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MHS Advisory

MISSION STATEMENT:

MISSION STATEMENT:

The advisory program at Mukwonago High School will promote meaningful relationships between staff and students while meeting the developmental and educational needs of all students.
Mukwonago High School Advisories help our students by:

Mukwonago High School Advisories help our students by:

  1. Building relationships among staff and students while building important social skills.
  2. Providing academic support and college/post-high school preparation (through Muk Ready, Method Test Prep, Life Lessons, etc.) to foster success.
  3. Building a school culture of respect, engagement, responsibility, and safety within a learning community led by a positive adult and mentor.
Roles and responsibilities of the Advisor:

Roles and responsibilities of the Advisor:

  • Advocate for students and act as a coach 
  • Invite students to participate in life at Mukwonago High School
  • Answer your academic and extracurricular questions
  • Facilitate discussion of relevant advisory topics
  • Encourage students to achieve their academic potential 
  • Discuss current issues in students’ lives
  • Help students to problem solve through their current concerns or issues
  • Mentor students to be able to guide their peers through their own concerns or issues
Roles and responsibilities of the Advisee:

Roles and responsibilities of the Advisee:

  • Engage in advisory group activities
  • Promote a healthy and safe school climate for all students and staff
  • Develop academic and personal goals within advisory sessions
  • Complete and Apply advisory lessons to real life scenarios
  • Utilize advisors to obtain answers to academic and extracurricular needs
  • Help peers solve current issues or concerns
  • Follow the Muk Way expectations here, as you would in all of MHS:
    • Be Respectful
    • Be Engaged
    • Be Responsible
    • Be Safe
 
“When students experience caring and connectedness at school they exhibit academic, social, and ethical benefits including greater enjoyment of learning, stronger motivation to act kindly toward others, and stronger feelings of social competence.” (Breaking Ranks, NASSP, 1996)