School Counseling

Welcome!

Our mission is to support every student's academic, personal, and social growth.

High School years are full of growth, promise, excitement, frustration, disappointment and hope. It is the time when students begin to discover what the future holds for them. Our Counseling Team has an impact on these years by implementing a Comprehensive School Counseling Program which aligns with the American School Counselor Association Learning Standards: "Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success".

Our program includes the following:

Direct Student Services to all students in large and small groups
Individual Planning to develop education, career and personal goals
Responsive Services to address the immediate concerns of all students
Indirect Student Services which include referrals and consultation with school staff, parents and the community to create a safe and respectful learning environment.
Advocating for School Programming to support academic, career and social/emotional development.

Our work supports students in their quest to achieve optimal personal growth, acquire positive social skills and values, set informed career goals and realize their full academic potential to become productive, contributing members of the global community.

Please feel free to explore the resources on these pages or contact us directly to schedule a meeting.

School Profile

MISSION STATEMENT

Mental Health Resources

Counseling Office Contact Information

Counselors

District Phone Number: (585) 924-3252

Counseling Office: ext. 6408   EMAIL

Ayumi Yuasa: ext. 6418 EMAIL
Grades 9-12 A-Cl

Travis Hooper: ext. 6415   EMAIL
Grades 9 -11 Co-G
Grade 12 Co-F

Ben Raymo: ext. 6103   EMAIL
Grades 9-11 H- Le
Grade 12 G-La

Nick Sculli:   ext. 6419   EMAIL
Grades 9-11 Li-Pe
Grade 12 Le-O

Moira Platzer: ext. 6422   EMAIL
Grades 9-11 Ph-Sl
Grade 12 P-Sh

Geoff Mandile: ext. 6416 EMAIL
Grades 9-11 Sm-Z
Grade 12 Si-Z

Psychologists

Social Workers

Substance Abuse Counselor

Academics

Scheduling Information

Using the Course Guide, teacher information, parental input, and counselor meetings, students will select courses early into the second marking period. They will have an opportunity in April and early May to review their selections and make changes as necessary.

Freshmen, sophomores and juniors are expected to take at least 6.5 credits each year.
Seniors are expected to take at least 5.5 credits senior year.

Level Change Requests

If parent, student, teacher and counselor agree that a level change is necessary, the change can be made without a conference.
If any one of the above is in disagreement with the level change, a conference will be held to discuss the proper course placement.
If a student changes to a less rigorous course before the end of September, no grades will be transferred to the new course. If a student changes levels after the end of September, pro-rated grades will be transferred to the new course. Once a student changes levels, the receiving teacher will have discretion to determine the need for make-up work and re-testing.

Course Adds

Students may not add courses after the second full week of that class, unless a level change is recommended and approved by the teachers and parent.

Course Drops

No drops will be allowed until after the fourth day of school.

Full Year Courses
Approved drops that occur after the first quarter will result in "WP" (Withdraw Passing) or "WF" (Withdraw Failing) on the report card and on the transcript. Once the second semester begins, full year courses cannot be dropped without administrator approval. Students must still maintain the minimum course load.

First Semester Courses
Approved drops that occur after the fifth week of semester one classes will result in "WP" (Withdraw Passing) or "WF" (Withdraw Failing) on the report card and on the transcript. No drops will be allowed after quarter one without administrator approval. Students must still maintain the minimum course load.

Second Semester Courses
Approved drops that occur after the fifth week of semester two classes will result in "WP" (Withdraw Passing) or "WF" (Withdraw Failing) on the report card and on the transcript. No drops will be allowed after quarter three without administrator approval. Students must still maintain the minimum course load.

Marking Period Information

Marking Period	Dates
5 Weeks
10 Weeks - Quarter 1	September 9 - November 10, 2026 (45 Days)
15 Weeks
20 Weeks - Quarter 2 (End of the 1st Semester)	November 12 - January 22, 2027 (40 Days)
25 Weeks
30 Weeks - Quarter 3	January 25 - April 7, 2027 (42 Days)
35 Weeks
40 Weeks - Quarter 4 (End of the 2nd Semester)	April 8 - June 14, 2027 (48 Days)

Graduation Requirements

College Credit for High School Courses

Dual Enrollment Overview

Victor High School offers 3 “Dual Enrollment” opportunities where students have the potential to earn both high school credit and college credit for courses, taught at Victor High School by VCS teachers:

SUNY/FLCC “Gemini” classes
SUNY/MCC “College Now” classes
RIT/Project Lead the Way (PLTW) classes

For more information

Dual Enrollment Presentation

If you have questions, or need more information, please contact your counselor.

