School & College Counseling

At CCHS, we take pride in knowing who are students are and helping them to make the decisions that empower them to become the best version of themselves.

There are three areas of support we provide as they navigate their early high school experiences:

1. Academics (skill development & goal setting)
2. Extracurricular Involvement
3. Social Connections

For many students getting to the level they want in each of these areas is a process that requires both time and experiences.

Part of the learning process involves learning from successes as well as reflecting on disappointments.

School Counselors hold seminars with each freshman
homeroom to discuss developing study skills and setting challenging yet realistic goals.

Additionally, we educate first year students about Grade Point Average (GPA) and the components of a CCHS transcript.

School Counselors schedule one-on-one meetings with all.

We look forward to expanding our relationships with the freshman class.

Sophomore Year is an important year for students to build on their successes, define new pathways, and strengthen relationships.

Sophomores take the PSAT in the fall. The results offer a baseline of where they test well and areas to strengthen over the next couple of years. They will take the PSAT again in October of their junior year.

During Sophomore Seminars held throughout the year, School Counselors meet with students to teach and discuss goal setting and study skills. Additionally, sophomores will be updating information on their Naviance account and completing a survey regarding their school experiences to that date.

We expect students to take advantage of opportunities and evolve their thoughts regarding potential paths to explore in college and beyond.

CCHS offers a Career Exploration Series, which offers the opportunity for students to attend career-focused presentations by a professional in the field, ask specific questions, and make connections with a current professional.

The college exploration process begins in earnest during a student's junior year at Central Catholic.

Juniors can attend college conferences in the fall (over 100 colleges visit Central Catholic annually), and the college exploration process officially kicks off in January.

Juniors prepare for and take standardized tests, including the PSAT, the SAT, and the ACT. The PSAT, taken in the fall, provides an outstanding indication of how prepared students are for the SAT’s. Students are given the opportunity to take a full-length practice ACT in January and receive a composite score on that same day.

The Counseling Office conducts several seminars and parent nights throughout the year to ensure students and families have the information and support they need to succeed.

The Counseling Office empowers seniors to navigate the college application season with confidence and success.

Programs that support​ ​both​ ​students​ ​&​ ​their​ ​families with​ ​the​ ​college​ ​selection​ ​process include: 

• Apply​ ​Yourself​ ​Seminar : Two- ​hour​ ​application​ ​process​ ​tutorial 
• College​ ​Application​ ​&​ ​Naviance​ ​Senior​ ​Class​ ​Assembly 
• The​ ​Write​ ​Stuff:​ ​College​ ​Essay​ ​Review​ ​Day 
• College​ ​Conferences​ ​@CCHS​ ​-​ ​over​ ​100​ ​colleges​ ​came​ ​to​ ​CCHS​ ​this​ ​fall 
• Senior​ ​Parent​ ​College​ ​Night 
• Financial​ ​Aid​ ​Night​ ​(English​ ​&​ ​Spanish)    

 As students begin receiving acceptances to colleges, we ask them to post their success on a mural in the School and College Counseling Office.  For our hard​-​working​ ​students​, ​it​ ​is​ ​a​ ​feel​-​great​ ​moment​ ​for​ ​sure!