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From YouTube: BHS Junior Information Night 2/2/2022
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Information for Juniors regarding future plans.
A
A
All
right,
okay,
so
good
evening,
everyone
for
those
of
you
who
who
may
not
know
me
my
name-
is
lauren
mcbride,
I'm
the
principal
at
burlington
high
school,
I'm
gonna
have
our
panelists
introduce
themselves
in
a
second,
but
I
just
want
to
extend
a
very
a
huge
welcome
to
everyone
who
is
here
this
evening.
This
is
for
our
current
11th
graders,
soon
to
be
rising
seniors.
B
Thank
you
so
much
miss
mcbride.
I
really
appreciate
it.
Shannon
walters,
a
big
shout
out
to
you,
thank
you
for
helping
with
behind
the
scenes
and
making
sure
that
our
zoom
is
up
and
ready,
elise
bruder,
one
of
our
wonderful
school
counselors.
Thank
you
for
being
my
backup
tonight,
you're
amazing,
and
to
the
other
counselors
tony
settle
and
jen
richter.
B
We
are
here
tonight
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
life
after
high
school
and
just
in
thinking
ahead.
We
want
to
talk
about
all
the
options
that
are
out
there
for
your
11th
grade
student,
who,
I
hope
is
sitting
with
you.
First,
thank
you
for
welcoming
us
into
your
home,
and
I
hope
that
your
student
is
with
you
so
that
you
can
have
some
rich
discussion
about
what
we're
going
to
be
presenting
tonight.
It
does
tend
to
be
a
lot
of
information
and
definitely
some
food
for
thought.
B
But
please
note
this
is
the
first
of
just
many
many
conversations,
so
we
want
to
present
some
post-secondary
options
for
your
rising
11th
grade
student.
We
will
have
a
strong
focus
on
college
this
evening,
though.
Please
know
that
there's
so
much
more
information
to
come
with
regard
to
the
college
process
so
in
starting
for
tonight
again,
kate
stein
is
our
registrar
and
lauren
marshall
huge
shout
out
to
both
of
them,
who
do
amazing
work
behind
the
scenes,
all
the
time
and
lauren
marshall
for
partnering,
with
shannon
to
help
us
get
up
and
running
tonight.
B
B
So
when
you
look
at
the
agenda,
you'll
notice
there
there's
a
lot
of
information
here,
we're
going
to
talk
about
post-secondary
options,
we're
going
to
make
some
recommendations
for
summer
22,
which
is
not
too
far
away.
We're
going
to
make
some
recommendations
about
your
senior
year,
we're
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
dual
enrollment
and
early
college
in
burlington
city
and
lake,
which
are
some
wonderful
opportunities
for
students
in
11th
and
12th
grade.
B
We
will
touch
on
community
service
and
internships
and
shadowing.
We
will
talk
about
characteristics
and
resources
for
the
college
search
process.
Again
the
college
search
process.
We
will
spend
a
lot
more
time
in
the
fall
going
over
and
also
doing
some
work
in
the
later
spring,
with
junior
students
around
the
college
process.
B
That
includes
the
college
application
process
and
a
little
bit
about
deadlines.
Just
so
you
so
families
and
students
can
take
away
some
of
those
key
terms
like
what
is
early
action
or
what
is
early
decision
or
what
is
regular
decision,
we'll
talk
about
admissions
tests
and
managing
college
costs
and
vsac.
B
We
will
reference
in
our
powerpoint
some
upcoming
events.
That
will
be
helpful
and
we
will
leave
time
for
questions.
What
I
ask
is
that
you
hold
your
questions
to
the
end
and
you
can
put
them
in
the
chat
at
the
end.
Elise
brooder
is
going
to
go
through
them
and
we'll
answer
as
many
as
we
can.
We
also
have
two
special
guests
who
are
going
to
be
joining
us
tonight,
who
are
current
seniors
made.
Fairfax
and
zoe
glass
are
going
to
be
coming
on
around
7
30
and
sharing
some
thoughts
with
you.
B
B
This
is
a
book
that
I
started.
Probably
I
think
yesterday
and
I've
read
half
of
it,
because
it
is
so
good.
It
talks
about
what
the
difference
is
between
thriving
and
striving
for
our
students,
and
it
really
highlights
students,
strengths
and
it.
It
spends
a
lot
of
time
talking
about
student
passions
and
interests
and
acknowledging
the
core
strengths
of
students.
So,
as
we
think
about
our
students
going
into
12th
grade
what
are
some
of
their
strengths,
what
are
their
interests?
What
are
their
passions?
B
There
is
one
quote
that
I
want
to
read
to
you
from
this
book,
which
again
there's
there's
so
many
highlights
from
it.
I
really
recommend
you.
It's
also
an
audio
book,
a
student
from
houston,
texas
and
houston
school
says
I
only
do
what
my
parents
want
me
to,
but
I
don't
know
what
to
do
with
my
life,
I'm
in
ap
math,
because
my
parents
want
me
to
be
an
engineer,
but
I
hate
math.
B
Today's
academic
frenzy,
which
is
kind
of
where
we
find
ourselves,
which
focuses
exclusively
on
grades
and
scores,
pulls
kids
away
from
their
passions.
So
we
as
a
counseling
team,
are
really
committed
to
having
deep
conversations
with
students
about
what
do
they
want.
What
are
they
interested
in?
Who
are
they
as
people?
B
So,
if
you
are
a
student
out
there
and
you're
listening,
I
I
have
one
ass.
Ask
yourself:
who
are
you,
what
are
some
of
your
strengths?
What
makes
you
feel
confident,
because
that's
going
to
help
guide
you
in
the
next
steps?
So
who
are
you
and
what
do
you
already
have
so
in
terms
of
academics?
Who
are
you
as
a
scholar
in
terms
of
activism?
B
What's
important
to
you,
what
does
integrity
mean?
What
do
you
stand
up
for
athletics?
Do
you
like
to
play
sports?
Do
you
want
to
play
sports
in
college
or
sport,
something
that
has
helped?
You
determine
what
your
journey
is
going
to
be,
and
certainly
what
those
next
steps
are
in
college.
Artistry.
Are
you
an
artist?
Are
you
someone
who
wants
to
pursue
may
not
be
a
career,
but
you
know
that
artistry
and
creativity
is
something
that
makes
you
feel
happy.
