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Odyssey ECCO
                                     Counseling Connections
                                                        2/25/2022 – Vol. 6

2022-2023 FAFSA Application is now open!

Important Dates & Events
Manage Our Anxious Brains Group (NEW!)
Sign up with Mrs. Stenger in the Counseling Office
Friday, February 25, 2022 (Every Friday, except Phoenix Feather Fridays)
2:00 – 2:45 pm

Upperclassman Friday
Friday, March 4, 2022
2:15 – 2:45 pm

Senior Meeting #2
Friday, March 4, 2022
3:00 – 4:00 pm

Coffee House
Friday, March 4, 2022
4:00-6:00pm (Large Auditorium)
Cost $3.00/ $2.00 if you perform

PPCC Withdraw date deadline
Monday, April 18, 2022 Off Campus Courses
Friday, April 22, 2022 On Campus Courses

Odyssey ECCO Prom
Friday, April 29, 2022

SENIOR PARENTS! Senior Yard Signs for sale by Jostens
Posting yard signs that honor your graduating senior has become a tradition around the country.
Jostens is offering personalized signs starting at only $8.50 per sign. Orders can be placed here. The
deadline to order is March 15th. Signs will be delivered to Odyssey ECCO once printed.

FREE Youth Mental Health Sessions (Department of Human Services)
The Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health launched I Matter, a
program that provides three or more free counseling sessions for any Colorado youth. Youth and their
parents can visit the I Matter platform to take a confidential online survey about their mental health
and schedule sessions with a licensed behavioral health clinician, primarily via telehealth. All
Colorado youth ages 18 or younger—or 21 and younger if receiving special education services—are
eligible to receive free services. Youth 12 and older can sign up for counseling sessions without a
parent or guardian's consent.

Inclement Weather PPCC Transportation
• REMEMBER if D11        closes due to weather, buses will not run from RJWAC to PPCC. If students
can still safely attend their classes (and PPCC is open) then they are encouraged to attend, but if they
cannot attend, then the absence will be excused for weather only. Students are responsible for
notifying their instructors to have absences excused.

Announcing our new group “Taking Charge of our Anxious Brain!”
Ever wonder if you can control your anxiety and lessen the effect of panic attacks? Join Bill Dowdle,
the School Social Worker of Odyssey, for six sessions looking in-depth at the brain’s part in anxiety.
We meet in Room 260C on Fridays from 2:00-2:45 pm.
The session topics are:
1. Fight, Flight, or Freeze
2. The Amygdala – Friend or Foe
3. Training Your Cortex
4. Strategies for Distress
5. Strategies for Eustress
6. Triggers, Exposure, and Reconsolidation
If you would like to “check this out,” please let Ms. Stenger, in the Counseling Department, know, or
email Bill Dowdle at william.dowdle@d11.org. I look forward to seeing you, as we learn to manage
our anxious brain.

Multicultural Club Interest Survey
Several students have mentioned that ethnicity, diversity, or cultural heritage are important to you.
To accommodate your expressed interest in these areas, we are thinking of creating a multicultural
club. The club would be student-run, with Mrs. Gandy and me there only to supervise the club and its
activities.
To determine who is interested in joining and a possible day for the meetings, please complete this
short survey: Survey Link

Concurrent Enrollment Forms for the 2022-2023 school year are ready!
Each year Odyssey ECCO students are required to complete a Concurrent Enrollment form. Last year
we transitioned from a paper form to a digital one. We use Formsite for this purpose. Please use the
same login information as last year to complete your new form. Only students need an account,
parents will be sent an email from Formsite with the link to their child’s form so they can review and
sign. The link and instructions are below. Click here for a step by step guide to completing this form.

Formsite Concurrent Enrollment Form

If this is the first time you completed a form through Formsite, create an account by filling out the
boxes on the left. Please make note of the user name and password you use, because this account will
hold all your forms from here on. Returning students should make every effort to use the same email
and login as last year. I have attached a PDF of how to complete the form. Please make sure the
parent email you type in is accurate, and then let your parent know to expect an email from
Formsite. You do not need to complete your course information, we will attach your schedule before
sending it to PPCC. It is important that you initial the three locations where it is needed, check all 13
checkboxes, and then sign with a full signature at the end.

