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
2022-2023 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 |
8/31 |
Lesson Plan: G9-12_WelcomeBackLesson.pdf Slide Deck: Welcome Back |
Lesson Plan: G9-12_WelcomeBackLesson.pdf Slide Deck: Welcome Back |
Lesson Plan: G9-12_WelcomeBackLesson.pdf Slide Deck: Welcome Back |
Lesson Plan: G9-12_WelcomeBackLesson.pdf Slide Deck: Welcome Back |
9/1 |
Lesson Plan: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.pdf Slide Deck:G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourResources Student Handout: G9-12_KnowYourWHSResources_Handout.pdf |
Lesson Plan: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.pdf Slide Deck:G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourResources Student Handout: G9-12_KnowYourWHSResources_Handout.pdf |
Lesson Plan: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.pdf Slide Deck:G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourResources Student Handout: G9-12_KnowYourWHSResources_Handout.pdf |
Lesson Plan: G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourWHSResourcesLesson.pdf Slide Deck:G9-12_GettingtoKnowYourResources Student Handout: G9-12_KnowYourWHSResources_Handout.pdf |
9/13 |
Grade Level Advisory Freshmen meet in the Cafeteria Portrait of a Graduate Carousel Brainstorm Letters to 9th Graders Lesson Plan: G9-12_PoGCarouselBrainstorm.pdf |
Grade Level Advisory Sophomores meet in the Library/Media Center Portrait of a Graduate Carousel Brainstorm Lesson Plan: G9-12_PoGCarouselBrainstorm.pdf |
Grade Level Advisory Juniors meet in the Gym Portrait of a Graduate Carousel Brainstorm Lesson Plan: G9-12_PoGCarouselBrainstorm.pdf |
Grade Level Advisory Seniors meet in the Auditorium Portrait of a Graduate Carousel Brainstorm Lesson Plan: G9-12_PoGCarouselBrainstorm.pdf |
9/20 |
Class Meeting-Field Day Prep Meet in Cafeteria |
Class Meeting-Field Day Prep Meet in Library |
Class Meeting-Field Day Prep Meet in Gym |
Class Meeting-Field Day Prep Meet in Auditorium |
9/27 |
Class Meeting-Field Day Prep Meet in Cafeteria |
Class Meeting-Field Day Prep Meet in Library |
Class Meeting-Field Day Prep Meet in Gym |
Class Meeting-Field Day Prep Meet in Auditorium |
9/29 | Field Day | Field Day | Field Day | Field Day |