Academic & College Counseling

List of 7 items.

• Grade 6: A Time of Change: Who Am I?

  Academic Counselors provide transitional support for 6th graders, engaging them throughout the year in social skills training, life skills activities, and leadership development opportunities.

• Grade 7: Social Skills Development: What Does It Mean to Live in Community?

  Academic Counselors encourage students to notice and wonder about the communities in which they live. Students learn to utlilize God-given gifts in order to find new and creative ways to love one’s neighbor.

• Grade 8: Transitioning to Young Adults: How Will I Serve Others and the World Around Me?

  Academic and College Counselors meet with 8th grade students and parents to provide counsel and direction and to develop a four-year plan of studies that leads to a high school diploma. Students begin the process of self-discovery as it pertains to college and career, taking the Career Key Assessment and using the results to explore a variety of career information, related majors, and pertinent college search activities.

• Grade 9: Foundations: How Do I Learn?

  During the 9th grade year, freshman build their four-year course plan in Naviance and engage in the following activities:
  

  • Complete a Learning Styles Inventory
  • Review Learning Styles results with small, counselor-led group
  • Consider individual learning preferences that can facilitate successful academic progress
  • Begin resume building and engage in self-growth opportunities

• Grade 10: Purposeful Introspection: What Are My Strengths?

  In 10th grade, students become increasingly purposeful in exploring their strengths and interests by engaging in the following activities:
  

  • Take Strengths Explorer on Naviance
  • Review results with an Academic and College Counselor to affirm strengths and to identify potential blind spots
  • Take the PSAT (Pre-SAT) and Aspire (Pre-ACT) in the fall (administered at CCS)
  • Continue to build resume list of 9th and 10th grade activities
  • Visit with several of the nearly 100 college representatives that visit CCS each year

• Grade 11: Navigating Opportunities: How Do My Strengths Inform My College and Career Decisions?

  Eleventh grade students are given ample opportunity to continue in purposeful self-discovery while learning how to navigate the college and career planning process. They:
  

  • Complete the Career Interest Profiler
  • Complete the Do What You Are assessment (Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory) and follow-up with an Academic and College Counselor to review results
  • Continue discussions with Academic and College Counselors and faculty about academic strengths, co-curricular activities, and personal attributes
  • Take the ACT and/or SAT
  • Meet with the College Counselor to review student transcript, discuss college search plan, and confer regarding the specifics of the application process
  • Pursue volunteer, shadowing, or work experiences
  • Visit and research colleges
  • Meet with several of the nearly 100 college representatives who visit CCS each year

• Grade 12: Discernment: To What and Where Am I Called?

  It is not uncommon for seniors to experience a myriad of emotions in response to impending changes. CCS College Counselors provide a framework for a smooth application process with the hope of minimizing seniors’ (and parents’) anxiety about the process. Seniors:
  

  • Begin the application process in the summer before senior year, noting deadlines, narrowing choices, becoming familiar with application checklists, and writing essays
  • Discuss details of the college application process with the College Counselor
  • Request letters of recommendation (if required) by September 1
  • Aim to complete all college applications by October 15
  • Become familiar with and meet the various scholarship application deadlines
  • Submit the FAFSA between October 1 and January 15