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Guidance Department

The Ursuline High School Guidance Department provides a variety of pupil personnel services. The responsibility of the counselors is to provide guidance and counseling services to assist students in their personal, academic, career and college choices. All of the members of the department are professionally trained educators.

All counselors meet with every assigned student to assess the student's personal development and offer their assistance. They monitor progress reports and failures. They see students at the request of teachers, parents, or students themselves. Professional guidelines of confidentiality are maintained in student-counselor contacts.

Beginning in the freshmen year, guidance counselors begin to work with all students concerning academic scheduling, progress, and future planning. The freshman/ sophomore guidance counselor is Mrs. Sue DiLoreto. At the conclusion of the sophomore year, students are transitioned to the junior/senior counselor, Mrs. Judy Shields.

Beginning in the junior year and continuing throughout the senior year, counselors work closely with students on issues of college investigation, selection, and application. College news and scholarship bulletins are regularly published throughout the year. Mrs. Shileds also provides career guidance by assisting students through the use of evaluation instruments and instruction in the availability and use of textual and computerized career resources.

Specific guidance services include:

• individual consultation with students for academic/personal support
• full time intervention specialist to assist students with academic/organizational deficiencies
• assistance for students when exploring career options, including a mentor program
• extensive assistance for students during the college admissions process with an emphasis on helping students select the college best suited to his/her career choice
• presentations for parents regarding the college admissions process and financial aid
• coordination of college scholarship and financial aid opportunities
• assistance for students in determining yearly high school schedules
• coordination of peer tutors and after school teacher assistance
• administration of standardized test program
• coordination of ACT/SAT prep classes and test registration
• coordination of Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) support services
• promotion and supervision of anti-drug and alcohol programs
• recognition of students for local and national awards

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Guidance Staff

Mrs. Sue DiLoreto – Freshman/Sophomore Guidance Counselor
B.A. in Philosophy – Athenaeum of Ohio
M.S. in Education – Youngstown State University
Years at Ursuline: 3
 
 

Mr. Vincent Lucente, ‘02 – Intervention, Marching/Concert Band
B.A. candidate - Special Education and Music Education
Years at Ursuline: 5
Extracurricular Duties: Director of Percussion Ensemble,
Drummawockeez
 
 
 

Mrs. Judy Shields – Junior/Senior Guidance Counselor
B.A. in Philosophy – Athenaeum of Ohio
M.M. in Education - Youngstown State University
M.S. in Education – Youngstown State University
Licensed School Counselor - State of Ohio
Licensed Professional Counselor - State of Ohio
Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor - State of Ohio
Years at Ursuline: 3
Extracurricular Duties: P.A.N.D.A. Advisor, El Fuego Pianist
 

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Web Resources for Students & Parents

• Most Popular Links
• Personality and Career Assessment
• Reading Lists for Students
• Search for Colleges
• Online Education Links
• College Rankings
• Two Year College Resources
• Military Careers
• Virtual Tours
• What are my Chances at This School?
• Testing Calendars
• Health and Safety for Students
• About the Different Tests
• Test Prep Resources
• Scholarship Search
• Financial Aid Calculators
• Financial Aid Links
• For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students
• Students With Disabilities

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Most Popular Links

• The Princeton Review - all sorts of college information
• College Board - The SAT test plus all sorts of testing and college preparation information
• ACT - the ACT test and other resources
• Federal Student Aid Site - Federal Student Aid Site for students, parents and counselors
• FinAid - Student aid resource site
• Students.gov - student gateway to the US Government
• US Dept. of Education - search for student aid resources by state
• Scholarship Scams - avoid scholarship scams - don't pay!

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Personality and Career Assessment

• Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide - link your favorite subject in school to a possible career
• The Princeton Review Career Test
• The Vocational Information Center

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Reading Lists for Students

• Young Adult Library Services – outstanding books for the college bound
• College Board - 101 great books for the college bound readers

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Search for Colleges

• National Center for Education - links and searches to colleges and universities
• Online Education and College Degrees – online education and degree program information
• Peterson’s – find colleges by degree programs of interest
• Match College – admissions, financial aid, and college information

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Online Education Links

• AIU Online – career-relevant degrees
• Capella University – degree programs listed by professional focus
• Kaplan University – includes financial aid info
• University of Phoenix – includes links to all campus locations
• Westwood College – technical program available

