Counselor Corner
May 2018
Raise Me
Through Raise Me students can earn micro-scholarships for completing activities such as taking a math class, going to a virtual career fair, or participating in an extracurricular activity. You log information and earn money that can be used toward participating schools. Midwest participating schools include Newman University, U of Kansas, U of Oklahoma, Creighton U, Southern Methodist U, and many more. It is definitely worth checking out! https://www.raise.me/
Kansas State University has joined Raise Me. However, we noticed that for students graduating in 2019, the due date is September 1st! Deadlines may vary for each school, so students should really pay attention to these.
Juniors- Start Filling Out College Apps!
The Class of 2019 can start filling out applications this summer! Students will need to check dates to determine the application windows- many are July 1st. Before juniors leave for the summer, they will receive their Parchment account information. Parchment is an electronic transcript service that our school utilizes. Students can easily go into their account and have their high school transcripts sent to colleges or even to themselves. Some schools have students self-report their grades until they graduate. if students
Senior Transcripts
Final transcripts will be sent through Parchment. The counseling office will be visiting all senior English classrooms for steps to order final transcripts. This also includes how to order Butler transcripts, which ARE SEPARATE.
Summer School
Students who need to recover class credits will be able to either through ACHS (math or English) or Orion, an online option. If a student has failed a class prior to this semester or already knows that he or she will earn an F in a class this semester, they will be receiving paperwork. For those students who may not know for sure, we will continue to monitor and hand out paperwork up through finals. Our ACHS summer school information is on our ACHS home page under "ACHS Quick Links." Students who are interested in the online option can check out Orion's information.
Counseling Office Hours
Counselors' last day is June 1st. We will send out specific returning information in July along with the schedules. Students who need transcript information can contact the main office. Please remember that counselors only check emails periodically over the summer, so do not expect an immediate response.
Career Cruising
Students can utilize Career Cruising over the summer. Why? They can continue to log activities such as volunteering, jobs, or other experiences. Students can work on their resumes over the summer through Career Cruising. Juniors can explore financial aid opportunities, and all students can explore career and college information.
Finals
The finals schedule is as follows:
May 21st- 2,6
May 22nd-1, 4, 5 (9-2:10)
May 23rd- 3, 7 (9-12:10)
The ACHS home page will also have the finals schedule listed.
ACHS Counseling Department
A-G Lisa Stinson, stinsonl@usd385.org
H-P Laura Scaglione, scagliol@usd385.org
Q-Z Erin Eilert, eilerte@usd385.org
Registrar Vicki Goertzen, goertzev@usd385.org
Email: achscounselors@usd385.org
Website: achs.usd385.org/11157
Phone: (316) 218-4700