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LVS Counseling Newsletter January 2022

Contact Information

Check out our new website below!

Mr. Duperon (A-L) 734-379-7097 duperod@gibdist.net

Mrs. Doliber (M-Z) 734-379-7665 dolibed@gibdist.net

Types of Services Provided

  • Academic, career, and personal counseling
  • Helping students communicate effectively with others within the school community
  • Guidance in the class selection process, as well as with post high school planning
  • For one-on-one appointments with your counselor, please visit this link to schedule

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

Lakeshore Leaders Club 9am meetings every Monday (unless notified otherwise)

1/6-1/7 - NWEA testing (see letter from Mrs. Zachary)

1/17 - MLK Day NO SCHOOL CAMPUS CLOSED

1/25-1/27 - Final Exams

1/28 - Final Grades and end of the semester

Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968)

  • His grandfather began the family’s long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until the present, and from 1960 until his death Martin Luther acted as co-pastor.
  • Martin Luther attended segregated public schools in Georgia, graduating from high school at the age of fifteen.
  • In 1954: Always a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race, King was, by this time, a member of the executive committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the leading organization of its kind in the nation
  • Bus Boycott: During these days of boycott, King was arrested, his home was bombed, he was subjected to personal abuse, but at the same time he emerged as a Negro leader of the first rank.
  • In 1957:he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed to provide new leadership for the now burgeoning civil rights movement. The ideals for this organization he took from Christianity; its operational techniques from Gandhi.
  • In 1957-1968: King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five hundred times, appearing wherever there was injustice, protest, and action; and meanwhile he wrote five books as well as numerous articles.
  • In these years, he led a massive protest in Birmingham, Alabama, that caught the attention of the entire world, providing what he called a coalition of conscience.
  • Inspiring his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, a manifesto of the Negro revolution; he planned the drives in Alabama for the registration of Negroes as voters; he directed the peaceful march on Washington, D.C., of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his address, “l Have a Dream”, he conferred with President John F. Kennedy and campaigned for President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • He was arrested upwards of twenty times and assaulted at least four times; he was awarded five honorary degrees; was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963; and became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure.
  • At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement.
  • On the evening of April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead a protest march in sympathy with striking garbage workers of that city, he was assassinated.

Career exploration and planning through Xello (NOW PAST DUE)

Hopefully you have seen our update about Xello on ParentSquare or Schoology. Xello is a fun to use, engaging platform that learns about you and what you like to help tailor your future plans. For more information, click the button below to login and get started or contact your counselor for additional help. NOW PAST DUE. PLEASE COMPLETE ASAP

username: GSD-school ID password: birthdate (mmddyyyy)

Having trouble? Make an appointment here!

FAFSA

Free Application For Federal Student Aid

In order to be eligible for many scholarship opportunities and other aid from the state of Michigan you MUST file a FAFSA. Even if college isn't in the plans, if you think your family makes too much money, or you're not taking loans, FILL OUT A FAFSA. Please reach out to your counselor with questions or if you need support. Get started with the button below!

CAREER SHOWCASE

Video Game Designer

Who doesn't love to play video games? Why not start making the games you and others love to play?! Video game designers generally use programming skills and logic to create rules and complex systems for a game. Others use their artistic ability to create the look and feel for the game. They need to be able to think critically, problem solve effectively, and have good communication skills. Nearly all designers have a bachelor's degree in interactive media programs, computer science, or similarly related fields. Some programmers or designers are able to earn upwards of $100k a year with experience. Be sure to check out the Xello page on game developers as well as O*NET for more info!

Downriver career technical consortium

DCTC offers a wide variety of career and technical education (CTE) courses from welding and auto mechanics to cosmetology and digital media and film. There are nearly 25 program offerings to help prepare students for college and/or a highly skilled career. Completion of a program can even earn you college credit and give you a head start toward earning a certification or more advanced level of training. Be sure to get in touch with your counselor if any of this sounds interesting to you!

Interested in enrolling in Skilled Trade Classes? Contact Mrs. Doliber : dolibed@gibdist.net

Applications are due by March 2022 !

Important scholarship info

Click the link to each scholarship for more information

Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund - various awards/scholarships for Asian Americans with a completed FAFSA on file and 2.7 GPA

Bloomfield Hills Financial Stock to Scholarship Challenge - up to a $5,000 award! Click the link to learn more about this cool and unique scholarship opportunity!

GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship - up to twenty $10,000 renewable scholarships! This is a big one you definitely want to check out

John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest - $500-$10,000 in awards, students grades 9-12 under the age of 20, essay on topic related to JFK

Click HERE to check out even more scholarships! Be sure to look on Schoology for even more opportunities this month and throughout the year!

Counselor's COrner

Coping skills help you tolerate, minimize, and deal with stressful situations in life. Managing your stress well can help you feel better physically and psychologically and it can impact your ability to perform your best. Check out the information below for a different strategy each month.

Coping Skill: Acting Opposite

Have you ever considered doing the opposite of your usual response to your emotions? The opposite action skill is a deliberate attempt to act OPPOSITE of your emotion urge. If your emotions are doing more harm than good, try acting opposite. Find the opposite action to our common emotion urges below.

Don't forget to check us out on Schoology!

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