HVCHS Counseling Newsletter
January '22
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Welcome back Bulldogs!
...and Happy New Year! We hope that the break gave you a chance to recharge your battery, and that you enjoyed plenty of time surrounded by family and friends.
As we embark on the second half of the school year and navigate the continued uncertainties of the pandemic, we would like to ensure that all of our community members are aware of the wide range of mental health resources available in our area. Please review the district's Family Mental Health Services and Support Organizations Reference Guide.
Further, please never hesitate to reach out to your (or your child's) School Counselor if there is a concern you feel we should be aware of, even while operating remotely this week. We are always here for you, and each counselor's contact information is listed at the end of this bulletin!
Important Dates in January
We have several important programs planned for the month of January, including:
- 1/6/22 - Junior College Planning Night - 7:00pm via Zoom
- 1/13/22- LGBTQ201 - 6:00pm in CHS Community Room
- 1/14/22 - Career, Coffee & Learn: Art & Entrepreneurship - during Recitation in Community Room
- 1/20/22 - ASVAB Testing - 7:45am (register by 1/6!)
More on each of these....
Junior Planning Night - 1/6/21 via Zoom
Members of the Class of 2023 and their parents/guardians are invited to join us at 7pm on Thursday, January 6th for Junior Planning Night. We will unpack the college admissions process, from the initial search to submission of applications, and eventually picking a destination!
Counselors are also holding group meetings with their juniors via Zoom and/or during recitation. Following the group meetings they will begin scheduling individual planning meetings with each junior.
Please click here to register for the Junior Planning Night webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing joining information.
For those who are unable to attend, a recording of the event and a copy of the slides will be posted on the Counseling website under "Parent Presentations."
LGBTQ 201. Come. Listen. Ask. Learn.
All are invited to the CHS Community Room on Thursday, January 13th at 6pm for an evening of advocacy and education:
"Hope Rises Up and Prism—Bending the Light are partnering with Hopewell Valley Regional
School District and Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance for an evening centered in education and advocacy surrounding issues that impact the LGBTQ+ community, particularly our students.
We will be offering multiple sessions with qualified panelists discussing issues of mental
health, affirming faith spaces, working with allies in law enforcement, local resources for LGBTQ+ students and families, and more."
Click here to register!
Career, Coffee & Learn - Art & Entrepreneurship
Are you interested in a Career in Art and/or Entrepreneurship? Then join us for a Career, Coffee & Learn! Coffee, tea and a light breakfast will be served!
When: Friday, January 14, 2022 during recitation
Where: CHS Community Room
Speaker: Julie Rosenthale, Artist and Owner of Art Sparks
Sign-up: Please sign-up via this link by Wednesday, January 5th.
Note: Please notify the teacher of your 3rd session class in advance, just in case you are a few minutes late.
Contact Ms. Curran with questions at rachelcurran@hvrsd.org
*This event is run in collaboration with the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance*
ASVAB Testing - 1/20/21
Are you interested in joining a branch of the military after high school? If so, you will be required to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test, and CHS just so happens to be offering the ASVAB test on Thursday, January 20th at 7:45 AM in-person at CHS.
Interested students must register by January 6th, 2022, so if you'd like to take the ASVAB, please email elizabethlee@hvrsd.org asap!
To learn more about the ASVAB, please use this link: https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/asvab.
PSAT testing & score reports...
Our sophomores and juniors recently participated in PSAT testing. The PSAT is a valuable opportunity to prepare for the "real" SAT, which students typically begin taking during junior year. For the junior class, it is also an opportunity to qualify for the
National Merit Scholarship Program.
PSAT score reports (including detailed breakdowns of all correct and incorrect answers) have been released through College Board's website, and in order to access scores all students will need to register for an account.
It is very important that when students register with College Board they use the same email address that they entered on their PSAT answer sheet. Parents: if you are creating an account for your child, please be sure to ask them which address they listed.
Additional information regarding PSAT scores can be found here.
Parchment - alumni transcript services
We recently partnered with Parchment to provide streamlined online transcript processing services for our former students.
NOTE: This is NOT how our current students should request transcripts for colleges, summer programs, etc. That process is detailed on our counseling website, and has been explained extensively to our current seniors.
CHS Counseling Department Calendar...
Dan DeStefano
Supervisor of Counseling PK-12
