SPRING 2019

NORTH-GRAND
HIGH SCHOOL
COUNSELING NEWSLETTER

You can stop by to meet with your

counselor during your lunch period or
right after school! The counseling
office is located in the main office

Meet Your Counselors! and the post-secondary office is

located in the library room 200D.

Ms. Gangaloo (Ms. G) Ms. Gutierrez

Last Names A-F
Ms. G is one of the newest members to the
counseling team and is loving every minute
of it! Her favorite part about being a school
counselor is being able to be the person
that students and families come to when
Email: they need help and support.  Ms. G is the Email:
amvillarreal Service Learning lead, get those hours in!!  nalba3
@cps.edu @cps.edu
Last Names G-L
Ms. Gutierrez is the Counseling
Department Chair and has been part of the
Eagle Owl family for six years. One of her
favorite aspects of being a School
Counselor is the privilege of building
relationships with students and helping
them experience their full potential. 

Ms. Waters
Ms. Vargas Last Names R-Z
Last Names M-Q Ms. Waters is one of the newest members
Ms. Vargas joined the owl's nest almost to the counseling team. She loves being a
three years ago. She loves being a school school counselor for many reasons;
counselor because she believes all however, a few are dear to her heart. Ms.
students deserve to have a cheerleader Waters truly enjoys helping students
who will support them and advocate for believe they can accomplish whatever they
Email:   them. desire, and she enjoys the smiles when
Email: they reach their goals.
jbarajas28
swaters1
@cps.edu
@cps.edu

Ms. Cortes - Post-Secondary Coach

As the Post-secondary Coach, Ms. Cortes has an integral role in the Counseling Department. She has
been part of the Eagle Owl family for the last seven years. Ms. Cortes loves being a Post-secondary
Coach because she believes education is liberation.
Email: acortes3@cps.edu
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FRESHMEN SOPHOMORES
Semester 2 is the perfect time for a Attention sophomores! Now is the perfect time to start
fresh start! Remember your grades thinking about your future!! Naviance is a great
and GPA matter for your future! resource for college/career exploration as well as
tracking your academic progress.
No matter what your post-high
school plan is, employers,
colleges/universities, and military
recruiters will be looking at your
https://cps.edu/Pages/
grade point average!!
naviance.aspx

Here is a great tool to

calculate your GPA online:
https://gpacalculator.io/high-
school-gpa-calculator/
You will be taking the PSAT again
this April! Visit: 
https://www.collegeboard.org

Feeling stuck in your core classes?

for more information regarding
Attend after school tutoring! scores, study habits, etc.

JUNIORS SENIORS
Seniors, if you have not yet completed your
All Students will be taking the SAT on April 9th, 2019 FAFSA, the time is now!!
This is the score many colleges and universities will be
looking at when determining your acceptance into their FAFSA (The Financial Aid Application) is
programs!! These scores may also be factored in for required to be completed for graduation.
scholarship criteria. Students are expected to complete the
application as soon as possible in order to
receive the proper grants and aid available
for their postsecondary plans. Check out the
link below for help in filling out the FAFSA:
https://www.khan SCHOLARSHIP
academy.org/ OPPORTUNITY: SAT
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-out
Practice Scholarship
Khan Academy is an online
tutorial for all grades that Are you looking for free money
for your post-secondary plans?
can help you study for the
Students in the class of Sign up for and search through
SAT! It is the most
2020 who use free Official CPS’s Academic Works
recommended online Scholarship Program! All you https://cps.academic
SAT Practice on Khan
resource from the College need is your CPS login info. works.com/
Academy® can earn a
Board to practice the new
chance at a $1,000
SAT and for other subject Please reach out to North Grand’s incredible Post-Secondary
Practice Scholarship!
areas as well! Get Studying! Coach, Ms. Cortes with questions about your plans for next year!
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North-Grand’s Behavioral Health Team wants each Want to get involved sharing your voice?
student to understands what it means to be treated
equitably in their relationships, in the school building, Looking to learn more about your own identity or
and in their communities. an identity of someone close to you?

Check out some of North-Grand’s activities and

What is EQUITY? clubs!

Club for
People often confuse how EQUALITY and EQUITY are
different because they sound very similar. Here is a Dreamer's
quick way to differentiate the two and a visual to help cumen ted Students
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Do we see how treating everyone equally may not be the
solution? The shortest individual is being treated equally
with the tallest and middle height individual. The tallest
person does not need their box, the middle person does,
but the shortest one is still not able to reach the same
level as the other people.
By giving each person different support for their
different needs, we are able to create an EQUITABLE
environment where everyone has the opportunity to
succeed and experience life to the fullest.
Black History Month Spotlight!
Meet Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr.
The Alderman of the 27th Ward in Chicago since 1996,
covering East Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, and the Near
West Side, Burnett was named one of the Top 20 Most
Influential Political Figures of 2018 by Chicago Defender.
He was the only sitting Chicago council member on the list! 
Burnett’s work focuses on
addressing concerns that plague
Black communities throughout the
city. He is considered a ‘quiet’ giant
who has built an organization of

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alliances that span across both
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How d ou r life? coming up with best solutions.
to y
relate
Alderman Burnett’s work may be
happening in your own backyard!