Welcome to the DeSales Guidance Page!
Through a student and family-centered approach, Guidance supports WWCS in the formation of every student, pre-K through post-graduation, toward maximizing potential within academic, personal-social, and vocational realms. The school counselor strives to provide personalized service to every student and family through counseling, advising, outreach, and classroom guidance.
Please contact School Counselor Kathy Ruthven, M.Ed, Ed.M., at kruthven@wallawallacatholicschools.com or at (509) 525-3030.
Congratulations to the members of the class of 2010!
This class earned a record-setting $1,476,660
in scholarships to college;
22 of the 31 graduates earned a scholarship!
Announcements
Need a tutor? Please ask in the office. We have highly qualified professional tutors and also very successful former DeSales students who provide these services for very reasonable fees.
Sign up for SAT October 9 at Whitman College, regular registration ending September 10!
http://sat.collegeboard.com
And try free practice tools at http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice
Sign up for ACT October 23 at WWCC, regular registration ending September 17!
http://www.actstudent.orgScholarships
Wendy's High School Heisman honors high school athletes (all sports including cheerleading) who excel in academics and leadership as well. Must have at least a B grade average and do at least one school sport. Apply BY 5 PM OCTOBER 3 2010 at
http://www.wendysheisman.com
For a full list of available scholarships, please download this document.
College Visits to DeSales
DeSales hosts as many colleges as
possible throughout the school year to make presentations to our
students. Many of these are held in the library at lunch time, 11:40
AM, and last about ½ hour. Fifth mod (12:14 PM) is another common start time. Parents and students of all levels are
welcome to attend; junior and senior students are strongly encouraged to attend.
Transcripts
Seniors receive one free official post-graduation transcript mailed to the address of their choice. For all other transcripts, please use the form available below and be sure to include the signature of the parent for students under 18 and of the student if the student is 18 or older.
Transcript Release Form (Click to download).
Standardized Testing Sequence and Information
Sign up for SAT October 9 at Whitman College, regular registration ending September 10!
http://sat.collegeboard.com
And try free practice tools at http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice
Sign up for ACT October 23 at WWCC, regular registration ending September 17! http://www.actstudent.org
EXPLORE Test: First in ACT series, January of 8th grade. Results delivered beginning in March, begin parent meetings with four-year plans for high school.
PSAT: A preliminary SAT, in October of freshman and junior years. (PSAT will be Wednesday, October 13, 2010.)
PLAN Test: Second in ACT series, October of sophomore year. Results delivered in February at Sophomore Parent Night along with plans for beginning the college process, individual meetings available.
PSAT/NMSQT: October of junior year. Most junior test-takers qualify to enter NMSQT Scholarship/Recognition contest, and for juniors who attended DeSales as freshmen, this is their second SAT pre-test at school.
ASVAB: Vocational and academic test provided free of charge by US Military, given to juniors in April, results delivered along with career exploratory presentation later in spring. Important to students considering military and/or ROTC options, useful for all students, and does not initiate contact from military.
ACT-Strongly recommended to juniors and seniors to be taken at least once in preparation for college admission process: Please see website for schedule and to register: www.actstudent.org
SAT-Strongly recommended to juniors and seniors to be taken at least once in preparation for college admission process. Please see website for schedule and to register: www.collegeboard.com
