Second Quarter 2016

Welcome to the Second Quarter edition of the 2016-17 Perrysburg High School Counseling Newsletter! This newsletter is published quarterly and is brought to you by the PHS School Counseling Office and the College Advising Office. Please look for future newsletters in January and April. Please feel free to contact Lindsay Czech or Dawn Burks with any feedback or suggestions.

• Wednesday, October 19 - PSAT/College & Career Readiness Day
• Monday, October 24 - Friday, October 28 - OGT Make-Ups for Seniors
• Wednesday, October 26 - Enrichment - Optional Open Labs for Seniors
• Wednesday, November 2 - Enrichment - Mandatory Naviance Demonstration for Juniors
• Friday, November 4 - Explore Penta Day for All Sophomores
• Friday, November 4 - Registration Deadline for December ACT
• Tuesday, November 8 - No School for Students
• Wednesday, November 16 - Mandatory Enrichment Meeting for Seniors
• Wednesday, November 23 - Friday, November 25 - No School, Thanksgiving Recess
• Monday, December 5 - Penta Open House, 6-8 p.m.
• Saturday, December 10 - ACT Test
• Tuesday, December 13 - Thursday, December 15 - Exams
• Friday, December 16 - Monday, January 2 - No School, Winter Recess
• Tuesday, January 3 - School Resumes
• Friday, January 13 - Registration Deadline for February ACT
• Monday, January 16 - No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

There will be no regular classes at PHS on Wednesday, October 19th.

Freshmen and Sophomores will be taking the PSAT beginning at 8 a.m. At the conclusion of the PSAT, you will be having lunch, participating in a Naviance demonstration (Naviance is our college and career planning software that is free for every student) and watching the movie “Bully” in the afternoon.

Juniors who signed up for the PSAT will take the PSAT beginning at 8 a.m. At the conclusion of the PSAT, you will be released for the day.

All Seniors and Juniors NOT signed up to take the PSAT will be participating in either a career shadow day or college visit day. If you do not make your own plans for this day, there will be limited availability for busses to local colleges. If you are not riding a bus to a local college with PHS, you must have submitted absence paperwork to the main office or you will be marked absent for the day.

New Face in Counseling Office

Please welcome Angela Howard as our intern within the counseling office. Angela graduated from Heidelberg University in May 2016 with a Master of Arts in Counseling with a focus in Clinical Counseling. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and is currently practicing in a community mental health setting. She is also currently pursuing her license in school counseling and performing a 600-hour internship. She will be available Monday through Wednesday of each week throughout the school year. She will be a great resource to the students, parents and community of Perrysburg. Please feel free to contact her with any questions or concerns throughout the school year.

Pre-Explore Penta Day

Sophomores attended a Pre-Explore Penta meeting on September 28 during an Enrichment morning. Students were given information on the various programs available at Penta and were able to select two programs they would like to see when all sophomores visit Penta on Friday, November 4. There is also an Open House at Penta on Monday, December 5 from 6-8 p.m. for students, parents and community members. Many of the programs at Penta now provide transcripted college credit for their career programs as a number of students continue their education at the college level.

Throughout the fall, we have had many college admissions representatives visit us here at Perrysburg High School and we still have several visits in the coming weeks. If a student would like to attend any of these upcoming visits to learn more about these colleges and what they have to offer, please sign up on Naviance under the ‘Colleges’ tab.

• University of Cincinnati - Tuesday, October 18 during 1st period
• Bowling Green State University - Thursday, October 20 during 1st period
• Case Western Reserve University - Monday, October 24 during 1st period
• Kent State University - Monday, October 24 during 11th period
• Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Thursday, October 27 during 11th period
• University of Mount Union - Wednesday, November 2 during 4/5 or 5/6 period
• Owens Community College - Wednesday, November 9 during 2nd period

Lourdes University Financial Aid Night
Families of seniors - did you miss Financial Aid Night here at PHS?
If so, Lourdes University is hosting their 10th annual high school financial aid night on Thursday, October 20 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Franciscan Center. All high school seniors and any interested underclassmen along with their families are invited to attend. There is no cost to attend this event. You do not have to be applying to or planning to attend Lourdes to go. Light refreshments will be served.

