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Phone: (716) 695-2600
Fax: (716) 692-8697
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
CEEB CODE: 335576
Click here to view the January 2012 Regents Examination Schedule
Student Services
The Cardinal O'Hara Guidance Counseling Center is designed to assist all students in their development toward becoming self-directed, respectful of themselves and others, responsible, and productive, caring citizens in the community. The program assists students in the following ways:
Helping them understand their:
- Unique personality
- Personal value system
- Academic potential and achievement
- Vocational aptitudes
- Graduation requirements
- Personal and career interests
Help students achieve the following:
- A realistic, tolerant philosophy of life
- Appropriate personal, academic, and career goals
- An understanding of their developing educational needs
- A complete high school program plan to meet their needs
- An evaluation of progress toward graduation with adjustments as needed
- A transition from dependence to independence
- School Counselors are certified professionals that guide students academically, socially, and personally throughout their high school career. It is a collaborative process that needs the support of parents/guardians, teachers, staff and community.
School Counselors:
- Ms. Willard, grades 9 through 11, ext. 313
- Ms. Meli, grade 12, ext. 314
Staff:
- Mrs. Hoffman, ext. 353
- Ms. Wagner, ext. 305
For the PSAT application form, click here to download
Helpful Information:
- COHS' school code (for college applications): 335576
- *NEW* Scholarship Information (PDF download) as 1/31/2012
- ACT Information and Test Dates
- SAT Information and Test Dates
- FastWeb Scholarship Information
- Scholarships.com
- New York State Financial Aid and Scholarship Info
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- Helping Children Grow Through Grief
- Leadership Buffalo
- My College QuickStart - college and career planning tool
- St. Thomas More Guild Scholarship - Open to all 9th, 10th & 11th graders
Click here to download information on additional websites to assist with scholarships and financial aid.
For Summer School Information Click Here.
For information on summer camps for students, visit www.studenteducationprograms.com