Once you click submit, the form will go to your parent for their initials and signature. Once your
parent hits submit the form will go to you counselor for approval.

SAT Information
All Juniors need to sign up to take the SAT test on March 12, 2022.
Please stop by the Counseling office or contact Kristine Stenger at 719-328-2088 for assistance and to get your
voucher to pay for the March 12th test. This is an urgent matter if you haven’t yet signed up for your SAT.

SAT Test Dates & Deadlines - (https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat)
 SAT Date            Registration Deadline      Late Registration

 March 12, 2022      February 11, 2022          March 1, 2022 (for registrations made online or by phone)

 May 7, 2022         April 8, 2022              April 26, 2022 (for registrations made online or by phone)

 June 4, 2022        May 5, 2022                May 25, 2022 (for registrations made online or by phone)

Student Council Update
Student Council is looking for help in choosing a prom theme
We would like to inform you that Prom 2022 is going to be on April 29th. Since this is the first prom
since Covid-19 we wanted to give the student body a chance to vote on the prom themes. This Friday
and next Friday there will be a table in the cafeteria where students can put their money into the box
that coincides with the theme they would like. the theme that raises the most money during the
fundraiser will be the theme for this year!
The theme options are:
Celestial
Met Gala
Thunder and lightning
Among us

If you have any questions, please email: Hailey Hendrickson at Hailey.Hendrickson@d11.org

Scholarship Info
Colorado State University Pueblo
FREE TUITION FOR QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLDS!
Go to the CSU Pueblo website for
additional Scholarship Opportunities.

https://www.csupueblo.edu/student-financial-services/scholarships/index.html

Sachs Scholarships
Application Deadline: March 15, 2022
https://www.sachsfoundation.org/undergraduate-scholarships.html

Additional scholarship resources:
Odyssey Counseling Website
https://www.d11.org/Page/6382

Naviance
https://succeed.naviance.com/district/scholarshipsmain/scholarships.php

Raise.me
https://www.raise.me/

CollegeBoard Opportunity Scholarships
https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/?navId=www-cbos

BigFuture
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/?navId=www-cp

Fastweb
https://www.fastweb.com/

StudentScholarships
https://studentscholarships.org/login.php?ref=%2Fmaster_counselor.php#sthash.hX6kjIFi.dpbs

PPCC Scholarship Search
https://ppcc.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com/scholarx_scholarshipsearch.aspx

The Denver Foundation
https://denverfoundation.academicworks.com/

African American Youth Leadership Conference (AAYLC)
https://www.aaylc-co.org/scholarships

Searching for Scholarships & Tips for Applying
   •   TIPS FOR APPLYING FOR COLLEGE AND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
       • READ the application
             • make sure you qualify
             • make sure that your essay addresses the topic
             • make sure that, if the scholarship is geared toward certain populations, you
                write about your experiences with being part of that population.
       • Have several people proofread your essay
       • Videos-
             • QuestTips (they have many videos with useful info on applying for
                scholarships)
             • CollegeEssayGuy.com-free guide for writing a great essay

Counseling Staff & Appointments

                          Counseling Center - 719-328-2088
        Katrina Everette                Lisa Fowler                    Taura Gandy
   Students Last Name N-Z        Students Last Name A-K          Students Last Name L-M
      Office 719-328-2058          Office 719-328-2007             Career Pathways A-Z
       Cell 719-393-5967             Cell 719-393-3423              Office 719-328-2053
   katrina.everette@d11.org        lisa.fowler@d11.org             taura.gandy@d11.org
  Book an appointment HERE      Book an appointment HERE        Book an appointment HERE

If you are experiencing a social emotional emergency come directly to the Counseling Center
  or find the nearest adult. You can also call one of the above numbers during school hours.

Questions?
Please contact Mrs. Kristine at 719-328-2088 kristine.stenger@d11.org