Counseling

Freshmen Course Selection (Class of 2024- Current 8th Graders):

• Course Selection Worksheet
  • SAMPLE Completed worksheet
• Freshmen Course Options List
• Course Selection Letter to Families
• York Course Selection Criteria
• York Opt-In Form
• Online Digital Course Book Link
• Athletic PE Wavier Information & Forms
• Late Arrival/Early Dismissal Permission Form
  • Spanish Version

 

Sophomore Course Selection (Class of 2023-Current Freshmen):

• Course Selection Worksheet
• Sophomore Course Options List
• Important Reminders for Sophomore Year
• Sophomore Classes at York by Career Cluster
• 4 Year Plan
• Online Digital Course Book Link
• Making Course Selections in Powerschool Video
  • PDF Guide
• Athletic PE Wavier Information & Forms
• Late Arrival/Early Dismissal Permission Form
  • Spanish Version
• AP vs. ACP Presentation

 

Junior Course Selection (Class of 2022- Current Sophomores):

• Course Selection Worksheet
  • Spanish Version
• Junior Course Options List
• Important Reminders for Junior Year
  • Spanish Version
• Junior Classes by Career Cluster
• 4 Year Plan
• Online Digital Course Book Link
• Making Course Selections in Powerschool Video
  • PDF Guide
• Late Arrival/Early Dismissal Permission Form
  • Spanish Version
• TCD Application Link- Due 12-13-19
• Course Selection Counselor Presentation
• Athletic PE Wavier Information & Forms
• Academic PE Waiver Form
• Prospective College Athletes Info (DI, DII, NAIA)
• AP vs. ACP Presentation

 

Senior Course Selection (Class of 2021- Current Juniors):

• Course Selection Worksheet
  • Spanish Version
• Senior Course Options List
• Important Reminders for Senior Year
  • Spanish Version
• Senior Classes by Career Cluster
• 4 Year Plan
• Online Digital Course Book Link
• Late Arrival/Early Dismissal Permission Form
  • Spanish Version
• TCD Application Link- Due 12-13-19
• Course Selection Counselor Presentation
• Athletic PE Wavier Information & Forms
• Academic PE Waiver Form
• Early Graduation Application- Due 5-1-2020
• Prospective College Athletes Info (DI, DII, NAIA)
• AP vs. ACP Presentation

2019 FOG Curriculum

ACADEMIC RESOURCES

There are a variety of ways in which students can seek support within the walls of YHS!  

From Peer Tutoring in the Learning Commons, the Math Lab, the Test Make-Up Center (TMC) and our College and Career Resouce Center (CCRC), we have a lot to offer.  

• Academic Resources for York Students
• Academic Supports During the School Day
• Learning Commons & Test Make-Up Center
• Transcript Request Form
• Attendance Office & Absence Guidelines
• AP Course Descriptions
• ACP Program Information

York's College & Career Resource Counselor is Mrs. Amy Thompson.  The work that Mrs. Thompson does complements the comprehensive counseling services that the York Counseling Department provides throughout each student's high school career.  

Junior and Senior students receive the most direct-services from the CCRC, but all students are encouraged to discuss post-secondary planning with their assigned school counselor, in addition to utilizing York's post-secondary planning resources: Naviance and Career Cruising.  

Link to: College & Career Resource Center

Link to: Career Cruising

Link to: Naviance Family Connection 

STANDARDIZED TESTING
York's CEEB Code is 141-805.  This code is necessary when registering for a standardized college admissions test.  

• Concordance Tables: SAT and ACT
• SAT Test Dates 
• ACT Test Dates 
• CollegeBoard (AP, PSAT, SAT Exams)
• IL State Scholar Program
• National Merit Scholarship Corporation

PE Medical Limitation Form

Your confidentiality and privacy as a student is important to  us as school counselors. What you tell us will never be repeated unless you reveal information on harming yourself, harming others, situations of being physically, emotionally, or sexually abused, or we are required by the court or legal proceedings to do so. If there is ever a need to reveal information, we  will ensure that you are aware of this and we will work with you to handle the situation in a way that respects you, your feelings, and your needs. 

The overall mission of the York Counseling Department is to form strong connections with York students and families.  Through these connections, counselors support student's development through the areas of academic, career/college/post-secondary and social/emotional growth.  An underlying theme throughout the work of your student's counselor is "self-advocacy".  Self-advocacy, that is the individual's ability to effectively communicate, convey, negotiate or assert their own interests, desires, needs and rights, is critical to develop throughout the high school experience.  This involves making informed decisions and taking responsibility for those decisions.  

The York Counseling Department assists each student in the normal developmental tasks and challenges that all adolescents face.  York Community High School counselors are committed to the continual and reflective personal growth of our students.  The counseling program is designed to assist each student in learning skills and setting goals to reach one's potential in the academic, social/emotional and career/college/post-secondary domains.     

The majority of York students stay with the same counselor throughout their high school years and a strong attempt is made to allow counselors to remain with families when siblings attend York.  As York counselors, we have the responsibility to provide a comprehensive counseling program that is mindful of the developmental needs of all students.  Planning for the future is an important aspect of the counseling program.