B
B
And
then
there's
college,
so
we
know
there's
tons
of
colleges
out
there.
There's
two-year
colleges,
there's
four-year
colleges,
there's
technical
colleges.
We
have
vermont
tech
right
here
in
vermont,
which
is
a
great
school.
Many
students
attend
vermont
tech.
We
also
have
many
certificate
programs
and
apprenticeships.
B
Really
burlington
is
a
resource-rich
community.
That
has
a
lot
to
offer.
There's
a
link
there
that
I
encourage
you
to
look
at.
If
that
is
a
path,
that's
of
interest
to
you
gap
years,
I
think
gap
years
are
becoming
more
and
more
popular
as
we
kind
of
manage
with
covid
and
making
the
decision
of.
Do
I
go
off
to
school?
Do
I
not?
What
are
those
gap
year
opportunities
in
the
midst
of
a
pandemic?
So
again,
there's
a
great
there's,
a
great
link
there
for
you
as
school
counselors.
B
B
We
we're
happy
to
have
those
conversations
there's
also
the
military.
We
have
many
students
that
join
the
military,
that
is
a
viable
option
and
interest
for
many
students
as
well
as
the
workplace.
We
know
with
coved.
Our
community
is
really
in
a
place
of
needing
good
employees,
and
we
know
we
have
many
at
bhs,
so
we
can
support
with
workplace
as
well.
B
Okay,
yes,
post
secondary,
let's
see
summer
2020.,
that's
the
one.
I
wanted
thanks
lisa.
So
again,
as
I
said
summer
2022
also,
I
just
want
to
recognize.
Did
you
know
that
it
was
february
2nd,
2022,
it's
kind
of
an
important
day
with
lots
of
twos
so
exploring
interests
so
this
summer,
like
9th
grade
10th
grade
and
your
current
11th
grade,
we
want
you
and
what
we
recommend
strongly
is
continuing
to
explore
those
interests
identifying
what
your
strengths
are
identifying,
who
you
are
as
a
person
again
thrivers
it.
B
It
recommends
that
you
build
on
your
character,
traits
it's
not
just
about
having
all
a's
in
school
or
taking
the
honors
level
class
or
taking
the
ap
class.
It's
about
character,
building
it's
about
communication,
it's
about
compassion
and
kindness,
it's
about
working
with
others.
So
there
are
many
summer
programs
that
foster
all
of
those
ideas.
B
This
is
also
a
time
to
visit
schools
and
visit
programs.
I
think
that
it's
been
really
hard
with
covid
to
be
able
to
visit
schools.
What
I
say
to
students
is
here
in
burlington
we
have
a
great
range
of
schools.
We
have
uvm,
which
is
a
much
larger
school
over
ten
thousand,
we
have
ccv,
which
is
much
smaller
as
our
community
college.
We
have
st
mike's
and
champlain.
B
So,
if
you're
not
able
to
travel
to
visit
those
schools
this
summer
or
anytime,
frankly,
access
our
current
colleges
and
take
tours
of
them.
Also
since
covid,
there
have
been
a
lot
of
schools
that
have
put
out
virtual
tours,
and
I
recommend
that
students
and
families
get
online
and
take
the
opportunity
to
do
the
virtual
tours.
B
B
B
B
We
are
not
the
only
ones
that
write
letters,
though
there's
coaches
that
write
letters
there's
outside
character
references.
I
have
a
student
who
has
pursued
ballet
since
they
were
very
young.
They
had
their
ballet
teacher,
write
a
letter
of
recommendation,
so
over
the
summer
you
don't
necessarily
have
to
actually
reach
out
to
that
person
to
say.
Well,
you
write
my
letter
of
recommendation.
In
fact
it
can
get
lost
with
teachers
over
the
summer,
so
I
recommend
at
least
having
an
idea
who
you
want
to
ask
and
being
prepared
to
ask
them.
B
What
we
do
ask
for
is
a
brag
sheet.
So
that's
an
opportunity
for
students
to
really
highlight
what
some
of
their
strengths
are,
maybe
a
challenging
time
that
they've
had
activities
that
they
participate
in
and
that
does
give
the
person
who's.
Writing
the
letter
of
recommendation,
more
information
about
you,
and
we
really
do
ask
for
that
information
and
have
it
be
detailed,
please
don't
just
you
know,
give
one
sentence.
B
We
really
rely
on
your
insights
around
what
activities
you've
done,
how
you've
spent
your
time,
what
you're
really
passionate
about
consider.
Also
over
the
summer
as
an
11th
grade
student
and
a
rising
senior
signing
up
for
dual
enrollment,
we
do
have
a
couple
slides
tonight
on
dual
enrollment
I'll
speak
to
more
of
what
that
is,
and
we,
as
counselors
highly
recommend
the
summertime
as
a
dual
enrollment
class.
B
We
do
ask
that
seniors
have
a
minimum
of
five
classes
and
those
classes
can
be
a
mixture
of
bhs
classes
or
dual
enrollment
classes,
sometimes
seniors
who
have
earned
a
lot
of
credit,
because
they've
had
full
schedules
for
9th
and
10th
and
maybe
even
11th
grade.
They
maybe
want
to
take
on
some
other
opportunities
for
some
students
that
may
be
burlington
city
and
lake,
which
is
a
place
based
program
that
really
provides
an
authentic
educational
experience
to
students
for
a
semester.
B
B
So
what
the
goal
is
too
for
your
senior
year,
like
every
other
year,
is
to
really
give
thought
and
intention
to
building
your
schedule
and
your
your
counselor
will
help
you
with
that.
We're
happy
to
have
those
conversations
if
you're
on
the
fence,
not
really
sure.
If
you
want
to
take
this
class
with
this
class,
we
can
talk
through
that
with
you.
We
really
look
for
the
rigor
and
demand
to
continue
through
your
senior
year.
It
also
could
be
some
new
opportunities
for
you.
B
B
But
again
that
rigor
in
demand
is
is
important
again
thinking
about
dual
enrollment.
You
can
receive
high
school
credit
for
classes
taken
at
local
colleges.
So
it's
a
win-win.
You
get
the
local
college
credit
and
you
get
the
high
school
credit.
You
can
also
consider
an
internship
or
a
job
shadow
opportunity.
