DHS Counseling Department

<body bgcolor="#000000" text="#FF0000" link="#FF0000" vlink="#FF0000"> <p align="center"><a href="../Index.htm" target="_top"><img border="0" src="../images/Title2.gif" width="509" height="74"></a></p> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="../images/TransferStudents.jpg" width="234" height="36"></p> <p align="center"><a href="Forms.htm">Downloadable Forms</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="../GenInfo/FroshInfo/FreshmanOrientation.htm">New Student Orientation</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="../Registration/8thGraders/FAQs8thgr.htm">Frequently Asked Questions For New Students</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="PeerHelping.htm">Peer Helping</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="../Registration/SophsJrs/GuideCourseSelect.htm">Guidelines for Course Selection</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/hirschd/Start%20Menu/In%20Progress/Counseling%20Site/CounselingWeb/Index.htm" target="_top">Guidance and Counseling Home Page</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="5"><b>Welcome to the Deerfield High School Community</b></font></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">If you have not already done so, please make an appointment to meet with a counselor for registration. The phone number to set up an appointment is (847) 405-8460.  At the appointment time, please be prepared to share information regarding your academic experience and discuss your preference for courses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Both student and parent must be present at this meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>If you are in Deerfield and would like to review a curriculum guide prior to your appointment, please come to the high school and ask for a copy or </o:p> <a href="../AcademicPlanning/AcademicPlanDirectory.htm" target="_top">you can click here to go to our Academic Planning web page which provides course information.<o:p> </a> </o:p> </font> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">When you come to register, please bring:<o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </font> </span></p> <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">Proof of residency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>The following documents are required: copy of lease, current tax bill, or closing statements, <b><u>AND</u></b> a copy of a current gas or electric bill.<o:p> </o:p> </font> </span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">Birth Certificate as required by law.<o:p> </o:p> </font> </span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">The following forms, completed: the Registrar Letter (Records Release), the Student Information Form, and the Home Language Survey. </font> <a href="Forms.htm"> <font size="3"> Click here to download transfer forms.</font></a> </span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">A listing of courses and grades from your previous high school.<o:p> </o:p> </font> </span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">Achievement test scores (if you have access to them).<o:p> </o:p> </font> </span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">Health Service Forms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span><o:p> </o:p> </font> </span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">(<i>Illinois Residents Only)</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Student Transfer Form (ISBE 33-78) if student is enrolling from another <b>public</b> <u>secondary school</u> in Illinois.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>This form verifies if a student changing from one public high school to another public high school within Illinois is in good standing at his/her high school and whether medical records are current.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>This form <u>must</u> be presented at the time of registration.<o:p> </o:p> </font> </span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">Eligibility for registration must be approved by an Assistant Principal before the registration interview may begin.<o:p> </o:p>  <o:p> </o:p> </font> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">The registration interview will last approximately 1½ hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>In addition to the registration interview, you may be asked to return to Deerfield High School for placement testing.<o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </font> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3">We hope that your time at Deerfield High School will be academically and socially successful.<o:p> </font> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> </o:p> </span></p> </body>