Hillcrest Counseling Corner
News and Updates during COVID 19
Newsletter # 4 (May 4 - 8)
During this time of unprecendented changes in education and our day to day lives, your Hillcrest Counselors are here to support. We are ALL experiencing these changes together and there are many emotions we might be feeling during this COVID 19 Pandemic. We are here to help. Please reach out to us if you are struggling. We have links to our emails below.
Communicating with your Counselor
Mrs. Bierbaum
Email (click here)
Students with Last Names
A - D
Google Classroom Code: theruxn
Google Voice:
(951) 305-0844
Mr. Avina
Mr. Montoya
AP 2020 Exams
The make-up exam dates will be June 1st – June 5th! The make-up dates are only to be used IF you encounter a technology issue during a regular exam date.
Continue to prepare with your amazing AP teachers in addition to the provided College Board live AP prep classes on YouTube.
Please log in to your MYAP account to make sure you know what email address you used to register on MYAP! “Please make sure all students begin exams 30 mins prior. There is a sequence of questions they will need to answer before being let into exam room!”
Explainer Videos: New videos are available to give students quick, easily accessible information about their test day experience, what they need to do to prepare, exam security, and more. Explore the playlist.
AP Exam Demo (available May 4): AP students should use the clickable exam demo to practice the different ways to submit their exam responses. The demo will help students confirm that their testing device will be able to access and run the online exam. If they can’t access the demo, the final slide of the Testing Guide can help them troubleshoot. The sample content in the demo will be the same for all users and isn't a practice exam. We’ll send educators and students an email to remind them when the demo is available. Please encourage your students to take this important preparation step.
Online AP Classes and Review Sessions prep week: The week before exams, online AP classes will focus on the exam day experience and sample exam questions.
Student Outreach: If any of your students are having difficulty receiving College Board emails, walk them through the steps on the "Confirm your email address" page.
Information for AP Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish Language and Culture Exams:
The above exams will be administered using a new dedicated app, the AP World Languages Exam App. Students taking these exams must use this app on smartphones or tablets. This free app will be available for download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store the week of May 11. We’ll email students and their teachers to let them know when the app is available to download. Visit our site for more details.
A video walk-through of the test-taking experience will be available the week of May 4.
SUMMER SCHOOL
Summer School is currently scheduled to begin on June 1. But now that the schools will remain closed until at least June 19, we will implement a virtual alternative to summer school, including credit-recovery options for high school students.
Session 1 - June 1 - 12 (10 days) 7:30am - 1pm
Session 2 - June 15 - 26 (10 days) 7:30am - 1pm
Summer school classes will be for credit recovery only. If you need to apply, counselors will take applications until classes become full. Click the fillable PDF link below.
JOIN OUR GOOGLE CLASSROOM
We now have separate Google Classrooms! Apparently, you can't have more than 1,000 in a class. Below are our Google Classroom codes. You should be automatically enrolled but if you are not, please be sure to join!
Last Names A - D click here or Class Code: theruxn
Last Names E - K click here or Class Code: 6ely2ci
Last Names L - Q click here or Class Code: bxncfvi
Last Names R - Z click here or Class Code: er3js6d
Mental & Emotional Health Support
Below is a link to a video explaining where anxiety stems from as well as a worksheet to help you identify your personal triggers and coping strategies.
Video:
Fight Flight Freeze - Anxiety Explained for Teens
Worksheet:
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals
Crisis Text Line
very texter is connected with a Crisis Counselor, a real-life human being trained to bring texters from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening and collaborative problem solving. All of Crisis Text Line's Crisis Counselors are volunteers, donating their time to helping people in crisis.
211 Riverside County
Care Solace
Click Here to begin
College Board Account (SAT)
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat
How to Get Help with Scores
If you're having trouble accessing your released scores:
- You may need to update your account information. Log in to the student score portal and follow the instructions to verify your account.
- Log in to the student score portal and learn how to use your registration number from the SAT or Subject Tests to verify your account.
- Do you have another College Board account? You, your parent, or counselor could have made it. Log out now and log back in using the other account.
- Do you need old scores? You can call to request old scores. You'll have to pay a fee.
- For more help, call 866-433-7728. For international and TTY phone numbers, go to the Contact Us page.
- Educators who need help should go to the K–12 portal's help page.
Hillcrest Counseling Department
Website: hillcresttrojans.com
Location: 11800 Indiana Avenue, Riverside, CA, USA
Phone: 951 358 1755
Twitter: @hcounselors