School Counseling Connection
Freshmen November 2020
Class of 2024
Last quarter the counselors met with freshmen to discuss “How to Succeed at LaSalle.” This presentation is posted on BlackBaud > Resources > School Counseling. We created Naviance accounts. Naviance is a web based program students will use throughout high school for career and college research.
Counselors will meet freshmen through their Civics classes to begin our Naviance Curriculum. Students will focus on their key strengths and learning style in order to make a plan for academic success this year.
Report cards will be arriving soon. What went well for your student? We hope that students can maintain steady progress as they begin the second quarter. Students should use the next few weeks to reach out to teachers and assess their progress. As fast as the first quarter has flown by, the second quarter moves even more quickly. With vacation days and the Thanksgiving and Christmas recesses, students’ regular study schedules are interrupted. Please reach out to us if you need assistance.
Standardized Testing
All freshmen created College Board accounts in groups with School Counselors Ms. Buehne and Mr. Finnegan over the last few weeks. Students will use these accounts throughout their high school years to register for the SAT, search college information, and much more. Students were asked to email their account login information to themselves so they can retrieve this information quickly using any device. In early December, students who took the PSAT 8/9 in October will be able to access their score results on their College Board account. School Counselors will work with students to understand their score and provide helpful information on how to use their results to prepare for future tests and improve their academic progress.
At the start of semester two in January, counselors will meet with students to review their PSAT 8/9 score reports. We will connect the information from the PSAT 8/9 to Khan Academy for free, individualized skill practice. This practice should help them improve their test taking skills for next year’s PSATs and future tests.
Challenge Success
Last year, La Salle Academy began a partnership with the Challenge Success Program out of Stanford University. This program works with schools to identify sources of stress and anxiety within the community and ways to lessen their impact on students, faculty, and families. Several initiatives have been implemented in the school as a result of this partnership. We will be having a homework-free Thanksgiving Break to allow the students some down time. We encourage students to spend time with their families, engage with their hobbies, and refresh their minds as we move through quarter two.
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School Counseling Office
ConiSue King, Director of School Counseling
Lisa Buehne, School Counselor
Timothy Finnegan, School Counselor
Website: https://www.lasalle-academy.org/academics/college-counseling
Location: 612 Academy Avenue, Providence, RI,
Phone: (401) 351-7750
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LSAcollegebound/
Check out our website, under the academic tab of the main LSA website.
If you have any questions, please let our counseling department know.