FLCC: GEMINI Registration Information

What is Gemini?
SUNY/FLCC Gemini courses are called “Concurrent Enrollment” courses. Students earn both high school and college credit simultaneously during the school day without ever leaving our high school. To enroll in Gemini classes, you must be a junior or senior in high school, although some sophomores may be eligible to enroll in certain courses. Check with your counselor if you have any questions.

Gemini teachers at Victor High School were approved by SUNY/FLCC to deliver certain college courses at VCS. These courses match the curriculum taught in that same course at SUNY/FLCC. Through a special agreement between SUNY/FLCC and local high schools, students enrolled in these courses pay a fee of only $5 per credit hour = $15 for each 3-credit class or $20 for the 4 credit AP Bio class. Please Note: This fee is waived completely for students who are eligible for free and reduced meals.

Gemini registration will be open from September 17th through the registration deadline of October 10th for the following Fall Gemini courses and full-year courses:

AP Biology
Personal Money Management
Leadership
Public Speaking
French 5 (FLCC calls it French VI)
Spanish 5 (FLCC calls it Spanish VI)
AP US History
AP Government
AP Economics
French 4 (FLCC calls it French V)
Spanish 4 (FLCC calls it Spanish V)
Pre Calculus - G
AP Psychology
WW1 & WW2
Computer Applications 1
AP Language and Composition
Intro to Business
Accounting

*Note: All other Gemini courses will register in the Spring semester.

Gemini registration begins September 17th and ends October 10th for Fall 2025 and Full Year 25-26 courses. FLCC is launching a new registration site, called MyGemini. The document titled “Gemini Registration Guide” provides your students with step-by-step instructions about how to use MyGemini to register(located in your students google classroom). ALL students, returning and new, need to follow the same instructions to create a new student application.

Students will include this personal information when creating a new student application:

Email Address (personal email is preferred to create a new student application or school email can be used if the student needs to do the registration in school on their school device)
Parent/Guardian Email Address
Social Security Number (preferred and strongly encouraged, but not required)

Deadlines & Fees:

-October 2 is the deadline to submit a Certificate of Residence to FLCC. *Only required for students who reside outside Ontario County*

-October 10 is the deadline to register online

-October 24 is the drop/add deadline

-November 14th is the final withdrawal deadline. Withdrawals result in a “W” grade on the final transcript and no refund.

The Gemini fee is $7.00/credit hour. FLCC will collect fees via a payment form again this semester. Payment will occur after registration concludes. October 10 through November 14. Students cannot pay their fees inside MyGemini. We will distribute the payment form once it becomes available. Students whose household income falls at or below federal poverty guidelines per the payment form will receive a fee waiver.

Any questions?

See Mr. Hooper or Mrs. Platzer in the Counseling Office
Everything else you need to know about Gemini is on the FLCC Gemini website.
Please contact the FLCC Gemini Office at (585) 785-1669 for further information.

SUNY MCC: College Now

RIT: Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

Students who have an 85% or better average each quarter are eligible to take the FREE RIT exam in May of any PLTW course. Students receive their exam score in June, but have until November of that calendar year to pay RIT $240 to have the grade posted to an RIT transcript. Follow link to request credit:

RIT Request for credit PLTW

College Planning

College Planning Checklist

College Entrance Exams

SAT

The SAT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. It is a multiple-choice, pencil-and-paper test administered by the College Board.

The purpose of the SAT is to measure a high school student's readiness for college, and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants. College admissions officers will review standardized test scores alongside your high school GPA, the classes you took in high school, letters of recommendation from teachers or mentors, extracurricular activities, admissions interviews, and personal essays. How important SAT scores are in the college application process varies from school to school. Overall, the higher you score on the SAT and/or ACT, the more options for attending and paying for college will be available to you.

SAT Registration Link

ACT

The ACT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. It is a multiple-choice, pencil-and-paper test administered by ACT, Inc.

