Counselor's Desk

Ashley Nelson
Ashley Nelson
Counselor, Troy Junior Senior High School
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Troy Junior / Senior High School is dedicated to the empowerment of students to become responsible and productive members of society through education for a lifetime.

PRIDE                                              HONOR                                               TRADITION

FROM THE COUNSELOR – Mrs. Nelson                                                               May 2025

 

Happy May! We are officially in the home stretch with just less than 30 days to go till graduation/the end of the school year. Please check below for some information as we finish up the 2024-2025 school year. If you have any questions or need assistance in any way, please do not hesitate to reach out.

  • Graduation

    Graduation is on Friday, May 23, 2025 beginning at 7:00pm in the Troy High School gymnasium. Please reach out to Mr. Hoffman (senior class advisor) if you have any questions in regards to graduation.

  • Awards Night (Seniors)

    Awards Night for Troy Jr. / Sr. High School will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:00pm. My role is to recognize and congratulate those seniors that have been awarded scholarships for higher education. I will also be awarding honors cords for graduation to those seniors who are graduating with a 3.50 cumulative GPA or above. More information will be sent out by the office for this event. 

  • University of Idaho

     
    UIdaho Bound has a number of sessions for this coming orientation season. These include both in person and virtual options. Admitted U of I students should be sure to register ASAP to get this important event on the books. Please follow this link if you still need to register: https://www.uidaho.edu/events/uidaho-bound 

  • LCSC


    For students who need to sign up for a student advising and registration (STAR) session, please have them call Career and Advising Services at     208.792.2313 or sign up online at https://www.lcsc.edu/advising/new-students.  Students must be tentatively admitted before they can sign up. 

  • Other Colleges and Universities

    Seniors who are planning to attend other colleges or universities should contact that institution to see what the plans are for freshman registration. If you need any assistance with that, please contact me at the school and I will help you find the information needed.

    • Scholarships

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      The May scholarship list is now available and posted in Mrs. Burch’s room. This is the time to be applying for outside scholarships.  Scholarship information can be found online at the Troy Jr. / Sr. High School website https://ths.troysd287.org/counselordesk in the Academics section under “Counselor’s Desk” and is also attached to this email. New lists are published every month.

    • 2025-2026 Senior Parent Meeting (current Juniors)

    There will be a 2025-2026 senior parent meeting on Tuesday, May 20 beginning at 5:00 pm (this will be before Awards Night) in the Troy High School Library. Some topics that will be discussed are graduation, senior trip destinations, senior sweatshirts, fundraising for the senior lock in event, and more. Mr. Spence (class advisor) will be sending out more information in regards to this meeting, so be on the lookout over the next couple of weeks.

    • SAT (Junior)

    The scores for the most recent SAT that was taken should be available to students now in their College Board account. I will be sending a copy of the score report home for your records in June. If students need to take or retake the SAT assessment, these college entrance exams are given every couple of months at other testing locations but won’t be available again at our school until spring 2026.  For the SAT you can find more information on testing dates and locations at https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat?navId=gh-sat. If you are interested in taking the ACT instead of the SAT, follow this link: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration/test-center-locator.html The last recommended time to take a college entrance exam is October of their senior year.

     

    I am expecting a baby in the next couple of weeks and will be going on leave beginning May 12. I will be available through email this summer but if you have an immediate need please reach out to Mr. Dail (adail@troysd287.org) or Janet (jschetzle@troysd287.org) and they will do their best to assist or will reach out to me.

               

    Happy Spring!

     

    Ashley Nelson

    Troy School District Counselor

    PRIDE                                                                                                                HONOR                                                                                 TRADITION