Counselor Newsletter
AGUA FRIA HIGH SCHOOL
March 2019
** The daily announcements are accessible online so you can keep up with current events at AFHS. Make it a habit to check the announcements on a daily basis so you don't miss out on anything.
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Annual ACT Prep Saturdays
Agua Fria will be hosting our 8th annual ACT Academy. This series of workshops supports our juniors as they prepare to take the ACT on Saturday, April 13th at Agua Fria High School. Juniors should make plans to attend on the following dates.
March 2nd (Practice Test) - Located in the cafeteria
March 9th
March 23th
March 30th
April 6th
The workshop schedule is 9:00 am to 12:15 pm each Saturday.
** Counselors met with juniors last month to register for the test. If you did not yet register, please see your counselor as soon as possible. The deadline to sign up for the April test is March 8th.
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EMCC Senior College Day - March 29th, 2019
* Note: An admission workshop is required prior to the scheduled Senior College Day. Our Admission workshop is taking place on Tuesday, March 5th, during 1st and 6th period.
Please see Mrs. Ciulei in the College and Career Center for more details. Information has already been shared with students via Google Classroom and daily announcements.
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The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Opened October 1st, 2018
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* Scholarship Newsletter
* Visit Mrs. Ciulei in the College and Career Center
* Daily announcements
* Browsing the web
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The College and Career Center
You can also see which colleges and universities are coming to Agua Fria High School to speak with our students.
* Seniors - If you haven't already completed your FAFSA, please schedule an appointment with Mrs. Ciulei.
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West-MEC Update
Did you miss out on applying for West-MEC this year? You might be in luck. West-MEC recently reported that they had fewer than anticipated applicants for some of their programs. If you are interested, go to www.west-mec.edu for details on programs and to complete an application.
Be sure to check to see if the program is a one-year or two-year program, along with location availability. Print off your application, sign it, and hand it in to Mr. Lucas in the counseling office. He will submit your application with the required information.
Programs that still have availability are:
- Air Conditioning Technician
- Automotive Collision Technology
- Automotive Technology (@ Northeast Campus only)
- Aviation Maintenance Technology
- Avionics/Electronics/Drones
- Culinary Principles
- Dental Assisting (@ Southwest Campus only)
- Electrical Trade Specialty
- Energy & Industrial Technology
- EMT
- General Construction Technology
- Hairstyling (@Southwest Campus only)
- Hair Stylist (@ GateWay)
- Massage Therapy
- Precision Machining
- Veterinary Sciences (@Southwest Campus only)
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Senior Awards Night - May 10th, 2019
Agua Fria will be hosting our annual Senior Awards Night on Friday, May 10th. We would like to honor students who have earned awards, recognition, or scholarships. We would like seniors to include all offers even if they do not plan to attend that college or university. Please note that need-based scholarships will not be recognized.
Mrs. Ferrante-Jackson will be posting a survey on the Counselor Google Classroom (Cohort 2019) for students to complete. After students complete the survey, they will be required to turn in the supporting documents to her in order to be recognized and participate in the event. Mrs. Ferrante and Mrs. Ciulei will be going to government classrooms the week of March 25th to collect scholarship and award documentation and answer any questions regarding the Google Survey that students need to complete. In the meantime, students need to turn in all documentation to the counseling office. We look forward to celebrating our seniors!
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It's not too early to start searching for great summer program opportunities
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Summer Scrubs 2019
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Summer Enrichment Programs @ ASU
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GCU Summer Camps
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Counseling Department Contact Information
Jennifer Ferrante-Jackson
jferrantejackson@aguafria.org
623-932-7300 x. 1036
Student last name: A-Co
Jill Goodall
jgoodall@aguafria.org
623-932-7300 x. 1237
Student last name: Cr-Ha
Bill Lucas
blucas@aguafria.org
623-932-7300 x. 1035
Student last name: He-Mi
Oscar Gironi
ogironi@aguafria.org
623-932-7300 x. 1042
Student last name: Mo-Ro
English Acquisition Program
Analy Talamante
atalamante@aguafria.org
623-932-7300 x. 1038
Student last name: Ru-Z
Terry Sparks
Counseling Office Specialist
tsparks@aguafria.org
623-932-7300 x. 1041
Katherine Alvarado
Counseling Office Specialist
kalvarado@aguafria.org
623-932-7300 x. 1040
Rosemarie Laur
Registrar
rlaur@aguafria.org
623-932-7300 x. 1039
Toni Mueller
Data Specialist
tmueller@aguafria.org
623-932-7300 x. 1046
Mary Ciulei
College and Career Specialist
623-932-7300 x. 1044
Email: ogironi@aguafria.org
Website: http://www.aguafria.org/Domain/8
Location: 530 E Riley Dr, Avondale, AZ, United States
Phone: (623) 932-7300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AguaFriaGuidanceDepartment/
Twitter: @afhootieowl
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The Role of the School Counselor
School Counselors help students focus on academic, career and social/emotional development so they can achieve success in school.
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Agua Fria High School Counselors are utilizing Google Classroom as a tool to support college and career readiness!
Google Classroom provides access to college and university information, scholarship opportunities, important test dates, programs of study and so much more! Students must log in to their Agua Fria email accounts to gain access to the classroom. Make sure to check out the Google Classroom app as well!
Here are the codes for each cohort:
Class of 2019 - o2p01uk
Class of 2020 - vdo5bm
Class of 2021 - 7e46j2
Class of 2022 - 8vgdfx