Message from the Westford Academy Guidance Dept.- Take # 2!

Sorry!  If the link for SCOIR doesn't work we will post it in the Principal's Corner.  Thank you for your patrience. Jim

Dear Students and Families,

First and foremost, we love our students and miss our daily contact with them.  We will continue to work to support their social-emotional well-being, academic progress, and career/college readiness during this time.  Each counselor has communicated via Google classroom and SCOIR how best to schedule individual check ins and junior meetings with them. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us for any questions or concerns you may have.

Communication:

We need your help!  As you may know, we no longer have access to Naviance or REMIND for group email messages. Our new tool for communicating (in addition to email and Google Classroom) is called SCOIR. 

We are asking that anyone who has not yet done so please take the time (3 minutes or so ) to register for SCOIR.  As of today, only 99 freshman, 160 sophomores, 268 juniors and 378 seniors have registered. Note: once a student registers, they can then invite their parent/guardian to register as well.

Click here to register for SCOIRour new college and career exploration platform.  We are asking that all studentsregister for SCOIR, download the SCOIR app, and enable push notifications to facilitate communication during the school closure and beyond.

If you would like to contact your child’s counselor:  Email addresses for Counselors by Caseload  We will respond to emails within 24-48 hours during the school week.  

To subscribe to the Westford Academy Guidance blog:http://waguidance.blogspot.com 

Students - please join our Guidance Google classrooms:

Class                          Code

Class of 2020              jeubelv

Class of 2021              2anxvnc

Class of 2022              opu7opf

Class of 2023              rsrascj

Additional resources:

Here is a wonderful set of free resources to explore fromCalm.

Resources for Social and Emotional Support from the Westford Academy Counseling Department

Emergency Services: 911

National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK

Crisis TEXT Line: Text HOME to 741741

Teen Help Line: 1-978-688-TEEN

Samaritans Help Line: 1-877-870-HOPE 

Remember, we are all in this together!

The Westford Academy Counseling/Guidance Department