Parents' Page

• There is so much information that we could get out to you. We will try to keep you apprised of the important dates, deadlines and information that you might want to know. Of course, you are welcome to get on your student’s grade home page and read the information that is available to them, as well as clicking on the links for information on career searches, testing, social issues, etc. from our menu page.

• Below I will put some information and links that will take you directly to certain items. You are welcome to browse around our website as much as you want, call if you have a question, or email us! We will try to get the information back out to you!

8 Things Teens are Dying to tell Their Parents:

1. Keep cool. Don’t respond to my mistakes with anger and violence.

2. Show me who’s boss by asserting authority. Don’t be aggressive, but keep consistent. Set Boundaries.

3. Act your age. Be a parent, not a friend.

4. Light a candle for me. I want to believe there is a higher power.

5. Scare the heck out of me. Be tough, protect me from myself.

6. Call my bluffs. When I huff and puff about curfew, don’t back down.

7. Be honest with me. Be up front. Give me constructive criticism. Don’t sugarcoat things.

8. Tell me you love me.

• Good book to read if you are struggling with communication with your teenager. Get out of My Life But First could You Drive Cheryl and Me to the Mall?, by Anthony E. Wolf, PhD.

• Edline is up and running. Take a moment to look at your students’ grades each week. This is a wonderful tool to use to watch your students’ progress, intervene quickly if necessary, and avoid having disappointment surprises at the end of the semester.

Senior Parents: At this time You AND your student should have registered for your pin numbers for the FAFSA.
Your student should be filling out fastweb.com for scholarship searches, as well as they should be periodically checking the scholarship link on the guidance website for information about scholarships available through the guidance office. There are scholarship forms in the guidance office. You should be gathering information to do the FAFSA on line, which is based on your income tax return information. Please do this as soon as possible. The timely submission of the FAFSA will ensure your student receiving their award letters quickly, so that financial decisions can be made. The local scholarships became available on March 1st in the high school office. Those applications are available to seniors, depending on the individual scholarship requirements. Deadline to submit applications is April 1 st. As well, have your senior student continue to check the scholarship rack in the guidance office.

Of course, if you have any questions, or if your student has a question, please contact us. Planning your path for post graduation can be a little overwhelming and we are here to help in any way that we can.

Junior Parents: Junior students should be registering to take the ACT if they have not already taken it, or if they would like to have a several opportunities before senior year begins. Junior students should be browsing around on the college websites, thinking about what kind of college they would like to attend, what size, what type of location, etc. All Junior students should be thinking about what they want to do post graduation. Your student could be using the links on our menu page to the career searches at this point to learn more about areas of study available to them. There are some scholarship opportunities available to Juniors – have your student fill out the fastweb.com to start receiving information about scholarships. The Guidance Office will also have a few available to Juniors – check the scholarships link on the menu page of the G.O.

Junior students should be taking seriously their schedule requests for their senior year, so that they stay focused, challenged and continuing to work throughout the entire high school experience.

Sophomore Parents: There are so many options for your student to start looking through in our website. On our menu page they can click on our career and college search engine, financial aid engine and even the Ohio Universities and Colleges engine to start the process of gathering and absorbing the information out there. The more they learn, the more educated decisions they can make later. During their Sophomore year, students are introduced to many career experiences through Job Shadowing, research, demonstrations and gatherings. This will start the process to help your student narrow down the choices of what they would like to do after graduation. This is a good year to have discussions about the options, help your student discover the interests and abilities they have and help them use the tools available to search for what they want. Encourage your student to stay involved in activities and community service. These activities help mold your student, help them learn more about themselves, and help them feel connected with the world. All important items to help your student stay confident and positive, which will enable them to do well in their studies!

Freshmen Parents: Start discussions this year about post graduation plans, encouraging them to research different areas. Use our links on the home page to career searches. You both will learn a lot! Edline is turning out to be a great tool for parents/students to know exactly how the student is doing in every class. This is a great tool to use at home for encouragement, time management and goal setting. Please use this often – it is a service available to help your child be a better student. Encourage your student to get involved in school activities and opportunities to do community service. These activities keep the student involved and on task. Being involved will also help them discover what is important, what they enjoy and what values they want to have. Positive and negative experiences help mold us into the adult – being involved in many activities help your student develop into a very well-rounded adult citizen.