The mission of the Cathedral Catholic Counseling Office is to partner with the school’s community and support student development by strengthening a student’s faith, promoting individual achievement and fostering a balanced approach to wellness.
The counseling relationship between students and their counselor requires an atmosphere of trust and confidence. Communication between counselors and students is confidential to allow for open and honest conversations.
Cathedral Catholic’s school counselors support students’ academic, career and social-emotional development needs through a comprehensive school counseling program designed to promote student success.
School counselors help freshmen in their transition from middle school to high school by introducing them to effective academic-success skills and by providing social-emotional support. Counselors also help freshmen assimilate into high school by proactively scheduling one-on-one meetings, helping them build four-year plans and cultivating connections between students and the Dons community.
School counselors continue to support students in their sophomore year with academics and social-emotional development. One-on-one counseling sessions occur in the spring to discuss course selection, various pathways after high school and possible career aspirations. School counselors introduce sophomores to Naviance, an online resource to explore colleges and learn more about the college application process.
School counselors support junior students in the fall before they transition to their college counselor in the second semester. Areas of support include exploring community involvement, leadership opportunities and extracurricular activities. Juniors will also have the exciting opportunity to meet and connect with college admissions representatives in the fall.
In the fall semester, college counselors present to 12th-grade classes and then meet individually with each senior to discuss and help organize the post-secondary process. Counselors support students by finalizing college lists, planning standardized testing, writing letters of recommendation, discussing financial aid and scholarships, hosting college application workshops and being available for students’ specific questions.
