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
2025-2026 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.
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Date |
9th Grade |
10th Grade | 11th Grade | 12th Grade |
| 8/28 |
Welcome Back All school meeting in the Auditorium |
Welcome Back All school meeting in the Auditorium |
Welcome Back All school meeting in the Auditorium |
Welcome Back All school meeting in the Auditorium |
| 8/29 |
Lesson: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.docx Google Slide Deck: Getting to Know Your Resources |
Lesson: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.docx Google Slide Deck: Getting to Know Your Resources |
Lesson: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.docx Google Slide Deck: Getting to Know Your Resources |
Lesson: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.docx Google Slide Deck: Getting to Know Your Resources |
| 9/4 |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Cafeteria |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Library/Media Center |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Gym |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Auditorium |
| 9/10 |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Cafeteria |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Library/Media Center |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Gym |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Auditorium |
| 9/16 |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Cafeteria |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Library/Media Center |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Gym |
Grade Level Class Meeting to Prep for Field Day Meet in the Auditorium |
| 9/26 | Field Day | Field Day | Field Day | Field Day |
| 10/9 |
Lesson: G9 Portfolio Expectations and Set Up Slide Deck: G9 Portfolio Expectations and Set Up Slide Deck |
Lesson: G10 Portfolio Setup Lesson Slide Deck:G10 Portfolio Setup Slide Deck |
Lesson: G11 Portfolio Setup Lesson Slide Deck:G11 Portfolio Setup Slide Deck Student Handout: AerospaceAlleyPermissionForm_2025.pdf |
Lesson: G12 Portfolio Setup Lesson Slide Deck:G12 Portfolio Setup Slide Deck |
| 10/22 | ||||
