Hayes High School Counseling Dept

1. Hayes High School Counseling Dept

2. Meet the School Counselors • Mr. Brown (Last names A - D) • Mrs. Pollard (Last names E - K) • Miss Darcy (Last names L - R) • Ms. Stewart (Last names S - Z)

3. Our School Counseling Administrative Assistants • Mrs. Estes & Mrs. Ashworth • What can our administrative assistants help students with? • Work permit applications • ACT/SAT registration materials • Copies of report cards, schedules & transcripts • PowerSchool, Google email, & computer login information • DACC, course, college, scholarship, & special program applications • PE Waivers • Scheduling appointments

4. What Do School Counselors Do? • We are YOUR advocates! • We do: • Academic Counseling • Career Counseling • Personal/Social Counseling

5. What Do School Counselors Do? • Academic Counseling • Verify credits and transcripts • Create graduation plans • Schedule courses • Monitor your grades • Standardized test interpretation • Provide information on credit flex & early college opportunities • Help you advocate for yourself

6. What Do School Counselors Do? • Career Counseling • Provide resources for career exploration & planning • Provide college counseling, which includes: • College admissions, financial aid, & scholarship information • Assist with resume writing & career portfolios

7. What Do School Counselors Do? • Personal/Social Counseling • Help you with any personal problems that you may be experiencing at school or home or with your friends. • Arrange Peer Mediation • Provide information for additional community resources when needed.

8. Confidentiality • We keep your conversations with us confidential. However, we are required by law to report: • Child Abuse • Harm to Self • Harm to Others • Unlawful Activity

9. How Can You Communicate with Us? • Email us! If you have a quick question, it is easiest for us to send you a response via email. • Leave us a voicemail. • Visit us in the Commons during Lunches on Wednesdays. • Two Counselors will be on duty during all the lunches each Wednesday to answer Academic or Career questions. *Personal/Social Concerns & conversations that are confidential should be discussed in our offices.

10. How Can You Communicate with Us? • Arrange an appointment with us online. • Here’s how: • Login to your school Google email. • Go to the Hayes Website and click on Guidance. • Click on your counselor’s name & enter your name in an open appt slot (preferably during your lunch or study hall). Provide a brief description of why you’re coming to see us & then come see us during that time.

11. How Can You Communicate with Us? • If you have an urgent matter that needs to be discussed right away, our office is ALWAYS open!

12. How Do We Communicate with You? • Check your school Google email frequently. We will be sending you information (typically college, scholarship, or other special program information) often. • Sign up for the Hayes Listserv. Biweekly information and announcements will be sent to you about upcoming events at Hayes.

13. How Do We Communicate with You? • Check the Announcements on the TVs & look at the Guidance website. • If we need to speak to you, we will call you down. However, we really try to avoid you missing class time. We will call you down during your study hall or at the end of a class period. • Throughout the year, we will have special presentations to provide you with information. Please attend!

14. What are you responsible for? • We are the keepers of lots of information and we do our best to get that information to you, however, It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to obtain information through the various means in which we communicate it or seek the information from your counselor.

15. Questions? Remember, We are YOUR advocates and we are here to help! We look forward to working with you!