Guidance
The high school guidance staff consists of four counselors, a career counselor, and a school psychologist. All students are assigned to a counselor who is responsible for their academic progress and vocational planning for the four years that they are in the high school.
The guidance office, located on the first floor directly behind the high school main office, is open from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each school day. Although the guidance office is always open to students, appointments should be made in order to avoid confusion.
Health Services
The function of the health service is to promote better health among students and to provide instruction in health matters through individual and collective conferences with the nurse. The school nurse is available to provide immediate, temporary care in case of illness or accidental injury.
Parental permission is required for medication of any kind to be given in school.
Any student who becomes ill or is injured during the school day should report to the nurse. If in class, the student requests a pass to report to the nurse's office. The nurse will decide whether or not the student is to go home or is to be taken care of by the nurse and returned to class. If the nurse is not in her office, the student should report to the main office.
A student should not go to the Health Suite between classes. A student should go to the next class and receive permission from that teacher to come to the nurse’s office.
If the nurse determines that it is in the best interest of a student to be sent home during the school day, a parent must come to the high school and release the student from school. Emergency exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the Principal or an Assistant Principal.
“S.T.A.R.T. Team”
The Student Assistance Program(SAP) is an intervention program designed to identify and refer "high risk" students for appropriate treatment. The STudent Assistance Referral Team (START) includes the nurse, teachers, counselors, psychologists, administrators, and appropriate agencies from the community who have special training in areas such as drug and alcohol issues, depression, family problems and suicide. START accepts referrals from staff, students, and parents. |