School Counseling Department |
Winter Update
The George Washington Middle School’s School Counseling (Guidance) Department is pleased to announce that the winter months will target “Career Awareness” for all 8th grade students. The students will be starting an exciting time exploring career opportunities and the relationship between schoolwork and future careers. Our goal is to make sure each child knows what it takes to be prepared for the workforce of the 21st century.
The counselors will specifically integrate the Coin 3 Career Program online to assist the 8th graders in career exploration and high school planning.
It is hoped that the following goals will be achieved through the use of this interactive program:
- Students will identify their areas of interest.
- Students will be introduced to the concept of career clusters.
- Students will expand their awareness of career clusters and that many occupations require various levels of education and training.
- Students will learn about the variety of options available to them for seeking education and training beyond high school.
- Students will be informed as to the connections between high school subjects, post secondary study, and jobs.
- Students will develop a projected high school plan based on the insight and knowledge they have gained.
The activities are designed to get the students thinking about careers and what they think they know and to realize there is a lot to learn. Additionally, students will become aware that planning for the future can never begin too early.
Wayne Valley HS Alert
Wayne Valley HS will hold an Open House for incoming freshmen on January 8, 2009, at 7 PM. Details will follow as they become available. (Inclement weather date: January 15, 2009)
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NJ ASK
Math and Language Arts
Testing Dates
Grade |
Testing Dates |
Make-up Testing |
6 |
May 11 -14 |
May 18 - 21 |
7 & 8 |
April 28 - 30, May 1 |
May 4 - 7 |
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School Counseling Philosophy
The Wayne Township Public School District believes that school counseling is a program, rather than a service, which is an important part of the overall educational process. It is comprehensive and sequentially founded on the belief that individuals experience general stages of personal growth and concomitant tasks as they mature from childhood to adulthood; therefore, the Wayne Township school counseling program:
- seeks to attain educational excellence through individual excellence
- includes parent/guardian/teacher/community
- includes the needs of all students at all levels
- is consistent with the expected developmental stages of learning
- provides developmental, as well as preventive and remedial programs and services
- involves the entire school community
- includes counselors continued professional development and participation in professional activities necessary to maintain quality programs
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George Washington School Counselors
Mrs. K. Ventura, MA., Ed. S. , Department Chairperson
Mrs. B. Kehrier, MA., Counselor
Mr. R. Lebrenz, MA., Counselor
Mrs. D. Schlachter, MA., Counselor
Mrs. E. Coless, Department Secretary, Ext. 15
Counselor Alphabetical Breakdown
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LEBRENZ |
SCHLACHTER |
KEHRIER |
VENTURA |
Grade 6 |
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OPQRST |
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Grade 7 |
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Grade 8 |
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Academic Notifications
Interim and final marking period report cards are mailed home to parents and guardians as per the following schedule:
1st Marking Period Interim - Ends Oct. 7 – Mailed home Oct. 15
1st Marking Period Final – Ends Nov. 14 - Mailed home Nov. 21
2nd Marking Period Interim – Ends Dec. 16 - Mailed home Dec. 22
2nd Marking Period Final – Ends Jan 28 - Mailed home Feb. 3
3rd Marking Period Interim – Ends March 9 - Mailed home March 16
3rd Marking Period Final – Ends April 17 - Mailed home April 24
4th Marking Period Interim – Ends May 19 - Mailed home May 26
4th Marking Period Final – Ends June 25 - Mailed home June 29
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General Anticipated Counseling Calendar
The GWMS School Counseling Department anticipates providing information, educational opportunities and interpersonal lessons targeting, but not limited to, harassment, anger management, bullying prevention, Coin program for career awareness, standardized testing, foreign language eligibility, aptitude testing, high school scheduling, academic award recognition, and conferencing with parents, teachers and students.
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