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Guidance Counselor (11th & 12th grades) - Becky Lussky
Assistant Guidance Counselor (9th & 10th grades) - Mark Loersch
Advisors - Faculty members

Links to helpful guidance websites

Scholarship Applications:

 

 

 Duties of the Guidance Counselor and Assistant Guidance Counselor

1. Coordinate standardized testing
            PLAN sophomores (Assistant Guidance Counselor)
            PSAT juniors
            ACT juniors
 
2. Meet individually with students (and some joint homerooms)
            SENIORS – September meeting
               campus visits, applications, job shadow
            JUNIORS – December meeting
               ACT test, campus visits, job shadow
            SOPHOMORES – post PLAN test meeting (Assistant Guidance Counselor)
               explore career possibilities: talk to people, job shadow
 
3. Provide information/serve as resource person
            monthly Guidance FYI for parents and students
            distribute college and test materials as needed
            facilitate job shadow opportunities when possible
                                   
4. Remain informed
            read the volumes of mail that comes across my desk
            attend workshops and conferences
 
5. Serve as high school/college liaison
            publicize college recruitment visits here at Luther
schedule students to meet with MLC, Bethany and WLC admissions counselors
            work with office secretary to send out college applications
           
6.  Organize post-high school exploration opportunities
            juniors attend the Wisconsin Education Fair (WEF) in the fall
            Career Exploration Day (Assistant Guidance Counselor)
                        Freshmen field trip to UW-La Crosse and WTC
                       Presentation on job interviewing techniques
                        Time for juniors and seniors to job shadow/do campus visits
            Focus on the Ministry visit to MLC and BLC November of each year
 
7. Organize Awards Night
            Serve as liaison with private and community scholarship donors
            Coordinate scholarship selection with LHS faculty
            Plan for Awards Night – program, presenters, food, letters of invitation, etc.
 
8. Serve as liaison for special student awards
            Tribune Extra effort award
            YWCA young woman of tomorrow award
            Badger Boys and Girls State
            Principal’s Leadership Award
            WI All-State Scholar Award
            WI Academic Excellence Award 

Duties of Advisors

  • Every student is assigned an Advisor when they enroll
  • Advisees retain the same Advisor for their entire high school career
  • Meet twice a week in homerooms with their Advisees
  • Through both the Guidance Counselors and the Advisor each student has opportunities to prepare for their post high school life
  • Works out a course schedule that best prepares the Advisee for post high school plans  -  Drop/Add Form
  • Is a liaison between the parents and the instructors
  • Reviews academic progress on a regular schedule

Links to Helpful Websites

ACT's Registration online registration
 
 
Careerzone This site has it all: self-assessment, career exploration and education planning.
 
 

College View.Com College searches, financial aid information, personal inventories, you name it. CollegeView.com is a popular site with many resources.

 

CollegeViewbooks.com works with over 1,200 U.S. colleges and universities, and allows students to fill out one simple form and have college viewbooks and applications mailed directly to their homes.  Best of all it is absolutely FREE to all students!

 

FAFSA - Free application for Federal Student Aid on the web.

 
Information on Lutheran Colleges Martin Luther College, Bethany Lutheran College, and Wisconsin Lutheran College.
 

Making College Count A step-by-step guide to college planning. Great resource!

 

Petersons.com Another quality site loaded with helpful information.

 

Registering for Selective Service  This site will help you register for the Selective Service.

 
University of Wisconsin System This site will offer Information on the UW system

 

 

 

Interest Inventories/Assessments

How well do you know your own interests and personal characteristics? Discover them and match them to a career choice.

Personality Test: Myers-Briggs Personality Test (brief version)
 
TestPrepReview   This site gives many practice tests including the ACT, ASVAB, SAT, etc.
 
 

 

Employment and Job Search

Job-seeking assistance (interviewing, resumes, cover letters, etc.), job searches, and more!

 
JobShadow.org
 
 
 
 

Career Center of University of Wisconsin Click here to research potential careers for each major or pre-professional program offered at UW Oshkosh.

 
 

Last Updated on Friday, 08 January 2010 12:11
 

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