B
Over
the
summer,
I
have
I'm
working
with
one
student
right
now,
who's
actually
doing
an
independent
study
and
her
passion
and
interest
that
she
found
is
blacksmithing
and
so
she's,
working
with
a
local
blacksmith
and
she's
getting
some
credit
hours
to
do
what
she
loves
and
she
is
learning
a
lot.
I
received
these
photographs
of
her
experience
and
she
is
working
with
one
of
our
teachers
on
really
reflecting
on
how
that
experience
has
led
her
to
be
really
interested
in
blacksmithing.
B
B
It's
high
school
credit
and
it's
college
credit
we
partner
with
five
area
colleges,
so
the
participating
colleges
are
uvm
and
ccv.
Vermont
tech
and
champlain
college
and
st
michael's
college
students
will
receive
one
high
school
credit
and
three
or
four
college
credits
for
successful
completion
and
those
credits
are
transferable.
B
I
think
one
of
the
real
highlights
and
I'm
so
glad
that
we've
moved
past
covid's
sum
is
that
students
actually
get
to
take
the
classes
on
campus.
It
was
really
hard
last
year
when
students
would
sign
up
for
dual
enrollment
and
it
was
just
another
virtual
learning
environment
for
them,
similar
to
what
they
were
experiencing
at
bhs.
B
Really
one
of
the
positives
of
dual
enrollment.
Is
that
college
experience
so
you
get
to
get
onto
a
college
campus
to
see
what
college
is
all
about,
and
so
I
think,
learning
about
the
professor's
expectations
and
getting
a
head
start
on
your
college
degree
is
a
real
plus
so
summer.
Registration
for
for
dual
enrollment
is
february.
18Th
and
fall
registration
is,
I
believe,
on
the
15th
of
april.
B
The
hope
was
diana
would
be
able
to
be
with
us
tonight,
because
she
is
the
expert
here,
but
I
said:
okay,
you
can
go
to
your
son's
hockey
game,
that's
good
stuff,
too,
and-
and
I
will
read
the
slides
for
dual
enrollment,
but
counselors
are
very
involved
in
working
with
students
on
dual
enrollment,
but
it's
actually
deanna
bradley
that
sits
with
them
helps
them
select
the
classes,
helps
them
fill
out
the
voucher.
So
she
is
an
integral
part
in
that
process.
B
B
So
if
you
are
thinking
that
you
are
a
junior
and
you
are
in
a
place
where
you
would
like
to
experience
early
college
in
your
senior
year
this,
this
could
be
something
to
talk
with
your
counselor
and
your
family
about.
We
have
many
students
who
participate
in
early
college
at
ccv
and
still
feel
very
connected
to
bhs.
B
B
The
courses
must
satisfy
high
school
graduation
requirements,
so
the
students
graduate
from
high
school
at
the
end
of
the
spring
semester.
So
what
that
looks
like
is
when
students
are
filling
out
the
ccv
application.
We
as
counselors
have
a
part
in
that
we
look
at
what
credits
the
student
has
earned
9th
through
11th
grade
at
bhs,
and
then
we
will
make
recommendations
of
what
credits
they
still
need
to
earn
in
order
to
earn
their
diploma.
B
There's
also
a
piece
called
the
assurance
form
that
miss
mcbride
the
principal
completes.
Again,
it's
a
it's
a
pretty
straightforward
process.
Students
do
have
to
pay
for
their
textbooks
and
lab
fees
and
any
materials
fees
and
any
other
costs
that
are
associated.
Though
there
is
financial
assistance
that
is
available
again.
Students
can
talk
with
their
counselors
and
deanna.
Bradley
is
another
great
resource
there.
She
supports
us.
B
Community
service,
internship
and
job
shadow
program,
so
community
service,
as
you
may
know,
is
a
graduation
requirement
at
burlington
high
school
each
year
that
a
student
is
at
bhs,
there's
a
10
hour
a
year,
graduation
requirement.
So
if
you're
at
bhs,
9th
through
11th
grade,
then
that's
a
40
hour
graduation
requirement,
students
are
encouraged
to
seek
out
opportunities
and
non-profits
that
could
help
them
pursue
or
explore
new
interests.
B
B
I
have
many
students
that
are
interested
in
elementary
education,
and
so
I
will
help
partner
them
at
the
elementary
schools
to
go
in
and
support
small
groups
or
read
out
loud
to
students,
so
there's
lots
of
great
opportunities
out
there
for
community
service,
and
that
is
true
for
internships
and
shadowing
as
well.
So
it
really
is
another
opportunity
to
learn
about
yourself
and
to
learn
what
skills
you
need
to
learn
and
to
explore
possible
career
interests,
and
that
may
lead
to
some
more
clarity
around
what
you
want
to
study
in
college.
B
B
We
are
going
to
start
our
11th
grade
meetings
in
a
couple
in
a
couple
weeks,
and
so
counselors
will
be
meeting
with
every
one
of
their
11th
grade
students
and
what
we
complete
at
that
time
is
we
do
a
transcript
review,
so
we
look
at
credits,
earned.
We
looked
at
credits
that
still
need
to
be
earned
for
graduation.
We
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
students
strengths
are.
B
We
talked
about
what
they
think
they
want
to
do
after
high
school,
and
that
is
usually
the
time
that
we
are
talking
more
in
depth
about
college
and
we
may
at
that
11th
grade
meeting,
give
some
tasks
to
students
to
complete,
depending
on
where
they
are
in
the
process.
What
we
find
as
counselors
is
that
we
meet
students
where
they
are.
We
have
students
in
11th
grade
who
come
to
us
and
they
aren't
talking
about
college
they're,
just
developmentally
they're,
just
not
there
yet
and
that's
fine,
and
then
we
have
other
students.
B
B
B
B
This
is
where
I
want
to
be,
and
then
I
have
other
students
that
say
no
I'm
going
to
stay
right
here
in
burlington
or
I
want
to
stay
in
vermont
or
I
want
to
stay
in
new
england,
so
a
good
place
to
start
these
conversations
is
so.
Where
do
you
see
yourself
talk
about
your
geographic
location?
Talk
about
your
setting.
Do
you
see
yourself
in
an
urban
area
or
a
suburban
area,
a
small
town
or
a
rural
town?
B
B
Sorry,
I
just
had
to
check
my
time.
