HHS School Counseling Announcements

Dear Students and Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 -  Thank you to those of you that joined us earlier this week for our annual college application process kickoff, Be Admitted! We were so pleased to see so many of you during the two offerings and we hope that you found the presentation to be helpful and informative.  As promised, here are some resources:  Be Admitted Recording Be Admitted Google Slides  - clickable links in the presentation GPA Game  - to be watched in conjunction with the Be Admitted Recording College Planning Checklist HHS School Counseling Website Factors in the College Admission Decision - NACAC Survey HHS School Counseling Facebook HHS School Counseling Instagram Scoir  - Invitations were sent earlier this afternoon to all parents/guardians in PowerSchool who have  not  yet registered for an account in Scoir; these invitations come directly from Scoir and do have an expiration. If you need another invite sent and/or your invite has exp

The   Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)   is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military. It is administered annually to more than one million military applicants, high school, and post-secondary students. Although it is most widely used with candidates for the military, the assessment provides valuable information to all students, as it encourages them to explore a wide variety of careers, rather than limiting their exploration by telling them what they can or should do. The test is a predictor of success in training and education programs, and measures students' knowledge 8 different sub-areas: General Science Arithmetic Reasoning Word Knowledge Paragraph Comprehension Mathematics Knowledge Electronics Information Auto and Shop Information Mechanical Comprehension HHS is pleased to offer this test free-of-charge to any interested 10th, 11th, or 12th grader. A representati

Please join us  next week on Thursday, November 16th during DSB in the Library  for our first Career Speaker Series of the year. This panel will focus on College and Vocational Training Programs. We will be joined by representatives from Boston BioProducts, Griffin Electric, and the Town of Holliston. Sign up using this link ! More information on the companies is attached. All are welcome (including parents/guardians), but please sign up in advance.

  Dear Students and Families of the Class of 2024 -   Please read this message in its entirety - there are a lot of updates regarding the financial aid and college application process at HHS.   You may have heard that there will be a significant overhaul of the processes and systems used to award federal student aid starting with the 2024–25 award year, which includes streamlining the  Free Application for Federal Student  Aid (FAFSA®) form. Here are the highlights: The FAFSA form previously opened on October 1st for the following academic year; in 2023, the FAFSA is currently projected to open in December to file for the 2024–25 award year. New term:  Contributor – Someone who is required to provide information on the FAFSA form. The new FAFSA is role-based, meaning that each contributor accessing the form will only see their section. The Direct Data Exchange (DDX) replaces the Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) to access tax information from the IRS. All contributors must consent to tax acce

  Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),  Just a quick reminder about tomorrow's event,  Nuts & Bolts of the College Application Process!  Join the school counselors as they walk you through the logistics of the college application process (including an overview of the Common App, Scoir, financial aid, standardized testing, and more!).  This event is geared towards parent(s)/guardian(s) of seniors applying to colleges, however, families of all grades are welcome to attend.  No RSVP necessary. We are expecting this event to last approximately 45 minutes - 1 hour. Please choose from two times/formats:  Wednesday, September 27th at 8:30 am in-person in the  HHS Library  - coffee & tea will be served! Wednesday, September 27th at 5:00 pm  virtually.  Please use this link . This event will be recorded for those who are unable to join us. We look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow morning / afternoon. Sincerely, HHS School Counseling 

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 Below are video links of the many celebratory events that took place during Spring 2023 at HHS: Class of 2023 Senior Scholarship Evening In-School Graduation / Department Awards for Grades 9-12 Book Awards for the Class of 2024 Congratulations to the Class of 2023! Enjoy the summer, all!