Chester Union Free School District

Chester, New York 10918

Achieving Excellence

Welcome to the Chester Academy Guidance Website

Our Guidance Website is designed to keep parents and students updated on what is happening at the Academy.

Click on the links that are underlined in red and they will bring you to the websites you are interested in viewing.

Click here for contact information for guidance faculty and staff.

SUNY ORANGE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

SUNY ORANGE is offering 230 scholarship opportunities for graduating seniors. Students cannot apply for scholarships unless they have already been accepted to SUNY Orange and have their student ID (A#). Applications can be made online at https://sunyorange.academicworks.com. The scholarship application process opens on January 10^th and the deadline for applying is April 1^st.

Civil Air Patrol Virtual Open House - March 16, 2021

If you are interested to learn about Cadet Programs, Emergency Services, and Aerospace Education, attend the Virtual Civil Air Patrol Open House on Tuesday, March 16th from 7 to 8:30 pm. See attached flyer on how to sign up.

Civil Air Patrol Flyer

ASVAB EXAM

We will not be offering the ASVAB exam at Chester Academy this year. If you are interested in joining the military, please call the recruiters office and schedule an exam with them. I have several practice booklets to help prepare you for this exam. If you are interested, stop by the Guidance Office and pick up a booklet.

JUNIOR YEAR COLLEGE CALENDAR

All Juniors please click on the Junior Year Calendar link below. This calendar will help give you a timeline of what you need to know for your Junior Year.

Junior Year Calendar

SENIOR YEAR COLLEGE CALENDAR

Please click on the link below to see a monthly calendar of timelines for the college admission process.

Senior Year Calendar

Pre College Programs

Many colleges are offering precollege programs over the summer. I will list what I receive below and please go to that colleges website for more information:

PACE - July 12th - 23rd. In person classes

NYU - July 5th - August 13th. Online classes

College Events

Due to the large amount of colleges that are hosting virtual tours and information sessions. Please go to the website of the colleges you are interested in and register for their virtual sessions. For a list of colleges that have contacted us, please go to the Virtual College Tours page or click here

Guidance

Related Files

REGULATIONS REQUIRING POSTING OF THE CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND DIRECTIONS TO ACCESSING THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES WEBSITE. School districts and charter schools are now required to post in English and Spanish the toll-free telephone number (1-800-342-3720) operated by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to receive reports of child abuse or neglect, and directions for accessing the OCFS website http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/cps/. Questions may be directed to the Office of Student Support Services at StudentSupportServices@nysed.gov or by calling (518) 486-6090. Notice: If anyone is unable to access pages or content on a webpage, please email Joanne Valastro (Webmaster) at jvalastro@chesterufsd.org, or call her at 845-469-5052 ext. 3401 for alternative means to access the information the requester seeks.