STUDENT SERVICES NEWS
February 20, 2015
Congratulations to the following students who have advanced to Finalists in the 2015
National Merit Scholarship Competition. All Finalists will be considered for National Merit
Scholarships.
Anne Harshbarger
Matthew Shollenberger
Tyler Montgomery
Dorshuan Shyu
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Glenelg High School Junior College Planning Night
March 10, 2015 6:00 P.M.
College Planning Overview with Student Services
Cafeteria
6:00-6:25
Breakout Sessions 6:30-8:00
6:30-6:55
7:00-7:25
7:35-8:00
Session A
Room 141
Session A
Room 141
Session A
Room 141
Session B
Session C
Session D
Session E
Session F
Room 144
Room 146
Room 135
Room 137
Room 145
Session B
Session C
Session D
Session E
Session F
Room 144
Room 146
Room 135
Room 137
Room 145
Session B
Session C
Session D
Session E
Session F
Room 144
Room 146
Room 135
Room 137
Room 145
School Counselors are available to answer individual questions in Students Services during information sessions
Session G
Room 139
Session G
Room 139
Session G
Room 139
Session H
Room 148
Session H
Room 148
Session H
Room 148
Breakout Session Options
SESSION A
College
Entrance
Exams
Tiffany
Brewtington,
Kaplan Test
Prep
SESSION B
College
Admissions
Kelly
Farmer,
Stevenson
University
SESSION C
Financial
Aid
Financial
Aid Office
Howard
Community
College
SESSION D
Housing
and Safety
Megan
Rowe,
Loyola
University
SESSION E
College
Essay
Writing
Gail
Jacobsen
SESSION F
Choosing
the Right
College
Heidi
Reigel,
McDaniel
College
SESSION G
SESSION H
Scholars
Student
Programs and
Life
Other
Stephen E.
Opportunities Castañeda
Bobby Leyva,
Coppin
Howard
State
Community
University
College
A representative from Howard Community College will be in Student Services on
Monday, March 2 at 9:30 am
To meet with any student who are interested in applying to HCC or finding out more about programs at HCC.
Sign up in Student Services in you are interested in attending.
Representatives listed below will be in Student Services soon. Sign up in Students Services to meet with them.
Monday, March 2, 9:30
Tuesday, March 10, 10:00
Friday, March 13, 10:15
Howard Community College
St. Bonaventure University
MD Army National Guard
REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER SCHOOL IS NOW OPEN.
SEE DETAILS BELOW.
HCPSS Comprehensive High School and K-9/BSAP Summer Institute
Summer 2015 Registration
HCPSS Summer Programs:
www.hcpss.org/summer/
HS and K-9/BSAP Registration:
www.tinyurl.com/hcpss-summer
Summer School Office:
Summer_school@hcpss.org
(410) 313-6627
Registration Information
Complete online registration form (and tuition reduction/scholarship request if applicable) during online enrollment
sessions or at on-site registrations.
Online Registration: www.tinyurl.com/hcpss-summer
On-Site Registration: Homewood Center 10914 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042
Registration receipt will be mailed or emailed (based on parent request) within two weeks of registration that
includes:
General summer program and class information
Confirmation of class enrollment
Status of application for Tuition Reduction or Scholarship requests
Full-amount of tuition owed
Any payment or balance information
Payment due dates and procedures
Course enrollment is pending guidance counselor approval and full tuition payment.
Payment for Courses
Initial payment for all courses (minimum of 25% of tuition) is due at each on-site registration. Official
enrollment is pending payment of full tuition.
In Person: Cash, money order, check (made payable to HCPSS), or credit card (Mastercard/Visa) are accepted during
any on-site registration.
By mail: Checks can be mailed in with a completed payment form. Payments received without this
documentation will be returned.
(http://tinyurl.com/summer-tuition)
HCPSS
Attn: Summer School Office 10910 Clarksville Pike
Ellicott City, Maryland 21042
Students requesting tuition reduction or scholarships should reference the HCPSS Summer Programs catalog for
additional information.
