Counseling Guidelines     


Letter of Recommendation/Transcript Procedures
The Farmington High School Counseling Center is happy to provide students with Letters of Recommendations/Transcripts/Test Scores for any scholarship aplications or summer programs. To process these requests, please allow Five (5) business days.
 
In order to be considered official, these materials must be sent directly from the Counseling Office to the sponsoring agencies, therefore, please plan accordingly the timeliness of these requests.  Students must turn in all of their completed documents to their counselor before their information can be sent through the U.S. Mail. The completed information will not be given directly to the students and their families for mailing, so it is very important for the student to contact their counselor within the five day guideline in order to meet a postmark deadline.
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Correspondence Credit
Students may select up to 4 credits in elective areas with a FHS approved correspondence program. Prior counselor approval must be given before registering for such a course. See your counselor for details.

Dual Enrollment
Attending a college class while a high school student is possible when the district and State of Michigan eligibility guidelines are followed. Contact your counselor for information.

Homebound
When a student has an extended period of illness requiring at least a five-day hospitalization or recuperation at home verified by a medical doctor, the school can provide for his/her continuing education. Contact the student's counselor for more information. During a shorter absence (3 days or longer), parents may contact the Attendance Office on the fourth day to request homework. Please allow staff a 24-hour period to compile assignments.

Honors:
Academic Letter
An academic high school letter will be awarded each year to a student who maintains a grade point average of 3.3 or better and has taken at least five classes each trimester of the previous year at a Farmington Public High School. In the years following the receipt of their academic letter, students receive an honor bar for each academic year's maintenance of the same criteria.
Honors/High Honors
The policies for receiving Honors and High Honors are outlined in detail on the FPS District Site in the most recent Course Description Book.
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa is a national organization that honors exceptional academic students. To be eligible, a graduating senior must have maintained a 3.75 GPA in academic subjects for 10th, 11th and the first two terms of 12th grade. Phi Beta Kappa considers letter grades from English, foreign language, lab sciences, math and social studies classes.

Student Assistance Team
Counselors are members of the building Student Assistance Team and offer educational groups, as schedules permit, for students with various needs. These groups meet on a rotating basis for six to ten weeks depending on the type of group. Some of the groups available are:

Bereavement Group A forum to discuss coping/adjustment issues when faced with loss through serious illness or death in the extended family or friendship circles.
Divorce Group Provides students with a forum to discuss the impact of divorce and to learn ways to cope with the many issues that arise during a divorce.
Insight Group Education information and discussion for students to use to make healthy decisions regarding the use of alcohol and other drugs.
Chronic disease Group Discussion for students with chronic diseases.

The Peer Mediation Program is also part of the building Student Assistance opportunities. Students from each grade level are selected and trained as peer mediators to resolve conflicts involving miscommunication. The application is now available online and must be submitted for approval by January 6, 2012. Complete this form, print it out and have the teacher sign it per the directions on the form.

Tutoring Opportunities
After school tutoring is offered every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday in the Media Center.  Tutoring in Math, Science, Social Studies and English is provided by teachers and NHS students from 2:30 - 3:30PM.  Bus Transportation will be available at 3:40PM 
A bus pass is required along with student I.D.

Passes will be issued when tutoring is over.

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