School Counselor Postcards

6.5×12 16pt premium matte fits locker-adjacent boards listing FAFSA application and scholarship dates in one grid seniors pin when email buried in district spam filters students never open. Tall matte calendar proportion photographed by parents for fridge copies at home hallway bulletin grid beats another PDF attachment nobody downloads. Sixteen-point survives semester-long pin holes through schedule overlays. Lead month header top three deadlines counseling appointment URL and crisis line on back 988 prominent per district policy template.

Always separate 6.5×12 matte creatives same tall grid different art palette only. Senior variant leads FAFSA deadline March fifteen with SENIOR-MAR logged at counseling booking while mental-health card names wellness workshop date with WELL-APR logged separately since infantilizing clip art on adolescent-facing senior calendar erodes trust mixing crisis resource tone on deadline calendar confuses students seeking practical date grid not therapeutic messaging on same physical card type staff need consistent format so students know where 988 lives.

August before senior year and January before FAFSA peak when prior SENIOR-MAR code produced counseling appointments tied to deadline questions not generic visits alone. Reorder with swapped deadline dates registrar verified in writing before press approval wrong date propagates district-wide trust damage students share on social within minutes. Update URLs when SSO portal path changes mental-health variant uses softer palette same tall format for bulletin consistency different art same grid structure. Many shops start near 2,500 pieces at 6.5x12.

SENIOR-MAR versus WELL-APR versus JUNIOR-OCT codes logged at counseling session measure deadline-driven appointments within thirty days not bulletin views alone. Split senior parent night handoffs versus junior college-prep mail by conversion compare counseling booking rate photographed calendar cohort versus email-only reminder district mental-health awareness month stacks at every grade-level office track source at booking scale print to buildings producing seated sessions not vanity distribution counts. Many shops start near 2,500 pieces at 6.5x12.

Yes for full senior class plus hallway replenishment and parent night handoffs before scaling when deadline headline unproven at counseling booking conversion budget tier matches district volume without luxury per-piece cost. Preserve bulletin 6.5×12 silhouette students recognize matte calendar third semester running. Pilot one building with 500-count test before district-wide when FAFSA date grid unproven at appointment conversion accessible type size calm organized tone matches adolescent audience not elementary clip art.

988 crisis line prominent on back size and placement checked against district policy template dates registrar verified in writing before press wrong FAFSA or application date creates angry parent calls and social media posts within hours. URLs tested from district Chromebook SSO profile counseling portal must resolve student cannot complete form from broken link on pinned card district branding colors logo clearance board approval if required no outcome promises on mental-health language scope to resources and referral paths.

Junior college-prep variant lists PSAT timeline college fair dates and first counselor meeting booking link on back separate from senior FAFSA grid mental-health workshop capacity and registration path on wellness variant back not mixed with deadline dates on same card junior audience needs grade-specific checklist not senior application panic on wrong grade mail split variants keep bulletin consistency same tall format different content per grade band staff know where crisis line lives on every counselor card type. Many shops start near 2,500 pieces at 6.5x12.

We list deadline dates boldest accessible type verify 988 placement against district template proof counseling URL from Chromebook profile and strip infantilizing clip art for high schoolers calm organized respectful tone. Single senior or junior headline not FAFSA wellness and parent CTAs fighting on bulletin-facing front counselor decides in five seconds at hallway glance. You approve proof before August mail when wrong deadline date or broken SSO link wastes entire senior class print run and damages registrar relationship.