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It has been busy as always in the school counseling office. During the month of February all of the students met with the counseling staff to choose courses for next year. It is exciting to watch students begin to identify their areas of interest through their elective choices. We are excited to offer Art My Way and Tech My Way which will allow students to choose their own area of interest, develop an essential question in those areas and work with a teacher to develop their learning activities and assessments. These classes are personalized learning at its best!
Also during the month of February, the Signs of Suicide program was delivered to Freshmen through their Wellness classes. This program, taught by the counseling staff, helps the students to know what steps to take if they become concerned for themselves or a peer. Our students engaged in meaningful conversations about depression and safety and learned valuable skills to help themselves or a friend.
With regards to mental health, did you know that Sanborn Regional High School is fortunate to partner with our two local mental health centers? Seacoast Mental Health Center , which serves students from Kingston and Fremont and The Center for Life Management, which serves Newton, both send therapists to SRHS 1-2 days a week to provide services for students who need mental health support who might have difficulty with getting transportation to their offices. In addition to therapists, both agencies offer medication support as well as support in the community with job services and social skills development. If you are interested in the supports these agencies can offer for your student, please contact your child’s counselor and they can walk you through the referral process.
March has brought the College Kickoff process to the Juniors! On March 6th, Juniors met with the counseling staff to talk about the various options available to them after high school. Over the next 6-8 weeks, students will be signed up for small groups with their individual counselor to begin doing college exploration and post-secondary planning. Also, in preparation for the SAT on March 21st, Juniors should log into Naviance and save the college code for 4 schools they are interested in applying to. Their SAT scores from March 21st can be sent for free on that day. It will be helpful if they log those college codes somewhere accessible (in a phone or agenda book) for when we do preadministration for the SAT on March 15th.
Finally, for the Seniors, the local scholarship packet is due on March 15th at 3:00, no exceptions!! Do not miss out on the incredible opportunities for college financing which comes through these scholarships. And speaking of college financing, on March 19th, the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) will be here at SRHS in the library at 6pm to help explain your financial award letters and to help you to figure out the best way to meet any gaps in financing your students college education.
As always, please reach out to us in the counseling office if you have any questions or concerns.