GUIDANCE

=**Welcome to the Laurel Jr/Sr High School Guidance page!!**=

**AUGUST - DECEMBER EVENTS:**
September 26, 2016 - 7 PM - Junior/Senior Parent Night for College & Career Resources September 30, 2016 - 9-10:30 - Juniors & Seniors attend the College & Career Fair at Westminster College

October 13, 2016 - All Sophomores attend the Business & Industry Career Fair October19, 2016 - All Juniors and some Sophomores take the PSAT exam

November 8, 2016 - All interested 10th -12th graders take the Armed Services Aptitude Battery Test (ASVAB) November 17, 2016 - Financial Aid Night

December 14, 2016 - Course Selection meetings in the auditorium periods 1-3 with students currently in grades 10 & 11. December 15, 2016 - Course Selection meetings in the auditorium periods 1-3 with students currently in grades 8 & 9. December 16, 2016 - Students who took the ASVAB will attend a workshop to review their results and access online resources. December 20, 2016 - Select 9th Grade girls attend Girls Engaged in Mentoring day sponsored by School to Work December 20, 2016 - Parent Course Selection meeting

January 10, 2017 - Keystone Literature Exam (Retakes) January 11, 2017 - Keystone Algebra I Exam (Retakes) January 12, 2017 - Keystone Biology Exam (Retakes)
 * JANUARY - JUNE EVENTS:**

April 5-6,2017 - 7th & 8th Grade PSSA English Language Arts Testing April 26-28, 2017 - 7th & 8th Grade PSSA Mathematics Testing May 3, 2017 - AP English Literature Exam May 1,2017 - AP Chemistry Exam May 2, 2017 - 7th Grade In-View Testing May 2, 2017 - 8th Grade PSSA Science Testing May 5, 2017 - AP US History Exam May 8-12, 2017 - PSSA Make-up Exams May 9, 2017 - AP Calculus AB Exam May 10-12, 2017 - 12th Grade NOCTI Testing May 16, 2017 - Keystone Literature Exam May 17, 2017 - Keystone Algebra I Exam May 19, 2017 - Keystone Biology Exam
 * May 24, 2017 - High School Academic Awards Assembly at 9:00 AM in the auditorium.**

**COUNSELING:**
Mrs. McClelland and Mr. Pertile provide short term individual and group counseling on any personal, social and academic issues a student may have. All information is kept confidential unless a student talks about self-harm or harm to another.

Click the link below to complete the survey on Guidance Groups Guidance Groups Survey

For more long term counseling services, the Laurel School District provides a School Based Mental Health Clinic for any students and families in our district. For more information about the Compass program, please contact your child's School Counselor.

**COURSE SELECTION AND SCHEDULING:**
Please review the document below regarding Laurel's graduation requirements, Please review the document below for the updated graduation requirements, course offerings and descriptions approved course descriptions, and course sequence for the current academic year (2016-2017) by the Laurel School District for the 2017-2018 academic year. This information is most helpful when selecting courses for the next school year.
 * __The current school year (2016-2017) Graduate Plan__:** __**The next school year (2017-2018) Graduate Plan:**__



SEMESTER 2 Schedule Change request procedures:



**CAREER, COLLEGE, SCHOLARSHIP & FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION:**
Information for Juniors, Seniors & parents:





$$ Open the link below for scholarship information and a list of scholarships that were available for the most recent graduating class. All seniors receive this document in the fall of their senior year. **Please note that deadlines listed are subject to change at the discretion of the scholarship provider.**



$$ Open the links below to visit websites for additional Scholarship Information and Finacial Aid information $$ [|www.college.gov] [|www.pheaa.org] [|www.fastweb.com] [|www.cappex.com]

Open the links below to visit websites that can you help you plan for your life after graduation [|www.educationplanner.org] [|www.collegeboard.com] [|www.actstudent.org] [|www.mycollegetracker.com]

Open the links below to visit websites for help in finding a Career Path or Employment options [|www.educationplanner.org] [|www.monster.com] [|www.bls.gov/oco]

**DUAL ENROLLMENT**

 * California University High School Early Admit Fact Sheet Cal. U. Spring 2017 Courses for High School Early Admit**