This is a supervised time during which students may work on school assignments. Students are expected to be on task, and the supervising teacher checks student grades twice a month to monitor each student’s progress. This course may be chosen as an elective, but no credit is earned toward graduation.

Limit: One Study Hall per year

Students may apply to serve as a Counselor Aide, supporting our counseling and wellness team in meaningful, hands-on ways. This opportunity is open to juniors and seniors who are eager to bring their skills into an authentic office setting while gaining valuable experience. Successful counselor aides are dependable, self-motivated, and able to recognize what needs to be done and follow through with care and initiative. Typical responsibilities may include delivering call slips to classrooms, preparing welcome materials (such as goodie bags) for college representative visits, assisting with creative projects, and offering student perspectives as we intentionally seek student voice. Because this role functions at an internship level, aides are expected to consistently follow all supervisor guidelines and demonstrate professionalism in order to remain in the program.

The TA program offers juniors and seniors an opportunity to learn and enhance organizational and administrative skills in a classroom setting. Students provide teachers with needed support and practical assistance in various teaching areas. Typical duties for the TA include filing, bulletin board maintenance, classroom set-up and organization, and teacher-supervised assistance. Students requesting to be TAs should not only request this course but should complete the online form to indicate which teacher(s) they would like to assist.

Students may seek a position as an office aide, assisting in an on-campus office. This program offers juniors and seniors the opportunity to apply existing skills to an authentic office environment. Students who want to participate must have previous experience that demonstrates high levels of responsibility. Students need to possess self-starter qualities and an ability to observe which actions are needed and then fulfill them. Strict adherence to the guidelines set forth by the supervisor are mandatory to remain in these internship-level positions.

The REACH program offers students the opportunity to work closely with their peers, who struggle academically, socially, and emotionally. Typical REACH Aide duties include sharing experiences, classroom set-up, and organization, and peer tutoring. Students will also be asked to build respectful and trusting relationships with peers and staff and impact REACH students in a positive manner.

Most students have one open period in the morning, on either the student's A-day or B-day. An additional unscheduled morning or afternoon period is available only to seniors who opt to take a reduced academic load of six courses. VCHS does not recommend that seniors take an unscheduled period.

Intro to REACH is a hands-on class that provides students with the skills, resources, and support to help increase their self-esteem, academic achievement, classroom processes, and procedures, and develop healthy relationships with peers and teachers. The REACH staff is dedicated to supporting students holistically both in and out of the classroom. Skills taught include executive functioning, social and emotional learning, and strategies and discipline for academic success. The goal is to partner with students in their academic journey and to develop independent learners who take ownership of their education.

REACH is a continuation of Intro to REACH and provides students another year to develop and grow holistically. The REACH staff focuses on strengthening students’ areas of need as well as helping to prepare students for college and career readiness. Students are encouraged to implement the strategies taught in REACH class in all different areas of their lives. The goal of this course is to increase their academic performance through accountability, decision-making, and a growth mindset.