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.
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Date |
9th Grade |
10th Grade | 11th Grade | 12th Grade |
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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
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| 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: |
Lesson Plan: G10-12_Academic_POGPortfolioSetup.docx Slide Deck: |
Lesson Plan: G10-12_Academic_POGPortfolioSetup.docx Slide Deck: |
| 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
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Lesson Plan: G12_AllAboutConflictLesson.docx Slide Deck: G12_AllAboutConflict |
| 12/18 |
Lesson Plan: G9-11_BuildingAStrongTranscriptLesson.docx Slide Deck:BuildingAStrongTranscript
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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 |
