United Township High School
Counseling Quarterly
Counselor Quarterly
Volume 25, Number 2, 2nd Quarter 2014
Abby Demory
A -El 752-1670
Jon Mychel Nelson Em -Lo 752-1644
Marcy Johnson
Registar 752-1650
Stacey Drish
Patrick Green
Holly Schneider
Lu - Rod 752-1673
Roe - Z
752-1643
Secretary 752-1640
Final Exam Schedule
Thursday, Dec 18
Friday, Dec 19
Monday, Dec 22
Period 1
Period 4
Period 7
8:00-9:20
8:00-9:20
8:00-9:20
Period 2
Period 5
9:25-10:45
9:25-10:45
Period 3
Period 6
10:50-12:10
10:50-12:10
All students are required to take a final exam in each course taken.
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Early exams are not allowed.
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The final exam counts for 20% of the student’s final grade.
The final exam policy is located on page 10 of the student planner.
Registering for 2015-2016 Classes
Registration for the 2015-2016 school year will begin in January. The UT Counselors
will meet with all returning students to review progress toward graduation, distribute
course planning guides which include forms for registration, and review the possible
selections for next school year. Total credits earned, required credits for graduation,
and elective options will be discussed. Course requests for next year are to be signed
by parents, and are due back to counselors in late January or early February. Feel
free to call your student’s counselor if you have any questions about courses.
I mp o r t a n t U T H S
P h o n e N u mb e r s :
General Office
752 –1600
Student Services
752-1630 or
752-1665
Counseling
752-1640
Athletic Office
752-1621
Special Ed. Office
752-1658
ACC Office
752-1605
Nurse’s
Office
752-1647
Special Days of
Interest:
 Nov. 27th & 28th No
School
 Dec. 18, 19 & 22.
Semester Finals
 Dec. 23-Jan 2... Winter Intercession
A Message to all UTHS Parents
If there are any changes to your students address, phone number or living arrangements, during the school year, would you please call 752-1640 to report these changes. To make sure all documents are sent to the right address or if we need to contact a
parent /guardian we need to have accurate records. We appreciate your help and
thank you for your cooperation.
 Jan. 5...First day back
to school
 Jan. 13…Financial
Aid Meeting 7pm
 Jan 19...No School
MLK Day
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United Township High School
Counseling Quarterly
November 17th and 18th counselors met with sophomores in the computer
lab and helped them create a portfolio and take an interest inventory in
Career Cruising. Career Cruising can give detailed occupational profiles
and comprehensive post-secondary education information. Students can
move through the career exploration and planning process with relative ease.
The counselors will also meet with seniors and go through the Career
Cruising portfolio that they created as sophomores.
The Link Crew will be
sponsoring a “Cocoa and
Cram Session” for all students
who want help studying for
their finals. This will take
place on Tuesday, December
16th in the UTHS Cafeteria.
The session will go from 3 to
4:30 pm. Busing will be
available at 4:30pm. Come
and get some help for finals
and have a few refreshments
while you study.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2014 – Financial Aid
experts will be at UT to help parents and students
begin and/or complete the FAFSA. They will also
answer any questions concerning your own
individual FAFSA.
Free assistance will be
available from 11 to 7pm.
Quotes of the Month
*Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela
*A human being is not attaining his full
heights until he is educated.
Horace Mann
UTHS
College Financial Aid Night
(Seniors and Parents)
On Tuesday, January 13th at 7:00 pm, the UTHS
counseling department will host their annual
Financial Aid Night in the school’s cafeteria.
Joanna Dye, a financial aid officer at Black Hawk
College, will be the featured speaker. Ms. Dye will
give a general presentation on how to fill out the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
and the various governmental grant, loan, and
scholarship programs. Questions will be answered
and several handouts will be available. Another
source of information on the topic is the Illinois
Student Assistance Commission, available by phone
at 800-899-ISAC or on the internet at www.isaconline.org. James Yost from ISAC will also be on hand to answer any questions
you may have.
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Important Information
No Child Left Behind and
Seniors Applying to Four Year Colleges
Highly Qualified Teachers
Federal legislation requires us to notify our
community, parents and students of the
qualifications of our teaching and paraprofessional staff. The legislation requires that
we have only “highly qualified” staff in place as
of 2006. The legislation clearly sets forth the
standards that define “highly qualified”. In
short, it means that teachers are certified in the
specific areas they are teaching and that
paraprofessionals have at least sixty (60) credit
hours of college work. A list of our current staff
is available for review in our administration
center.
Seniors who are planning to attend a four-year
college or university should be applying this fall.
Getting accepted prior to the holiday break allows
students and their parents to apply during the
winter months for financial aid and ensures that
housing will be more available than it will be for
late applicants. Please contact your son or
daughters counselor for details and or assistance.
UTHS School Report Card and Budget
The school report card is available at the UT web
site http://uths.net/administration/uths-files/. You
may request a printed copy of the report card by
calling 752-1611.
You may also view the 2014-2015 budget at
http://uths.net/administration/business-office/
under Public Information Postings
Have You Seen Your Student
Planner Lately??
All students were provided with a student planner
at the beginning of school. It has information
about the school calendar, school rules and school
phone numbers. It has sections with general
information including a section on Study Skills!!
There are monthly and daily calendar sections,
which are ideal for assignments, either short-term
or long-term. This can aid greatly in helping a
student keep track of details and deadlines. It is
also useful as a basis of communication with
parents and school faculty and staff. Unfortunately
this great tool seems to have been misplaced by
some students. If your student needs a new planner,
a limited number are available in the general office
for $3.00
Do You Want to be a
College Athlete?
These are the requirements for
Division 1 and 2 schools
Graduate from High School
A minimum GPA
A qualifying ACT score
Complete 16 core classes
(Math, English, Science, Social Studies and
additional electives)]
To register for the NCCA Clearinghouse go to http://
www.eligibilitycenter.org/
After you have registered you must let Marcy
Johnson the school registrar know you have signed
up. She is located in the guidance office.
For additional information go to: www.ncaa.org
End of the Semester:
As most of you know the semester is drawing to an
end in the near future. We would like to persuade
parents to stay on top of their student’s progress as
the semester comes to a close. Sometimes students
see the end and don’t always put forth their best
effort. This then leads to a drop in grades. We
encourage students to continue to put forth their
best effort all the way through finals. In the long
run this will be very beneficial to their academic
careers.