Counseling Presentations

About Our Counseling Presentation Programs

Our counseling presentation programs were developed to provide critical information for students and parents as they prepare for the transitions during high school. This is an exciting, but potentially stressful time. While balancing important academic responsibilities, extracurricular demands and social activities, students are faced with new challenges and difficult decisions.

The programs seek to assist students and parents in developing the knowledge and confidence to adequately prepare for these important transitions.  We believe all students and parents will benefit from our programs.

We look forward to your feedback and program suggestions. Here’s to success this year and the years ahead!

Academic Planning Presentations for the 2024-25 School Year 

Academic Planning Night, Jan. 17, 2024. PDF below

Lessons for students are available through the YHS Academic Planning Canvas Course to which students should have access

Middle School information Session to Students:

College and Career Planning Presentations

• Junior Night Presentation Recording (for class of 2025)
• Junior Night Slides (for class of 2025)
• Paying for College – Fall ’22 Video Link – Slides Link
• Fitting the Right College Fit – Fall 2022, Recording (Passcode 8Ecr@Fmy)
• Essay Writing Presentation
• WRITING COLLEGE ESSAYS (U of SC Slide Show)
• EXPLORING CAREERS AND COLLEGES
• College and Career Searches
• Resume – Create, Edit and Maintain
• SELF DISCOVERY, COLLEGE RESEARCH TOOLS:   Danielle Dessaso, College Counselor
• COMMON APP:  Michelle Lombardi mlombardi@commonapp.org
• Find Your Fit work sheet, Amanda Wilder, NVCC
• Keeping Your Mental Health In Check During the College Process William Stratton, U of SC, strattw@mailbox.sc.edu
• APPLYING TO CALIFORNIA COLLEGES: 
  • APPLICATION PROCEDURES: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/index.html
  • PERSONAL INSIGHT QUESTIONS (PIQs): https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/personal-insight-questions.html
  • Sign up for UCI information (info on application & personal insight question workshops sent in the fall): https://apply.admissions.uci.edu/register/yorktown-summer22
  • UC APPLICATION HELP DESK: ucinfo@applyucsupport.net or call (800) 207-1710