The
other
thing
is
what
are
the
admissions
requirements
so
looking
at
what
gpa
range
they're
looking
for
if
they
require
test
scores
or
are
they
wanting
to
see
the
sat
or
the
act
within
a
certain
range,
or
are
they
test
optional,
so
really
narrowing
down
what
that
selectivity
is
and
what
we
as
counselors
help
with
is
having
that
range
of
schools?
B
So
looking
at
what
is
a
safety
school,
a
just
right,
school
and
a
reach
school,
so
we
also
encourage
students
to
look
at
the
rugs
guide
which
we
have
in
our
office.
There's
also
so
many
search
engines
on
the
internet
that
that
students
can
do
searches
if
they
type
in
nursing
school
in
california,
with
a
gpa
of
3.0.
What's
going
to
come
up
for
them,
so
looking
at
majors
and
programs
also
looking
at
costs,
ccv
now
is
free
for
two
years.
B
So
that's
not
the
case
for
so
many
schools
there's
a
range
of
of
tuition
rates,
but
to
know
that
there's
a
whole
financial
aid
package
that
goes
with
that
thinking
about
what
type
of
school
is
it
a
community
college?
Is
it
a
two-year
college?
Is
it
a
four-year
college?
Is
there
religious
affiliation
a
co-ed
school?
Looking
at
canadian
schools,
we
have
a
lot
of
students
that
look
at
canadian
schools
and
their
process
is
a
little
different
than
ours,
also
housing
opportunities.
B
So
are
the
schools
saying
you
know
you
have
to
live
on
campus
for
the
first
two
years
or
the
first
three
years?
Are
there
opportunities
to
live
off?
Campus
athletics
is
another
really
important
one,
particularly
for
students
that
want
to
play
division
one.
So
we
will
talk
more
with
seniors
around
ncaa
eligibility
and
making
sure
they're
on
track
for
playing
sports
in
college.
B
So
naviance
the
student
that
you're
with
right
now
hopefully
knows
what
naviance
is
when
all
students
enter
bhs,
they
receive
a
naviance
account.
However,
they
may
not
have
accessed
that
account
much
so
they
may
not
recall
what
their
password
is.
School
counselors
can
help
reset
your
password.
So
if
you're
not
able
to
get
into
naviance-
and
you
want
to-
and
this
is
a
good
time
to
start
kind
of
looking
in
naviance-
they
have
some
great
career
and
personality
inventories
that
that
students
can
take.
B
You
know
that
range
that
selectivity
again
so
naviance
is
a
college
and
career
readiness
program
that
we
use
and
it
really
provides
some
in-depth
character,
career
information
as
well
as
scholarships,
and
it
manages
the
all
of
the
students,
college
information,
so
letters
of
recommendation,
the
transcripts,
the
mid-year
transcripts,
the
letters
of
recommendation,
our
school
profile
and
our
school
information.
So
it
is
one
platform
that
we
use
in
combination
with
the
common
app
to
send
to
colleges
to
make
sure
that
students
have
a
complete
college
application.
B
There
are
and
there's
a
parent
piece
to
that
too,
so
we
as
counselors
can
have
allow
you
access
to
the
students
naviance
account
as
well,
so
you
can
follow
along
with
what
they're
doing,
there's
also
some
other
great
search
resources
out
there
again
this
powerpoint
is
being
recorded.
It
will
be
on
our
website,
so
you
can
go
back
and
reference
it.
B
The
resources
that
I'm
speaking
to
about
tonight
are
on
our
website,
so
big
future
vermont
student
assistance.
Corporation
vsac,
is
just
amazing
in
helping
to
support
students
and
families
in
so
many
ways,
particularly
paying
for
college,
which
I'll
talk
about
in
a
little
bit
college
prowler
college
confidential,
and
there
are
so
many
more.
B
So
I
talked
a
little
bit
already
about
this
slide
again.
Virtual
tours
are
great.
It's
a
good
place
to
start,
particularly
if
students
are
looking
all
over
the
country.
It
can
be
really
hard
to,
for
so
many
reasons,
to
get
to
visit
school.
So
starting
with
the
virtual
tours,
starting
with
the
local
schools,
you
can
book
in
advance
for
official
tours.
I
ran
a
summer
program
at
bhs
called
life
after
high
school
for
students
over
the
summer,
and
we
did
virtual
tours
and
it
was
just
great
because
champlain
particularly
was
a
school.
B
I
hadn't
seen
in
a
really
long
time
and
when
we
signed
up
for
the
tour
the
student
that
was
giving
us,
the
tour
was
actually
a
student
of
mine
many
many
years
ago,
and
so
it
was
great
to
see
that
he
was
actually
going
to
be.
He
was
a
senior
at
champlain.
He
was
going
to
be
graduating
and
then
just
all
that
they've
added
to
champlain.
B
So,
if
you've
done
tours
in
the
past,
just
know
that
that
it's
changing
all
the
time
and
don't
forget
how
close
we
are
to
canada,
many
canadian
schools
and
there
are
open
houses
that
are
available.
There's
lots
of
admission
info
sessions.
You
can
find
a
lot
just
right
on
their
website
and
you
can
also
talk
with
an
admissions
counselor.
B
We
do
recommend
too.
I
think
now
that
things
are
opening
up
in
our
country,
and
people
are
traveling
more.
If
you
are
traveling
see
what
schools
are
in
the
area
that
you're
traveling
to
october
december
february
april,
those
are
all
times
in
the
summer
that
we
have
break.
So
those
are
good
times
to
visit
schools
as
well,
I
think
seeing
a
campus
with
stu
students
can
be
really
powerful
as
much
as
those
virtual
tours
are
a
good
first
start.
B
Okay,
so
again,
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
too
much
detail
here,
because
we're
going
to
talk
about
it,
a
lot
as
11th
grade
students,
you've,
probably
heard.
Maybe
some
of
your
friends
have
just
finished,
applying
to
college
and
they're,
using
terms
like
early
action
deadline
or
early
decision
deadline,
regular
decision
or
rolling
admissions.
B
As
a
student,
you
have
a
choice:
do
you
want
to
apply
early
action
as
a
senior
you're,
just
getting
back
to
school,
you're
jumping
into
your
new
schedule?
Sports
are
starting
and
those
early
action
deadlines
can
come
early.
