FAQs

Some areas are (and not limited to) the following: 

1. General information questions
2. Academic support,
3. Assisting in communication between student and teacher,
4. Personal development: support around healthy emotional expression, orientation, use of technology, mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, life choices, suicide concerns and self-harms concerns
5. Relationships:  family, peer, parent separation/divorce, grief and loss
6. Substance use and abuse
7. Referrals for personal therapy and support

1. Yes, the counselors are not deans nor are they your parents.  Trust is important in any relationship and we value the confidentiality of our conversations.  If you give us permission, we can share with your parents (and sometimes there are times when it is a healthy decision to share).
    
2. There are certain situations where we are mandated to share information with others:
   1. If you might be an immediate danger to yourself (consideration of self-harm, suicide).
   2. If you might be an immediate danger to others.
   3. If you are endangering another who cannot protect themself, as in the case of a child, a person with a disability, or elder abuse.
   4. If someone is endangering you through physical, emotional, and/or mental abuse

If you do not remember who your counselor is, you can go to the Student Support Services Team page.

You can make an appointment with your counselor by

• Using the paper forms found outside the offices in the Student Support Services
• Emailing or Schoology message to counselor
• If the schedule permits, the student can drop by and see if the counselor is available (and, if not, could make an appointment at that time)

Yes, students are arranged according to alphabet and stay with the same counselor throughout their years at De La Salle.

Yes, we have an open-door policy, and the students can ask to be moved to another counselor.  We only ask that the student talk with his current counselor to arrange the move.

If you have any questions concerning educational support, please contact Mr. Bristol (bristols@dlshs.org).  He is the coordinator of Learning Needs at De La Salle.  He is experienced in supporting students with academic learning differences and collaborates with the teachers to determine reasonable accommodations to meet each student’s needs.

If you need tutoring (or extra tutoring), you can do the following:

1. Contact your teacher and arrange to meet them during their office hours
2. Connect with Mr. Norfolk, Learning Center Coordinator, either by email/Schoology (norfolkj@dlshs.org) or in person, and arrange a schedule for tutoring

Concussion received during a school activity:

1. Concussion Management (Student Parent Handbook, page 42-43) If you were concussed during practice or at a game, immediately contact your coach and Assistant Athletic Trainer, Mr. Doug Bauman (baumand@dlshs.org).  They will assess your condition and direct you in further steps.
2. Your counselor will be notified by the Assistant Athletic Trainer and will support you during your recovery.  Please have your parents share the incident with your counselor.
3. Your counselor will contact your teachers and support you during your time of recovery.

Concussion received outside of school activity:

1. After seeing your doctor, please contact your counselor and share any documents from the doctor.
2. Your counselor will contact your teachers and help during your time of recovery.

• College Counselors begin working closely with students starting spring semester of junior year.  However, any student can drop in to the College Counseling offices whenever they have questions.
   
• The College Counseling offices are located on the 2nd floor of the Student Services building.
   
• For in-depth individual college counseling:
  • Students whose last name begins with A-K:  please see Mrs. Lopez-Arias (lopeze@dlshs.org)
  • Students whose last name begins with L-Z:  please see Mrs. Sciacca (sciaccal@dlshs.org)
• Students should use the calendar links provided in Schoology to schedule a college counseling meeting.

• For seniors:  Request Transcripts for college and scholarships in Naviance as instructed by your college counselors and outlined in the College Advisory resources in Schoology.
• For Current students for personal copies for car insurance, etc:  Please contact the registrar, Mrs. Linda Byrne (byrnel@dlshs.org).

1. If you need to remediate a class (any core course with a D/F needs to be remediated for colleges to accept the credit), please contact your counselor.
2. For registration with on-line schools for remediation, please contact Mr. Donald Van Bomel (vanbomeld@dlshs.org), our coordinator for course remediation. Basic information is found on the school's Summer Academic Programs webpage. Mr. Van Bomel will be able to explain the different on-line options and will assist with registration.

If you have any questions about Driver’s Education at De La Salle, please contact Mr. Shively, Vice President for Mission and Student Life (shivelys@dlshs.org).

1. Course registration begins in January of the school year. The counselors will speak to the various grade levels about their options and resources. The actual registration is in February, after students have a chance to speak with their parents, teachers, and counselors. 
2. Students and parents are always encouraged to review the Course Catalogue and its resources.  More detailed information can be found on the Course Registration for 2023-24 Academic Year.