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COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOL

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May 2020 Newsletter

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WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE HILL?

Past Events:




Upcoming Events:



  • Cap and Gown pick from RHHS-May 5th

7 Mindsets

7 Mindsets – Conclusion High School Course 1

The 7 Mindsets is a research-based program that asks the question “What do the worlds happiest and most successful people have in common?” During their three years of research, they interviewed 400 of the most successful people in the 20th and 21st centuries and found that happiness and success didn’t come from the things most people associate with it, like how much money they had, or how far they got in school. Their study revealed the common thread of happiness and success for the most successful men and women boiled down to the way they think. This is where the 7 Mindsets program began which focuses on the seven principles below.


1. Everything is Possible
2. Passion First

3. We Are Connected

4. 100% Accountable

5. Attitude of Gratitude

6. Live to Give

7. The Time is Now


We have spent the last several months learning about each of these principles. We hope that you have learned something meaningful during this time. Our hope is that with a little practice these principals can become part of your daily life and will give you the ability to persevere when things get tough, and increase your happiness and success!


Please watch the inspiring video below for a look at how these principles can work together in an individual’s life.


My Philosophy for a Happy Life – Same Berns Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36m1o-tM05g


If your student has not already done so, please have them complete the survey based on their grade level by clicking the appropriate link below.


9th Grade Survey: https://forms.gle/nLLY58SRK5HTtVmN6

10th Grade Survey: https://forms.gle/nbLmDDimJX5yKAwQ6

11th Grade Survey: https://forms.gle/ngUwh1X3fKsmnuUs8

12th Grade Survey: https://forms.gle/DS3g9kGajL1AhVnm9


Have a great summer!


7 Mindsets Overview for Parents (Attached)

WHAT'S GOING ON IN 9TH GRADE...

Here's Why Summer Learning Is So Important!

WHAT'S GOING ON IN 10TH GRADE...

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Junior year- get ready!

Junior year is known for being a very critical year in a student’s high school career. This is the time to really focus on post-secondary planning and what you need to do to prepare. Whether your plan is to join the workforce, the military, or post-secondary education- here are a few tips to prepare you/your child for junior year:

· Get serious about standardized testing- utilize all possible tools available to study for these tests. The ACT, SAT, ASVAB, and Accuplacer all have study guides available online.

· Don’t stop now! One of the reasons why junior year is looked at more closely by admission offices is because they want to see that the student continued to challenge themselves, and continued to make good grades- despite the tendency for EOS (Early Onset Senioritis) to kick in.

· Get to know your teachers and counselors- RHHS staff can be a great resource to kick-starting your child’s post-secondary journey. We welcome the conversations about your child’s future! Having a relationship with our students really makes a difference when we begin completing references and recommendations.

· Explore careers- RHHS offers the YouScience career assessment, which is a great tool to explore different careers, salaries, educational/vocational requirements, etc. It’s even viewed as an in-depth personality inventory! Once you take the YouScience test, you will be provided with 42 pages of information about YOU- your skill set, personality traits, strengths & weaknesses, and more. The results highlight different career options that match your personality based on how you worked through the “brain games” that make up the test. Ask your counselor for more information about this wonderful resource.

· Start looking at schools- If college is where you are headed, it’s never too early to start planning. Waiting until senior year to research different schools could end up being very stressful when facing different deadlines. Plan college visit tours in advance, so that ultimately the decision is made based on your child’s personal connection to the school and not because of deadlines.

WHAT'S GOING ON IN 11TH GRADE...

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Looking for a summer job? Get ready for your job interview. Employers use job interviews to get to know candidates’ backgrounds and determine if they’re a good fit for their workplace, whether that workplace is McDonalds, Publix, or Gulfstream. Here are some great interview tips from Harvard:

  1. Do your research! Start by looking inward. Why do you want this job? What do you have to offer? What sets you apart? Also, research the position, organization, and the industry. Employers like to see that you’re interested and care about the position.

  2. Prepare your stories. Employers often ask about your strengths and weaknesses. They also might ask you how you’ve overcome a challenge. Telling short and relevant stories can be an effective way to highlight strengths, show how you’ve improved upon weaknesses, and illustrate how you’ve overcome a challenge.

  3. Practice your responses and your stories. This will not only prepare you to answer commonly asked questions in a calm and collected manner, but also it will build your confidence so you can answer curveball questions on the fly. Set up a mock interview with a trusted adult to get some realistic practice!

  4. Make a good first impression. Do you come across as intelligent, kind, and professional? Are you making appropriate eye contact? What’s the dress code? It never hurts to slightly overdress for an interview to show that you’re taking it seriously.

  5. After the interview, establish the next steps and reiterate why you’d be a good match for this position.

  6. BE SURE to thank the interviewer for their time and consideration in a follow up email within 24-48 hours.


Watch this video to view the good, the bad, and the very bad interview:
Job Interviews: Good & Bad

WHAT'S GOING ON IN 12TH GRADE...

No! No, this is not the senior year you expected. No, this is not the senior experience that you had planned. No, this is not the graduation that you imagined. However, this is the close of your senior year and you have endured. Congratulations on finding a way to navigate a difficult time and make your families and teachers so proud. Though there will be no stage to walk across, there will still be a crowd cheering. Though there will be no hugs and personally spoken words of affirmations, there will be tears of pride shed and hearts filled with joy. You, the Wildcat Class of 2020, took up the challenge of finishing strong and became pioneers of a new form of learning for high school students. You leave this school, its' staff, and the Richmond Hill Community better for having shared in this experience with each of you. You have had to be self-motivated and a self advocate, a skill set never demanded of another graduating class; leaving each of us impressed with how you have grown. We thank you for the privilege of having met, advised, and taught you. You have forever changed our lives and careers, and we are grateful. So, as you round the bus ramp one last time, hearing the cheers and seeing the smiles of those who have invested in you; reflect for a moment on the past 3 months and the investment you have poured into yourself. Class of 2020 you have finished strong, be proud!

College and Career

MILITARY FAMILY LIFE COUNSELOR

Due to the unique challenges faced by military families, the Department of Defense offers private and confidential counseling services to military service members and their families. The mission of the MFLC program is to provide short-term, solution focused counseling, support and education. Military counselors may assist military connected students with a variety of issues including: communication, self-esteem/self-confidence, school issues, life stressors, resolving conflicts, behavioral management techniques, building resiliency, sibling/parental relationships, and deployment and reintegration. Within a safe, therapeutic relationship, MFLCs help military children and their parents to cope with normal reactions to the varied stresses of military life, to enhance their lives and to boost military readiness and resiliency.


Ms. Imler is the military counselor for Richmond Hill High School. You can find her in the counseling suite, room 515 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. For more information about MFLC services call (912)271-9725.


NOTE: Parents must sign a consent form before the MFLC counselor can talk with their child.

MILITARY RESOURCES

Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families is a DoD-funded program that allows eligible students in U.S. military families to connect to a live tutor online at any time for one on one help with homework, studying, test prep, proofreading and more. The service is available at no charge to all grades K-12 students.




http://military.tutor.com/home

RESOURCES

PERSONAL WELLNESS

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RHHS COUNSELOR CASELOAD:


Rhashida Bunyan- (A thru De Cesari)

Emily Neff- (De La Cruz thru Hicks)

Tam Daniels- (Hickson thru Medrano)

Debbie Kilpatrick- (Medsker-Sams)

Saraswati Hendrix- (Sanchez-Z)

Deanna Appleton (College and Career Counselor)

Dawn Imler- (Military Family Life Counselor)