Purpose of Advisory

The Westbrook High School Advisory program promotes meaningful relationships between staff and students while providing academic support to students.  Through monthly meetings with their advisor, students experience a more personalized learning environment with a structure and set of practices for monitoring and encouraging academic progress and career/college readiness.  Each student, along with his/her counselor and advisor, develops an individualized student success plan to map out his/her educational path and set academic and personal goals.  

Roles and Responsibilities of the Advisor

  • Act as coach and advocate
  • Encourage advisees to participate in the life of WHS
  • Encourage advisees to achieve their academic potential
  • Obtain answers to students' academic and extra-curricular questions
  • Facilitate discussion of relevant topics
  • Discuss current issues in students' lives
  • Help students problem solve current concerns or issues
  • Help students guide other students through problems

Roles and Responsibilities of the Advisee

  • Actively engage and participate in Advisory group activities
  • Cultivate and promote a healthy and safe school climate for all students and staff
  • Develop, pursue, and achieve academic and personal goals
  • Access advisors to obtain answers to academic and extra-curricular needs
  • Help the Advisory group solve current issues and concerns

2024-2025 Advisory Lessons

Please use the scroll bar at the bottom of the table to access lesson plans for all four grades.  Simply move the scroll bar to the left or right to view and access lessons and materials.  

Date

9th Grade 

 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

8/29

Lesson Plan:  G9-12_GettingtoKnowTheNewScheduleLesson.pdf 

Handout:  Blank WHS Student Schedule

Lesson Plan:  G9-12_GettingtoKnowTheNewScheduleLesson.pdf 

Handout:  Blank WHS Student Schedule

Lesson Plan:  G9-12_GettingtoKnowTheNewScheduleLesson.pdf 

Handout:  Blank WHS Student Schedule

Lesson Plan:  G9-12_GettingtoKnowTheNewScheduleLesson.pdf 

Handout:  Blank WHS Student Schedule
9/30

Lesson Plan: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.pdf 

Slide Deck: Getting to Know Your Resources

Handout: Know Your Resources

Lesson Plan: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.pdf 

Slide Deck: Getting to Know Your Resources

Handout: Know Your Resources

Lesson Plan: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.pdf 

Slide Deck: Getting to Know Your Resources

Handout: Know Your Resources

Lesson Plan: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.pdf 

Slide Deck: Getting to Know Your Resources

Handout: Know Your Resources
9/11

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Cafeteria

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Library

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Gym

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Auditorium
9/18

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Cafeteria

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Library

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Gym

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Auditorium
9/25

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Cafeteria

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Library

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Gym

Grade Level Advisory to Prepare for Field Day

Meet in Auditorium
9/27 Field Day Field Day Field Day Field Day
10/9

Lesson Plan:  G9_StudySkillsLesson.docx 

Slide Deck: G9_Study Skills

Handout: G9_Study Skills Handout

Lesson Plan:  G10_MySuccessHabitsLesson.docx 

Slide Deck:G10_MySuccessHabits

Lesson Plan:  G11_MindBodySpiritLesson.docx 

Slide Deck: G11_Mind, Body, Spirit

Handout:  G11_Mind,Body,Spirit Handout

Lesson Plan: G12_TransitionsLesson.docx 

Slide Deck:G12_ThingsTheyDon'tTeachinHS

Handout:G12_TransitionsHandout

 
10/24 No advisory-PSAT testing No advisory-PSAT testing No advisory-PSAT testing

Guest Speakers: 

Bo Bradstreet leads LinkedIn Workshop

Project Graduation
11/6

Lesson Plan:  G9_PortfolioExpectations.docx 

Slide Deck: G9_PortfolioExpectations

Lesson Plan:  

G10-12_Academic_POGPortfolioSetup.docx 

Slide Deck: 

G10-12_PortfolioExpectations

Lesson Plan: 

G10-12_Academic_POGPortfolioSetup.docx 

Slide Deck:

G10-12_PortfolioExpectations

Lesson Plan:

G10-12_Academic_POGPortfolioSetup.docx 

Slide Deck:

G10-12_PortfolioExpectations
12/4

Lesson Plan:  G9_ToleranceandMicroaggressionsLesson.docx 

Slide Deck: G9_ToleranceAndMicroaggressions

Handout: G9_ToleranceAndMicroAggressions

  

Lesson Plan: G10_WhatsMyImpactLesson.docx 

Slide Deck: G10_WhatsMyImpact

Handout:G10_WhatsMyImpact

  

Lesson Plan:  G11_WinWinLesson.docx 

Slide Deck: G11_WinWin

 

  

Lesson Plan:  G12_AllAboutConflictLesson.docx 

Slide Deck: G12_AllAboutConflict
12/18

Lesson Plan:   G9-11_BuildingAStrongTranscriptLesson.docx 

Slide Deck:BuildingAStrongTranscript

 

Lesson Plan:   G9-11_BuildingAStrongTranscriptLesson.docx 

Slide Deck:BuildingAStrongTranscript

Lesson Plan:   G9-11_BuildingAStrongTranscriptLesson.docx 

Slide Deck:BuildingAStrongTranscript

Lesson Plan: G12_FinancialAidLesson.docx 

Slide Deck:FinancialAidTerminology

Handout:FinancialAidTerminologyHandout
1/8

Lesson Plan: G9_PortfolioMidYearReviewLesson.docx 

Slide Deck: G9_MidyearPortfolioreview

Lesson Plan: G10_PortfolioMidYearReviewLesson.docx 

Slide Deck:G10_MidyearPortfolioReview

Lesson Plan: G11_PortfolioMidYearReviewLesson.docx 

Slide Deck:G11_MidyearPortfolioReview

Lesson Plan: G12_PortfolioMidYearReviewLesson.docx 

Slide Deck:G12_MidyearPortfolioReview
1/22

Lesson Plan: G9-10_IntroProgramofStudyLesson.docx 

Slide Deck:IntroProgramofStudy

Handout:  Students received a copy of the 2025-2026 Program of Study and Career Pathways

Lesson Plan: G9-10_IntroProgramofStudyLesson.docx 

Slide Deck:IntroProgramofStudy

Handout:  Students received a copy of the 2025-2026 Program of Study and Career Pathways

 Juniors meet together in the library for postsecondary planning.  Each student also received a copy of the 2025-2026 Program of Study and Career Pathways Seniors meet together in the auditorium for discussions about postsecondary planning, scholarship information, and mid-year transcript reminders.
2/5

Lesson Plan:  G9-11_PreparingForCourseSelectionLesson.docx 

Slide Deck: G9-11_PrepForCourseSelection

Handout:G9-11_FourYearPlan

Lesson Plan:  G9-11_PreparingForCourseSelectionLesson.docx 

Slide Deck: G9-11_PrepForCourseSelection

Handout:G9-11_FourYearPlan

Lesson Plan:  G9-11_PreparingForCourseSelectionLesson.docx 

Slide Deck: G9-11_PrepForCourseSelection

Handout:G9-11_FourYearPlan

Lesson Plan: G12_Budgeting101Lesson.docx 

Slide Deck: G12_Budgeting101
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

 

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