Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School

Mrs. Sheila Southon

Guidance Counsellor

Email: ssouthon@lbpsb.qc.ca

Our Guidance Counsellor focuses on academic and career education, counselling and planning with Secondary III-V students. She also does personal counselling, and assessment and referral for crisis situations.

PCHS has once again bought an annual site license for the extremely useful www.careercruising.com, so your students can visit the site as many times as they want to. This site was created by a group of computer techs in Toronto and is constantly updated with the most recent Canadian and American information. Contact the guidance office for a username and password. Check it out!!
 

Interns

September 2009

Hello Parents! I’d like to introduce myself to you all; my name is Kierla Ireland and I will be your new Guidance Counsellor-in-training at PCHS, as an intern in the Masters of Counselling Psychology program at McGill. I’m originally from Edmonton, Alberta (go Oilers!) but I’m starting to fall in love with the sights, sounds, and activities of this wonderful city.

I love to play outside, so it’s no surprise that some of my favourite things are soccer, softball, and ultimate frisbee. I also enjoy reading, cooking, and watching movies that make me think differently, laugh hysterically, or both! That means that no doubt I’ll find many ways to get involved with student life at PC. I’m looking forward to the many new experiences and opportunities for growth that await me in this exciting part of my training in counselling. See you in September! Yours truly, Kierla Ireland McGill University

 

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Scholarships & Awards

Senior students who’d like to learn more about scholarships would do well to spend a few minutes reading through this PowerPoint presentation from Scholarships Canada. It’s a complete description with directions of who’s eligible (it’s NOT always top marks), how to find them, and how to apply. It explains scholarships better than I can!

Check it out!

Mrs. S.
 

	Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation Fall deadline
	Discover the Stars Scholarship Program January deadline targeting science & technology
	Leonard Foundation Scholarship A a scholarship opportunity for students who need financial help to enter an undergraduate university program. Candidates must be willing to work part time while in school, and association with the military helps... Students in need please check the details online.
	Scholarships Canada
	Scholarships Canada (Student Success Stories)
	SchoolFinder.com
	Student Awards.com The Student Awards website is linked to the Canadian Government's CanLearn system. Registering on this site will create your own personal search engine for scholarships! Upcoming scholarship opportunities that 'fit' you and what you want to study will be emailed to you, even with reminders of upcoming deadlines.
	You-Can-Go is linked to Quebec's YMCA system. It's a site where you can learn many different ways to get money to pay for education, including a Q&A format and links to other resources. Check it out!

Peer Tutors

Is your son or daughter struggling with some subjects? Does s/he need extra help getting organized to get homework /projects done? Peer tutoring ($9/hr) is available at PCHS. Most tutoring lists also include CEGEP ($15/hr) and university ($20/hr) students, as well as teachers and other tutors. You are free to call anyone on the lists to set up appointments that fit your schedule.

There are also professional tutoring centres. Try:

• Classique Tutoring - 514 696 8771

• French & Math Education Centre - 514 816 4410

• Landsdowne Centre - 514 697 4133

• Strategic Learning Centre - 514 631 9745

• Learning Curve

• Teach & Embrace Learning Centre

• Education 360

among others.

 

Tutors Needed:

For more information click here.