Guidance Office

1. Norma Buckner Bruce Morgan Donna Pickard Angie Fisher Beverly Stuckey, Guidance Secretary Guidance Office 2013-2014

2. Senior Meetings Met with every senior individually and in small groups Discussed graduation requirements Plans for after graduation ACT test College Applications Scholarships/FAFSA Community Service

3. Miami Bridges Program A college exploratory program for under represented youth preparing for college Met with the 9 students that qualified 6 students applied and were invited to participate in the program

4. NKU Latino College Fair Took 16 students to the all day college fair Students attended sessions for study skills & financing college

5. Miami Hamilton College Fair 3 counselors and 27 juniors and seniors attended the fair via bus There were over 100 colleges present for the students to obtain information 3 students volunteered at the fair and earned community service

6. Freedom Center Docents Spoke with 15 students about this volunteer opportunity 6 applied and 2 were chosen as Freedom Center Docents

7. Ohio University Multicultural Visit 2 under represented students attended the overnight visit to OU to explore the campus They met the charter bus at Princeton High School and rode with other local seniors

8. Hot Dog I Am Going To College! Provided a hot dog and beverage for attendees 2 military & 10 college representatives attended Students completed a scavenger hunt pertaining to college information to promote the event Students were offered educational bonuses for attending Staff wore college attire Presentations included: Financial Aid, NCAA Clearinghouse, and Upward Bound

9. College/Career Online Assistance Common App College applications FAFSA • Counselors held 6 sessions after school in a computer lab to help students with college applications and FAFSA • Tech committee representatives also assisted

10. Student of the Month KeAndre Smith was recognized as Channel 9’s Student of the Month.

11. Scholarships Prepared 5 bulletins (Oct-March) providing information on scholarships Distributed bulletins in senior English classes Informed students about 47scholarships that were available Delivered specific scholarships to senior homerooms Notify Oaks students by email

12. Sharing Tree Provided food and Christmas gifts for over 100 families Over $2,000 was raised from the Jr/Sr High School Community sponsors all supported the Sharing Tree

13. Great Oaks Counselors met with seniors at Diamond Oaks The Oaks came and presented to the sophomores in our auditorium 90 sophomores toured the Diamond Oaks campus. Currently 144 students attend the Oaks Processed 65 Oaks applications

14. Guidance Website Website has been updated Scholarship descriptions are available with links to the scholarships Calendar of important dates Guidance events

15. Bulletin Boards Calendars of current and next month important dates Community service opportunities Scholarship Bulletins College Representatives visits

16. Miami University Presentations Miami Hamilton representatives have provided classroom presentations to all seniors and juniors about what to anticipate at college, how to prepare, and the decision making process

17. College Representatives A total of 16 college representatives came on different dates to meet with a group of perspective students A total of140 students met with these representatives

18. Firefighter A firefighter from Cincinnati met with 5 students that are considering the profession He explained the requirements and other expectations.

19. TESTS Administered the PSAT to 30 students and the PLAN test to 180 students Sophomores were met with to explain test results. 80 juniors took the ASVAB test

20. Senior Mentors 12-15 seniors provide tutoring to junior high students during the school day Each mentor is placed with a junior high teacher to provide help.

21. Junior Ambassadors Academically struggling 7th grade students were identified at the end of 1stquarter 20 high school juniors were placed in the 7th grade homerooms to assist these identified students They help to make sure homework is done, students are checking their progress book, and are prepared for the day of education Ambassadors meet on Fridays with counselor to plan for the upcoming week 10 failing grades have improved from first to second quarter

22. Senior Acceptance A Power Point of students that have been accepted to college plays during lunch to congratulate them, as well as to encourage others to go to college Counselors update the Power Point Mr. Allen sets up daily

23. Senior Acceptance 82 students have applied to 287 colleges 33 students have been accepted to 80 colleges 5 students are joining the Armed Forces

24. Community Service Miami Hamilton College Fair Santa’s Helpers Ronald McDonald House Mt. Healthy Alliance Food Bank Mt. Healthy Christian Home Mt. Healthy Historical Society Habitat for Humanity Northern Hills United Methodist Church

25. Scheduling 185new enrollments at the high school 117new enrollments at the junior high since August Met with and created schedules for new students, as well as made adjustments to existing students’ schedules There have been 216 withdraws from the Sr. High School and 125 from the Jr. High School

26. Road To Your Future Staff and students dressed for success to promote the Road To Your Future program

27. Road To Your Future Parents were encouraged to meet with Advisors to discuss their child’s schedule for next year 16 sessions were offered to help students and their parents prepare for their future

29. Scheduling for 2014-2015 Met individually with each 9th-11th grade students to input their requests in the computer Presented in all 8th grade History classes Upcoming 9th grade requests will be mailed home

30. NCAA Clearinghouse Counselors work closely with coaches to ensure athletic eligibility for our student athletes 6 juniorsand 10 seniors have applied to the NCAA Clearinghouse

31. Northwest Student Exchange 5 Students interviewed Sylvia Maldonado was chosen to represent Mt. Healthy She was recognized at a breakfast and will compete against area high schools for the designation as regional representative

32. West Point Workshop Two sophomores, David Montgomery and Janee Rice attended a workshop on leadership given by West Point

33. Junior Achievement Over 200 8th graders participated in job shadowing at 7 different businesses CarMax Performance Lexus Cincinnati Mills Jungle Jim’s DeVry University Fifth Third Bank Megen Construction

34. Mental Health Fernside – Emergency grief counseling Coordinate referrals with therapists from Children’s Home Talbert House Camelot

35. Black History Month Lunch trivia every Friday in February Brought in step groups to perform at lunch

36. Advisory Coordinated activities with Advisory Committee Created educational PowerPoints to inform students during advisory Credit check information Transcript review GPA calculation Dress for success Salary potential with college education

37. OGT Tested juniors and seniors still needing 1 or more section of the OGT Assisted with Spring OGT with testing all sophomores and juniors/seniors still needing a portion of the test

38. Armed Forces There were 10 visits from the Army, Ohio National Guard, and the Marines ASVAB test was given and will be interpreted

39. PSEO Met with 20 students to discuss the possibility of participating in the Post-Secondary Enrollment 2 meetings are scheduled to meet with parents to discuss PSEO Currently 3 students participate in PSEO. 2 attend Miami Hamilton and 1 attends Cincinnati State

40. Still to come… Award ceremonies for grades 7-8, underclassmen, and seniors Oaks acceptances 8th grade Oaks tour ASVAB interpretation AP tests Coordinating Council Scholarships Scholarship award letters Top 15 celebration Graduation

41. Guidance Counselors have been very busy. We look forward to a great end of the school year!