CHS Counseling Corner

2022-23

Academic Supports

It's not too late to get your grades up! Quarter 2 is quickly coming to a close. If your student is not passing a class, there are opportunities they can access.



  • Peer Tutoring: Monday and Wednesdays in the JSU 2:15-3:15
  • Math Tutoring: Tuesday and Thursdays in your math teachers classroom 2:15-3:15
  • Net Tutor 24/7 access to online tutoring (NetTutor)
  • Teacher office hours usually 2:15-3:15. Check with teacher to schedule


Please encourage your student to come to school, work hard and get extra help if they need it.

Counseling Goals

Our CHS counseling team have many goals this year. A goal that stands out among these goals to support students and staff is to focus on keeping students in class. With the pandemic and other life impacts, students have missed a lot of instruction time. It's important that we support our campus by keeping students in class for as much direct instruction as possible. Additionally, we would like to focus on increasing targeted interventions throughout the school day. All that being said, students can still access their school counselor before school, after school, or during their lunch hour. If a student is visibly upset or you feel there may be an immediate need, please send them down with a pass and let Margie know they're coming.

Counseling Data

We've been busy collecting data for the past year to directly inform our programming, and will continue to do so for the 22-23 school year. We are excited to share our progress and interventions each month as well as continue to identify gaps to improve our comprehensive counseling program.


Below is data from October 2022. Each student is asked to sign in the counseling center upon each visit as well as share the reason they're visiting. We see a shift in reasons our students are coming to counseling. With ECAP's in full force, students are coming down for academic planning and post-secondary questions.

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College and Career Happenings

Welcome to the CHS College and Career Center. We are knee deep in college application season, but we are also discovering new careers and training programs that might be the best fit for us. See the calendar below for presentations in the Career Center.



College Timeline:


  • Complete FAFSA before winter break.
  • Apply to 3 colleges before winter break.
  • CEF Scholarships now OPEN
  • Start applying to scholarships (join Google Classroom 333est2 for helpful sites)
  • If we aren't looking at 4 year universities, same timeline applies to 2 year colleges,
trade school and certification programs.
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Early College with Ms.Yozzy

Early College Opportunities:


Available NOW!!!! Priority Deadline: December 15, 2022


Achieving A College Education (ACE Program)- Sophomore students ONLY!!!


Year to Year Program Commitment


ACE is an early college two-year scholarship preparation program designed to help first-generation, underrepresented, financially disadvantaged college-bound students succeed.


https://www.cgc.edu/admissions/high-school-students/achieving-college-education-ace


· Summer

o 2 Classes (Monday-Thursday)

o Earn 6 College Credits

· Fall

o 1 Class on Saturday’s

o Earn 3 College Credits

· Spring

o 1 Class on Saturday’s

o Earn 3 College Credits


***Credits are transferrable to all of our in-state universities and community colleges.


Applications available for pick up in the Career Center. For any questions students can email Ms.Yozzy at: yocelyn.gomez.garcia@cgc.edu.


Available Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. during lunch hour and/or after school in the career center.


HOOP of Learning Program


Available NOW!!!! Priority Deadline: December 15, 2022


What is the HOOP of Learning Program?


Hoop of Learning is a high school to college bridge program for American Indian students; 9-12 grades. The program is indigenous by design, based on a traditional American Indian worldview of a circle, or hoop, of lifelong development. This academic scholarship is a year-round program. A new cohort begins every summer and high school students take college courses on the campus of Chandler-Gilbert Community College.


Mission Statement: Encourage, enable and empower American Indian students to complete high school and transition successfully to higher education.


Program Eligibility:


• Student must be an enrolled member of a federal/state recognized American Indian tribe

• Self motivated; demonstrate good attendance

• Currently enrolled in high school. Students can apply at any grade level.


  • Applications are ONLY available to apply in the fall.


• Minimum 2.0 GPA in high school


Program Commitment:


  • Summer
    • 2 Classes (Monday-Thursday)
    • Earn 6 College Credits
  • Fall
    • 1 Class on Saturday’s
    • Earn 3 College Credits
  • Spring
    • 1 Class on Saturday’s
    • Earn 3 College Credits

***Credits are transferable to all of our in-state universities and community colleges. New cohorts begin every summer semester.


For any questions students can email Ms.Yozzy at: yocelyn.gomez.garcia@cgc.edu


Applications available for pick up in the Career Center. Available Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. during lunch hour and/or after school in the career center.

Upcoming/ Current Events

  • ECAP (Education Career Action Plans) Planning for all grades
  • Targeting Interventions
  • Senior Meetings and letters to families
  • College/Career Planning
  • Finishing up Open Enrollments
  • After school credit recovery

Meet your counseling team

IB Corner

We have registered all All IB exams for students testing in May. Testing fees for both AP and IB were due on November 1. If you have not paid yet, please log into the parent portal in Infinite Campus and pay online today. Thank you!


Tuesday, November 15 is the annual statewide IB Day of Service. CHS IB students will be out and about giving back to our community. Part of the day will be spent at Andersen Elementary school working with kindergarten and first grade students. Andersen Elementary is quickly becoming an IB Primary Years school and we are excited to work in partnership with them.


Please contact the IB office at 480-812-7990 and we would be happy to explain any IB program options. Here is a link to our first quarterly IB newsletter for 2022-2023. Enjoy!

https://www.smore.com/n6wx1

Need Additional Resources?


Emergency Numbers

Emergency Contact Numbers

Suicide Prevention Line - 988

24 hour Crisis line: 602-222-9444

EMPACT (Mobile Crisis Team): 1-866-205-5229

Teen Lifeline (24 Hour Hotline): 602-248-8336

Trevor's Project (LGBT Hotline): 1-866-488-7386

Child Protective Services: 1-888-764-2445

Community Information and Referral: 1-877-211-8661

Domestic Violence: My Sister's Place: 480-821-1024