M.A. Counseling Newsletter
June 2019
In This Issue
- MN Private College Week
- ACT Prep Class
- College Application Workshop
- Book Recommendation
- Senior Parent Night
- Fall College Fairs
- Wellness Corner
MN Private College Week
Monday, 06/24/2019 to Friday, 06/28/2018 | 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CDT
Find out what Minnesota private colleges and universities have to offer! Come on your own or with your parents. These introductory campus tours and informational meetings can serve as a first step to help students discover just what they're looking for in a college — especially if they are early in their search. Sessions are held twice daily, from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central Daylight Saving Time), on our 17 campuses across the state.
STEP 1: Check out each college’s profile or use the college finder to search by majors, sports and the arts.
STEP 2: Decide where you want to visit. View a map to see where our 17 campuses are located around the state.
STEP 3: Register for free online — and mark your calendars.
Register for free or add or change your visits.
ACT Prep Class
College Application Workshop
Two weeks prior to the event an email will be sent out with need-to-know information.
Book Recommendation
Senior Parent Night
We will be discussing the ins-and-outs of the college application process, deadlines to be mindful of, financial aid basics (there will be a formal Financial Aid Night in the fall), and give you an opportunity to ask questions.
Parents, you are encouraged to attend even if your student is not attending the workshop.
Fall College Fairs
Colleges That Change Lives Fair
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Saturday, August 17th, 2019
10 AM
MISP Fair at Mounds Park Academy (Exclusive for Minnehaha, Blake, Breck, SPA and Shattuck-St. Mary's students)
Sunday, September 22, 2019
12:30-3 PM
Nat’l. College Fair - MPLS Convention Center
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday, October 3, 2019
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Wellness Corner
II Corinthians 12:9-11 (NIV)
"'But he said to me, my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
M.A. Counseling Team and Services
WHO WE ARE:
Mike DiNardo, Vice Principal/Director of Counseling
Kristin Overton, College & Guidance Counselor (Last Names A-K) overtonkristin@minnehahaacademy.net
Christine Paton, College & Guidance Counselor (Last Names L-Z) patonchristine@minnehahaacademy.net
Wanda Monroe, Non-Public Counselor
monroewanda@minnehahaacademy.net
Diane Rahm, Counseling Office Assistant, Registrar
rahmdiane@minnehahaacademy.net
WHAT WE DO:
Academic Advising
Guiding toward an appropriately challenging course load
Additional support to teachers, parents, and students
Social-Emotional Counseling
Safe, welcoming and confidential
Addressing issues around anxiety, depression, and general well-being
Peer and family relationship challenges
College and Career Readiness
College fit
Career/personality inventories
Counselors visiting various colleges and universities throughout the U.S. to provide firsthand information