Archbishop McCarthy High School A Team Effort

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Archbishop McCarthy High School A Team Effort

• Guidance Department
• 2004-2005

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Function

• The Guidance Departments primary obligation is
  to serve the students of Archbishop McCarthy High
  School. The counselors are concerned with the
  entire needs of each student and advocate the
  growth and development of all students in the
  following manner
• Spiritually
• Academically
• Vocationally
• Socially
• Personally

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Counselors

• Pilar F. Blanco - pblanco_at_mccarthyhigh.org
• Director of Guidance
• Junior Counselor M Z
• Senior Counselor M - Z
• AP Testing, Scholarships, Summer Programs,
  SAT-Lourdes Moss-Coordinator
• Laura Brancheau lbrancheau_at_mccarthyhigh.org
• Junior Counselor A L
• Senior Counselor A - L
• Act Testing, Entrance Exam, Silver Knights,
  Close-Up Washington,
• Parent-to-Parent, Career Day
• Carolyn Warkoski cwarkoski_at_mccarthyhigh.org
• Sophomore Counselor
• ASVAB, Hoby Award, Youth Leadership Broward
• Joseph Bertolone jbertolone_at_mccarthyhigh.org
• Freshmen Counselor
• Freshmen Orientation, PSAT grades 9 to 11

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Guidance Services

• Academic Counseling
• Student Curriculum Advisement
• Schedule Advisement
• Tutoring Referrals
• Student/Parent/
• Teacher Staffing
• Integrated SAT Prep Programs
• Student Grade Report Monitoring

• College Counseling
• College Information Distribution
• Computer Programs and Videos
• Application Process Assistance
• Recommendations
• Scholarship Information
• Financial Aid Information
• College Fair
• College Link
• Summer Enrichment Programs

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Guidance Services

• Career Counseling
• Career Research Project
• Career Day
• Career Resource Materials
• Computer Programs
• Interest Inventories
• www.florida.echoices.com
• PLAN
• Resume Preparation

• Testing
• Standardized Testing Preparation
• Types of Tests
• High School Placement Test
• PSAT
• PLAN
• SAT I and II
• ACT
• ASVAB
• Test Results Interpretation

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Guidance Services

• Personal Counseling Support
• Resource Information Crisis Intervention
• Peer Relationships
• Social Skills
• Personal Conflicts
• Conflict Resolution
• Family Referrals
• Community
• Individual meetings
• Large group meetings
• Small group meetings

• Parent Services
• Resource Information
• Freshman Orientation Assembly
• Junior Parent College Information Night
• Financial Aid Night
• Parent Conferences
• Student/Parent/Teachers Staffing
• Parent-to-Parent Workshops

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AP/Dual EnrollmentCourses Offered

• Advance Placement Courses
• AP Language
• AP Literature
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Computer
• AP Spanish Literature
• AP U.S. Govt. Politics
• AP Macro Economics
• AP World History
• AP American History
• AP Art

• Dual Enrollment Courses
• English
• Philosophy
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies
• Foreign Languages
• Business
• Computer Science