A.C Davis Fall Counselor Update Davis Counseling Staff A—D Don Mason 573-2521 E—K Lucy Prado 573-2522sub Ms Ostrander L—Q Arasely Gainer 573--2514 R—Z Rey Juarez 573-2513 Guidance Specialist Armando Garcia 573-2512

College Success Foundation: Maria Urena 509-573-2787 murena@collegesuccessf oundation.org In the College and Career Center Mrs. Urena can assist you with college apps, college visits, & assistance with scholarships, FAFSA/WASFA.

Migrant Education Program Sherry Martinez Migrant Graduation Specialist(509)573-2591

Mrs. Martinez works with migrant students to ensure they are on track for graduation. If your student is migrant, and you have any questions or concerns, feel free to give her a call or set up an appointment. La Sra Martinez trabaja con los estudiantes del programa migrante. Si usted tiene preguntas, por favor llame.

Newsletter Date Fall 2017

Senior Conferences Counselors will be meeting with each individual senior for what’s called the Senior Conference. Currently there are 473 seniors and on a good day each counselor can get through about five conferences each while taking care of our other responsibilities. The Senior Conference is usually a two-step meeting which lasts about 15 to 30 minutes depending on student needs. In Step One – the student and counselor check to see if the student is on track with credits, classes and state tests. If the student is not on track, a graduation plan is developed and in most of those cases a parent is contacted. Step Two- a discussion on the student’s plan after graduation, 2 year, 4 year, tech school, military etc. where to go to apply to colleges, how to apply for scholarships, how to request an official transcript, how to request a letter of rec e Parents: This is a great time to

have the important conversation with your student to assure if they are on track to graduate. We welcome your contact early in the school year to discuss graduation!

Mark Your Calendar

Graduation June 13, 2018 at the Sundome.

En las siguentes semanas su hijo/a de grado 12 tendra una conferencia muy importante con su consejero para hablar sobre graduacion y sus planes despues de la high school. Su hijo/a y consejero revisaran si su hijo/hija podra graduarse a tiempo y cuales son sus opciones. Por favor hable con su hijo o llame a el consejero para recibir mas informacion. Graduacion sera el 13 de junio, 2018.

Financial Aid Night at Davis Oct 17, 2017 5:30 p.m. Davis will be hosting a presentation regarding the financial aid process. Please join us Tuesday, Oct 17 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Davis cafeteria. Remember the FAFSA application is open OCTOBER1! You and your student will need to apply as soon after Oct 1 to ensure your student receives the maximum amount of financial aid. Please attend to hear valuable tips. Following the presentation, we will be offering FAFSA / WASFSA application support to students and families in the Davis library from 6:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.

Venga a escuchar una presemtacopm sobre como recibir ayuda financiera para el colegio. El 17 de Oct a las 5:30 p.m. Despues de la presentacion tendra la oportunidad de comenza la aplicacion en la libreria de las 6:30 –7:30 p.m. Para mas informacion llame 573-2514 o 573-2787

YVTech & Running Start Students: It is the responsibility of the student to stay current on important dates, timelines, events and changes to the daily bell schedule. Some good tips are to follow Davis on Twitter or Facebook, check with friends or reach out to your counselor every now and then!

Student Lead Conferences Nov 7 –9, 2017 Early release for all students at 11:15 a.m.

Visit us at www.yakimaschools.org/davis Welcome Back! Davis HS this year will be offering parent forums in an effort to help improve parent engagement and communication. We will be offering a wide range of forums, from how to access and navigate your student grades on skyward to social emotional wellbeing of your student. Our forums will be led by school staff and professional from our community. This is also a good time to come see all of the wonderful resources DAVIS HS has to offer. See you then! Davis va a ofrecer varios foros informativos para apoyar a nuestros padres y comunidad.

Oct. 10- Open House Oct. 17- Skyward Training Nov. 2- Gang violence, social media Dec. 12- Teen Health: Dr.Asante & Mary V Maxwell Jan.19- Screenagers Feb. 13- Graduation Requirements March 13- IB, YV-Tech, Running Start April 10- Junior Parent Meeting Take Care of Yourself Mediation Daily life is full of varied experiences. Some positive and some not so positive. Keeping a healthy mental status can make all the difference. Some find the act of mediating a helpful and easy mechanism to coping with daily stressors. Mediation can be as simple as sitting quietly for a few minutes, eyes closed, comfortable positon and repeating a simple soothing thought. Get started and reap the benefits. There are even apps to help you! La vida esta llena de muchas experiencias. Algunas positivas y algunas no tan! Mantener buena salud mental es importante. Algunas personas practican la meditacion para calmar y ayudar su salud mental. Meditar puede ser algo tan simple como cerrar los ojos en una posicion comfortable y repetir palabras calmantes. Hay varias aplicaciones que usted puede utilizar para ayudar.

Conferencias Nov 7—9 saldran temprano de la escuela a las 11:15 a.m.

Juniors SAT

www.collegeboard.org Test Date 11/4/17 12/2/17 3/10/18 5/5/18 6/2/18

Registration Deadline 10/5/17 11/2/17 2/9/18 4/6/18 5/3/18

ACT

Sign up for the PSAT . Test will

Order your cap and gown before December 15,2017 and receive a discount. You can order after that date but you miss out on the discount. Order at www.highschool.herffjones.com Ordene su vestuario para graduacion antes del 15 de diciembre

be Wed, Oct 11 in the Davis Auxiliary gym. Be in the gym by 7:50 a.m. Sign up in the activities office. Test fee is

www.actstudent.org Test Date

Registration Deadline

10/28/17 12/9/17 2/10/17 4/14/18 6/9/18 7/14/18

9/22/17 11/3/17 1/12/18 3/9/18 5/4/18 6/15/18

Juniors! Do you w ant to go to college? Then you should apply to the CSF Achievers Scholars Program! You must apply by Nov 14 ,2017. Get started at www.collegesuccessfoundation.org/ EastAchiever

Or stop by & speak with Mrs. Urena in the College and Career Center at Davis.

TUTORING: Don’t get behind on your classes. If you need help, go to the library for some help. Take advantage of the free tutoring offered in the library so you can keep up with your grades. Tutoring Hours Mondays 1:35 - 5:00 p.m. Tue, Wed, Thur 2:35 - 6:00 p.m. WINTER SAT PREP CLASS: Do you want to prepare for the SAT? Then you should sign up for the free SAT prep class. Go see Mrs. Green in the library for more details.