Counseling Office News
Summer Camp offerings
The Tech Valley Career Pathways Consortium announces its Career Pathways Summer Camp offerings for Summer 2012. The cost of these camps is supported entirely by grants and corporate sponsors. Students/parents are not charged.
There are six camps this summer including a new entrepreneurial agriculture camp located at Columbia Greene Community College titled the HOME GROWN BUSINESS CHALLENGE.
- Build a Better Robot, Union College, July 30 - August 3, grades 9 -12. For more information about this camp click here.
- Crime Scene Investigation, SUNY Cobleskill , July 2 - 6, grades 9 - 12. For more information about this camp click here.
- Cyber Crime Investigation, SUNY Cobleskill , July 9 - 13, grades 9 - 12. For more information about this camp click here.
- “Home Grown” Business Challenge, July 30 - August 3, grades 9 - 12. For more information about this camp click here.
- SEMI High Tech U, Capital Region BOCES/Various locations, July 17 - 20, grades 9 -11. For more information about this camp click here.
- Tech Valley Summer Camp, SUNY East/Various locations, July 16 - 20, grade 9. For more information about this camp click here
Please visit http://www.questar.org/summercamp/ for more information. http://www.questar.org/summercamp/tvsummercamp.php
SUNY Cobleskill's Accepted Student Days spring schedule
The SUNY Cobleskill Office of Admissions is hosting six Accepted Student Days for incoming freshman during the spring semester on Friday, March 23; Saturday, March 24; Friday, April 13; Saturday, April 14; Friday, April 20; and Friday, May 4. An Accepted Student Day designed for incoming transfer students is scheduled for Friday, June 1. If you would like to attend, you’ll need to register with Alicia Kirkpatrick in the Guidance Office.
Financial Aid Hotline help for Seniors
HESC's special FAFSA Assistance Hotline, 1-800-808-1790, offers live help for students and their parents on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m. now through February 28 in an effort to promote Student Financial Aid Awareness. Any Seniors who are planning to attend college next year should contact FAFSA for answers to any financial aid questions. Call the FAFSA Hotline at 1-800-808-1790 Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 5 pm or email anytime at FAFSAhelp@hesc.org.
DCS has officially become an SAT Testing site
Starting in October 2011, DCS will be offering the SATs in-house on the following dates:
Saturday, October 1
Saturday, December 3
Saturday, January 28
Saturday, May 5
Saturday, June 2
2011-2012 Course Book available
The 2011-12 High School Course Book is now available online. [DOWNLOAD PDF]
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Who are we?
School counselors are trained professionals who work with students, teachers, administrators and parents to help children have a positive and successful school experience. Our school counselors are available to assist students who are having difficulty at school or home.
COUNSELING STAFF
- > Alicia Kirkpatrick, Counselor, Grades 9-12
- > Neal Silverman, Counselor, Grades 6-8
- > Chris Dickson, Guidance Assistant
- > Kristin Mills, Student Assistance Counselor
To reach a counselor, please call 895-5350, ext. 227. A student may also schedule an appointment to meet with his/her school counselor through Mrs. Dickson.
What services do we provide?
The school counselors assist with character education, course selection, computer-assisted career and college counseling, college admissions and post-high school planning, advisement, job search information, financial aid and scholarship information.
Counseling services include the following: personal counseling for a wide range of issue facing children and teens, vocational counseling, group counseling, career counseling, college counseling and academic counseling. A new mediation initiative, Peers for Peace, is also available to students.
What is needed to register a student for school?
Students must be registered by a parent or guardian. Parents/guardians will need to provide residency documentation, birth certificate, social security card and record of immunizations to register their child. For more information, contact Kathy Lavigne at 895-8310, ext. 221 or visit the Registration Web page.
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