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Counseling
ExPAN doesn’t replace the personal college counsel- ingassistanceFatherMartinprovides. But thiscom- puter software package from the College Entrance Examination Board, Inc., adds a new focus, a wealth of well-organized information, and the option to send and receive college-related materials electronically.
From the data bases, students can search
• Career information on 237 occupations, including
employment, salary potential and educational
requirements
• What it is like to major in 150 popular college
majors
• Profiles of more than 3,200 colleges and universi-
ties and application forms for about 800 schools
• Descriptions of more than 3,300 sources of private
and public scholarships, internships and loans. The package is designed as a network, so stu-
dents can start at any point of interest and move in any direction.
Modules are what make the data bases a personal tool, Father Martin explains. Rather than search through hundreds and thousands of pages of facts, the modules help a student to quickly hone in on infor- mation that will be of personal use.
Each student can create an electronic
personal file that includes all the informa-
tion colleges will require.
These days, when students often apply to six or more schools, the personal file is an invaluable planning tool and time-saver, Father Martin says.
Woodside Priory’s college planning process begins in the sophomore year and involves several personal planning sessions as well as individual help in preparing and filing applications. That process is likely to be more efficient with electronic data. Within a few years, students will probably be filing nearly all their college materials electronically, Father Martin says.
J.J. Saunders tries out the multi-fac- eted ExPAN college planning and search program in the College Counseling Office.
Academic and Leadership Recognition
Early acceptances to college: Peter Adams, Williams College • Jason Chang, Saint Mary’s College • Philip Dauchy, Puget Sound Christian College • Michael Ferrari, Colorado • Tim Gerrish, Loras College, Muskingum College • Ben Hurlbut, Stanford University • Gladys Martin, Stanford University • Pedro Miqueo, CSU, San Jose • George Postich, CSU Fullerton • J.J. Saunders, Johnson and Wales University • Clare Van Dalsem, CSU at Sonoma, Humboldt and Chico • Nathan Williams, Wesleyan • Jeanine Yost, Scripps College and Wellesley (also early notification of scholarship awards).
(Students who have received acceptances have not necessarily responded; they may be waiting for information on other applications. Also, other students who have received early acceptances may not be listed.)
San Mateo County Youth Advisory Commission: Mark Lewis • J.J. Saunders Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s Youth Advisory Board: Brooke Barry Hugh Livingston Student Leadership Conference this spring: Anne Mecham
U.C. Santa Barbara Math-Science Semifinalists: Alexandra Gray, chemistry and biology •
Lambert Lui, math • Jeanine Yost, Peter Adams • Ben Hurlbut, biology • Brian Sullivan will have a poem published in a national anthology, Voyage of Discovery.
National Merit Semifinalists: Peter Adams (who scored a perfect 800 on both parts of the PSAT) Alexandra Gray; Commended Scholars: Jeanine Yost • Benjamin Hurlbut.
WPS Middle School Spelling Bee: Laura Nowell • Monica Olsson (first runner-up) The San Francisco Chronicle hosts the next level of the competition in March.
WPS’s Geography Bee for Eighth Graders: Jonathan Morgan • Jon Haase (first runner-up) Sponsored by National Geographics
American Junior High Math Exam: First place: Joe Daly Second place: Jesse Dienner, Jerome Mayer-Cantu and Daniel Riveong.