BWHS Guidance Department Dave Royhab, Director Guidance Hours 8:15am – 4:15pm Phone 703-957-4402 Counselor Assignments Susan James: A – C Steve Cohen: D – Ha Beth.
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BWHS Guidance
Department
Dave Royhab, Director
Guidance Hours
8:15am – 4:15pm
Phone 703-957-4402
Counselor Assignments
Susan James: A – C
Steve Cohen: D – Ha
Beth Dekenipp: He – Mc
Shannon Powell: Me – Rol
Michelle Hoffmann: Rom – Z
Guidance Support Staff
Jan Develli, Career Center Assistant
Melissa Holder, Guidance Secretary
Corina Bryant, Guidance Secretary
A high school counselor’s
primary job is to help students
navigate through high school!
Personal and social development
Academic development
Post-secondary planning
LCPS Grading Scale 2009-2010
Letter Grade
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
Numerical Grade
98 – 100
93 – 97
90 – 92
87 – 89
83 – 86
80 – 82
77 – 79
73 – 76
70 – 72
67 – 69
63 – 66
60 – 62
59 & below
Quality Points
4.3
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.0
0.7
0.0
Student Example 1
Grade 9:
English
C
2
History
C
2
Math
D
1
Science
D
1
HPE
B
3
Elective
C
2
Elective
C
2
Cumulative GPA = 1.86
Grade 10:
English
B
3
History
A
4
Math
C
2
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 2.64
Grade 11:
English
B
3
History
B
3
Math
B
3
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 2.76
Grade 12:
English
A
4
History
A
4
Math
B
3
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 2.89
Student Example 2
Grade 9:
English
B
3
History
B
3
Math
B
3
Science
C
2
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 3.29
Grade 10:
English
B
3
History
A
4
Math
C
2
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 3.36
Grade 11:
English
B
3
History
B
3
Math
B
3
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 3.38
Grade 12:
English
A
4
History
A
4
Math
B
3
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 3.46
The Importance of the Freshman Year
The difference between a 2.89 GPA and a
3.46 GPA can be the ninth grade year!!!
Requests for Schedule Changes
We are unable to consider schedule change
requests until the second week of school
Two types of schedule changes:
Elective Changes
Level Changes
Schedule Change Requests - Electives
Students who did not receive their first choice
in electives may be permitted to make
schedule changes
Students who received their first choice in
electives can not be permitted to change their
electives unless extenuating circumstances
exist
Schedule Change Requests - Levels
Level changes will be considered on a caseby-case basis
Many factors are considered:
Student input
Parent input
Counselor input
Overall course load
Teacher feedback
Availability of alternate courses
Post-secondary plans
Individual strengths & weaknesses
How students can proactively meet with a
guidance counselor
During the first week of school, students can
sign-up to see a counselor in homeroom…
please be patient!
After the first week, students sign-up to see a
counselor by filling out a request form before
or after school, or between classes
Interims & Report Cards
All students will receive interims in all classes
on the published interim dates
Marking period 1 interims: October 8 & 9
Marking Period 1 ends: October 30
Marking period 1 report cards: November 11
Communication
Guidance section in the newsletter
Guidance related events will be posted on the
school calendar & in the newsletter
Feel free to attend events aimed for other grade
levels
Guidance webpage on the BWHS website
Counselor email links
Director email link