The goal of our Guidance and Counseling Departments is to support growth in maturity through freedom and responsibility. To this end, St. Brendan has established a counseling approach to discipline. There are many ways we seek to help students grow academically, psychologically, and spiritually. Our goal is to guide them on the path that will lead to a fulfilled and successful life. Our counselors work towards helping students understand their experiences and find their paths in life by establishing a collaborative relationship between students, parents, teachers, and administrators. We strive to treat students in a manner that promotes academic excellence, understanding, and acceptance while enhancing self-esteem, self-expression, and self-discipline.
Grade Level Programming
Freshman year
- Freshman Orientation
- Freshman Guidance Night
- Social-emotional wellness
- Individual meetings with Grade Level Counselor
- Individualized academic counseling
- Encourage students to join and participate in clubs, sports, and community service learning opportunities
- Standardized Testing: PSAT and Pre-ACT
- Introduction to Scoir
- College and Career Strengths Assessments
- Academies application process
- Spring College Fair
Sabre Highlight: Freshman Academy Selection
Freshman are encouraged to submit applications to one of our four academies: Medical Sciences Academy, STEM Academy, Law & Global Business Academy, and the Visual & Performing Arts Academy.
Sophomore year
- Sophomore Guidance Night
- Social-emotional wellness
- Individual meetings with Grade Level Counselor
- Individualized academic counseling
- Encourage students to join and participate in clubs, sports, and community service learning opportunities
- Standardized Testing: PSAT and Pre-ACT testing are provided throughout the school year
- Scoir: Sophomores will explore career and educational path through College and Career Strengths Assessments
- Spring College Fair
- Summer programs, shadowing, or internship opportunities
Sabre Highlight: Sophomore Self-Discovery Assessment
Sophomores self reflect on their strengths, as well as, discover career clusters and pathways using our Scoir Self-Discovery Assessments.
Junior year
- Junior Guidance Night
- Social-emotional wellness
- Individual meetings with Grade Level Counselor
- Individualized academic counseling
- Encourage students to participate and lead within clubs, sports, and community service learning opportunities
- Standardized Testing: PSAT and ACT testing are provided throughout the school year
- Students have potential to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship (NMSQT) through the PSAT
- Scoir: Juniors will explore career and educational pathways with Career Strengths and Career Profiler Assessments
- College fair
- Summer programs, shadowing, or internship opportunities
- Opportunity to attend the Junior Journey retreat
- College essays and resumes preparation
- Summer College Application Bootcamp
Sabre Highlight: The College Fair
Rising Seniors are offered the opportunity to attend St. Brendan's College Application Bootcamps, which are intensive, short-term programs designed to help students prepare and polish their college applications through workshops, personalized guidance, and expert advice on various aspects of the admissions process.
Senior year
- Senior Guidance Night
- Individual meetings with Grade Level Counselor and College Counselor
- Individualized academic counseling
- Encourage students to participate and lead clubs, sports, and community service learning opportunities
- Standardized Testing: testing site for the SAT
- College Bootcamp
- Financial aid workshops
- College application workshops
- Scoir transcript requests and Letters of Recommendations
- Colleges and universities representative visits
- Opportunity to attend the Senior Encounter
Sabre Highlight: College Application Bootcamp
Rising Seniors are offered the opportunity to attend St. Brendan's College Application Bootcamps, which are intensive, short-term programs designed to help students prepare and polish their college applications through workshops, personalized guidance, and expert advice on various aspects of the admissions process.
Admission counselors can visit SCOIR to schedule to an appointment with our high school.
College Representatives
Meet the Guidance Team
