FPHS Counseling Newsletter
Winter 2015 / 2016
A Message from Forest Park High School Counseling Department
Need Help with your College Applications
Annual Curriculum Fair
9th grade Student & Parent Conferences
10th Grade Parent Conference
Monday, Feb 1, 2016, 07:45 AM
Forest Park High School, Forest Park Drive, Woodbridge, VA, United States
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS
- Sophomore Class Conferences - November 30th - December 3rd, 2015
- NOVA Applications Lab #2 - December 8th, 2015
- Radford University - On-Site Admissions - December 10th, 2015
- SOL Retakes - December 4th - December 18th, 2015
- PSAT / Pre-ACT Scores Distribution Presentations - December & January
- Financial Aid Night - January 6th, 2016 - 6:00 - 7:15 pm - FPHS Auditorium
- PWCS Practical Nursing Student Presentation - January 7th, 2016
- Sexual Harassment Program - January 14 - 15, 2016
- FPHS Curriculum Night - January 20th, 2016 - 6:30 p.m.
- End of the 2nd Marking Period - January 29th, 2016
- Touch Base - Monday, February 8th - 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Seeking Forest Park High School ASCA Advisory Council Members
SOL December Retakes & Remediation
The SOL Retakes are scheduled to begin December 4th, 2015. The retakes will be in World History I, World History II, US/VA History, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Reading. All of these subject areas will be providing remediation sessions prior to the testing date. Students who are testing will receive a pass to report on their scheduled day of testing.
For more information on the testing calendar and study resources visit: http://forestparkhs.schools.pwcs.edu/modules/cms/pages.phtml?2fc829&sessionid=9f0d0d2097ba5c6d2d3877f1ee1ad7bc&pageid=8816&ec2da6December PSAT Score Distribution
Information on the Redesigned SAT
Visit the collegeboard website for more information (https://sat.collegeboard.org/home) and for official SAT Practice visit: https://www.khanacademy.org/sat
Forest Park High School Financial Aid Night
A resourceful website to check out is: http://fafsa.ed.gov
Scholarship Information
Changes to the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) for 2017 - 2018
Currently, for this school year applicants for federal aid must use their 2015 income information.
Information about the 2016-2017 Course Scheduling Timeline
- February 2nd - February 8th, 2016 - Window of time for Course Selection on Parent Portal for Students & Parents
- February 10th, 2016 - First day of Student Meetings with Counselors to discuss course selection
Planning for an Upcoming Career Fair
The School Counseling Department is currently in the process of organizing a Career Fair for this upcoming April. If you are interested in sharing your career experience with our students, please contact Ms. Flores for more information at floresjd@pwcs.edu .
More details about the Career Fair to come in the near future.Forest Park High School Counseling Department
Mr. Smith - Director - smithss@pwcs.edu
Counselors:
A-CAS ... Mr. Basta - BastaJW@pwcs.edu
CAT-FUN ... Ms. Smith - smithtb@pwcs.edu
FUO-HAI ... Ms. Flores - floresjd@pwcs.edu
HAJ - LIU ... Ms. Young - youngRA@pwcs.edu
LIV-ORZ .... Ms. Phalan - phalanAM@pwcs.edu
OSA - SMH .... Ms. Neace - neaceEJ@pwcs.edu
SMI-Z .... Ms. Juba - JubaCM@pwcs.edu
(counselor assignment is based on student's last name)
Website: forestpark.groupfusion.net
Location: 15721 Forest Park Drive, Woodbridge, VA, United States
Phone: (571) 589-3437