School Counseling Connection
April 2022
Welcome to GVMS Counseling Department!!
If this is an emergency, please visit the Counseling Department immediately (or during the next school day). Parents should email their students' counselors to set up an appointment.
Useful Phone Numbers:
Suicide Hotline: 1.800.784.2433
PWC Police Department Non-emergency Number: 703.792.6500
ACTS Helpline: 703.368.4141
Crisis Text Hotline: 703.940.0888
Ms. Robles (A-Cou):
Mrs. Abbott (Cr-Hin):
Mrs. Ware (Hl-Mik):
Ms. Hawkins (Mil-Ruu):
Mrs. Brown (Rut-Z):
Mrs. Castles (Director of Counseling)
π Upcoming Events
April - Scheduling Rising 7th and 8th graders
6th grade: 4/17-4/18
7th grade: 4/25-4/26
May- SOL Testing
IMPORTANT DATES π
March 31 - End of Quarter 3
April 3-7 - SPRING BREAK
April 10 - No School for Students
April 11 - 4th Quarter Starts
April 21 - No School for Holiday
π Coming Up!
Therapy Dog Visits This Month
April 12
April 19
Gainesville High School Open House
Gainesville High School will be hosting a Freshman and New Student Open House on Thursday, April 27th, 5:30-7:30 pm. Students and families will be able to tour the school and meet department representatives, club sponsors, and athletic coaches. There will be information sessions throughout the evening.
Thursday, Apr 27, 2023, 05:30 PM
Gainesville High School, University Boulevard, Gainesville, VA, USA
π‘ Reminders
Ramadan at GVMS
Ramadan begins on Wednesday, March 22, and ends on Friday, April 21, 2023. For our Muslim students and families, Ramadan is the holiest month of the year. It is a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. During Ramadan we provide our Muslim students with:
- A food-free space
- The option to avoid physical activity in PE
If you are interested in exempting your student from physical activity in PE during Ramadan, please provide a note to your student's PE teacher.
Paper Online Tutoring - Available 24 Hours Per Day, 7 Days A Week
What Is Paper?
All PWCS students now have access to free online tutoring 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.
Through our partnership with Paper, every student has unlimited access to trained tutors to ask questions, work through problems, get feedback on their writing, and grow their confidence.
Paper is a secure, online tutoring service that provides students with unlimited, 24/7 academic support. Whether you're stuck on homework, studying for a test, or need someone to read and make suggestions for your essays, there will always be experts available online to assist students in all subjects and more than four languages.
How Do I Access Paper?
Students access Paper by logging in to Clever. To log in to Clever, students use their PWCS email address (for example, username@pwcs-edu.org) and password (this is same password students use to log in to their PWCS computer). Once you're logged in to Clever you can find the link for Paper in the PWCS Resources section.
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3. PARENT RESOURCES π€
- Be clear and specific about spelling out resources for home adults each week.
- Link to contact info for the school counselor.