The Oneida Counseling Department has created a dedicated COVID-19 support site that can be used for parents, student and staff. Please see below link.
OHS Counseling COVID-19
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OHS Counselors Google Classroom
Counselors will be posting positive messages and articles. Contact can be made with counselors via email or through the classroom.
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Freshman Code: zvdx45b
Sophomore Code: ojcptzo
Junior Code: vw3mojx
Senior Code: bq3fh2w
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Madison County services available
Please follow the below links to find local services available to all Madison County residents
Madison County Webpage
Madison County Service Directory
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Important Dates
Financial Aid Info Night.............. October 6th, 2020 6-7:30pm
Financial Aid Assistance Night........ TBD
College Fair.…………………All virtual, info in google classroom
AP Exams…………………… May 2021
SAT Date (for OHS).………...May 8, 2021
ACT Date (for OHS)………...June 12, 2021
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Welcome to the OHS Counseling & Guidance Homepage
Contact Information: P: (315) 363-6901 x3 F: (315) 366-0619
Throughout your four years in High School, you will be presented with many exciting opportunities as well as possible challenges. The counselors are available to support you and share valuable information to ensure a positive and successful academic career. Be sure to check back often as we continually update our site!
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Scheduling Info: Student should be reviewing the below course description books, counselors will begin meeting with students to make plans for next year. Please email your students counselor with any questions.
2021-2022 Course Description Booklet
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WORKING PAPERS
Attn: all students needing working papers, we are sure many of you will be looking for working papers over the next few weeks. Please see below instructions to obtain working papers while we are closed.
Instructions:
Download the application below
Parents need to fill out Part I and Part II of the form.
Student's physical needs to updated within the past year. Will be verified by the school nurse.
Completed application should be emailed to pvaccaro@oneidacsd.org or dropped off in the counseling office. After verification, Mrs. Vaccaro will provide the documents.
Working Papers Application
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Sign up here
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10+ SUNY Schools are collaborating to offer live, interactive panel presentations with faculty and current students on popular areas of interest including academic programs, student life, athletics and more! During each panel, you can:
- Hear about unique offerings and opportunities across SUNY
- Ask questions in a live Q&A session with faculty and students
- Participate in a school-specific breakout rooms where you can hear more about your college of choice
Participants include: SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Cortland, University at Albany, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Buffalo State and SUNY Old Westbury.
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Click here to register for TC3 Open House
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Our Spring Open Houses are coming up soon!
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 3:00 pm
and
Saturday, April 17th at 10:00 am
At Morrisville, we hone our specialized skills through real-world experiences every day. Whether our students are climbing a wind turbine or rehabilitating a horse, they’ll be prepared to make an impact in their fields from Day One.
- Learn more about our majors
- Find out more about financial aid, scholarships and paying for college
- Check out the campus through our Virtual Campus Tour
- Ask our admissions staff about the application process
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Madison County Summer Youth Employment
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As the pandemic continues to deepen inequities in our country, college enrollments are trending downward among first-time, first-generation college students from low-income households and underrepresented backgrounds. While families across the state struggle with the challenges brought about by COVID-19, the State University of New York (SUNY) is offering extra support to students to submit their college applications this year.
SUNY recently launched the 'Big Dreams, Small Step' campaign to provide assistance to high school students who are at risk of being left behind this year — and who stand to benefit the most from a college degree. This new campaign builds on the 'SUNY For All' initiative, which aims to broaden access to the country's largest system of public higher education for learners at every stage of life.
We know that a college degree has the ability to change the trajectory of one's life and improve career success. However, even before the pandemic, students from low-income households or those from underrepresented groups had just a 10-25 percent chance of earning a degree. The 'Big Dreams, Small Step' initiative will provide additional support, resources, and guidance to help students navigate the admissions process this year.
Support options include:
- Designated Application Weeks featuring individual appointments and personal support on the SUNY application (including assistance on how to apply to SUNY's Educational Opportunity Program). The first of these is next week, March 15-19.
- Application fee waivers for eligible students, potentially adding up to $350 in savings when applying to multiple schools
- SUNY's 'personalized support service' expansion to help applicants complete an application fee waiver and secure the endorsement of their high school counselor remotely
- Enhanced 'College Advisor of the Day' programming, where high school students can book a focused, one-on-one conversation about SUNY's offerings and the application process
- Immediate, easy-to-follow guidance on applying to SUNY and where to get help
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Senator May is inviting you to share the Senate District 53rd Youth Advisory Board Application with any 9-12th graders that would like to participate. The purpose of the advisory board is to discuss issues affecting youth and the environment. Senator May is an advocate for Climate Change Justice and would like to engage high schoolers within the Legislative process.
