Guidance Staff

Raymond Maj - Department Chair

Sally Faust - Administrative Assistant

Dr. Laura Extejt - Psychologist

Kate Ribovich

Kathy Konnert

Ryan Titkemeier

 

Students Last Name

A-K Kate Ribovich
L-Z Kathy Konnert

Intervention Specialist - Ryan Titkemeier

Sophomore Year

The Sophomore year at St. Francis de Sales is a time of greater personal responsibility, knowledge acquisition and educational growth and insight.

 

As sophomores, they will also be participating in more standardized testing.  In October, they take the PSAT for practice and in November the PLAN.  Each of these is preparation for the major college entrance exams (SAT and ACT) that they take as juniors.  In March, they take the OGT’s (Ohio Graduation Tests). 

 

Additionally, students are becoming more engaged in the college search process through the use of Naviance, the web-based program that St. Francis uses.  Through use of this program, students can begin matching their test scores and GPA to colleges that each might consider, along with other factors such as the size of the school, the location, public vs. private and  cost, to  name a few. 

 

Although this is a year of transitions, we encourage our Knights to maintain not just a positive attitude towards class work but also involvement in the athletic, extracurricular and spiritual aspects of their education.

Freshman Duties

Freshman Duties:

August:

 

 

-Freshman Orientation / Assign Counselors: 

 

Mrs. Ribovich - last names A-K.

Ms. Konnert   - last names L-Z.

Mr. Titkemeier - Disability Students / Mentoring Students.

 

September:

-1st qtr. transitional meeting/s (one on one basis).

 

 

-Parent Orientation - PowerPoint / Special Education

 

October:

-  EXPLORER - student in class informative session / prep. session

 

November: 

-EXPLORER - Review results (in class sessions)

 

 

-  2nd qtr. progress meetings w/ students.

 

December:

-Naviance Session - set up accounts/passwords with students & how to navigate. 

 

January:

-EXPLORER - Parent Session - review results / question and answer session.

 

 

February:

-3rd qtr. progress meetings w/ students.

 

 

March:

-Scheduling - Course scheduling for the coming school year with individual counselors. 

 

 

April:

-4th qtr. progress meetings w/ students.

 

 

-End of year transitional wrap-up meeting with Freshman classes.

Junior Year

Junior year is a time for the student/parent to prepare for the college process.  Mrs. Ribovich, junior counselor will give a college planning session in September in the classroom.

Mrs. Ribovich will host an evening meeting (Sept) for parents regarding junior year and the college process.

The student should be attending the Lourdes College Fair (October), NCAA night if interested in sports in college, Junior College Knight (November), and utilizing Naviance, Family Connection for his college search. 

In October of the junior year the student takes PSAT. 

The student should be planning on when to take the ACT and/or SAT his junior year and preparing for those tests. 

The students will meet with Mr. Maj, the college counselor in the winter/spring semester for a college planning session. 

ACT prep scheduled for juniors in March.

Students should be visiting and investigating schools over the summer months and be prepared to apply to colleges as soon as they arrive in the fall of their senior year.