Registrations and Payment Calendar
February Registration
Online Window: February 2nd - February 13th
On-Site: Wednesday, February 18th , 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Initial payment - February 18th
Second payment - March 13th
Final payment - April 15th
March Registration
Online Window: March 2nd - March 13th
On-Site: Wednesday, March 18th , 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Initial payment-March 18th
Second payment-April 15th
Final payment - June 10th
April Registration
Online Window: March 30th - April 10th
On-Site: Wednesday, April 15th, 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Initial payment-April15th
Second payment - May 20th
Final payment - Saturday, June 13th
May Registration
Online Window: May 4th - May 15th
On-Site:Wednesday, May 20th,
Initial payment - May 20th
Second payment-June10th
Final payment - June 20th
4:30pm-7:00pm
June Registrations
Online Window: June 1st - June 12th
On-Site: Saturday, June 13th, 9:00am - 11:00am
Initial payment-June13th
Final payment - June 20th
Online Window: June 14th - June 19th
On-Site: Saturday, June 20th , 9:00am - 11:00am
Initial payment - June 20th
Final payment - July 3rd
Howard Community College is offering
Kids On Campus Summer Enrichment Classes 2015
Many unique and imaginative summer courses are being offered. The program runs from June
22 through August 14, 2015, with both half and full day options. Enrichment opportunities are
offered for ages 7 – 17. Some of the newest and most popular courses in middle and high
school are:
Genetics
Minecraft Designers
Photography Academy
Hands on Physics
Junkyard Wars
Geometry Review
Special Effects Makeup
Fencing Basics
Resistors and Radios
3-D Printing Studio
Inspired Interior Design
Food Chemistry
Still Life Painting
German Language
Hands on Chemistry
Gizmos and Gadgets
ACT Test Prep
Latin Language
There are just a many new and exciting programs offered for elementary grade students
too. Find out more about this summer opportunity at howardcc.edu/kidsoncampus
Howard County Military Information Night
The Howard County Military Information Night will be Thursday, March 19 at River Hill High School from 6pm to 9pm.
Below is the list of confirmed institutions. There will be presentations by the 5 Military Academies and the Congressman
Cummings Rep the Media Center.
Unites States Military Academy
Congressman Cummings Office
Oakland Mills High School JROTC
US Coast Guard Academy
Army ROTC-U. of Maryland
Atholton High School JROTC
United States Naval Academy
Maryland National Guard
Howard High School JROTC
United States Air Force Academy
The Citadel
United States Merchant Marine
Academy
Marines recruiter
Air Force Recruiter
GIRL POWER
A STEM Event for Middle and High School Girls
Women are making a difference, changing the world, and transforming the future with Science, Technology, Engineering
and Math. Come explore how you can too at this FREE event. No registration is required.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
2:00 – 5:00 pm, Kossiakoff Center
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
More details and directions at www.jhuapl.edu/stem
Books for Parents of Teenagers
Reference list of published books about teenagers. A great information source for counselors, and an informative
handout to parents.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk : 20th Anniversary Edition
by Adele Faber (Author), Elaine Mazlish (Author) (Paperback -- October 5, 1999)
Staying Connected to Your Teenager: How to Keep Them Talking to You and How to Hear What They're Really Saying
by Michael Riera (Paperback -- April 15, 2003)
Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of
Adolescence
by Rosalind Wiseman (Paperback -- March 4, 2003)
Uncommon Sense for Parents With Teenagers
by Michael Riera (Paperback -- May 1995)
Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager, Revised
and Updated
by Anthony E. Wolf (Paperback -- August 1, 2002)
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Mary Pipher (Mass Market Paperback -- October 1, 2002)
Parenting Teens With Love & Logic: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood
by Fay Jim, et al (Hardcover -- July 1993)
Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
by Rachel Simmons (Paperback -- April 2003)
Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence
by Paul Feig (Paperback -- September 24, 2002)
The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around
Them
by Freedom Writers, Zlata Filipovic (Paperback -- October 12, 1999)
The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids
by Barbara Strauch (Hardcover -- March 18, 2003)
