Whitney High School - Counseling

Counseling

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The mission of the WHS School Counseling program is to provide the skills and resources needed to experience success in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social development, and college and career ready development. School counselors are committed to advocating for an environment that fosters a respectful community of learners and supports our comprehensive and challenging educational program. School counselors support that all students will achieve personal goals, develop individual purpose, and become college and career ready through a partnership of empowered students, educators, parents or guardians, and the community responsible for the learning process.

School Counselors will develop and implement a program that believes:

All students can be college and career ready.

All students will achieve personal goals and develop individual purpose.

All students are valued and treated with dignity and respect.

Whitney High School...FIND PURPOSE. FIND PASSION. FIND YOU.

Back to School Registration Days and Welcome Letter

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Please take a moment to read the letter from our Counseling Department regarding registration days, class schedules, and back to school information for 2019-2020!

(Click Here): Counseling Department 2019-2020 Back to School Registration Days and Welcome Letter

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Monday, March 23 @ 6:30pm - SPRING PARENT NIGHT (WHS Theatre)

2019-2020 Add/Drop Deadline

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The following timeline indicates calendar dates for adding and dropping a course:

Whitney High School believes every effort should be made to encourage students to achieve and strive for success.
Students who are appropriately placed are encouraged to remain in the course.
All Add/Drop requests require completion of written form located in the counseling office and
meeting with counselor.

Semester Courses	Fall	Spring
Last Day to ADD/DROP a course: Requires: Add/Drop form, teacher approval, parent approval, and space availability ( not all requests occur due to availability of courses ). ADD: Students are responsible to make up all work assigned from the 1st day of class. It is the student's responsibility to meet with the teacher regarding makeup work. DROP: The course and grade are not recorded on the transcript. All students who withdraw from a course after the final Add/Drop date, August 21, 2019*, may receive a No Credit (NC) mark on their transcript.	August 21, 2019* Last Day to Add/Drop	Not Applicable
Last Day for Level-Change (Example: AP, Advanced, or Honors to College Prep): Requires: Add/Drop form, teacher approval, and parent approval. **All students who withdraw from an AP, Advanced, or Honors course after the final Add/Drop date, September 11, 2019 and/or January 13, 2020, may receive a No Credit (NC) mark on their transcript.	September 11, 2019** Last Day for Level-Changes	January 13, 2020** Last Day for Level-Changes