Guidance

The purpose of the guidance program at Cathedral Preparatory School is to support the educational/spiritual goals of the school by assisting students in understanding themselves and adjusting to the realities of life situations. While the program emphasizes self understanding and acceptance of personality and ability, it offers encouragement in assisting students to adjust to life situations. Students must recognize that they have the responsibility for their own choices and actions.

The complete education program seeks to promote early college and higher education planning and preparation. This is done frequently in Group Guidance Classes and through scheduled parent/guidance meeting nights.

Group Guidance is provided for all students the equivalent of 10 to 12 sessions per/year for all classes. Freshman and Sophomore Group Guidance Classes occur throughout the year, whereas Junior Group occurs during the spring semester and Senior Class group occurs during the fall semester. The focus of these classes varies from year to year, i.e. freshmen – adjustment to high school specifically Cathedral Preparatory School; sophomores – academic performance and career awareness; juniors – preparation for standardized testing, decision making, and college search; seniors – applying to college, applying for financial aid, and scholarship search. Various other teen adjustment topics such as drug/alcohol awareness, bullying, etc… are often explored as well in these sessions.

The guidance staff attempts to get to know each student through a personal interview. Each interview builds upon the information acquired in the previous year. They provide a basis from which the counselor can work to provide: pertinent information, further counseling, tutoring, outside referrals, etc… Individual counseling is available to all students on request. (Appointment request forms are available in the guidance suite). Parents, teachers and administrators can also refer individual students for counseling. A list of counselors, available by class, is provided below. Each student is encouraged to make use of the counseling staff. Prep also has a formal Student Assistance Program through which students can be referred to specialty focused independent counselors.

Mr. Rick Grychowski
Director of Guidance
Senior Class Counselor
453-7737 ext. 2231

Mr. Chet Moffett
Freshman Counselor, Juniors L-Z
453-7737 ext. 2238

Mrs. Mary Hammer
Sophomore Counselor, Juniors A-K
453-7737 ext. 2287

Services: Individual Counseling, Classroom Guidance, Consultations with Parents, College and Career Preparation/Exploration, Small Group Consultation, Crisis Intervention, Participation in Student Assistance Program, Administration of Standardized Testing.

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SAT Prep Course
Students can take one, two, or all three sections. Each section will review techniques, concepts and questions types that apply t the exam.

Session B: Completed in time for the December 3 and January 28 test dates
Essay: October 8, 15, 22 (9:00 am – noon)
Math: October 29, November 5, 12, 19 (8:00 am – 10:15 am)
Critical Reading/Writing: October 29, November 5, 12, 19 (10:30 am – 12:45 pm)

Session C: Completed in time for the March 10 and May 5 test dates
Essay: January 21, 28, February 4 (9:00 am – noon)
Math: February 11, 18, 25, March 3 (8:00 am – 10:15 am)
Critical Reading/Writing: February 11, 18, 25, March 3 (10:30 am – 12:45 pm)

Session D Completed in time for the June 2 test date
Essay: March 31, April 14, 21 (9:00 am – noon)
Math: April 28, May 5, 12, 19 (8:00 am – 10:15 am)
Critical Reading/Writing: April 28, May 5, 12, 19 (10:30 am – 12:45 pm)

Program cost: $109 per section or $265 for all three.

Please see the Gannon University website at www.gannon.edu/sat for complete details and registration information or call (814) 871-7350