Community HS Counselor’s Newsletter
Sarah Azar, MA LPC NCC Counselor
March 24, 2014
Volume 1, Issue 1
Credit Recovery & Seminar Dates
Contents
Credit Recovery & Seminars
1
Student Recognition
1
Scholarships, Grants, FAFSA
2
CARE Services
2
Prom
2
Credit Recovery Meeting
2
Winning Futures
3
APRIL 23RD
6:30-8:00 pm
COLLEGE NIGHT
HOSTED BY L’ANSE
CREUSE PULIC
SCHOOLS IS FREE
AND OPEN TO ALL.
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
www.lc-ps.org
At Community High School, there are
several opportunities for students to
earn credits beyond the classroom. Our
Work Study Program, Life Skills Seminar
Program, Community Service Program
and Winning Futures Program represent
credit recovery opportunities that are
exclusively available to Community High
School Students. Independent Study
Programs, such as Keystone Schools, and
summer school classes are also available
to our students. The cost of a Keystone
course ranges from $116-$155.
Registration forms for independent
study course and summer school courses
must be signed by the school counselor.
Detailed informational sheets and forms
for each credit recovery program can be
found in the student lunchroom. All
detailed informational sheets and most
forms can also be found on our school
website at www.wcskids.net/chs (on
the counselor’s corner page).
The Life Skills Seminar Program is an
excellent opportunity and available to
all students. Students should not wait
until his/her senior year to take
advantage of credit recovery
opportunities. The Life Skills Seminar
Program offers .50 elective credit and
can be completed once per academic
year.
Listed below are the dates, time, and
topic of all seminars that will be
offered for the remainder of the
school year. Many seminars have
already been offered to date.
Students must sign up to attend a
seminar and then remember to
attend when the date arrives. All
seminar essays are due no later than
5/19/14 (for graduating seniors) and
6/6/14 (for students not graduating).

3/24 1:30-2:30 Overcoming
Obstacles and the Principals
of Operation Graduation
(presented by a CHS alumni).

4/1 3:00-4:00 Financial Aid
Application (FAFSA) Info

4/21 1:30-2:30 Basics of Yoga
and the Mind Body
Connection

4/22 1:00-3:00 Prom Injury
Prevention (available to
those who buy a ticket to
prom)

4/15, 4/22, 4/29 3:00-4:00
Keys to College (students
must commit to all 3
sessions)
Student Recognition
***Congratulations to Zachary Althouse for earning First Place at the BPA State
Leadership Conference in the category of Networking Administration using
Microsoft. He will be heading to the National Competition on April 29 th!
***LaCole Thornton and Clarissa Hawthorne won a scholarship from DeCarlo’s
Banquet Hall, which required community service participation.
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Counseling Newsletter
Community High School
Scholarships, Grants, and FAFSA

FastWeb is one of the oldest and
largest scholarship databases.
All students are encouraged to
create a profile at
www.fastweb.com Once a
student creates a profile,
FastWeb will email him/her
each time his/her profile
matches with the criteria of a
scholarship opportunity. Many
scholarships are open to all.

The Tuition Incentive Program
(TIP) is a valuable grant
opportunity available to any
student who has qualified for
Medicaid for at least 24 months
out of a 36 month period at any
time since age 12 until now.
For more information visit
www.michigan.gov/ssg or call
888-447-2687
Metro Detroit
College Fairs
Monday, March 31st 6-8 pm
Tues., April 1st 8:30 am – 12 pm
Suburban Collection Showplace
Register at
www.nacacnet.org/ncfstudent

The Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) window
opened on January 1, 2014. Any
student planning to attend
community college, university,
or trade school during the
academic year of 2014-15
should complete the FAFSA
application as soon as possible.
When completing this
application students are
applying for both grants (money
the student does not pay back)
and loans (money the student
does pay back). If a student
qualifies for even half of the
Pell Grant, then this will cover
the majority of his/her tuition
to attend a community college
full time. Visit www.fafsa.gov
to begin the application
process. Or call 1-800-433-3243
if you would like to speak to a
representative.
CARE Services
Warren Consolidated Schools partners
with CARE of Southeaster Michigan in
order to offer a free counseling
assessment and referral service to all
WCS students. This is a valuable service
for two reasons. First, the assessment is
comprehensive and helps to establish
both a need for counseling services and
a possible targeted area (i.e. anger
management or grief and loss). Second,
the CARE associates are able to refer
students and families that accept the
type of insurance that the student has
(including Medicaid) or to agencies that
work on a sliding fee scale if no
insurance is available.
CARE also offers affordable services in
the way of Parenting Classes (grouped
by the age of the child/children), Anger
management Classes for students, and
Substance Abuse Prevention Programs.
For more information about CARE’s
services visit www.careofsem.com or
call 586-541-2273.
PROM
This years ALNET Prom will be on April
25th, 2014 at Mac & Rays Banquet
Center. The hours for Prom are 6:30 to
11:30. Doors will close at 7:30 for
entry. Professional Photo packages will
be available for purchase. The theme is
"Starry Nights". Tickets prices are $65
for a couple and $35 for an individual.
The last day to purchase tickets is April
16th. Please see Mr. Cavalier to
purchase tickets.
MRS. AZAR, THE
COUNSELOR, WILL HOST A
CREDIT RECOVERY
INFORMATIONAL MEETING
FOR PARENTS (STUDENTS
ARE WELCOME TOO) ON
TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH
6:00 PM AT COMMUNITY HS
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Counseling Newsletter
Community High School
Update from Winning Futures
outlining educational priorities, goals,
and strategies for the future.
It’s been an exciting few months as we
began our 20th year of mentoring in the
Warren Consolidated School District! In
October, we kicked off our Strategic
Five-Year Planning and Career Readiness
programming at Community High in
which, upon completion of the program,
students will be able to apply for
exclusive scholarships offered by
Winning Futures (scholarship essays are
due April 15th). Each week the 90
students in Winning Futures have the
opportunity to learn critical life skills
first-hand from our 26 volunteer
mentors. The three-to-one mentoring
teams have been developing meaningful
relationships over the past few months
while exploring career paths and
In addition to
mentoring and life skills education, we
will also be offering CHS students the
opportunity to participate in our Keys to
College Continuing Education Seminars
in April. This new program will help
college-bound high school juniors and
seniors prepare for college. The seminar
topics include: college requirements
and admissions, college selection, and
other relevant topics.
As we reflect on what we’ve
accomplished in 20 years, we’re
proud to say that Community High
School was part of our humble
beginnings and that we look forward
to working with your amazing
students for the next 20 years!