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Manchester High School

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Counseling

The mission of the Manchester High School Counseling department is to provide a comprehensive, developmental counseling program to address the academic, career and personal/social needs of all students. In coordination with students, staff, parents and community resources, the school counselor and department staff will facilitate a positive and supportive program that will help provide a school community that is safe, healthy, and growth promoting for all students.

Students and parents can self-enroll in the MCHS School Counseling Canvas Course.

Enrollments are done by appointment only.
Please call 804-739-6284 to make an appointment.

Need to see a counselor?

Counselor Request Form: this form is only operational and monitored during the school year. Summer inquires should be emailed to the Counseling Coordinator at daniel_valentine@ccpsnet.net

Phone: 804-739-6284
Fax: 804-639-6974
CEEB Code: 471870

The purpose of school counseling is to build skills for academic, career and personal/social development. School counseling in Chesterfield County Public Schools is a planned, sequential program of services that is comprehensive in scope and developmental in nature.

Academic counseling helps students and parents learn about curriculum choices, plan an appropriate program of studies, arrange and interpret academic testing and seek post secondary academic opportunities.

Career counseling helps students acquire information and plan for work, jobs, apprenticeships and post-secondary education and career opportunities.

Personal or social counseling helps students develop an understanding of themselves and the rights and needs of others, resolve conflict and define individual goals that reflect their interests, abilities and aptitudes. Such counseling may be provided in groups in which generic issues of social development are addressed or through structured individual or small group counseling sessions that focus on specific student concerns (for example, divorce, anxiety or aggressive behavior).

At Manchester High School
Our school counselors take great pride in getting to know our students. Whether we are enrolling new students; answering a scheduling question; brainstorming with students about what to do after they leave Manchester; or maybe just offering an empathetic ear to challenges at home, we care about our students.

Beyond the general services offered as described above, the Manchester School Counseling Department offers a number of other services and programs, e.g. College Night, financial aid workshops, orientations, and student scheduling. The department also coordinates all mandated testing, sends transcripts, and coordinates award assemblies with the administration.

Major Clarity

Use Major Clarity to explore careers, job training, academic planning, resume writing, scholarships and more. You can access Major Clarity through your “Student Applications” backpack on your Chromebook dashboard.

The Job Resource
Companies may post ads for job openings, free of charge; college students may post resumes on the web and update them as often as they wish.

Military Careers

National Guard
Rep: SSG Jason F. Ellsworth
Phone: 804-608-8627
Email: jason.f.ellsworth.mil@mail.mil

Army

Marine Corp

Navy

A high school diploma tells admission officers at colleges, universities, and career and technical schools that the bearer is ready for the rigors of post-secondary education. It also tells potential employers that the graduate possesses the reading, writing, and computational skills required for success in the workplace. In order to graduate from a public high school in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a student must meet the criteria established by the Virginia Department of Education.

Scholarship Information
Scholarship Tips for Students and Parents can be found here!
This information will be updated monthly and published in Orange Aid

FAFSA help! See details attached below!

**Students and parents may sign up to visit with our GRASP representative in the school counseling office to discuss college financial aid needs.** Find out more information at www.grasp4virginia.com

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be applied for at https://studentaid.gov/

Scholarship Information
Increasingly students are finding that web-based scholarship sites provide the easiest and most comprehensive approach to search for scholarships to help offset the increasing burden of paying for post-secondary education. Be wary of scholarship scams! If you have to pay money to get money, it’s probably a scam.

Orange Aid

  • An updated scholarship bulleting published by Manchester School Counseling Department. Includes many local/regional scholarships. For information regarding scholarships listed on the OrangeAid, please see Mrs. Dejarnette in the Guidance office..
  • Major Clarity

 

Fastweb

  • The largest and most accurate personalized scholarship search that compares your background with a database of awards. Only those awards that fit your profile are identified as matches.

 

FinAid: Specific Majors or Course of Study Scholarship Opportunities

  • A list of several scholarship databases as well individual scholarships and awards aimed at assisting students pursuing specific majors or courses of study.

Central Scholarship Bureau

  • The Central Scholarship Bureau is a nonprofit organization founded in 1924 with the mission of providing grants, scholarships, and interest-free loans for postsecondary education.

SchoolSoup

  • SchoolSoup claims to have the largest online scholarship search engine in the world. It matches individual preferences and profiles to private, public and need-based award money.

Unusual Scholarships

  • A compilation of interesting, esoteric and unusual scholarships such as the Left-handed Scholarship, scholarships for twins, etc.

Phone: (804) 739-6284
Fax: (804) 639-6974
CEEB Code: 471870

How to Get a Copy of Your Official Manchester Transcript

Chesterfield County Public Schools has partnered with Parchment.com for all transcript requests and education verifications for all current high school students and alumni.  Parchment provides efficient and secure electronic transcript delivery nationwide with up-to-date tracking through email notifications for all registered users.

Processing Time:

Please allow a minimum of seven (7) business days for processing of all requests.  Transcripts ordered through Parchment over the weekend or holiday breaks will not be processed until school re-opens. Please keep this in mind as many college application deadlines fall around the holiday seasons.

Official Transcripts can be delivered one of two ways; Electronically through Parchment.com or a paper copy can be sent via usps or given over to the student or student’s guardian in a sealed envelope. Parchment can be used to send transcripts directly to colleges, to a Common Application, the NCAA, and any other institution who works with Parchment. Paper copies delivered without a sealed envelope will be considered Unofficial. CCPS policy bars us from sending transcripts through email under any circumstances. Transcripts requested by colleges, institutions, coaches, etc. will not be processed without an order from the student in one of the three above listed modalities. 

Electronic Transcripts: First set up an account at either Parchment.com. Ordering electronic transcripts through Parchment is free of charge for official transcripts uploaded while you are a high school student. As of August 1st of our graduating year, you become an Alumnus. After this date, transcripts will incur a fee via Parchment. 

Paper Transcripts: Ordering paper transcripts can be made by filling out an order on the reverse side of the transcript release form, which is available in the School Counseling Office. There is a $5 fee for paper transcripts.

Alumni

Please follow this link to the  Division’s Transcript webpage

You must see your counselor individually for letters of recommendation

Questions? 

Click here for Frequently Asked Questions.

Thank you again for using Parchment to request your transcript. If you have any questions about Parchment, select the Parchment help link for details. As always, you may contact your School Counseling Office for additional questions.