The Catholic High School counseling department provides comprehensive direction from high school acceptance to graduation and college enrollment.  With a college preparatory high school program of studies, our emphasis is on academic achievement and college placement.  In a typical year, approximately 90% of our graduates attend four-year colleges and universities, with 10% attending community college. 

A brief example of counseling activities includes:

8^th Grade

• Conducting introductory meetings for all new families to include scheduling courses for students, providing information on the Honor Code, athletics, extracurricular activities, community service, and school regulations
• Supervising placement tests for new students

9^th Grade

• Hosting individual meetings with freshman each fall to discuss transition to high school
• Advising students on course selection each spring

10^th Grade

• Conduct PSAT testing
• Direct classroom presentation that includes completion of an abbreviated interest inventory
• Host individual meetings each spring to discuss career planning and to advise students on course selection

11^th Grade

• Conduct PSAT testing
• Host college informational evening for students and parents
• Meet with individual students and families to discuss college selection process

12^th Grade

• Host college application workshop for students and parents
• Host college financial aid evening
• Meet individually with students to discuss college applications

The School Counseling Office at Catholic High School provides effective tools for navigating the application process, even for the most selective of colleges and universities.  They work with each student individually to make sure the process is personalized and thorough, and with two graduates and one current student, we couldn’t be more satisfied with our children’s successes in the college search and beyond!”

-CHS Parent