These are the students attending the Advanced Studies Program at St. Paul’s. This elite group of juniors will be studying such diverse topics as Advanced Math, Shakespeare, International Terrorism, Ecology and World Religions.
L to Right: Kevin Palmer, Aditi Giri, Sarah Wilkins, Alexis Beckwith, Kaitlyn Davis, Corey Ross
The Guidance Department invites all students to use
its services. Your counselor is ready to help you work out your
career, educational, and personal problems. He or she will assist
you in such areas as:
Developing greater understanding of your
abilities and interests which are the basis for career decision-making.
Analyzing your academic strengths and
weaknesses.
Interpreting test results so that you
can compare yourself with others in your age group locally
and nationally.
Securing career, educational, and military
information.
Selecting subjects consistent with your
abilities and future plans.
Learning about basic graduation requirements
and your class credit standings.
Researching career opportunities and the
world of work.
Planning your education after high school
and obtaining knowledge of entrance requirements of post-secondary
institutions and their applications procedures.
Securing application forms and sample
test materials issued by the College Entrance Examination
Board, the American Testing Program and other testing organizations.
Learning about opportunities for financial
aid at post-secondary educational institutions and scholarships
offered locally
The Guidance Department has a library of several hundred post-secondary
school catalogs, DVD’s and videos including colleges, community
colleges, trade and business schools, nursing schools and specialized
schools (art, music, hairdressing, etc.). These materials may
be borrowed at any time so that parents may also have access to
them. We also have copious resources to help students with career,
military, college and financial aid research.
This information has been gathered for your use. We sincerely
hope that you will find it beneficial. Remember that this information
is only valuable when it is used. We look forward to working with
you.
