M.A. Counseling Newsletter
May 2019
In This Issue
- Decision Day Luncheon Recap
- NCAA Eligibility Info Session
- College Application Workshop
- Book Recommendation
- AP Exam Schedule
- Veritas Academy - U of MN
- Preparing for College Emotionally
- Wellness Corner
Decision Day Luncheon Recap
Thanks to Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Eagan for supplying the DELICIOUS pulled pork, chicken and buns. Our students loved it!
Did we mention that Christine Paton, who made the cakes from scratch (yes, really), made sure every senior's name was featured? Amazing!
NCAA Eligibility Info Session
Join us on Thursday, May 2 from 6:30-8 PM in the Chapelteria to hear from the University of Minnesota Eligibility Center.
- Eligibility Center information
- Initial eligibility determinations and requirements (GPA/test scores and how they're used, Eligibility Center registration)
- Required core courses for Division I and II
- Definition of Qualifier and Non-Qualifier
- New initial eligibility requirements
- College admissions vs. NCAA eligibility
- Difference between Divisions I, II and III with regards to financial aid and recruiting rules
Parents and students are encouraged to attend.
College Application Workshop
Dates: Monday, August 5 - Friday, August 9, 2019
Time: 9 AM - 4 PM (9 AM -12 PM on Friday)
Location: South Campus Chapel (may be at North Campus - we will let you know)
Cost: $150 - Checks can be made to "Minnehaha Academy" and turned in to Diane Rahm, Registrar.
To register complete the following Google Doc: https://forms.gle/nJUrHEJNjsvhZ7CK8
Book Recommendation
Psychologist Madeline Levine brings together cutting-edge research and thirty years of clinical experience to explode once and for all the myth that good grades, high test scores, and college acceptances should define the parenting endgame.
Parents, educators, and the media wring their hands about the escalating rates of emotional problems and lack of real engagement with learning found so frequently among America’s children and teens. Yet there are ways to reverse these disheartening trends. Until we are clearer about our core values and the parenting choices that are most likely to lead to authentic, and not superficial, success, we will continue to raise exhausted, externally driven, and emotionally impaired children who believe they are only as good as their last performance.
Confronting the real issues behind why we push some of our kids to the breaking point while dismissing the talents and interests of many others, Levine shows us how to shift our focus from the excesses of hyperparenting and the unhealthy reliance on our children for status and meaning to a parenting style that concentrates on both enabling academic success and developing a sense of purpose, well-being, and connection in our children’s lives.
AP Exam Schedule
Veritas Academy - U of MN
Veritas Academy is a three-day residential experience for incoming University of Minnesota freshmen and rising sophomores, held on the Twin Cities Campus and hosted by Anselm House in partnership with The Veritas Forum. With sessions and activities led by the U’s upperclassmen, Anselm House staff, and Christian faculty, the retreat will lay a strong foundation for students to thrive during their time at college and to see why these years matter to God. There will be ample discussion on the challenges and reality of finding the right fit in ministry, church community, and friend groups as you transition into life on campus. The curriculum draws on both Anselm House’s and The Veritas Forum’s expertise in engaging faith and life’s biggest questions in the context of the public university as well as the students who face these questions every day. As a result, freshmen will transition to campus in the fall already connected to a vibrant community of Christian faculty and students.
When: July 22-24, 2019
Where: University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus
Who: Soon-to-be freshmen at the U of M who are excited to cultivate their faith in college, intentionally contribute to campus life, and meet Christian faculty, upperclassmen, alumni, campus ministers, and peers
What: An intensive learning experience that provides incoming U of M freshmen with the tools, resources, community and vision to flourish in college
How: Apply by June 30
Cost: $199, including all lodging, meals, and all materials
Scholarships (including travel costs) are available upon application. Have further questions? Send an email to andrew@veritas.org.
STUDENTS WILL COME OUT OF VERITAS ACADEMY WITH:
- Relationships with faculty, upperclassmen, and alumni
- A framework for integrating faith and learning in college
- Tools for designing a meaningful college experience
- A vision for serving and contributing to campus life
- A faith community of peers before orientation starts
Preparing for College Emotionally
Wellness Corner
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
Why do teenagers sometimes make outrageous, risky choices? Do they suddenly become reckless, or are they just going through a natural phase? To find out, Kashfia Rahman -- winner of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (and a Harvard freshman) -- designed and conducted an experiment to test how high school students respond to and get used to risk, and how it changes their still-developing brains. What she discovered about risk and decision-making could change how we think about why teens do what they do.
CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR THE CORRESPONDING VIDEO.
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