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NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALISTS

We are extremely proud to announce that two PN senior students qualified to be National Merit Semi-Finalists this year!  These students scored in the top 1% of all students in Michigan on the PSAT test last fall.  Their scores qualify them to be Semi-Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship program.  These semi-finalists rank among the top 16,000 students in Michigan.  From this semi-finalist stage, approximately 8,000 students will continue on to become National Merit Finalists.  These finalists will be eligible to receive a variety of different scholarships from public and private companies.
CONGRATULATIONS TO  DANIELLE MELGAR and ALEX MILLER!

We are so honored and so proud to have them among the top 1% in Michigan!  When you see them, please extend your congratulations!!

Counseling Back to Schools Newsletters by Grade:
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Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors

Counseling Intro by Grade:
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Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors

Office Hours

7:00 am to 3:30 pm. To schedule an appointment with a counselor, please call Ruthie at 323-5475. Counselors will be in departmental meetings every Tuesday from 1:00 until 2:00 pm to meet as a Professional Learning Community.

Enrollment is by appointment only. Please call Ruthie at 323-5475 to make an appointment to enroll.

Counselor Assignments

Counseling Assignments are identified by students’ last names. See below:

A-D: Mrs. Shari Smith ssmith@portageps.org 323-5527
E-K: Mrs. Krista Hovestadt khovestadt@portageps.org 323-5420
L-Q: Ms. Amy DiMaggio (Director) adimaggio@portageps.org 323-5472
R-Z: Mrs. Cindy Figueroa cfigueroa@portageps.org 323-5424
  Ruthie Connaughty - Administrative Assistant
Contact for enrollment and transfer of records 		rconnaughty@portageps.org 323-5475
Deb Beverly - Administrative Assistant
Contact for transcripts and college visits 		dbeverly@portageps.org 323-5482
  FAX   323-5550

Scheduling

 

A Note to Parents

The counselors would like to remind parents and students that we are here to advocate for the students and their needs.  We would like to encourage parents to:

  • contact the individual teachers first with concerns about assignments, grades or student progress.
  • ask teachers for specific feedback and to offer specific recommendations/suggestions for improving academic achievement in their classes.
  • contact counselors if grade concerns are not resolved.
  • seek additional help from teachers before or after school...consult teachers to make appointments
  • utilize the free "drop-in" tutoring service provided by NHS.
  • contact counselors if/when questions arise.