August 2009 Redemptorist High School
Counseling Center Newsletter
Meet your School Counselors
Mrs. Shelley Reinecke is As school counselors,
the counselor for 7th, 9th, and we provide four major ser-
11th grades. Mrs. Renée vices that allow us to help
Yesso is the counselor for 8th, students prepare for aca-
10th, and 12th grades. Please demic success. These four
feel free to contact us with any services are classroom guid-
concerns you may have. ance lessons, group counsel-
As school counselors, ing, individual counseling,
we have a variety of roles in the and consultation.
school building. The most im-
portant role is to help students
in becoming emotionally, be-
haviorally, and socially pre-
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
pared for success in the class-
room and the real world. We
Counselors 1
do this by working closely with
parents, teachers, administra-
tors, and students.
Edline 1
Special Needs 2
Edline
TOPS 2
Edline is a address an issue, the Don’t forget to
Student Edge 3 very important tool in more likely it can be check the counseling
helping your child be fixed! center page on edline
a successful student. for important infor-
Encouraging Success 3
Be sure to monitor mation, especially in
their grades, so that regards to college
ACT 3 there are no sur- and scholarships.
prises at report card
time! The earlier we
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Special Needs/Accommodations
In order to qualify for accommodations scheduled in the near future, please call your
based on a social or learning disability, RHS child’s counselor. It is important that we have
must have a current (within the past 3 years) an accurate and up-to-date list to provide to
psychological evaluation on file. Please see your child’s teachers. It is our goal to help all
the student handbook for more details. of our students reach their potential!
RHS provides 3 accommodations: This is especially important if your child
-extended time on tests plans on using extended time on the ACT. ACT
will not approve a request with an evaluation
-preferential seating
that is more than 3 years old.
-use of a note buddy
If we do not have an evaluation on file
or it has expired, your child will not be on the
special needs list this year. If you have a ques-
tion about this, and/or have a new evaluation
TOPS Requirements
Class of 2012 and 2013 Class of 2010 and 2011
English 1-4 (4 units) English 1-4 (4 units)
Algebra 1 (1 unit) Algebra 1 (1 unit)
Geometry (1 unit) Geometry (1 unit)
Algebra 2 (1 unit) Algebra 2 (1 unit)
Fin. Math/Alg. 3/ (1 unit) Alg. 3/Pre-Calc/ (1 unit)
Pre-Calc Physics/Bio.2/Chem 2
Biology (1 unit) Biology (1 unit)
Chemistry (1 unit) Chemistry (1 unit)
Physical Sci./Physics/ (2 units) Physical Sci./Earth Sci (1 unit)
Earth Sci./Bio2/Chem2 Civics (1 unit)
Civics (1 unit) American Hist. (1 unit)
American Hist. (1 unit) World Geo./World His. (1 unit)
World Geo./World His. (1 unit) Foreign Lang (2 units)
Wor. Geo./Wor. His./ (1 unit) 1 Fine Art/2 yrs art/ (1 or 2 units)
Psyc. 2 yrs choir/1 extra core
Foreign Lang./Speech (2 units) Comp. Lit/Comp. Apps (0.5 unit)
Fine Arts/Art/Choir (1 unit)
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Student Edge
Planning for college? A ca- get a personalized to do list that will
reer? The SAT, ACT, PSAT, or AP Ex- guide them through the planning proc-
ams? You now have free access to ess. Even 9th grade students can get a
an online resource center that can head start on college and career prep
help you with all your preparation. with the online practice tests and ca-
We are pleased to announce reer assessment.
that Peterson’s StudentEdge is avail- You can access StudentEdge by
able for all high school students. going to www.mystudentedge.com. Re-
StudentEdge gives you access to demptorist’s access code is PYNNJYXB.
test preparation, college searches, a Please encourage your child to create
scholarship search, financial aid an account today.
tools, a career assessment, and a
resume builder—all in one location
and totally free! Students will also
Tips for Parents to Encourage Student Success
-Make sure your child ing reading and learning -Support your child’s
knows that you are there new things, they will be academics. Offer help
for them and willing to more likely to do the with studying or ar-
listen and discuss any same. range tutoring ser-
concerns. Open com- -Give them the materials vices. The one-on-one
munication is key. they need to stay organ- attention can be very
-Role-model the behav- ized. Calendars, chalk beneficial.
iors you would like to boards, etc. are useful
see in your child. If your tools for student suc-
child sees you appreciat- cess.
ACT Test Dates
Sign up at
Test Date Registration Deadline
www.actstudent.org
September 12 August 7 (late until Aug.21)
October 24 September 18 If you need ex-
December 12 November 6 tended time, there is
February 6 January 5 extra paperwork which
April 10 March 5 must be filled out. It
can be downloaded
June 12 May 7
from the counselor’s
page on edline.
Redemptorist High
School
Shelley Reinecke
Counselor (7, 9, 11)
sreinecke@rhsbr.org
357-0936 ext. 219
Renée Yesso
Counselor (8, 10, 12)
ryesso@rhsbr.org
357-0936 ext. 329
The Baton Rouge National College Fair will be held on
October 1st at the River Center. Redemptorist will take 50
juniors and seniors to the morning session, but everyone is
welcome to attend the evening session. This is an opportu-
nity to meet with representatives from universities all over
the country!