
- Thursdays, 6-8pm
SAT Comprehensive Classes @ MD
February 26 - April 23
- Tuesdays, 3:15-5:15pm
- Tuesdays, 6-8pm
Go to https://store.triedandtruetutoring.com/collections/southern-california/products/mater-dei-hs-orange-county-sat-act-prep-spring-2019 for more information and registration.
The SAT and ACT are college admission exams that test what you learn in high school and what you need to succeed in college. Most colleges review scores from either the SAT or the ACT test as part of their admissions process. Please see our helpful SAT & ACT Test Prep page! You will find tips for preparing & practice, including free and low cost, and testing dates/links.
It is recommended that students take the official ACT, SAT and SAT Subject Tests (if required) during the spring of Junior Year. Students are responsible for registering for their SAT/ACT tests online and can select Mater Dei as their testing location.
- Helpful Testing Timeline to assist you in your planning
- To register for the official SAT with writing and/or SAT Subject Tests: www.collegeboard.org
- To register for the official ACT with writing: www.act.org
Peer Tutoring
Wellness
A quick wellness reminder written by @stacieswift:
"STOP! Take a minute to not be busy, distracted or thinking ahead.
- Relax your body
- Slow down your breathing. In ... and ... out.
- Settle your mind, focusing just on your breaths
- Turn your head to look over your shoulder, and then the other
- Slowly lift your arms above your head, stretch all the way out to your fingers
- Rotate your arms, release the tension in your shoulders
- Inhale. Exhale. A teeny act of self-care you can do any time and pretty much anywhere.
- Sometimes we need just a bit of prompting to stop and slow down, just for a moment or two."
If you ever need to talk to someone about personal concerns (family, friends, how you're feeling, dealing with stress, etc.) please let your school counselor know. We are here to support you. We also have two Wellness Counselors available every school day.
Service Hours/Reflection
As a reminder, to graduate from Mater Dei students must complete 10 hours of volunteer service per semester, and at least half of all hours must be "direct service." The deadline in spring for service hours is March 18, 2019.
Visit the Christian Service Program web page for more information. Be sure to submit your hours through our new app, MobileServe. Please check that they have been verified.
If you have any questions, talk to Mrs. Hopkins, our Director of Christian Service, in Campus Ministry.
Mater Dei High School Counseling Department
Website: https://www.materdei.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=70016&type=d&pREC_ID=237246
Location: Mater Dei High School, 1202 W Edinger Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92707