Guidance Department

College Application Information

The purpose of Joliet Catholic Academy's counseling program is built on a preventative, developmental and spiritual approach. This concept focuses on a program of services, which involves a systematic process of assisting students in making choices, plans and and adjustments, in understanding, self-direction, and in solving personal problems. In conjunction with our mission statement, the concept provides an educational process that calls, challenges and affirms every person in it to grow in faith, knowledge, understanding and service.

The Guidance Department provides the following services while respecting the confidentiality of each individual student: Group guidance, personal counseling, academic guidance, college guidance, career guidance. In addition the Guidance Departments provides the following resources: internet accessible, study skills, college catalogue and video library, information and referral, approving college visit days for seniors, college application file, arranging visits by college representatives, conference rooms.

Department Personnel


Ellen Herron
Department Chairperson
Junior/Senior Counselor for Last Names A - L
E-Mail: eherron@jca-online.org
815.741.0500, ext. 265


Kathy Major
Junior/Senior Counselor for Last Names M - Z
E-Mail: kmajor@jca-online.org
815.741.0500, ext. 266


Brian Vaughan
Freshman/Sophomore Counselor for Last Names A - L
E-Mail: bvaughan@jca-online.org
815.741.0500, ext. 225


Barb Bertino
Guidance Office Secretary
E-Mail: bbertino@jca-online.org
815.741.0500 ext. 267
 


Ms. Patricia Yeager
Freshman/Sophomore Counselor
for Last Names M - Z
E-Mail: pyeager@jca-online.org
815.741.0500, ext. 264

 

Additional Guidance Resources

Academic Links
Academic links are provided for you to address driver's
education and credit make-ups. Please contact your local school district or extension

service for more information regarding the registration.


Personal Links
Information provided on the link above are resources ONLY for a variety

of areas. having these website links/phone numbers available does not imply

 that JCA supports theses service. They are being provided as

resources for the families  and students at JCA.


UIUC Application Process
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has implemented
a new self-reported academic record system for freshman applications
beginning with the 2012 admission cycle.