School Counseling

School counselors provide academic and social-emotional support for all four academic years. Each student works with their counselor to create a plan that best meets the students’ personal and academic goals so each student can reach their full potential.

MISSION: Santa Margarita School Counseling department works to provide an educational experience that incorporates: academic development, personal growth, social awareness and moral development. Through our school charism, Charitas Christi, the love of Christ, we encourage and help our students to find a positive sense of self-worth, self-discipline, personal responsibility, successful interpersonal relationships, and a desire to contribute positively to both the global community and the immediate society in which they live.

WHAT SCHOOL COUNSELING PROVIDES

Academic Counseling

(9th-12th grade)
Students will gain an understanding of the
influence of academics to life roles.

Social & Emotional Counseling

(9th-12th grade)
Students will demonstrate knowledge of survival and safety skills to ensure personal and physical well-being.

College & Career Prep

(9th-10th grade)
Students will be academically prepared to choose from a wide range of postsecondary choices.

FOCUS:

Individual Counseling
Classroom Guidance Lesson
Academic Period Workshops
Crisis Intervention
Data Monitoring to facilitate student success
Academic Advising
Consultation with Parents and Teachers
Using assessments, educational abilities, and individual goals, counselors create an annual academic schedule for each student.
Reviews class selections to insure courses integrate with perspective college plans.

EVENTS:

Health Seminar
Grade Level Workshops
Scoir Training
Student Check-ins
SPEAKUP!
Incoming Freshman Scheduling Night
Transfer Night
IB Info Night

School Counselor Sophomore Workshops - topics include graduation requirements, academic & social/emotional systems of support, CSF, Scoir (career interests), Pre-ACT info, school counselor timeline, and more.

Testing Day: All 10th graders will take the Pre-ACT (October)
Speak Up! - Suicide Prevention
IB Info Night presented by our SM IB Coordinator
Sophomore Scheduling Advisement school counselor office hours during academic period for student course questions