ALL STUDENTS/PARENTS- CARETAKERS
 
Please note - all new updates are highlighted in red each week for quick review. I have included a helpful online article from last year’s Grown and Flown website on “10 things to say to your stressed out teen”. Hoping these suggestions can offer some reassurance to parents as they do their best to support their high schoolers. The goals of the BHS Counseling/Guidance department and the school community overall is to encourage students to try their best in school while keeping their stress levels to a healthy level. If you are ever concerned about your student, please reach out to your student’s assigned school counselor. And….Happy Halloween!
 
THE TRUTH ABOUT VAPING – UPDATED PRESENTATION FOR FALL 2019
From nicotine addiction to life-threatening respiratory illness, the health risks of e-cigarettes (vapes, juuls) have been all over the news lately, and Brookline is not immune. In fact, vaping among our middle and high school students is on the rise. What do parents need to know? And what can we do to hel

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Here’s hoping these weekly BHS Counseling/Guidance email updates are helpful to students and adults.. Feel free to contact Darby Neff-Verre, Coordinator of Counseling/Guidance department, if you have any thoughts or feedback. Keep in mind that all new updates are highlighted in red each week for quick review. Have a wonderful week!
 
Lunch Lounge is now scheduled FOR ALL LUNCHES EVERY WEEKDAY in Room 277 at the 115 campus and LUNCHES on Wednesdays at the OLS campus.This alternative lunch space offers a place for fun conversation, a board game competition, or having a quiet lunch. BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH.
Any student can join for one lunch lounge or become a regular. Please join us!

The midpoint of Quarter 1 has arrived. 
Quarter 1 IPRs are now available on the Aspen portal. Need help accessing Aspen?
Official info for students to register and/or ​change the password (if you have not done so already) is here: http://bhs.brookline.k12.ma.us/netid-registration.html
This also links to instructions for accessing the parent portal.  

ALL STUDENTS/PARENTS- CARETAKERS
 
Lunch Lounge is now scheduled FOR ALL LUNCHES EVERY WEEKDAY (Room 277! This alternative lunch space offers a place for fun conversation, a board game competition, or having a quiet lunch. BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH!
Any student can join for one lunch lounge or become a regular. Please join us!

The midpoint of Quarter 1 is here!
IPRs will be available on the Aspen portal this Friday, 10/18/19. Need help accessing Aspen?
Official info for students to register and/or change the password (if you have not done so already) is here: http://bhs.brookline.k12.ma.us/netid-registration.html
This also links to instructions for accessing the parent portal.  ​

*** Help us meet our deadlines so we can meet yours ***
Forms due by hand delivery to your counselor include signed and fully completed transcript release form, self description questionnaire, parent brag sheet, and $1 processing fee per school.
 
College deadline                       BHS Deadline    
                                          
October 15                                 Friday, September 20
 
November 1                               Monday, October 7
 
November 15                             Monday, October 21
 
December 1                               Monday, November 4
 
December 15                             Friday, November 15
 
January 1                                  Tuesday, November 26
 
We can promise that your counselor recommendation and transcripts will be sent to colleges by your deadlines when you get your completed transcript release to your counselor and do the FERPA and “matching” steps with your Naviance and Common App by these deadlines. Thank you!

​ALL STUDENTS/PARENTS- CARETAKERS
 
You will receive weekly updates from BHS Guidance each week, sent to all students, parent/guardians (listed as “1st contact” on Aspen), and also fully uploaded to the BHS Guidance website. After today’s update, any new information and events coming up in the next week will be highlighted in red for easier reading.
 
Lunch Lounge is now scheduled FOR ALL LUNCHES EVERY WEEKDAY (Room 277! This alternative lunch space offers a place for fun conversation, a board game competition, or having a quiet lunch. BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH!
Any student can join for one lunch lounge or become a regular. Please join us!