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STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Welcome to Student Services!

The Student Services Department at Minooka Community High School is designed to help students learn about themselves, identify their interests, investigate the world of work and take direct action to build lifelong competencies while in high school. High school students are faced with the prospect of numerous and diverse choices in post-secondary planning. In any decision-making process, gathering information is the key step. To achieve these objectives, students and parents are encouraged to participate in a variety of activities and programs throughout their four years of high school. In the freshman year, counselors meet with students to help them understand their own learning styles and review available guidance services. Sophomore year focuses on career options and the PLAN, practice ACT test. In the junior year, counselors meet with students and an overview of post-secondary educational planning is presented. During the senior year, students examine options, submit college applications and make post-graduation decisions. Throughout the four years of high school, students are encouraged to meet individually with their counselors. Our college coordinator is available as a resource person.



Who To Contact?
Name
Phone
Extention
Position
Location

Guidance Staff
Central Campus
(815) 467-2140
x129 
Counselor (A-Go)
Central
Stan Tischer (815) 467-2140 x175 Counselor (Gp-O) Central
(815) 467-2140
x130
Counselor (P-Z)
Central
South Campus
Bobbi White (815) 521-4001 x4155 Counselor (A-Fd) South
(815) 521-4001
x4167
Counselor (Fe-Lt)
South
Margaret Lethiot (815) 521-4001 x4165 Counselor (Lu-Rn) South
Melissa Hurst (815) 521-4001 x4164 Counselor (Ro-Z) South

Career Center
Kristin Carlson (815) 467-2140 x192 Career Center Manager Central
Melynda Costa (815) 521-4001 Career Center Manager South

Health Services
Karen Aldworth  (815) 467-2140 x131 Registered Nurse Central
Jill Pfieffer (815) 521-4001 x4183 Registered Nurse South
Jan Kreis (815) 521-4001 x4183 Registered Nurse South

Social Worker
Julia Nickel (815) 467-2140 x185 Social Worker Central
Hilary Kohs (815) 521-4001 x4189 Social Worker South

Registrar
Deborah Muehlbauer (815) 467-2140 x125 Registrar Central
Kalie Greiner (815) 521-4001 x4172 Asst. Registrar South

Support Staff
Kathy Krakowski (815) 467-2140 x194 Asst. Principal's Secretary Central

Administration
Carol Whiteaker (815) 467-2140 x127 Assistant Principal So/Central


Important Information and Links

New To The District? Here's Help.
High School Registration

• Students in grades 9-12 register at the high school. To find out more information about registration requirements, please call the main office at MCHS 815-467-2140. Please complete the registration packet and contact the school to arrange a time to enroll the student. There may be additional paperwork for you to complete at the school. Click below for more information:

Click here to learn more about District #111.

Program Planning Guide
2010-2011

The MCHS curriculum guide is designed to help you, the student, plan your program of study from the variety of courses offered at the school. The curriculum guide also allows parents to consider the various options available for students. Regardless of whether you plan to pursue a college degree, attend technical school, join the military, enter an apprenticeship program, or join the workforce immediately after high school, the courses you choose in high school will have a definite impact upon your success once you graduate.

Click here to download the 2010-2011 MCHS Curriculum guide.

Student Handbook
2009-2010

The MCHS District 111 is provided to all MCHS District 111 students at the beginning of each school year and outlines the Board of Education's policies and expectations for overall student conduct. This document is available to parents either through download on this web site or through hardcopy pickup at either school's main office. If you have questions about the handbook, please contact the Central Campus Main Office at 467-2140 or the South Campus Main Office at 815-521-4001.

Click
here to download the 2009-10 MCHS District 111 Student Handbook.

Certificate of Child Health Examination
2009-2010

All students entering as freshmen or as transfer students must have a physical exam form completed and ready to turn in the first day of school. State law also requires that all students entering school be immunized against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), measles, mumps, and rubella. In addition, all students must show proof of receiving the Hepatitis B vaccination series. Proof of immunity is verified by documented evidence by a health care provider of having received the vaccine or of having had the disease. State law provides that students who do not meet these requirements be excluded from school. Student transferring from another state must have a current physical completed on an Illinois comparable health form on their first day of school.

Vision and hearing screening will be done, as mandated, for freshmen during the semester in which they have physical education and for new students in the school district. Students will not be required to undergo this vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a report form indicating that an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months and that evaluation is on file at the school

Click
here to download the State of Illinois, Department of Human Services, Certicate of Child Healh Examination Form.

College and Scholarship Links
2009-2010

Post-Secondary functions are those services which deal with acquisition of factual information for parents and students. Examples of this service are college placement, scholarship information and vocational information. Through counseling, students are taught and assisted to interpret and relate facts about themselves and apply this knowledge in solving problems and making realistic decisions. Often this process includes working with parents, teachers and other school and community resources. The Student Services Department believes in providing the most information to parents and students to help make the right decisions after high school. The link below is a good beginning point to help both parents and students. Should you have additional questions about post-secondary needs, please contact the Student Services Department at both campuses.

Click
here for the Student Services Web Link page.



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