High School Counseling

Tim McAfee, High School Counselor, tmcafee@nacs1.org, 594-3962 ex. 3108

Academic Resources:

CAP Courses – How to earn college credit in high school. Courses offered: English, Government and Economics, Calculus, French, and Spanish
Graduation Requirements- General education and diploma requirements. Students need 5 H.S. credits to be in 10th grade homeroom, 10 credits to be in 11th grade homeroom, and 15 credits to be in 12th grade homeroom.
National Honor Society- The national NHS site
Regents Prep - For practicing regents questions
Regents Schedule- for January

Champlain Valley Educational Services -CV-Tec -Check out Career and Technical Programs at CV-Tec in Plattsburgh including programs in Aviation and New Visions Medical program. Also links to adult programs and online course offerings.
Upward Bound – A program focused on serving first generation college students which has a six week summer component, tutoring, college visits and community service opportunties. For more information go to www.ubplattsburgh.org

Career Resources
Job Interview- Review sample questions, tips, and techniques for a job interview
Resume-Information on how to create a resume, provides templates

Personal/Social Resources:
Depression-Information about depression in teens
Healthy Relationships- Information about healthy vs. unhealthy relationships
Substance Abuse -Information about substance abuse and the effects of drugs and alcohol
Self-Injurous Behavior - Information on self-harm
Teenagers Today- Information for parents about different issues facing teenagers