Preparing for Adolescence
by James C. Dobson (Paperback -- July 1999)
Positive Discipline for Teenagers: Empowering Your Teens and Yourself Through Kind and Firm Parenting
by Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott (Paperback -- April 2000)
Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
by William S. Pollack (Paperback -- April 1999)
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers
by Gary Chapman (Paperback -- March 2001)
Parenting Teenagers: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting of Teens (STEP)
by Sr. Don Dinkmeyer, et al (Paperback -- 1998)
I'm Not Mad, I Just Hate You!: A New Understanding of Mother-Daughter Conflict
by Roni Cohen, Phd Sandler, et al (Paperback -- February 28, 2000)
A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Patricia Hersch (Preface) (Paperback -- August 1999)
Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Helping Preteens and Teens Get Ready for the Real World
by Teresa, Ph.D. Bolick, Kimberly Marooney (Hardcover -- September 2001)
Teenagers With ADD: A Parents' Guide (The Special-Needs Collection)
by Chris A. Zeigler Dendy, Chris A. Zeigler Dendy (Paperback -- October 1995)
Your Ten to Fourteen Year Old
by Louise Bates Ames, et al (Paperback -- March 1989)
Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap
by Peggy Orenstein (Paperback -- October 1995)
Parents Teens and Boundaries: How to Draw the Line
by Jane, Ph.D. Bluestein (Paperback -- December 1993)
A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys in Exceptional Men
by Michael Gurian (Paperback -- April 1, 1999)
Yes, Your Teen Is Crazy! Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind
by Michael J. Bradley, Carroll O'Connor (Hardcover -- September 2001)
Our Last Best Shot: Guiding Our Children Through Early Adolescence
by Laura Sessions Stepp (Paperback -- August 7, 2001)
When We're In Public, Pretend You Don't Know Me: Surviving Your Daughter's Adolescence so You Don't Look like an
Idiot and She Still Talks to You
by Susan Borowitz (Paperback -- April 2003)
Ophelia Speaks : Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self
by Sara Shandler (Author) (Paperback -- June 1999)
The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (3rd edition)
by David Elkind, Ph.D., David Elkind (Paperback -- April 10, 2001)
Positive Peer Culture
by Harry H. Vorrath, Larry K. Brendtro (Paperback -- June 1985)
Parent in Control
by Gregory Bodenhamer, Betsy Radin (Editor) (Paperback -- October 1995)
YELL-Oh Girls! Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American
by Vickie Nam (Author) (Paperback -- August 2001)
The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls
by Joan Jacobs Brumberg (Paperback -- October 1998)
Real Teens: A Contemporary Snapshot of Youth Culture
by George Barna (Paperback -- October 2001)
Surviving Your Adolescents: How to Manage and Let Go of Your 13-18 Year Olds
by Thomas W. Phelan Ph.D. (Paperback -- October 1998)
For Such a Time as This: The Disciplines of Destiny
by Lisa Ryan (Author) (Paperback -- July 30, 2001)
Teenagers: Preparing for the Real World
by Chad Foster (Paperback -- May 1995)
Before She Gets Her Period: Talking With Your Daughter About Menstruation
by Jessica B. Gillooly, et al (Paperback -- May 1998)
The Seven Cries of Today's Teens: Hearing Their Hearts, Making the Connection
by Tim Smith, et al (Paperback -- February 2003)
On Becoming Preteen Wise: Parenting Your Child from 8-12 Years
by Gary Ezzo, et al (Paperback -- November 2001)
But I Love Him: Protecting Your Teen Daughter from Controlling, Abusive Dating Relationships
by Jill Murray (Author) (Paperback -- September 18, 2001)
The WAR AGAINST BOYS: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men
by Christina Hoff Sommers (Paperback -- June 2001)
Study Guide to Accompany the Developing Person: Through Childhood and Adolescence
by Kathleen Stassen Berger, Richard O. Straub (Paperback -- February 2000)
Girls on the Verge
by Vendela Vida (Paperback -- June 2000)
Daily Reflections for Highly Effective Teens
by Sean Covey (Paperback -- November 16, 1999)
Parenting Today's Adolescent Helping Your Child Avoid The Traps Of The Preteen And Teen Years
by Dennis Rainey (Author), et al (Paperback -- March 5, 2002)
The Underground Guide to Teenage Sexuality: An Essential Handbook for Today's Teens & Parents
by Michael J. Basso (Paperback -- April 1997)
Unhappy Teenagers: A Way for Parents and Teachers to Reach Them
by William Glasser (Author) (Hardcover -- April 30, 2002)
Anger: How to Help Children and Teens Manage Their Anger
by Bernard, Ph.D. Golden (Hardcover -- November 2002)