Counselor's Corner
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We are here to help. Your success is our priority!
At PHS, the Counseling Center is dedicated to supporting your academic, personal, and career success. Our team of professional counselors is here to provide the guidance, resources, and information you need to help you achieve your goals and succeed in your educational journey. We believe that every student has the potential to thrive, and it’s our job to help you succeed and graduate. Whether you need academic advice, career planning, emotional support, or just someone to talk to, we are here for you. We encourage all students to meet with a counselor regularly, as we are committed to offering the support you need to navigate challenges, set goals, and make informed decisions.
Student Resources & Forms
Students electing the Distinguished Pathway must provide written documentation of a minimum of 20 hours of community service. All hours must be submitted on this form to count towards the total.
Planning for the future can be overwhelming. The following websites have a multitude of timely information that can help your planning process.
College and Career Center
- Education Quest – Information on creating an activities resume, a financial aid estimator, college planning tips, and scholarship searches
- ACT Student – Register for the ACT test, practice questions, and college planning resources
- SAT – Register for the SAT
- PSAT/NMSQT – View your scores
- College Board – Register for the SAT test, practice questions, and college planning resources
- Big Future – Find a college, access financial aid resources, and make a plan for your future
PHS counselors are also available to meet with students with social concerns like bullying and cyberbullying. Platteview High School and SPCS does not endorse specific websites. The links below merely serve as external resources available to our school community.
- PACER National Center for Bullying Prevention – Provides resources for adults and students about bullying
- Stopbullying.gov – Provides prevention and response strategies for parents, educators, community leaders, children, and youth about bullying and cyberbullying including fact sheets, tips, videos, blogs, and a resource inventory in both English and Spanish
Students and Platteview High School in grades 10-12 that qualify may apply for Independent Study Period in place of a study hall. This privilege is meant for students that have the maturity and responsibility to study on their own in a quiet environment. The following criteria will apply to Independent study time.
- Students in grades 10-12 may apply for an independent study period.
- The application for consideration must be submitted by the last day of the previous semester to
- be considered.
- The student must have a grade point average of 3.0 or greater.
- The student must be on track for graduation.
- The student may not have an open period of a Study hall and have a scheduled independent
- study.
- Student must not have earned more than 6 tardies or exceeded 9 countable absences the
- preceding semester.
- The student may not have been referred to the office for any discipline wrestling in ISS or greater
- during the previous semester.
Process for Independent Study Period
- The student must check in with the study hall supervisor.
- The student will then be dismissed to report to the PHS student lounge to study independently.
- The student may not wander about the building. The student must gain permission to leave the
- study area from the study hall supervisor.
- The student may meet with a teacher who is available by providing the study hall supervisor a
- note from the requesting staff member.
- The study may not appear on the D’s and F’s list or be referred to PHS ICU for missing work.
- Any student violating above conditions will be placed in Study Hall for the remainder of semester.
- No warnings are given prior to losing the privilege of having an independent study period.
In order to be eligible for an open period, a senior must meet (and maintain) all the following qualifications.
- A minimum of a 2.5 cumulative GPA during the preceding semester.
- No unexcused Absences the preceding semester.
- Less than 9 countable absences in all class periods during the preceding semester.
- Less than 6 tardies to any single period the preceding semester.
- Counselor Verification that the student is on track for graduation.
- No discipline resulting in an out-of-school suspension during the preceding semester.
- No more than 5 days of assigned in-school suspension during the preceding semester.
See the form or your school counselor for more information.
This request form must be submitted within the first five days of the semester to be considered. One form must be completed for each class that the student wishes to drop.
Students may apply to serve as an aide in various areas (main office or an individual teacher) Serving as an aide is a non-credit elective choice that some students elect to gain experience in an area of interest.
Office aides help with general clerical tasks. Teachers aides assist a teacher with classroom duties such as handing out papers, etc. And, finally a tech aid works with the technology department in providing the valuable first-contact support component we need to screen issues, and help resolve them quickly.
- Learn more about what to expect your senior year: Seniors Only
