College Counseling

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.

One Bread One Cup (OBOC): July 6-10

This is a five day liturgical leadership conference at St. Meinrad from July 6-10, 2022. Throughout the week, rising sophomores through rising seniors will meet other young people from across the nation who are fired up about their faith. Students will be trained in a specific liturgical ministry (ex. lector, instrumental musician, altar server, chant, etc.) with the intent to return to your parish and school equipped to lead. But it’s so much more than that!

In addition to this liturgical training, students will attend large group faith formation sessions which will give you a deeper insight into what it means live a Catholic life focused on Jesus, specifically as a young person. The evenings are a time for theological reflection groups, a chance to look back on our day and see where God has been present.

If that hasn’t sold you, there’s also a ton of silly fun to be had! Think of the Crazy Hat Dance — everyone wears their grooviest hat and breaks it down on the dance floor as the college interns DJ. Or the Ultimate Frisbee Challenge – all one hundred and something high school participants take on twenty or so college interns. Not to mention opportunities to meet some really cool monks!

Currently, OBOC is offered to BCHS students on an invitation-only basis, and there are limited spots. Contact Joel Kelley no later than February 18th if you are interested in attending. We are still calculating cost, but it will be less than $500 per student.

[alert]Rising sophomores: participating in OBOC will count for ALL of your sophomore Christian Service hours for next year. You will come into school with them already completed.[/alert]

Marian University’s Missionary Disciples Institute: June 13-17

Bishop Chatard encourages rising sophomore to rising seniors to consider Marian University’s Missionary Disciples Institute!

Missionary Disciples Institute (MDI) is a youth theological institute that prepares 75 high school leaders to grow as missionary disciples ready to serve their community through the Church. Youth participants will move onto Marian’s campus for one-week over the summer – June 13-17, 2022. During their time on campus, students will live in an intentional community of high school leaders from around the country, discover dynamic ways to pray, be mentored by college students preparing to be Church leaders, learn from brilliant MU theologians, and, ultimately, build a mission plan designed to help share the joy of the Gospel in practical/concrete ways with their peers.

This opportunity is currently only available to students on an invite-only basis. If your student has been invited, please encourage them to apply! You need to sign up by March 1st at the latest, so don’t delay!

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/

Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors: Complete your career survey with “Exploring” to participate in career exploration programs offered in your areas of interest in the fall 2021.

A link to the survey was emailed to you and is also in the School Counseling canvas course. BCHS Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors are asked to complete the survey.

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.

Learn more about Exploring at www.exploring.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

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Direct Employers Institute’s offers three types of programs to introduce students in high school to STEM careers.

STEM YES!
This summer program provides students who are low-income, from underrepresented groups, and have disabilities, the opportunity to gain hands-on project-based experiences and workplace learning opportunities with local employers to prepare them to enter high wage careers in STEM and explore business practices with local employers.

During each session, students develop competencies in teamwork, business planning, presentation skills, social etiquette, soft skills and career, and college preparation, while exploring and learning about the various fields that STEM has to offer. Job shadowing (at sites such as Eli Lilly, Salesforce, Duke Realty, Dow AgroSciencews, IUPUI Forensic Science and more), research, projects, information technology, and more opportunities are included!

Job Shadows and Internships

An important part of the organization’s mission is to arrange for local employers to provide one-day to one-week job shadowing opportunities, predominantly for students in grades 8-10, and one to two semester-long internship experiences for students in grades 11 and 12.

Workplace Simulation Program

The Workplace Simulation Program is a project in which we bring central and southern Indiana employers and schools together to show underrepresented and underexposed students what a career in STEM looks like. This program allows the students to apply their classroom learning to a real STEM problem during school hours and under the guidance and mentorship of STEM professionals

What is Direct Employers Institute?

DirectEmployers Institute is a nonprofit organization that enables middle and high school students to explore STEM careers with Central Indiana employers. With a focus on serving Central Indiana students who are socioeconomically disadvantaged due to underrepresentation or disabilities, the foundation’s mission is to inspire and prepare the next generation to meet the needs of a more diverse global workforce.

Read more about programs at the institute at  directemployersfoundation.org .

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

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