They
can
be
as
early
as
october
15th.
They
can
be
december
1st
or
december
15th.
B
Each
school
is
a
little
different,
but
those
are
kind
of
the
main
dates.
Early
decision
is
also
an
earlier
date.
However,
the
the
difference
is
that
early
decision
is
binding,
which
means
that
when
you
say
I
want
to
go
to
this
school
and
you
are
asking
for
your
counselor
to
approve
an
early
decision.
That
means
we,
as
counselors,
are
having
a
conversation
with
you
about
your
commitment
to
that
college.
B
So
signing
off
on.
That
means
that
that
is
where
you
want
to
go:
100,
okay,
so
it's
binding,
whereas
early
action
is
non-binding,
regular
decision
deadlines,
they
also
really
vary.
I
love
the
january
1st
like
who
who's
working
on
applications.
Many
students
are
but
that
college
admissions
officers
won't
want
those
applications.
On
january
1st,
though
we
don't
typically
go
back
into
session
until
after
the
third
but
january
1st
is
a
really
big
deadline.
January
15th
can
be
a
big
deadline
february
1st,
so
what's
important
about
these
deadlines.
B
Is
that
you're
organized
and
you
know
which
deadlines
are
which
that
you're
talking
with
your
counselor,
so
that
they
know
when
they
have
to
send
your
information,
there's
also
many
different
kind
of
platforms,
as
I
had
said
like
we
use
naviance,
but
we
also
use
the
common
application,
which
is
the
platform
that
we
use
for
students
to
fill
out
for
some
of
us
who
are
my
age
or
older.
When
we
applied
to
college,
you
know
we
would
have
to
do
an
application
for
every
single
college.
B
That's
not
the
case
anymore,
though
there
are
a
few
schools
that
say
no.
We
only
want
ours.
The
common
application
is
an
application
that
can
be
used
to
apply
to
college
and
it
can
go
to
many
different
colleges,
so
we
use
the
common
application,
but
there's
also
coalition,
which
is
really
popular,
parchment,
is
becoming
more
popular,
there's
also
questbridge,
which
has
a
financial
piece.
That's
attached
to
it,
but
just
so
you
know
we
use
common
application.
B
Your
student
may
say
I
really
want
to
go
to
this
school
and
they
are
requiring
that
I
use
coalition.
Well,
then,
students
do
have
to
do
both
the
coming
up
and
coalition,
but
we
will
work
with
you
on
that.
The
common
application,
I
say,
is
really
for
students.
I
don't
generally
look
at
the
college,
the
common
application.
I
don't
have
access
to
it.
Even
it's
really
personal
information,
it's
activities
and
work
service,
internships,
that's
where
you
do
your
personal
essay
and
we
do
have
supports
for
students
who
are
writing
their
college
essay.
B
B
B
B
We
do
not
from
our
counseling
department,
send
test
scores.
Students
have
to
send
those
directly
to
colleges,
also
colleges.
We
recommend
a
range
of
about
six
to
eight
schools.
Sometimes
students
want
to
have
more
we'll
talk
to
them
about.
Okay,
tell
me
how
come
you
want
to
apply
to
10
colleges?
It
can
get
really
expensive
too.
If
a
student
and
family
is
eligible
for
free
and
reduced
lunch,
then
we
do
have
they
have
the
option
of
a
fee
waiver
for
the
applications,
and
that
is
also
true.
B
B
B
If
we
go
back
to
when
I
started
this
presentation
about
students
really
knowing
who
they
are
and
what
their
strengths
are
and
what
their
passions
and
gifts
and
talents
are
for
many,
it's
not
the
standardized
test
and
that
has
helped
kind
of
move
college
admissions
officers
to
look
at
students
differently.
They
really
now
want
to
dig
in
to
know
who
students
are
so
many
schools
still
require
it,
and
so
we
will
work
with
students.
B
We
have
dates
that
are
available
in
this
powerpoint
that
we
will
share
with
you,
so
students
can
take
the
ace.
Let's
see,
many
juniors
actually
took
the
act
already
at
bhs.
Their
scores
will
be
returned
in
mid-march.
Students
can
take
the
act
or
they
can
take
the
sat,
so
tests
are
generally
given
on
saturday
and
students
can
go
into
college
board
or
a
ct
directly
and
they
can
sign
up
on
the
website
the
test
costs.
B
Many
students
and
families
will
ask
which,
which
tests
do
I
take.
You
know,
what's
what's
the
difference
between
them?
My
kind
of
rule
of
thumb
is
that
students
take
the
act
once
they
take
the
sat
once
so
they're
familiar
with
both
tests.
They
see
how
they
score,
how
you
know
what
tests
they
felt
more
comfortable
with
and
then
the
third
time
they
take
the
test
that
they
did
better
in
so
the
h,
a
c
t.
Generally,
it's
more
content
based.
B
It's
meant
to
test
school
test
skills
that
are
learned
in
school,
there's
a
serious
time
pressure.
It
rewards
a
person
who
is
a
fast
reader
who
is
able
to
do
math
in
their
head,
who
enjoys
science
and
using
tables
and
graphs.
The
sat,
as
I
said
here,
is
more
of
a
reasoning
test.
It
combines
info
and
analyzes
real
world
problems
like
doing
math
by
hand
and
doesn't
really
prefer
the
student
that
doesn't
really
prefer
science.
So
the
student,
that's
good
at
analyzing
texts
in
english
class.
B
If
you
like,
informational,
graphics
and
answer
questions
using
using
data
from
charts
or
graphics,
then
s.a.t
may
be
more
for
you.
But
again
I
recommend
having
the
experience
in
taking
both
unless
a
student
comes
to
me
and
they
have
all
test
optional
schools
and
they're
talking
about
how
standardized
tests
are,
are
not
a
strength
of
theirs
and
they
really
don't
want
to
take
it.
Then
we
have
a
conversation
around
that
local
high
schools
host
the
tests.
B
B
So
I
often
have
family
say
and
students
ask.
So
how
do
I
prepare
there's
a
lot
of
test
prep
opportunities
out
there?
Typically,
they
cost
a
lot
of
money.
What
I
say
to
students
is
khan
academy.
Khan
academy
is
so
great
and
if,
if
a
student
can
structure
their
time
where
they
start
three
times
a
week,
maybe
for
20
minutes
and
then
they
increase
their
increments
so
that
they
really
get.
