It is very nice of you to stop by my website! Please allow me, your teachers, administrators, and all of the members in the counseling team to help you find your way toward setting and achieving your high school and post high school goals. It would be our pleasure to be of assistance to you with your academic, social, and emotional needs as well as your college and career planning.
High school is an exciting time of tremendous learning. You will learn to study in earnest, and to build your academic foundations. You will also learn to become a part of the social fabric of this school by meeting new people, taking part in school activities, and learning about your personal strengths and weaknesses. If you will use your four high school years to apply sustained effort on the tasks that help you to broaden your knowledge base in each academic area, and to practice the important skills you learn in the trade area that you have selected, you will be more likely to be successful in the school and work based settings you enter in the future.
Learning is fun. It keeps us on our toes and makes life very interesting. If you will look at learning as an inspiring challenge, and enjoy each step toward mastering yourself and your subjects, you will be more likely to enjoy your high school years. This is the truth as I know it: the more you give, the more you receive.
Allow me to suggest that you make a full hearted effort to learn to the best of your ability. Would you please become conscious of the energy you apply to this effort? Learn at full throttle!
I hope you will ask for help when you need it. It would be an honor to help you.
Would you please plan to do something that is healthy and fun every weekend? Do not deprive yourself of fun and recreation for too long. Recreation will help to keep you in balance, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
I sincerely hope the tips that follow will be helpful to you and that you will enjoy happy and successful year at Grasso Tech. The websites you find above this letter will provide a lot of information about important high school topics. I hope you will visit them soon.
Be well,
Deborah Clarkson
Mrs. Deborah Clarkson
Director of Student Services and Admissions
Grade 10 Counselor
E. T. Grasso Technical High School
deborah.clarkson@ct.gov
PARENTS: Would you please take a look at the Staff Directory in the "Quick Links" on the Grasso Tech web site: www.cttech.org/grasso? You may make direct contact with your child's teachers by phone or by email. Many teachers have their own websites, too.
Yes, your daughter or son probably does have homework to do!
STUDENTS: Here are some quick study tips to prepare you for high school success:
1. Get 8 to 9 hours of sleep (but not in class...)
2. Study 50 minutes; take a break for 10 minutes, study 50 minutes, etc.
3. Design a weekly study schedules
4. Pay attention to deadlines
5. Mark the date of every test on your calendar
6. Review your notes after lectures (within 24 hours)
7. Prioritize what you really need to do, and learn to say no
8. Discover the best place to study, and the best time of day.
9. Don't be afraid to ask for help--talk to your instructors, counselor, or get a tutor. Use our wonderful Access Period as time to get clarification on an assignment or new learning.
10. Get perfect attendance. The closer you come to this goal, the more you will learn!
ALL THE BEST...
Grasso Rocks!
DC
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