Counseling services are designed to provide opportunities for our students to achieve their maximum growth intellectually, socially and emotionally through self-understanding and the development of life skills. The school counseling staff plan a counseling program to deal appropriately with the needs of each student around issues related to academic planning, personal development and adjustment, as well as college and vocational planning.
The comprehensive Counseling Program at Whitesboro High School includes the following elements:
- Individual counseling to help students with educational, personal, social and career issues;
- Group guidance to assist in the implementation of the required course of study by doing instructional and informational presentations with classes of students;
- Consultation with parents, teachers and others to determine the most appropriate services to assist students;
- Student assessment, which includes interest inventories and guided exploration to help with educational, personal, social and career decisions, and in placing students in the appropriate programs of study; and
- Program coordination to provide a myriad of services such as new student orientation, financial aid information and assistance with college applications.