The purpose of the ACT test is to measure a high school student's readiness for college, and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants. College admissions officers will review standardized test scores alongside your high school GPA, the classes you took in high school, letters of recommendation from teachers or mentors, extracurricular activities, admissions interviews, and personal essays. How important ACT scores are in the college application process varies from school to school. Overall, the higher you score on the ACT and/or SAT, the more options for attending and paying for college will be available to you.

ACT Registration Link

PSAT

The PSAT/NMSQT is the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The PSAT is a great primer for the SAT, and even the ACT, but it’s more than just a trial run. PSAT scores are used to identify National Merit Scholars and award merit scholarships. More than 3.4 million high school students (mostly juniors and sophomores) take this nationwide, multiple-choice test every year. The PSAT is offered nationally every year in October. Please note: The PSAT is strictly for practice – while it will provide insight into a student's readiness for the official SAT exam, it cannot be used for college admissions.

The PSAT will be held at Victor Senior High School on October 11, 2025. Please see your counselor to register.

Pre-ACT

PreACT assessments provides information that can help students select the right high school courses, think about ways to target areas for improvement, and even begin discussions about college and career. The PreACT is designed to provide students with an indication of their educational progress in the context of preparing for the ACT® and exploring postsecondary educational and career options. PreACT assessments include four multiple-choice tests: English, math, reading, and science. Please note: The PreACT is strictly for practice – while it will provide insight into a student's readiness for the official ACT exam, it cannot be used for college admissions.

The Pre-ACT will be held at Victor Senior High School on March 7, 2025. Please see your counselor to register.

College Admission Counselor Visits

Many colleges and universities send representatives to Victor High School for visits with students, to help students get to know more about their college or university and answer any questions students might have. Mrs. Jacobs, our College Coordinator, sends out weekly notices of upcoming visits through Google Classroom. Visits are also listed in the Student Victor View, an email publication sent to students' Victor email addresses every Friday morning.

Students sign up for college visits in Naviance.

Scholarships

Log in to SchoolLinks through ClassLink to view local and national scholarships and essay contests in which you may be interested. Below are some additional free services.

StudentScholarships - has been providing scholarship information to students since 2003.
Fastweb - create a free profile and receive hundreds of scholarship opportunities for which you can apply.
MyScholly - the scholarship matching platform.
Scholarships - find thousands of dollars in free college scholarship money from this scholarship search site.
Cappex Scholarships - uncover millions in scholarships from colleges, universities, companies, foundations etc.
Free-4U - the National Database of Scholarships
Latino College Dollars - free online scholarship guide for Latino students
College Board - online tool to help you locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your education level, talents, and background.
Dollars for Scholars - All information regarding Victor Dollars for Scholars, including fundraisers, contact information, and the online application.

College Athletics

Conversion Chart for GPA

Colleges report grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale. The top grade is an A, which is a 4.0. This is the standard scale at most colleges, and many high schools use it.

To convert your GPA to a 4.0 scale:

Letter Grade	Percent Grade	4.0 Scale
A+	97-100	4.0
A	93-96	4.0
A-	90-92	3.7
B+	87-89	3.3
B	83-86	3.0
B-	80-82	2.7
C+	77-79	2.3
C-	70-72	1.7
D+	67-69	1.3

Vocational Training

An extensive number of technical and career courses are available at the Finger Lakes Technical and Career Center , a division of Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES.

Technical education gives students a head start on their college career and/or preparation for a job after graduation.

Students in their junior and senior years may elect to enroll in a technical program. Technical programs offer students the opportunity to earn four credits per year.

Finger Lakes Technical and Career Center

Course Catalog

Course Descriptions

Work-Based Learning

Check out the Career/Work-Based Learning page for information about how employers and schools can help students cultivate broad, transferable skills for both postsecondary education and the workplace through hands-on learning experiences, immersing them in the meaningful world of work.

Career/Work-Based Learning

College Center

We're here to help you navigate the journey to college and beyond. Think of it as a personal guide, ready to provide one-on-one support with everything from finding the right school to perfecting your application. Stop by to get personalized help with all your college planning needs, or reach out to Ms. Erin Jacobs:

Ms. Jacobs EMAIL

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