MDHS Counseling Newsletter
Student/Parent | Week 1
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Free/Installation Fee-Waived Internet
ABC News
Spectrum
Be a household with a student enrolled in a K-12 school or college
Call 844-488-8395; installation fees will be waived for eligible households
Comcast
Be an eligible qualified low-income household
Go to InternetEssentials.com or call 855-846-8376 for English or call 855-765-6995 for Spanish
All new customers will receive “a free self-install kit” with no shipping fee
Financial Award Letter Consultation
(open to all students, recommended for 12th grade students)
Need help comparing your award letters ? During this time of need, when students may not have readily access to their high school counselors, Grand Canyon University would like to be of service. It does not matter what college award letters they are, we would like to help. The Orange County counselor in your region, Jessica Hagerty, has over 12 years of experience in admissions and can help decipher through them with you! Please be by your computer for this appointment as she will be sharing her screen with you.
Food Service Programs in OC
http://ocfoodhelp.org/orange-county-free-food-map/
Get Organized!
4 Steps to Get Organized for Online Courses:
Set up an effective learning space
Commit to a structured schedule
Create a support system
Connect with your teachers early
Link -- Get organized!
Be Productive!
How to Stay Productive During Virtual Learning Courses:
Set boundaries at home
Limit distractions
Treat it like your in-person classes
Communicate actively with your teachers and classmates
Find study habits that work for you
Know you’re not alone in this adjustment
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Senior Awards & Scholarships
SUMMER
Summer is just around the corner. You can view a list of possible programs: - Summer Programs List
Check out outside scholarships.
This list will be updated daily. -- Scholarships List
COLLEGE TOURS
Since we are unable to tour colleges at this time, here are a few great resources:
“I Got In, Now What?” “I Got Waitlisted, What Do I Do?”
Students, please check out our presentation slides in lieu of our workshop during office hours this week! - Check out our Workshop Presentation
STUDENT-ATHLETES
If you want to play NCAA sports at a Division I or II college/university, please review the following information -- Click here for details
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9th grade: Students interested in enrolling in Honors World History MUN should email Social Studies Department Chair, lrollinson@materdei.org
9th - 11th grade: As a kind reminder, please review your schedule and/or enter your elective by March 27th, 2020, if you haven’t yet. Additional electives have been added to your Aeries portal for selection. Once you are in the Course Request Entry page, click Show All Courses and Search to see all the electives available to your grade level. For info and instructions, please see the scheduling website.
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Distance Learning
You are expected to keep up with attendance and assignments, as usual.
I-20
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Scheduling
Parents: Counselors visited 9th -11th grade English classes Thursday 3/12/20 and Friday 3/13/20 to review scheduling for the 2020-2021 school year. Counselors assisted students with selecting their elective course(s) in their Aeries Student Portal. All other placements were based on course prerequisites and department chair approval.
Please click here to view the scheduling videos and other helpful documents/links.
Please log in to your Student’s Aeries Portal and review your student’s courses for the 2020-2021 school year by Friday, March 27, 2020. Course requests are visible only through the student portal, not the parent portal. Should you have any questions or concerns, you are welcome to contact your student’s school counselor.Resources For Parents from Mental Health America
- Talking to Kids about COVID-19
- Cómo hablar con los niños sobre el coronavirus
- Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource
- Supporting Kids During the COVID-19 Crisis
- How to Avoid Passing Anxiety on to Your Kids
- Talking to Kids about Fear and Violence
- List of Live Webcams, Virtual Tours, and Virtual Field Trips
- Scholastic Learn at Home Free Resources
- Smithsonian Distance Learning Resources
- Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education
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Feeling Anxious? Try Out this Coping Technique
The 5-4-3-2-1
This five-step exercise can be very helpful during periods of anxiety or panic by helping to ground you in the present when your mind is bouncing around between various anxious thoughts.
Before starting this exercise, pay attention to your breathing. Slow, deep, long breaths can help you maintain a sense of calm or help you return to a calmer state. Once you find your breath, go through the following steps to help ground yourself:
- 5: Acknowledge FIVE things you see around you. It could be a pen, a spot on the ceiling, anything in your surroundings.
- 4: Acknowledge FOUR things you can touch around you. It could be your hair, a pillow, or the ground under your feet.
- 3: Acknowledge THREE things you hear. This could be any external sound. If you can hear your belly rumbling that counts! Focus on things you can hear outside of your body.
- 2: Acknowledge TWO things you can smell. Maybe you are at the kitchen table and smell a pencil, or maybe you are in your bedroom and smell a pillow. If you need to take a brief walk to find a scent you could smell soap in your bathroom, or nature outside.
- 1: Acknowledge ONE thing you can taste. What does the inside of your mouth taste like—gum, juice, or the sandwich from lunch?
Increase your feel-good activities
For Wellness Counseling Support :
If you need to contact someone about personal concerns we encourage you to contact Mrs. Kellie Bauer via email or call 714-850-9567. Students in need of additional support during this time can utilize the Outreach Concern Crisis Line - 1-800-4-CONCERN, which is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
For additional support for coping that is free and confidential, you may contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline-1-800-273-8255 or the Crisis Text Line-Text HOME to 741741.
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