Counselors Corner - November 21, 2025
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Counselors Corner - November 21, 2025
Current Juniors at Lakota East!
All juniors will be taking the state provided ACT in late February. This is a real ACT that the state of Ohio pays for in the junior year for all students. We encourage juniors to begin preparing for this test. This week, the School Counselors shared out information to help juniors understand what the ACT covers and how to prepare for the test. Check out this slide, and begin preparing for this important test. NOTE: Any student can register for a national ACT, which are held on Saturdays throughout the year, visit ACT.org for more information. The state provided ACT in February will be during a school day and LEHS will be registering students in February for this test. There are no test registration needs for students at this time, for the state provided ACT.
Honors Diploma
If you are interested in earning the Honors Diploma, please view our information about the NEW State requirements here. The School Counselors will be working to verify students who are eligible to earn an Honors Diploma. We encourage you to turn in the Honors Diploma form by December 19th to the East Counseling Office if you want to make sure you meet the Honors Diploma requirements.
ASVAB
The ASVAB has been rescheduled for Monday, December 8th from 8:30 to 11:30 am in the Innovation Hub Garage space.
👉Sign up here: ASVAB 2025 Lakota East sign up
If students have any questions, they can see my in the Counseling Office.
Class of 2026 fall updates:
- Cap and Gown information
- December 1st is the final day to order and pay for your cap and gown at the regular price. The price will go up after December 1st. Please visit Graduate Services online to order your Cap and Gown today!
- https://highschool.herffjones.com/secom/school/OH/Lakota%20East/34007067000/0210/packages
- There are numerous items that you can order for graduation.
- If you are interested in the Cap, Gown and Tassel ONLY. Click on Grad Gear & Apparel and scroll to the bottom.
- Names on Diplomas
- Later this week students will receive an email from Emily Francis-Foster. This is an IMPORTANT email, where students will confirm the spelling of their names for their diploma. Please read the email and follow the instructions.
- Honors Diploma information
- If you are interested in earning the Honors Diploma, please view our information about the NEW State requirements here. The School Counselors will be working to verify students who are eligible to earn an Honors Diploma. We encourage students to turn in the Honors Diploma form by December 19th to the East Counseling Office if you want to make sure you meet the Honors Diploma requirements.
- College Application and Schoolinks
- Many students have been submitting College Applications and tracking information in Schoolinks! This is a reminder that students must add the college(s) in Schoolinks so that your School Counselor can send your transcript to the college. Link to Schoolinks presentation for help with this process.
- Students should use OneLogin in to access Schoolinks, then click on College, and then College Applications to list their colleges.
- After students apply, please continue to check their email that they used to apply and watch for additional information from the college. Some colleges need students to set up account access in order to view the college’s admission decisions.
- Many students have been submitting College Applications and tracking information in Schoolinks! This is a reminder that students must add the college(s) in Schoolinks so that your School Counselor can send your transcript to the college. Link to Schoolinks presentation for help with this process.
- If you have additional questions about Graduation Requirements or senior items, please reach out to your student’s School Counselor.
This past week during 5th bell Advisory students were shown a presentation about Experience Tracking and Schoolinks. Schoolinks is a tool that Lakota students use for course planning, career search, college search/applications and a place where students can track their experiences throughout high school. The presentation reviews some of the options in Schoolinks that help students plan to meet graduation requirements. Families can view and listen to the Experience Tracker presentation here. The presentation also reviews the new Honors Diploma criteria as well as the new state CCWM indicators and requirements.
Request a Meeting with your School Counselor:
Main Campus Students : Main Campus Counselor meeting sign up
Freshman campus students : Freshman Counselor Meeting Request
Things to do...
Class of 2026: College Application checklist
Class of 2027: Get ahead with future planning, please check out our Junior Year To Do List
Meet Your Counselors!
School Counselors Main Campus – Student last names & Email:
- A-De Tara.Bessler@lakotaonline.com
- Df-He Andrea.Bryant@lakotaonline.com
- Hf-Mh Nina.Gervais@lakotaonline.com
- Mi-Sf Angela.Fisher@lakotaonline.com
- Sg-Z Jennifer.Millard@lakotaonline.com
School Counselors Freshman Campus – Student last names & Email:
Counseling Updates
Are you up to date with happenings in the School Counseling Office? Do you need to find opportunities with: colleges, local jobs, volunteering in the community, getting help with ACT/SAT testing? Check out the Counseling Office Updates
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