You
know
it's
that
fluency
piece
and
understanding
the
language
and
the
questions
that
that
can
really
benefit
them,
but
there's
also
a
free
test.
B
B
Okay,
so
talk
it
over
juniors.
This
is
a
place
to
talk
it
over.
So
who
do
you
talk
it
over
with
you
can
have
conversations
with
your
school
counselor
again
those
11th
grade
meetings
are
going
to
be
starting
shortly.
I
think
by
february
12th
we've
already
put
an
email
out
to
families
about
that.
Also,
it's
a
time
to
to
talk
with
family
and
friends.
B
Ask
them:
how
did
they
choose
their
college?
Ask
them!
How
did
you
choose
your
major
or
your
field
of
study?
How
did
you
choose
your
career?
I'm
really
curious
to
know
where
those
interests
and
passions
that
made
them
feel
really
confident
in
ninth
and
tenth
grade.
I
wonder
talk
to
your
teachers,
coaches
neighbors,
mentors
about
their
college
decisions,
talk
with
our
current
senior
class
about
how
they
got
to
be
where
they
are
today.
B
B
He
has
been
just
amazing
in
working
with
students
and
families
around
the
financial
piece,
so
the
fafsa,
the
fafsa,
is
a
piece
that
parents
need
to
contribute
and
it
can
be
challenging
because
it
involves
you,
know
your
taxes
and
makes
me
think
of
like
when
we
have
to
do
our
taxes.
You
know
lots
of
forms
like
our
tax
forms.
B
B
So
this
will
be
a
bhs
presentation
by
soarin
from
vsac.
There
will
also
be
virtual
options
that
are
available
to
talk.
How?
How
do
you
navigate
the
financial
world
of
college?
There's?
Also,
the
college
and
career
pathways
virtual
event
that
is
going
to
be
happening
on
march
5th
college
resources
so
go
to
the
vsac.org
website.
B
There's
also
the
vsac
talent
search
program
for
students
who
will
be
first
generation
college
students
we
as
counselors
work
with
our
students
in
sworn,
to
make
a
lot
of
those
recommendations,
and
that's
who
sauron
supports
when
he
comes
to
bhs.
It's
a
it's.
A
lot
of
extra
support,
so
senior
when
you
become
a
senior
the
senior
night
will
include
the
fafsa
so
again
the
financial
aid,
the
federal
aid
that
has
to
be
filled
out
soarin,
will
support
you.
B
Okay,
so
upcoming
events
is
our
last
slide
here
again.
Remember,
please,
put
those
questions
in
the
chat.
I
see,
there's
11
of
them.
So
far
the
college
and
career
pathways
I
already
mentioned
is
march
5th.
There
is
the
vsac
website
managing
college
costs,
presentation.
We
are
going
to
have
that
with
soren
at
bhs.
That
date
is
still
to
be
determined.
B
B
We
want
you
to
have
fun
with
this
search
process,
so
it
really
is
the
start
of
an
exciting
transition.
It
also
can
be
a
time
of
anxiety.
We
recommend
to
not
compare
yourself
to
others.
Everyone
is
in
a
different
place
and
remember
it's
your
journey.
This
is
your
personal
journey
and
we
are
here
to
support
you
and
help
you.
B
So
I
was
really
happy
when
maeve
and
zoe
said:
oh,
yes,
yes,
we
we
will
join
you
because
I'll
tell
you
our
seniors
are
really
busy.
Now
they
weren't
easy
to
nail
down.
So
I'm
glad
that
maeve
and
zoe
are
here
with
us
tonight,
they're
going
to
tell
us
just
a
little
bit
about
their
path.
What
some
of
their
interests
are
and
a
little
bit
about
college
too.
B
B
You're,
a
little
dark,
the
lights
in
your
room
are
dark,
but
we've
got
them
both.
Yes,
I
can
only
see
about
three
people,
so
thank
you,
zoe.
I'm
glad
you're
feeling
well
enough
to
join
us,
so
maeve
I'm
going
to
have
you
start
if
you
would,
because
I
can
see
you
on
my
screen,
so
a
fun
fact
about
maeve
is
that
I've
known
maeve
since
she
was
in
kindergarten
at
champlain.
C
Yeah
sure
so
I've
kind
of
taken,
like
the
the
usual
classes,
usually
more
like
honors
level,
just
like
sort
of
typical,
at
least
for
freshman
and
sophomore
year
and
junior
year.
I
did
burlington
city
lake
semester,
which
was
really
amazing.
Definitely
my
highlight
of
high
school
so
far,
and
then
I've
also
taken
both
of
my
dual
enrollment
classes,
so
yeah
this
year
I
did
one
about
music
technology
and
also
last
year
I
did
one
about
education.
C
It
was
like
about
children's
literature
which
both
of
those
were
kind
of
just
like
ones
that
I
was
interested
in
and
at
least
with
the
education.
One
was
something
I
knew
I
was
interested
in
studying
in
college,
and
so
that
was
like
a
really
cool
other
way
to
get
some
education
beyond.
Just
like
the
normal
classes,
I
am
taking
a
couple
of
aps
this
year.
My
role
generally
for
aps
is
take
them
if
I'm
interested
in
them,
but
otherwise
they're.
C
A
lot
of
work
so,
like
miss
freddie,
was
saying
like
it's
good
on
a
college
transcript,
but
also
don't
kill
yourself
and
take
classes
you're
interested
in.
I
also
I
like
I
said
I
have
an
interest
in
education
as
a
field
to
study
and
through,
like
a
couple
of
interests
that
I
have
like
sports
and
music.
C
I've
managed
to
do
some
like
work
with
kids
and
that
was
sort
of
how
I
figured
out
that
I
was
interested
in
it
and
I
then
sort
of
decided
to
try
and
explore
it
as
much
as
I
could
like.
I
did
an
internship
at
champlain
elementary
school,
which
is
where
I
went
to
school
and,
like
mr
audio
was
saying
she
used
to
be
a
guidance
counselor
there
too.
C
But
that
was
really
helpful
because
I
sort
of
identified
even
more
strongly
that
it
was
an
interest
and
then
could
kind
of
like
move
forward
with
that
in
the
college
search
as
far
as
like
college
search
went,
it
was
more.
