PARENT ORIENTATION

School CounselingCLASS OF 2021January 18, 2017

Welcome Parents of the Class of 2021!!● Mrs. Nan Hathaway- Director of Student Personnel Services

● Mr. Joseph Ursino- School Counselor, 9th grade and CST Students

● Mrs. Dina Strachan- School Counselor, 10th-12th grade students with last names A-K

● Mrs. Gabrielle Heyel- School Counselor, 10th -12th grade students with last names L-Z

● Ms. Jennifer Jenkins- School Counseling Secretary

● Ms. Emily DuBois – Administrative Assistant/PowerSchool

Course Selection Process

● Scheduling Orientations

● Woodstown Monday, January 23, 2017

● Alloway Friday, January 27, 2017

● Upper Pittsgrove Wednesday, January 25, 2017

● Oldmans Thursday, January 26, 2017

Course Selection Dates

● Woodstown Middle School February 6th, 7th, 8th, & 9th

● Alloway February 22nd & 23rd

● Upper Pittsgrove February 14th & 15th

● Oldmans February 27th

● Child Study Team Dates - Annual Review Notices Will Be Mailed Home

Program of Studies Booklet● Every incoming 9th grade student will receive a hard copy of the Program of

Studies Booklet.

● The Program of Studies Booklet can also be found on the Woodstown High School website and also on the School Counseling website on www.woodstown.org

● Students are to review the Program of Studies Booklet with parent/guardian prior to meeting with the school counselor.

Course Selection Sheet● Students are to complete the Course Selection Sheet with the

parent/guardian. Please be sure to have this completed prior to scheduling meeting with the high school counselor.

● Students are required to choose 8 classes. We have a 9 period day.

● Two “alternate electives” must be selected.

● There are two levels of courses to choose: Honors/Academic

Scheduling Meetings● Letter will be mailed home with scheduling date and time.

● Meet with Mr. Ursino/Mrs. Heyel/Mrs. Strachan

● Typically this is a 20 minute appointment. Parents are encouraged, but not required to attend.

● Please take some time to review the electives prior to the meeting.

● The date of the appointment does NOT impact the scheduling choices.

Course Selection Considerations

● Previous and current report cards

● PARCC scores

● Teacher recommendations

● Student’s graduation plan

A Freshman Day● Financial Literacy/Computer Applications/World Language/Physical Education

● English- H/A

● The World-H/A

● Science – Biology (H/A)

● Algebra I (H/A), Geometry (H/A)

● Elective- 1 (Two Alternates- no guarantee)

● 9 period day, 43 minute classes, 3 minutes between periods, 30 minute lunch

Math Sequence● Algebra I (A, H)

● Geometry (A, H)

● Algebra II (A, H)

● Pre Calculus (A, H)

● Calculus (A, AP)

● Statistics (A, AP)

● Selected Topics in Math (A only)

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Science Sequence

● Biology- (A,H)

● Agriculture Classes (A only)

● Chemistry- (A, H)

● Ecology & Field Biology (A only)

● Physics- (A,H)

● Anatomy & Physiology(H), AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics

Orientations

● Incoming 9th grade visit to WHS● Thursday, May 25th, 2017

● 9:15- 11:30

● Tour

● Activities

● Athletic/Club sign up

● Meet upperclassmen

Summer Orientation

● Summer Transition Camp (tentative)● In mid to late August--date to be determined due to

construction

● 9 am- 12:30 pm

● Guided tour, receive schedules, meet classmates

● Pizza served

Websites● Woodstown High School Counseling Department

● Naviance

● College Board

Questions?

Thank you for your support and

enjoy the rest of your evening.