CJHS Counselor Corner Newsletter
3.26.2021
Welcome to the Clarkston Junior High School Counseling Department Newsletter!
Need Tutoring?
The Virtual Tutor Connection Club provides tutoring each Tuesday, and is available for any K-12 student. Check out the info on the attached flier!
Free College Tuition in Michigan: Which Schools Offer What
Nice article from Bridge Michigan that details free college tuition programs at many of our colleges and universities in Michigan. It includes a brief description for each program as well as links to further information when available.
"Depending on where you live, how much you earn, how old you are and even what job you hold, college tuition may be free for you in Michigan. But figuring out where you can pay nothing for college tuition and where you’d still have to write hefty checks is not always simple."
Mental Health Resources
With Spring Break next week, it is important that you take time to recharge. Catch up on sleep, do something you enjoy, connect with a friend, declutter your space, whatever helps you make you feel energized. Listed below is 50 ways to take a break.
Have a fun and restful spring break, Wolves!
Easter Seals Therapy Services Offered at CJHS!
Easter Seals and CCS are currently working together to bring therapy services to CJHS students! Easter Seals is already servicing two of our buildings and now will be extending into CJHS!
Therapy services are offered once a week for 30 minutes a session during school hours. Due to the current health crisis, therapy services are currently being done online via zoom. Students will have a private area in our building to meet with their therapist utilizing their CCS issued Chromebook.
If you're interested in your student receiving these services, please reach out to your students counselor now for more information.
You can find more information on Easter Seals at their website.
Community Events
The My Habitat Clarkston Spring Community Impact Weekend is April 24-25, 2021. There are two Clarkston Community Schools projects and your help is needed! We will be weeding beds and spreading mulch around the buildings at Pine Knob Elementary and Springfield Plains Elementary. Bring work gloves, wheelbarrows, pitchforks, and rakes. Ages 10+. Sign up today! (If the SignUp for school landscaping is full, please sign up for another worthy project!)
For more information, visit https://communityimpactweekend.org/
4-H Coding Weekend Workshop
An Intro to Coding
Saturday & Sunday April 10 & 11, and May 22 & 23, 2021
Registration DEADINE - Registration closes Wednesday, April 7th @ Midnight!
The 4-H Coding Weekend Workshop will help you discover your passion for technology and enable you to continue practicing throughout high school. This course includes 4-days (2 weekends) of virtual instruction to hone your coding skills. Whether you have prior computer coding knowledge, or have never even thought about it, you will gain valuable coding experience and skills. By the end of the workshop, you will learn to develop with your own tech ideas; design and code a website from scratch! Specific coding languages taught during the program include HTML, CSS, JS, Ruby, Rails, and Github.
WHERE: Virtually via Zoom
WHO: Youth currently in grades 9-12.
COST: The cost to attend this four-day workshop (2 weekends) is $150 and includes tech support and program fees.
MATERIALS REQUIRED: Computer with internet and the ability to do video conferencing (microphone and webcam).
FOR MORE INFORMATION, TO REGISTER, AND PAY: https://events.anr.msu.edu/4HCodingWeekendWorkshop/
Space is limited to 20 participants. This workshop is offered in collaboration with CodeNow and Code Nation.
Questions? Contact Christine Miller at MSU Extension at 517-552-6905 or email johns832@msu.edu.
Clarkston Area Youth Assistance Scholarships Available
Could your student benefit from individual tutoring? Is your teen ready to take driver's training? Interested in having your child or teen get involved in extracurricular activities? Clarkston Area Youth Assistance may be able to help! Scholarships are available to help cover the cost of skill-building activities such as tutoring, Driver's Training, and extracurricular activities for families who income-qualify.
Click on the red button to download the application at: http://caya-mi.org/skill-building/
Email completed application and supporting documents* (listed on the application) to: CAYA@clarkston.k12.mi.us
If you have questions or would like more information, please email us or call and leave a message at (248) 623-4313 and we will get back to you.
Michigan State University Veterinary Education Day - TOMORROW
Full Event Details and Registration
Date: March 27, 2021
Time: 11:00am-4:00pm
High School Presentation and Student Panel Session
- Time: 11:00-11:45am
Virtual Transfer Fair- April 8
Oakland Community College is hosting a Virtual Transfer Fair coming up in March and April. Everyone is welcome to attend and might be especially relevant to students who are planning to start out at a community college like OCC and transfer to a 4-year university. Learn about scholarships, application tips, and much more.
College Corner: University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan
The University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) is a private, Catholic university in Detroit, Michigan, sponsored by both the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the Religious Sisters of Mercy. Founded in 1877, it is the largest Catholic university in Michigan. It has three campuses, where it offers more than a hundred academic degrees and programs of study.
The University of Detroit Mercy comprises seven colleges and schools:
School of Architecture
College of Business Administration
School of Dentistry
College of Engineering & Science
College of Health Professions/McAuley School of Nursing
School of Law
College of Liberal Arts & Education
Aside from Detroit Mercy's own campuses, the University offers undergraduate and graduate programs at Macomb University Center in Clinton Township, Mich. Detroit Mercy has also partnered with Aquinas College and St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Grand Rapids to offer a Nursing prelicensure program.
In athletics, the university sponsors 17 NCAA Division I level varsity sports for men and women. It is a member of the Horizon League.
If you want more information on Detroit Mercy, you can visit their website here.
CJHS Counseling Department Staff
Mrs. Eva Marie Rottach, Counseling Secretary
Phone: 248.623.5690
Fax: 248.623.5679
Mrs. Sarah Hester, Counselor A-G
Phone: 248.623.5689
Mrs. Shannon Donnellon, Counselor H-O
smdonnellon@clarkston.k12.mi.us
Phone: 248.623.5692
Mrs. Escely Marr, Counselor P-Z
Phone: 248.623.5691
Mrs. Lynn Larsen, Social Worker/Counselor to students with IEPs
Phone: 248.623.5686
Mrs. Renee Alexander, Psychologist
raalexander@clarkston.k12.mi.us
Phone: 248.623.5688
Mrs. Susan Joseph, Department Chair for Support Services, Teacher
Phone: 248.623.5687