Capital High
School
Guidance and Counseling
With the total enrollment of approximately 1,400 students, the guidance and counseling deparment of Capital High School shall provide an environment of cooperation consisting of career, educational, and personal/social development. These needs will encompass the community, staff, parental/guardian, teachers, and support staff. The counseling staff works collectively to develop and nurture a community of leaders who can live as productive, thoughtful citizens in the 21st century.
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The guidance counselor offices are located on the first floor of the academic wing of the building. The Career Center is located in room 125.
All counselors will:
1. Counsel groups and individual students.
2. Make referrals to appropriate community resources.
3. Coordinate testing programs - Plan, WESTEST, PSAT, Writing Assessment,
SAT, and ACT.
4. Schedule Students into challenging classes.
5. Maintain student records, interpret test results, and compute GPA's for graduation
honors.
6. Update the individual student transition plans for grades 11, 12, and post-graduate
years.
7. Explore career opportunities.
8. Coordinate college entrance process for students.
9. Distribute college entrance test information and preparation materials.
10. Assist students in applying for financial aid in college.
11. Provide informational parent meetings.
12. Nine grade homeroom--mentors
13. Senior exit interviews
Although an open-door policy for visiting with guidance counselors is promoted, the following procedures should be followed by students:
1. Before school, between classes,
and during lunch. Students should stop by their respective counselor's
office and make an appointment. They should avoid being tardy to class as
a result.
2. Students who need to see a
counselor from a class should obtain a written permit from the teacher to do
so. If the counselor is unavailable at that time, students should return
to class immediately.
3. Teachers may allow students to see the counselor without prior arrangement
if the teacher determines the situation to be necessary.
4. Counselors may retain students in
their office without prior arrangement if they determine the situation to be an
emergency.
A - E -- Mr. Larry McNeely
F - K -- Ms. Karen Hopkins
L - R -- Ms. Amy Lester
S - Z -- Ms. Lisa Johnson
School Psychologist -- Ms. Ruth Burdette, substituting for Ms. Kim Wagee who is on maternity leave.
Plan - 10th grade - Lisa Johnson -
October 17th - A.M.
PSAT - 10th, and 11th grade - Karen Hopkins - October 18th - A.M. - $15.00
Writing Assessment - 10th Grade - Larry McNeely
WESTEST - 10th - Karen Hopkins / Lisa Johnson
ASVAB - 11th and 12th - Karen Hopkins
| ACT Registration Deadlines |
Test Dates 2005/ 2006
|
| 22 September 2006 | 28 October 2006 |
| 3 November 2006 | 9 December 2006 |
| 5 January 2007 | 10 February 2007 |
| 9 March 2007 | 14 April 2007 |
| 4 May 2007 | 9 June 2007 |
| SAT Registration Deadline | Test Dates 2005/ 2006 |
| 12 September 2006 | 14 October 2006 |
| 29 September 2006 | 4 November 2006 |
| 1 October 2006 | 2 December 2006 |
| 20 December 2006 | 27 January 2007 |
| 2 February 2007 | 10 March 2007 |
| 29 March 2007 | 5 May 2007 |
| 27 April 2007 | 2 June 2007 |
Capital High School Code: 490-220
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