The advisory board meets once a month via zoom, discussing current trending Climate Change issues. The advisory board is also responsible to plan two events. The Annual State of the Youth Rally ( this year will focus on the youth vote and preregistration) and a Climate Change event of the advisory's choice.
Senate Youth Advisory Board members will spend a day with the Senator in Albany. Upon completion each member will receive a Certification of Merit and seniors can also receive a letter of recommendation for college applications. There will be opportunities to fulfill any school community service hour if needed.
2021 Application for NYS Senate Youth Advisory Board.pdf
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The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is committed to conserve, improve and protect New York's natural resources and environment. We are looking to broaden our outreach efforts and have created the following short promotional video to highlight the range of careers available to prospective employees: https://youtu.be/NuWn0en3o6Q
Our target audience for this video is high school and middle school students who are taking their first steps toward determining a possible career path. To that end, we would like to ask that you please share this link with students at your school or to anyone in your network that may work with students as they explore their career options.
We encourage anyone with an interest in learning more to visit our careers page at www.dec.ny.gov/about/jobs.html. We are also happy to answer any more specific questions students may have; please feel free refer those to us directly at dec.sm.personnel@dec.ny.gov.
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SUNY continues to offer the following virtual information sessions throughout the spring for students and families. Registration for upcoming events can be found at www.suny.edu/studentevents.
Financial Aid
Friday, January 22, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, February 5, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, February 19, 4:00 p.m.
How to Apply
Wednesday, January 20, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 27, 5:30 p.m.
Which SUNY Are You?
Wednesday, February 10, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 24, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 3, 5:30 p.m.
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Utica College Raise Me Scholarships:
We are excited to let you know that Utica College has partnered with RaiseMe! As you may already know, RaiseMe is an online platform for 9th-11th grade students to earn money for college. As the college search season is well underway, we wanted to encourage you to share this news with your students.
Through RaiseMe, your students can earn “micro-scholarships” (performance-based scholarships) from Utica College and nearly 300 other colleges for their high school achievements, beginning in 9th grade. Students can earn for A’s, community service, extra-curricular activities, and everything in between. Specifically, students can earn the following through Utica College’s micro-scholarship program with RaiseMe:
● $80 for each A in a Core course
● $40 for each extracurricular activity per school year
● $4 for every hour of community service
● $500 for a campus visit to Utica College
● Up to $40 for each Honors, Advanced, College Level, Pre-AP or Pre-IB course
Thousands of counselors are using this free program to motivate students early, improve outcomes, and reinforce the guidance they’re already giving. RaiseMe can help your students get a head start on their college search, and develop into stronger applicants. Help your students get started at raise.me/join/utica
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SUNY Virtual Seminars/Tours
Please use the below link to sign up for virtual seminars, tours and info sessions for juniors and others interested in various SUNY schools.
There is a "Which SUNY Are You" that reviews The State University of New York -- the campuses, academic programs, application and admissions process, financial assistance, the Excelsior Scholarship and more!
Register Here
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Oneida Healthcare will be holding a Certified Nursing Assistant training class. All interested applicants must fill out either an on line application or a hard copy application available from Human Resources at the Oneida Healthcare Center or at the ECF business office.
All applicants must complete the on-line predictive survey. This survey can be accessed by visiting the Oneida Healthcare Web page, clicking on the job center, then clicking on Predictive Survey on the left hand side of the screen in the blue margin area. The application and the predictive survey must be completed, prior to an interview and possible hiring.Please note, there is no charge for the class. However, selected candidates will be hired and their employment must be continuous following the c.n.a. class for one year or the individual will be charged for the class, any pre-employment process and the cost of the New York State certification exam.
An exact date as to when the class will begin has not been confirmed. The class will begin as soon as 8 students are interviewed, and have completed the pre-employment process which includes an interview, drug screen, physicals and lift evaluations.
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The Director of Selective Service would like to remind all men they need to register with the Selective Service.
To help register you will need to go to SSS.gov. You can pre register at 17 years and 3 months of age until you reach 18 years of age.
SSS.gov (Selective Service Registration )
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Get Caught Being Oneida STRONG!!!!!!
Anytime a student is caught executing some form positive behavior he/she can earn an Oneida Strong ticket! These tickets can be used to enter a drawing for a prize.So get caught being
ONEIDA STRONG!