Counselor/Future Center Newsletter

What do South Counselors do?

Counselors are Professional school counselors that deliver classroom guidance lessons and work with
small groups of students, as well as individual students. Each South counselor is attached to an AVID
(Advancement Via Individual Determination) class which they work with closely from 9th grade until
graduation. They coordinate school programs to benefit students and refer students and families to
community agencies when needed. Professional school counselors work closely with building
administrators, psychologists, social workers and staff, in order to promote a systemic approach to
student achievement. They are trained experts in academic issues, career and college issues, and
personal and social issues, as well as a strong advocate for students. Counselors work closely with
Future Center staff and college/tech school representatives, providing the best post-secondary
options for a successful future.

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COUNSELORS CAN HELP WITH...

•Educational Information
•Transcripts
•Working with teachers
•Course selection
•Study skills
•Time management
•Other educational opportunities (CEC, college credit)
•Honors and AP courses
•When school doesn’t work
•Understanding graduation requirements and credit recovery

Post High School Planning

•Career exploration, Career planning, College selection
•College entrance exams, Recommendation letters
•Community Service Opportunities
•Financial aid
•Scholarships
•NCAA

Personal/Social Issues

Relationships with friends, family members and teachers
Managing stress
Understanding yourself
Confusion about any personal issue
Anything else you want to talk about

Help for parents and students in…

Grades 8 – 12
The following guides are to help your child plan and prepare for college, workplace readiness and lifelong learning.
MyCap Planning_Guides
To access MyCap go to: http://www.CollegeinColorado.org

Our state’s online career and college planning, College in Colorado is used as the official resource for
MyCAP, along with help from the Choices career-planning Web site.

Seniors and Parents,
Everything you and your parents need to know about graduating from passing classes, college entrance exams, letters of recommendation and much more. CLICK HERE

For graduation requirements (classes I need to take and pass)go to:

http://curriculum.dpsk12.org/psp_cte_art_pe/counseling/academic/grad_req/index.shtml

To access Naviance go to: http://www.naviance.com/southhs

To sign up for parent/student portal (view student attendance, grades and
homework assignments) contact: Julie_Makowski@dpsk12.org or call 720-423-6068
If you have forgotten your user name, it is your student ID#, your password is your
date or birth (6 digits)

South High Counselors

	James Durgin Last Names A-F, AVID Students class of 2010 Room 112 Phone 720-423-6086 Email James_Durgin@dpsk12.org
	Jake Jacoby Last Names G-N , AVID Students class of 2011 Room 112 Phone 720-423-6087 Email Jake_Jacoby@dpsk12.org
	Sharon Oman Last Names O-Z, AVID class of 2012 Room 112 Phone 720-423-6084 Email Sharon_Oman@dpsk12.org
	Roxana Magana ELA, AVID class of 2009 Room 112 Phone 720-423-6085 Email Roxana_Magana@dpsk12.org ELA WIKI AVID WIKI South Student Volunteer WIKI