Topics include:

• Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Explanation of Prior-Prior Year FAFSA changes
• Explanation of the various types of federal and state aid available
• Tips for scholarship searches
• How to compare costs after aid is offered from different schools
• Question & answer session with current Financial Aid Advisors

First Energy’s Power Systems Institute (PSI) Information Session
With the right grades, a positive attitude and good fieldwork, you could graduate from Owens Community College with a two-year Associate of Technical Studies degree with a focus on electric utility technology and be on your way to a career in the electric utility industry. Come to an information session to find out about enrolling in FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute (PSI) Fall 2017 program at Owens. For qualified students, FirstEnergy pays tuition, required books and lab fees. The information session will be Saturday, November 5 from 10 a.m. to noon at Owens Community College Heritage Hall. For additional information, please visit www.firstenergycorp.com/psi.

Defiance High School’s 12th Annual Engineering Evening
Defiance High School will be hosting their 12th Annual Engineering Evening on Tuesday, November 15 from 7-9 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The event will include a Q&A with professional engineers and college representatives (2 and 4-year programs), an Engineering/Technology College Fair and a guest speaker. For more information, please contact Tom Mutchler or Sam Manz.

Jacket Way Update

We will be continuing our class meetings again this year; however, they are going to look very different than they did last year. We received good feedback through our survey that was given at the end of the last school year from faculty members and students and plan to address the suggestions. The first major change is that we are moving away from bullying and toward the big idea of helping students learn some coping skills.

It's that time of year again when we will meet with our juniors to discuss what their plans are after graduation. Your school counselor will be calling you down or you can make an appointment during the months of October and November to talk about post-secondary plans, credits towards graduation, College Credit Plus information, ACT/SAT testing and anything else that will help to narrow down what you are planning to do after high school.

Students may need some support now with their academics. Here are three different resources to help students succeed:
Khan Academy
SOS Tutor
Math in ACTION Hub


Case Western Reserve University
Admissions Information: When you are admitted to Case, you are admitted to all four of the schools within the university, which makes transferring majors seamless. More likely than not a student will be deferred in their initial attempt to enroll in Case. Less than half of the students in the incoming freshman class get initial acceptance. Then they go through a more detailed process to hand pick students off the waitlist.

Campus: A fast paced environment, with the feel of being in a metropolitan city.

Academics: Weatherhead School of Business is known for their internships and begin sophomore year. Bolton School of Nursing requires 1,500 clinical hours, which is #1 in the nation. Engineering and Technology is another great college that is known within the university.

John Carroll University
Admissions Information: Jesuit University that builds on Intellect, Character, Leadership and Service. They super score the ACT and look at each student holistically. GPA and test scores matter, however faith-based work (even in a non-faith based setting) matters as well.

Campus: Suburban environment close to an urban setting. Many renovated historic buildings and students are very connected. Many students who attend come from a private school experience.

Academics: Boler School of Business has a great accounting and entrepreneurship program. The health professions program is known for their biology, chemistry and neuroscience programs.

Helpful Links

ACT registration
SAT registration
Naviance - College Planning Software
Penta Career Center
Follow PHS College Advising on Twitter - @PHSCollegeAdvis

Christin Lee, A-D, [email protected], ext. 5184
Dawn Burks, E-K, [email protected], ext. 5183
Steve Pierce, L-R, [email protected], ext. 5185
Rick Rettig, S-Z, [email protected], ext. 5186
Lindsay Czech, College Advisor, [email protected], ext. 5182
Angela Howard, School Counseling Intern, [email protected]
Melissa Notestine, Prevention Specialist, [email protected], ext. 5195
Megan Lazor, Secretary, [email protected], ext. 5188
Mary Neely, Secretary, [email protected], ext. 5001