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COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE
SERVICES
The
Guidance Department assists students in recognizing their
uniqueness, their abilities, interest, values and feelings. Students
are encouraged to accept personal responsibility for continuously
discovering who they are, how they relate to other people, and what
use they make of all opportunities for growth. Counseling helps the
students become involved in the process of making decisions in the p resent
and relating these to future goals. Counselors work cooperatively
with others concerned about the student's growth (parents, teachers,
administrators) in ways that the department hopes to promote the
student’s acceptance of personal responsibility.
To
take advantage of present educational opportunities, students must
become aware of the school's
program of studies. The curriculum at Cohasset High School
offers a range of opportunities. In selecting courses students are
encouraged to clarify decisions by consulting with teachers,
counselors and parents. Students should plan not only an appropriate
sequence of courses within required subject areas, but also should
consider related courses to extend their background or support
future educational and career goals. Courses offered in all
instructional areas should be weighed as possible choices.
A
final course selection should represent the best program possible
for an individual student. It should address abilities and needs.
The school makes every effort to respond to a student's choice of
courses within the limitations of realities such as class size,
course requirements and possible scheduling conflicts once subjects
have been verified with students and parents.
 Once
a student's program has been scheduled, changes become not only
difficult but often impossible. Such changes are complicated further
by their impact on other courses. Therefore, students are advised to
plan carefully before reaching a decision.
Guidance counselors work closely with each student throughout the
entire college admissions process. In relating present
educational decisions to future goals, students should be aware that
entrance requirements vary from school to school. Therefore, each
student is advised to check the catalog of special programs and
schools of interest to determine admission requirements.
Cohasset High School, at the request of students, sends to colleges
the following information: courses taken, course credits, GPA,
College Entrance Examination Board results, and a counselor's letter
of recommendation. In response to the general college requirement
for a report of mid-year status, copies of the mid-year transcript
are forwarded automatically to those colleges for which application
has been made.
In
summary, the guidance department's focus is to openly encourage and
challenge students to give their own thoughtful answers to questions
and concerns. Therefore, student-initiated appointments are
encouraged.
For further information contact:
Student Services Director - Linda Gill(781) 383-6104
Anne Porter-Guidance (781) 383-6102
Ed Leonard-Guidance (781) 383-6102
Jason Levene -School Psychologist (781) 383-6102 ext 184 |
