B-CC provides several programs to help teenagers with all aspects of high school: academics, social/emotional/behavior/attendance problems, the college application process, part-time or summer job searches, and career preparation.

Tutoring and Study Resources

Teachers

T.A.P. (Time for Academic Progress)

National Honor Society

Academic Support for Athletes

YMCA Bethesda Youth Services - Homework Helper

Minority Mentoring Program

This program seeks to increase enrollment and retention of Black, Hispanic and other minority students in Honors, AP, and IB classes. Individual students work with either a parent or student mentor, all of whom receive training on the basic skills of mentoring from the Montgomery County Task Force on Mentoring. Anyone is interested in being a mentor should contact Cheryl Green at cgreenmom@aol.com or 301-652-6222. Students interested in being mentored should contact Mrs. Patricia Young in the Counseling Department, 240-497-6320.

Student Assistance Program

The Student Assistance Program is a school-based intervention program under the auspices of the Montgomery County Public Schools Safe and Drug-Free Schools Project . The goal of the program is to identify and help adolescents whose behavior, attendance, or grades indicate that they may have problems that may be related to alcohol and/or other drug use or violence.  Through the different steps that comprise the Student Assistance process, parents of students referred to the team meet in a private setting.  There, selected team members share the concern about their child and data collected from B-CC staff to raise the parents' awareness of the problem and offer a free assessment by a treatment professional who works with the team.  This assessment seeks to rule out that alcohol and other drug use or violence may be the cause of the student's problems.

These at-risk adolescents are then directed to appropriate services, if warranted.  All information connected with the Student Assistance Program is highly confidential and never becomes part of any student records.  All inquiries about the program or individuals are held in strict confidence.

Contacts:

Co-team Leaders:  Dan Alemar (240-497-6300) and Stuart Markowitz: (240-497-6348)

Team Members:        

Colleen Desmond, Guidance Counselor

Sara Moses, Alternative/Literacy Teacher

Kathleen Pollack, School Nurse

Brenda McDonnell, MCPS Pupil Personnel Worker (301-279-4989)

Hotlines

CollegeTracks

CollegeTracks is a college mentoring program begun by B-CC parents (in partnership with the B-CC Career Center and the B-CC HS Educational Foundation ) that seeks to provide students with the essential skills, resources, and adult coaches to ensure survival and success in the college application process.  Through the Counseling Department and Career Center, CollegeTracks identifies B-CC juniors and seniors who may need extra support during the college search and application process.  Every Tuesday afternoon at 2:15pm, any student can attend CollegeTracks workshops in the Career Center where they get structured information sessions on registering for and taking standardized tests, selecting colleges, completing application forms, collecting transcripts and recommendations, writing college application essays, and applying for financial aid.  They also receive individualized help with searching for and applying to colleges from guidance counselors and parent volunteers.  CollegeTracks mentors are also available in the Career Center on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00pm. ....more

Contacts: 

Mrs. Cathie Goltz (parent coordinator) 301-493-6832

Cheryl Feldsott, Career Information Coordinator  240-497-6327

Career Center

The Career Center is a resource room for college and career planning.  It is also the place to go for information on part-time and summer jobs and other summer opportunities such as specialty camps and schools.  Work permits are available in the Career Center.  It is open to students, staff, and parents from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm daily, including summers.

Contact:

Cheryl Feldsott, Career Information Coordinator  240-497-6327