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Information for Parents	Who is My Guidance Counselor? GUIDANCE COUNSELORS 2007-2008 Wendy Hendryx (A - Cl) - x239 hendryx.w@rochesterschools.com Claudia Watson (Co - Di) - x236 watson.c@rochesterschools.com Brian Corey (Do - He) - x237 corey.b@rochesterschools.com Shelly Gingras (Hi - Me) - x271 gingras.s@rochesterschools.com Connie Littlefield (Mi - Se) - x253 littlefield.c@rochesterschools.com Linda Durant (Sh - Z) - x240 durant.l@rochesterschools.com Sarah Shapleigh - Special Programs Assistant - x255 shapleigh.s@rochesterschools.com Susan Picard - Guidance Secretary x238 picard.s@rochesterschools.com
Spaulding High School 130 Wakefield Street Rochester, New Hampshire 03867 (603) 332-0757 John Shea, Principal College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) code # 300540

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 and videos including colleges, junior 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. Choices is a comprehensive computerized system to help students with career, military, college and financial aid research. In addition, a TV and VCR are available along with a library of video tapes on various colleges and youth related issues.

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.