Counseling Center News

Counselor Newsletter | November 2022

COLLEGE AND CAREER INFORMATION

Scholarship Workshop

Your BK College and Career Counselor will be holding two scholarship workshops for seniors on December 6th and 8th during Office Hours in the 700 hall commons.

College Visits at BK

College visits at BK are another way to learn more about specific colleges and get your questions answered! Use the link below to keep up-to-date on what schools will be visiting BK either in-person or virtually.

Upcoming College Visits at BK

College Campus Visits

Attending an organized college campus visit is a great way to learn more about a college or university. Up to three days of prearranged and validated visits will be considered an excused absence.

College Visitation Validation Form

Reading Suggestions from the Counselors

25 Healthy and Positive Coping Skills

Get Smart About College Rankings

The Impact of Social Media on Student's Mental Health

UPCOMING EVENTS

AND PRESENTATIONS

The Counselors are going to give all BK Students a Needs Assessment at a date to be determined. This assessment will help counselors determine the needs of Bishop Kelly Students, and guide the content for upcoming presentations.

Counselors will have 1:1 meetings with all Sophomores beginning in November.
Counselors will give Sophomores an overview of the counselor's role, and counselor's will ask students about their BK experience so far.
The purpose of the meetings is to see how Sophomores' BK experience is going. Information gathered during these meetings will be shared during Sophomore Parent Night in January.

PSAT INTERPRETATION

PSAT scores are scheduled to be released by the College Board on December 5th, 2022.
Counselors will help Sophomores interpret their PSAT Scores in December.
During that time, counselors will help Sophomores link their accounts to Khan Academy to help study for the PSAT next year.

The Counseling Center at BK

The Counseling Center at BK includes four academic counselors, a College and Career Counselor, the Service Learning Coordinator, and BK's Registrar. The Counseling Center centrally located across from the Fraser Library. Students can use a QR code or email their counselor to request an appointment. This is an easily accessible space for students to meet with their counselors.