I
wanted
to
be
able
to
be
in
a
place
that
had
like
I'm
really
interested
in
the
outdoors
and
I'm
a
skier,
so
I
wanted
to
be
in
a
place
that
had
good
outdoors
and
also
like
not
in
the
middle
of
nowhere.
C
B
When
you
were
looking
at
colleges,
they
had
to
have
a
strong
education
program
and
you
wanted
to
be
able
to
still
pursue
your
passion
of
skiing.
So
I
I
think,
I'm
I'm
so
glad
that
you
said
both
of
those.
Thank
you
so
much
me
yeah
and
maybe,
if
you
can
stand,
maybe
just
for
a
few
more
minutes,
because
there
may
be
some
questions
that
are
directed
at
you
yeah
for
sure
awesome.
Thank
you,
maeve
hi,
zoe,
hi,
so
glad
you
came.
D
Yeah,
I'm
glad
I
made
it
too
yeah,
so
I
guess
my
experience.
I
definitely
agree
with
what
may
have
said
about
like
taking
what
you're
interested
in
and
pushing
yourself,
but
not
not
too
far,
that
was
kind
of
my
mindset
throughout
all
of
high
school.
I
definitely
wanted
to
challenge
myself,
but
I
also
knew
that
it
wouldn't
be.
D
You
know
worth
it
if
I
was
taking
classes
that
I
just
wasn't
interested
in
especially
hard
classes
and
that
mindset
definitely
carried
on
with
me
through
senior
year,
like
with
aps
exact
same
thing
as
me,
I
was
just
like
okay.
I
definitely
want
to
push
myself
to
take
a
hard
math
class,
but
like
is
ap
calc
worth
it.
I
don't
think
so,
so
I
kind
of
had
to
like
know
my
limit
but
yeah.
D
I
definitely
like
I've
definitely
had
college
in
the
back
of
my
mind
through
these
past
four
years,
just
kind
of
thinking
like
oh,
like
what
do
I
want
to
do
after
I
graduate
what
do
I
want
to
do
going
into
college,
and
you
know
me
personally,
I'm
a
really
indecisive
person.
It
takes
me
a
while
to
figure
out
what
I
kind
of
really
want,
so
it
was
definitely
helpful
to
just
be
thinking
about
that
constantly,
but
I
mean
miss
proudly
can
attest
to
this.
D
I
definitely
was
a
little
bit
stressed
in
the
beginning,
because
the
first
step
is
obviously
just
creating
a
list,
and
for
me,
you
know
being
as
indecisive
as
I
am.
I
was
like
wow
like
that's
a
lot
of
schools.
I
need
to
kind
of
narrow
down,
but
I
definitely
just
I
thought
about
what
I
was
interested
in.
I
thought
about
all
these
like
classes,
I've
taken,
I
also
did
dual
enrollment.
I
did
psychology
at
uvm
and
that
was
definitely
just
like
something.
D
Do
I
want
to
go
to
a
huge
school
or
small
school
like
all
this?
You
know
all
these
stuff
like,
but
yeah.
I
definitely
just
like
slowly
had
to
narrow
it
down.
I
had
to
see
like
what
you
know
if
it
was
like
a
party
school
or
not
or
like
you
know
all
girls
school
like
all
these,
just
like
different
categories
until
I
got
like
my
small
list,
but
definitely
just
I
think,
like
dabbling
and
all
these
different
things
throughout
high
school
really
helped
me
especially
clubs
too,
like
I
did.
D
B
Zoe,
thank
you
so
much.
Both
you
and
me
really
highlighted
some
important
things
that
we
talked
about
tonight
that
it's
not
just
about
doing
an
activity
or
taking
a
class,
because
it
looks
good
on
your
transcript
or
your
resume.
It's
about
taking
a
class
to
figure
out.
If
it's
something
that
you're
interested
in
and
and
if
you're,
not,
then
you
know
so
both
of
you
spoke
very
clearly
to
that
point.
So
I
really
appreciate
both
of
you
taking
the
time
to
be
with
us
tonight
we're
going
to
answer
some
some
questions.
B
E
B
Yes,
so
really
good
question:
if
it's
not
already
on
our
web
page,
it
should
be,
though,
that
is
not
the
only
place
your
student
could
go
into
the
college
board
or
on
acdt.org
and
look
to
see
when
the
tests
are
available
and
what
you'll
see
is
that
there's
a
number
of
different
test
sites
all
over
the
country?
So
your
student
will
want
to
really
hone
into
chittenden
county
downtown.
Bhs
is
not
a
test
site.
We
just
don't
have
the
capability
to
do
that.
Our
original
bhs
building
we
did.
B
We
were
a
test
site,
but
we're
not
anymore.
Often,
students
will
go
to
rice
as
a
test
site
or
cvu
is
a
popular
test
site
or
south
burlington
is
a
popular
test
site.
So
I'm
going
to
send
an
email
to
kate,
stein
and
lauren
marshall
to
see
if
those
are
date.
If
those
dates
are
on
our
page.
Yet
if
they're
not,
we
will
get
those
up
there,
but
no
you
can
look
at
collegeboard
or
act.org
as
well.
A
A
B
B
E
B
E
E
E
B
That
is
a
really
good
question
and
that
is
kind
of
twofold,
because
scholarships
we
have
national
scholarships,
we
have
local
scholarships.
We
have
bhs
scholarships
the
best
resource
for
scholarships.
At
this
point
for
an
11th
grade
student
is
vsac
and
counselors
in
located
in
our
counselor
office.
Is
the
vsac
scholarship
books
also
in
naviance.
We
have
many
scholarships,
that's
what
our
senior
class
is
working
off
of
right
now,
in
the
spring
of
every
year,
we
are
working
on
on
local
bhs
scholarships.
B
B
Yes,
so
we
are
being
flexible,
essential
workers
can
still
get
volunteer
time
hours,
I'm
being
flexible
with
zoe
and
maeve
for
coming
on
this
call
tonight
they're
going
to
get
some
volunteer
hours.
We
have
a
lot
of
things
that
we
do
at
bhs
that
we're
often
looking
for
volunteers
for
and
they
come
kind
of
sporadically
throughout
the
school
year.
