Guidance and Career Education Department: Guidance News

The Guidance Office is located across from the main office at the front of the school. Much of the information that is available in guidance is given through classroom groups, seminar workshops, and a self-serve model. There is also time available for individual appointments.

Information is available re:
• courses you might wish to take, or which you need to consider taking in high school
• post-secondary programs, e.g. college, university, private vocational school, apprenticeship, the application process you need to follow to gain admission to these post-secondary programs
• careers and occupations
• community service community service record book (word format)

Services and programs are available to help you to assess your abilities and interests in light of the goals you have set for yourself and counselors are available on a limited basis to help you with problems of a personal nature that might be affecting your performance in school. If necessary, we can help you to make contact with other “helping” people and agencies. Counselors can’t make decisions for you, but they are available to assist you and your parents so that you can make reasonable, realistic and responsible decisions for yourself.

Special Education Department: Sped News

Special Education staff can provide learning support to students to help them be successful in their courses. Students can also take a course called “Learning Strategies” that is designed to assist them in their other courses. Students or parents should contact Ms. Rose Tofano for information regarding the following:

• the Learning Strategies course
• using a word processor for an assignment or test
• getting assistance with a homework assignment
• writing tests and exams in an alternate setting
• borrowing a “Alphasmart” for note taking or writing assignments in classes