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Guidance

Welcome to the Guidance Department at MDHS!

The Role of Guidance Services:

Guidance is a safe space where both students and their guardians/parents are welcome to come in and obtain information and support regarding well-being and/or academics. If you have a question or a problem and you are not sure who to ask then please give us a call or come in and visit us. We would be more than happy to help you.

Students can now make appointments online using teachassist.

1) Have your child log in to their Teach Assist account

2)            Under the sub-heading “Appointment Bookings”

3)            Click on the day and time the student wants to have their appointment

(if the appointment slot is highlighted in blue). If there are no appointments

     displayed, then you will have to select another  day, as all counsellors have

been booked for that day.

4)          You will see shaded in blue “All open appointments”. Choose the appropriate

Guidance counsellor (based on your child’s last name).

5)           If the student needs to cancel their appointment for any reason, click

“cancel”.

If your child has any trouble making their online appointment, please let us  know.

Our Counsellors: Alpha Telephone Extension

Gabrielle McGill A - Fe ext. 516

Jim Buie Fi - Mao ext. 517

Marc Weinstein Mar - Sa ext. 519

Erika Kerhoulas Sc - Z ext. 518

Susan Vlachopoulos Reception ext. 515

**Counsellors will be seeing students who have signed up for the Adaptive model in the morning (on the day that you are at school for your cohort) and all other appointments (including students who are in virtual school) will be virtual appointments via google meet unless you have made alternative arrangements.**

Please note: If guardians/parents wish to make an appointment with their student’s guidance counsellor, please feel free to give us a call at 905-294-1886 ext 515. Guardians/parents (not students) making appointments are asked to please book 2 slots when meeting with a guidance counsellor.

Guidance office hours: Monday- Friday 7:45am-3:45pm

Phone# (905) 294-1886 plus extension provided above.

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Scholarship Information

Scholarships classroom code – l5zjuvv

Please view the Scholarship Report posted on the classroom.

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University Applicants Google Classroom – lnatkxp

Regularly visit this classroom for Guidance presentations and links. The LINKS doc is organized alphabetically by university and will be updated regularly with:

Online Viewbooks

Online presentations & webinars (these vary by university, as synchronous or asynchronous, however many need you to pre-register…so check it out!)

Fall Preview Days

Application updates

College Applicants Google Classroom – khz24ox

Please visit the Google Classroom for updated information relating to:

Researching college programs

Application information

College websites, virtual tours & webinars (you may have to pre-register for some)

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Courses Taken Outside of YRDSB

If you are currently taking a course outside of the YRDSB, it is very important that you fill out the Private School Intention Form:

Private School Intent Form 20202021.pdf

Complete this form and return it to your Guidance counsellor by the deadlines listed on the form.

A gentle reminder that it is the student’s responsibility to ensure their OCAS and OUAC accounts are accurate.

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Important Upcoming Dates!

“POST-SECONDARY PLANNING INFO SESSION” was presented on November 19, for parents/guardians & students of all grades (presented virtually by MDHS Guidance)

The pre-recorded presentation (25min) can be viewed either:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EBw0KgOnbCdGdOYdcInD8rvtMq9Vkl9y/view?usp=sharing

Note: In order to view the video, you must be logged into the student GAPPS account (via theYRDSB chrome sign in, not a shortcut single sign on). Also check that you are logged out of any second gmail account.

If you do not have a GAPPS account, please click either link below

https://youtu.be/9pGsoNc4asM