B
I
do
know
that
some
businesses,
it
is
really
hard
to
get
in
to
do
some
volunteer
hours
like
we
used
to
have
students,
go
to
the
library
or
to
the
hospitals,
was
a
really
big
opportunity
for
students
who
had
an
interest
in
the
medical
field.
They
would
go,
do
volunteer
hours
at
the
hospital.
I
do
not
think
that
the
hospital
is
having
volunteers
at
this
point,
really
glad
that
maeve
talked
about
champlain
and
doing
an
internship
there,
because
schools
even
for
a
period
kind
of
closed
their
doors
to
volunteer.
B
So
I
think
if
the
student
is
really
stuck
again
reach
out
to
the
counselor
we
are.
We
have
a
list
of
volunteer
options
for
students,
but
I
agree
it's
true.
Since
the
pandemic,
it
has
been
really
hard
and
we
have
been
flexible
for
many
students.
You
know
caregiving
for
siblings,
so
it's
it
can
start
with
a
conversation.
A
I
can
even
give
a
plug
right
now,
so
students
received
an
email
this
past
week
that
had
a
couple
different
opportunities
embedded
in
them.
There
were
opportunities
to
take
part
in
some
of
the
projects
that
we're
working
on.
So
one
of
those
is
our
student
handbook
revision.
One
is
a
task
force
to
kind
of
like
look
at
our
overall
or
to
be
part
of
a
focus
group
that
looks
at
our
overall
likes
student
supports
within
the
building
and
another
is
actually
to
be
ambassadors
at
bhs,
so
that
is
like
giving
tours.
A
We
have
a
lot
of
upcoming
tours
for
eighth
grade
families
that
are
going
to
be
on
the
horizon
in
the
spring
and
all
of
those
are
community
service
based
opportunities,
so
students
did
receive
that
email.
So
please
remind
them
to
check
back
on
that.
So
we
have
all
we're,
also
auditing
right
now,
some
of
our
extracurricular
activities
to
identify
what
ones
like
bhs
heroes,
for
instance,
is
a
community
service
based
club
or
extracurricular,
and
there
are
some
others
as
well
that
count
for
that.
A
So
we've
been
trying
to
look
like
look
at
some
of
our
programs.
That
really
are
dedicated
to
service.
So
I
definitely
I
to
miss
pratty's
point.
Like
you
know,
there
is
a
lot
of
flexibility,
but
there's
also
a
lot
of
opportunities
that
are
already
embedded,
and
I
think
some
of
the
some
of
the
the
things
that
we
can
like
help
to
support
students
is
to
like
ask
about
those
as
well,
so
that
way
we're
ensuring
that
they
are
getting
hours
for
things
that
that
count
as
community
service.
E
Thanks
lauren
there's
a
question
asking
if
internships
count
as
volunteer
hours.
One
thing
I
think
we
could
mention
is
that
teaching
assistants.
When
students
sign
up
with
ms
pobrich
to
become
teaching
assistants,
they
can
choose
to
take
that
for
credit
or
they
can
get
volunteer
hours
for
that
as
well.
So
that
would
be
a
type
of
internship
quote
unquote
that
might
count
for
volunteer
hours.
B
No,
nothing
comes
to
mind,
but
again,
I
think
that
we
are
living
in
a
time
of
flexible
pathways
and
a
pandemic
that
impacts
things
like
volunteer
hours,
so
a
conversation
with
the
counselor.
I
think
that
we
can
help
if
a
student
needs
volunteer
hours.
We
can
talk
about
that.
So
the
student
that
I
have
referenced,
that's
blacksmithing
what
that
could
have
been
volunteer
hours.
B
However,
we
developed
an
independent
study
instead
because
that
student
wanted
credit,
so
there's
also
things
that
are
always
happening
in
our
building
that
students
can
get
volunteer
hours
for
is
working
in
the
library
so
shannon
walters
is
on
this
call-
and
I
know
that
there's
many
moving
pieces
in
the
library
and
that
so
it
you
know
it's
it's
not
a
hard.
No,
it's
a
conversation
and
figuring
out
whatever
the
task
is
and
how
we
can
best
define
it
is
it
credits?
Is
it
volunteer
hours?
Is
it?
You
know
something
else.
A
I
have
a
super
quick
plug
as
people
leave
or
are
leaving
so
first
and
I
I
know
karen-
miss
pretty
we'll,
go
ahead
and
kind
of
say
goodbye
formally,
but
just
as
a
quick
plug
next
thursday,
which
is
sorry
my
calendar
next
thursday,
which
is
the
10th
our
bhs
leadership
team.
So
this
has
really
been
about
like
what's
next
for
our
rising
seniors.
Next
thursday,
the
10th
there
will
be
a
bhs
leadership,
zoom,
that's
going
to
be
hosted
at
night
in
a
similar
fashion.
A
That's
talking
about
some
of
the
work
that's
happening
at
the
school,
some
of
the
projects
that
are
going
on
that
may
not
be
seen
by
the
public
every
day,
so
we
definitely
extend
an
invite
for
families
to
come
and
join
us
for
that.
There
will
be
another
invite
coming
in
your
email.
So
keep
a
look
out
for
that
and
now
I'll
turn
back
over
to
karen
to
close
us
out.
B
Great
thanks
so
much
lauren
and
thank
you
for
joining
us
this
evening.
I
also
want
to
commend
zoe
glass
and
may
fairfax
for
joining
us
and
really
just
stepping
in
and
and
helping
out,
but
also
just
being
really
informative
and
and
helpful
students.
So
thank
you
and
you
will
get
volunteer
hours.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you,
lise,
for
for
working
behind
the
scenes
in
shannon
for
helping
out
also
to
the
other
members
of
my
team,
tony
settle
and
jennifer
richter,
kate,
stein,
lauren
marshall.
B
Thank
you
every
day
for
the
work
that
you
do
and,
most
importantly
to
parents.
Thank
you
for
sharing
your
students
with
us.
It's
what
keeps
us
coming
back
every
day
we
love
partnering
with
families
and
we're
so
thankful
that
you
joined
us
this
evening
in
your
living
room,
and
we
really
appreciate
you
and
11th
graders
we're
going
to
have
your
meeting
soon
and
another
plug
for
dr
borba's
thrivers
book.
Really
just
amazing.
So
thank
you
all
have
a
wonderful
night.
We
look
forward
to
continuing
our
partnership
with
you
and
we
can
now
sign
off.