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JBHS Main Page >> Student Services >> Guidance >> Calendar of Guidance Activities and Events

Calendar of Guidance Activities and Events

July:
- Schedules mailed, including letters regarding upcoming guidance events
- Counselors work to refine and update curriculum

August:
- New Student Orientation conducted for incoming grade 9 students

September:
- Counselors facilitate small orientation groups for grade 9 students
- New Student Orientation evaluated in grade 9 mentor groups
- Counselors conduct senior planning seminars and mini workshops.
- Seniors complete grade 11 self-assessment
- Open House I conducted for all parents

October:
- Open House II conducted for parents of grade 9 and first-year Barlow students
- Counselors facilitate goal setting and planning lesson for Grade 9 students
- Sophomores and juniors take PSAT
- Juniors visit Career Center for individual college/career planning appointments

November:
- Financial Aid workshop conducted
- Juniors visit Career Center for individual college/career planning appointments

December:
- Grade 10 students complete career survey
- Juniors visit Career Center for college/career planning appointments

January:
- Grade 10 students complete career survey (continued)
- Orientation to the Program of Studies for parents takes place
- Orientation to course selection takes place at both middle schools
- All students meet with counselors to complete 2007-2008 course selection

February:
- Counselors conduct seminars for junior on future planning
- Juniors update action plan and begin resume
- Counselors conduct college planning seminars for parents of juniors
- Grade 9 students complete interest inventory in Career Center
- CAPT planning takes place

March:
- Counselors facilitate individual sophomore family conferences
- Sophomores consider goals and begin action plan for future
- CAPT assessment takes place
- Grade 9 students complete interest inventory in Career Center (continued)

April:
- Counselors facilitate individual sophomore family conferences (continued)
- Sophomores consider goals and begin action plan for future (continued)
- Grade 9 students complete interest inventory in Career Center (continued)

May:
- AP exam preparation and assessment take place
- Counselors conduct individual exit interviews with all seniors
- Graduates respond to survey on web site through e board
- Cautionary Tales and letter mailed to juniors

June:
- Awards Night takes place
- Counselors facilitate second goal-setting unit for Grade 9 students