College Counseling

July 9-15, 2023

Each summer, dozens of students from across the nation come to Purdue’s business school for a FREE week-long program called the Future Scholars Camp. This year, you could be one of them.

With a focus on top students from historically underrepresented minority groups, the Business Opportunity Program (BOP) brings soon-to-be high school seniors together for a week on campus as they jump-start their futures. At camp, you will have the opportunity to participate in workshops to enhance your teamwork and leadership skills, engage with Purdue faculty and corporate partners, and interact with current BOP students who were in your shoes not long ago.

This year’s program is July 9-15, 2023. Students with at least a 3.3 unweighted GPA are invited to apply.

If selected, your only expense will be transportation to and from Purdue University – your time on campus is fully funded. If you have questions, reach out to our office at bop@purdue.edu.

Girls and Women: help discover your inner engineer at one of Purdue’s Women in Engineering Program introductory events:

• Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
• Saturday, February 25, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., EST

• Exploring Engineering at Purdue
• Monday, April 17, 2023

Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will be hosting a Pharmacy Camp from Tuesday, June 20 through Friday, June 23, 2023.

The camp is open to high schools students entering the 10-12 grades in the fall of 2023. Students will gain an understanding of medication therapy in today’s healthcare environment and explore the role of the pharmacist in contemporary healthcare. There will also be an introduction of the many career paths in pharmacy, including ambulatory and acute patient care, drug compounding, pharmaceutical research, a field trip to an outreach pharmacy, and more!

Camp activities include:

• Preparing pharmaceutical products in a compounding lab and a clean room.
• Attempting clinical assessment techniques such as taking a blood pressure.
• Visiting an outreach pharmacy.
• Meeting and interacting with current pharmacists from a variety of different practice areas.

Where: Butler University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 4600 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208

When: Tuesday, June 20–Friday, June 23, 2023

Who: High school students: 10th, 11th, or 12th grades in the fall of 2023

Registration Fee: $150. Fee includes lunch and snacks for each day, a camp T-shirt, transportation for field trip, and camp project supplies.

Campers will be supervised by College of Pharmacy and Health Science faculty and staff during all activities.

Project Indy is comprised of a network of community organizations, employers, and corporate partners who are providing job opportunities, soft-skill development and job-readiness training to in-school and out-of-school youth in Marion County.

Mayor Joe Hogsett has created Project Indy to help connect youth to jobs in Indianapolis.

Read more about Project Indy with online application at projectindy.net. Find out more at jobreadyindy.org

An amazing community-based organization in Indianapolis, the Center for Leadership Development, has incredible opportunities set up to help students be successful and capitalize on amazing networking opportunities. BCHS has had several students receive full-tuition scholarships to colleges and universities through their Emerging Scholars Program.

Sophomores through Seniors are eligible to register now for Self-Discovery, which is required before participating in Emerging Scholars. Please consider taking part in this if you are able. There are also other programs available for younger students.

Visit cldinc.org for information

Each year, BCHS lists private tutors and companies that have advertised their services to us. BCHS counseling
department does not vouch for the effectiveness of these services nor do we negotiate fees.

View 2022-23 tutoring list

A full list of tutors and other coursework help and homework aids can be found on the main BCHS website, under ‘Academics’.

Go to the main Website

Peer tutoring will be available from National Honor Society students beginning Quarter 2, 2022

• Step 1 – Make the excellent decision that you want to meet with a NHS tutor for help.
• Step 2 – See your teacher. See your teacher. Working with teachers to learn about your areas of growth helps give you a plan for questions to ask your peer tutor.
• Step 3: Starting in Quarter 2, 2022, you can meet with peer tutors in Room 106 during B seminar. You will not need to sign up in advance.

Questions? See See Mr. Horrigan in Room 106.

Exploring provides exciting activities and mentorship for youth with hands-on experience to determine whether or not a particular career field is right for them.  Students can develop valuable networking contacts with professionals working in selected career fields by participating in this program.

In May 2022, Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors were emailed an Interest Survey “Exploring” which will give them the opportunity to participate in career exploration programs offered in their areas of interest next fall. The survey is also available in the School Counseling canvas course.

Find information about the program at www.exploring.org/.

Exploradoor is a great resource for Indianapolis students to pursue opportunities in our area.

It is a free resource that ‘opens doors’ among teens, their families, schools  to Indiana  programs and opportunities.

Listed in the portal are opportunities for enrichment, experiences and leadership. ‘Open the Door’ to build your resume, explore your passion, and connect with ways to serve.

The Indiana Department of Education is partnering with Schoolhouse.world to support students in grades eight through 12 with free tutoring for SAT preparation, math courses and Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

Live small-group tutoring via Zoom will focus on SAT reading, writing and math as well as AP course tutoring in calculus, statistics, chemistry, biology, physics and computer science.

Signup for a session today at Schoolhouse.world

Exploring Posts give students the opportunity to learn about careers associated with local area companies and organizations. Exploring is an affiliate of Boy Scouts of America and has been offering valuable connections to real-world career exploration to Indy and Bishop Chatard students for many years.

Eli Lilly, BSA Lifestructures and One America are just a few of the companies offering Exploring Posts, many of which start this week! But students can register anytime. Guidebooks are being distributed to Sophomores and Juniors, and are also available for any student to pick up in the Guidance Office.
Info and registration also available at www.crossroadsbsa.org/programs/exploring/

It’s inevitable that we all experience stress in our daily lives.  Some stress is actually good for us but too much stress can be harmful.  Check out the special edition School Counseling Newsletter November 2016 specifically addressing stress and how to effectively manage it.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology offers free math and science homework help.Visit askrose.org
Live homework help from professors and tutors is available online through the Marion County Public Library. Visit www.imcpl.org/kids/tutorauth.php. Login using your library card.

Too much to do with too little time? Stressed about life? View the handouts below for tips from the guidance department about how to handle stress. Included are apps that can help you track your stress levels!

Handling Stress
How to create a stress plan
Download ‘Stress Plan’ form

Online App to track stress