LINK for Counselors has now been published for 7 years. Looking for a past issue? We have all our prior issues available for download free as PDF’s (and our latest issue in digital format). Here is the page on our website where those can be viewed or downloaded – https://www.linkforcounselors.com/publication/

The to-do list for high school seniors seems to be growing longer each day. When they’re not doing homework, participating in their extracurricular activities, hanging with friends, sleeping, eating or texting, here’s what they’re thinking about: their college list, testing; upcoming campus visits; college applications; the Common Application essay, supplemental essays; transcripts; an activity list; Read More

Having to write recommendation letters for your students? Here is a quick form that a Counselor (Courtney Jaeger) developed to use in Naviance for a Counselor Recommendation Questionnaire that Students and Parents can fill out: *Please type answers to at least 3 questions.  Please use a separate sheet of paper to write your answers. Student Read More

Does your school have a College Week? Many schools do and Ashley Wick, a Counselor at Royal Valley ISD in Kansas has created a document she uses in her school that you can adapt and share at your school. This can be shared with teachers, students and parents/guardians. Her goal is for the teachers to Read More

Bothered by pesky acronyms and other abbreviations? Here’s a list to help you out! ELA (English & Language Arts):  Refers to reading, literature, writing, speaking and listening in the world of English coursework. FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid): This is  form completed yearly by current and prospective college students in the United States to Read More

☐  Know your graduation status!!! Make sure you have what you need in your schedule. ☐ Be sure to get your 20 hours community service or job shadow done. ☐  Pass your senior paper in English 12A. ☐  Meet with your counselor at semester to make sure you are still on track!!! ☐  Complete your Read More

Counselors help students not only academically but also emotionally for life after high school. Not many students will have the support a counselor can provide at home, and being part of their lives, helping them successfully navigate their life through school can be very helpful for their growth.  School counseling is not only beneficial for Read More

Before we know it is time for classes to begin and a new class of students will be walking the halls of your school. Here is a nice infographic from We are Teachers that gives you some ideas for icebreakers that can help you get to know your students in fun ways.

Teachers Pay Teachers has a nice free handout available for students – “How to Get Through a Hard Day”. To get a copy a “free registration” is required. Here is a link to the page to download it: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Resiliency-FREE-handout-for-students-middle-high-school-counseling-6926624?fbclid=IwAR3UQiUywwh5Gtmea1OAtgKBxquG-fLvbLh_XuwnutVbEVkJles0tACBe8U