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College Rankings

• Top 100 National Universities - US News & World Report

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Two Year College Resources

• Community College Review – profiles of community and junior colleges
• Axia College – online education offering associate degrees
• League for Innovation in Community Colleges – international consortium of community colleges
• American Assoc. of Community Colleges

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Military Careers

• http://www.todaysmilitary.com/ - Military (general)
• http://www.army.mil/ - Army
• http://www.navy.mil/ - Navy
• http://www.uscg.mil/ - Coast Guard
• http://www.marines.com/ - Marines
• http://www.af.mil/ - Air Force

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Virtual Tours

• http://www.ecampustours.com/ - virtual campus tours
• http://www.campustours.com/
• http://www.campusview.com/ - collection of on line view books
• http://www.collegiatechoice.com/ - non promotional videos of colleges

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What are my Chances at This School?

• http://www.go4college.com/
• http://www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_calcodds_tmpl.jhtml
• http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/find/MatchReachSafety.asp

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Testing Calendars

• The SAT Calendar
• The ACT Calendar

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Health and Safety for Students

• Centers for Disease Control - learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and healthy way!
• Gyms and Fitness Clubs – gym and health club directory, stay fit and healthy
• Affordable Health Insurance – student health insurance quotes and plans

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About the Different Tests

• ACT test - used for college admissions, an alternative to the SAT
• Advanced Placement (AP) tests - information about AP testing
• http://www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html - Sat Subject Test Requirements at different schools
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP) - about the CLEP program
• ISEE – Independent School Entrance Exam - often used for entrance into private high schools
• PLAN test - generally administered fall of Sophomore year
• PSAT – Preliminary SAT

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Test Prep Resources

• http://www.testprep.com/ - by Stanford Testing Systems
• http://www.act.org/ - online registration and prep for ACT
• http://www.eurekareview.com/ - Eureka One on One Review, LLC
• http://www.vocabulary.com/ - fun ways to improve your vocabulary

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Scholarship Search

• http://www.scholarship.com/ - finding scholarships
• http://www.fastweb.com/ - Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
• http://www.collegeboard.com/ - College, Career, Scholarship Search
• http://www.tuitions.com/ - scholarship search
• http://www.wiredscholar.com/ - SallieMae site for financial aid
• http://www.collegepayway.com/ - tools for planning to pay for college

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Financial Aid Calculators

• http://www.finaid.org/calculators/ - financial aid calculator
• http://www.act.org/fane/index.html - calculator on the ACT website

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Financial Aid Links

• http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/ -Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing impaired)
• http://www.finaid.org/ - Student aid resource site
• http://www.students.gov/ - student gateway to the US Government
• http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/- online FAFSA application

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For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students

• http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml - minority aid site
• http://www.educacionsuperior.org/
• http://www.yesican.gov/ - White House initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
• http://www.yosipuedo.gov/ - Spanish version of same site as above
• http://www.chciyouth.org/ - English and Spanish information on planning - free publications
• http://www.hispanicfund.org/ - Hispanic resource for college aid
• http://www.uncf.org/ - United Negro College Fund
• http://www.ubp.com/ - universal black pages
• collegefund.org - American Indian fund
• http://www.aimd.org/ - American Institute for Managing Diversity
• http://www.aihec.org/ - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
• http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html -Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
• http://www.black-collegian.com/ - the Black Collegian
• http://www.blackexcel.org/ - Black Excel: The College Help Network
• http://www.hillel.org/ - Jewish resource for colleges
• http://www.gmsp.org/ - Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
• http://www.hsf.net/ - Hispanic scholarships
• http://www.hacu.net/ - Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
• http://www.jbhe.com/ - Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
• http://qemnetwork.qem.org - Quality Education for Minorities
• http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/education.html - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education

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Students With Disabilities

• http://www.ahead.org/ - Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
• http://www.add.org/ - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• http://www.chadd.org/ - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
• http://www.ldanatl.org/ - Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
• http://www.ldresources.com/ - Learning Disability Resources
• http://www.ncld.org/ - National Center for Learning Disabilities
• http://www.fcsn.org/ -Federation for Children with Special Needs
• http://www.ldonline.org/ - Learning Disabilities Online
• http://www.nifl.gov/ - National Adult Literacy & Learning Disabilities Center

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