All students have an individual, web-based account to explore and save college and career planning information. Once a student logs in, he/she can take a career assessment, research careers, explore colleges and build a college list, and create a resume. Guidance Counselors will be utilizing Family Connection in the classroom guidance for guided lessons. See your guidance counselor if you have forgotten your log in information.
GUIDANCE COUNSELORS
Visit your guidance counselor or set up an appointment to discuss any questions or concerns you might have about high school, graduation, career planning, or college admissions.
Last name A-H: Annabel Chai
Last name I - Pg: Shana Howden
Last name Ph-Z: Malissa Goldstein
STUDENT ADVOCATE
A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist is available to provide crisis and short term counseling, assessment, parent consultation and education, and referral to additional professional services. Click here to email Dawn Bridges.
STUDY SKILLS
Utilize your learning style to develop study strategies that are personal to who you are. Freshmen are introduced to their learning style in their Biology class from a guidance counselor. Take one of the learning style inventories below to understand how you learn best and get a list of study strategies.
- VARK - http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire
- Learning Styles Index - http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
- Tips on studying and test-taking - http://www.studygs.net/index.htm
PROGRESS REPORTS
At the 6 week and 12 week period during each semester, students are given a printed record of their progress report to take home. Progress report grades are meant to be indicators of performance at that given point and should be used as a way of gauging current effort or understanding of material and are not part of the permanent record. Progress report grades are often the first indication that a student may need extra support. View school calendar
MONTHLY GUIDANCE BLASTS
Each month, the guidance department will send an email to all students registered on Family Connection with event reminders, college information, and tips for high school and college success. Update your and your parent's email addresses to receive the emails.
STTAR TUTORS
Peer tutors are available in each subject. Students must commit to a minimum of 1 hr of tutoring per week. Request for tutor forms are available online. Click here for more information
HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE
Utilize tutorial to get extra help in subjects you might be struggling with. All teachers are in their classrooms to assist students during the Monday and Thursday tutorial period. Live homework help is avaialble through the San Jose Public Library system for all students who have a libraray card. Visit www.sjlibrary.org for more information.
S.T.A.I.R.S.
Students Talking About Issues Related to Students is a peer run organization that helps students at LHS deal with issues related to drugs, alcohol, homophobia, and stress, as well as parental and peer pressure. To apply to the STAIRS organization, please download an application and teacher recommendation form. For students who are applying to STAIRS for the first time, please download the STAIRS APPLICATION--NEW STUDENT form. If you have participated as a peer leader in the organization before, please download the STAIRS APPLICATION--RETURNING STUDENT form. All students must download a TEACHER RECOMMENDATION form as well. All applications are due, Wednesday, Sept. 9th, 2009 during the lunch meeting in room 204 and teacher recommendation forms should be submitted to Ms. Greene's box by the end of the day.
