HHS School Counseling Announcements

Parents and students in any grade are invited to attend a free seminar on paying for college, which will be held on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 6:30 pm - HHS Auditorium . Students are encouraged to attend if possible so that they may acquire the basic language needed to navigate financial aid. This seminar is offered through MEFA, the Commonwealth’s authority on planning, saving, and paying for college. An experienced MEFA representative will provide an overview of the college financing process, including types of financial aid, how to apply, and financing options for your family. Before the seminar, be sure to visit MEFA’s website — mefa.org — to explore the information and tools available to you. Copies of the presentation will be made available to all attendees. Make sure to bring a pen to make notes! For families who are unable to attend:  For families unable to attend HHS’s presentation, other local high schools are offering a MEFA college financing seminar. No RSVP i

The  Nuts and Bolts College Night  - an evening for  parents/guradians only , will be offered on  Wednesday, September 25th at 5:30 pm and again at 6:45 pm in the HHS library . Pick the time that is most convenient for you! The evening's event will be an overview of the most technical aspects of the college application process, including time for Q&A. We will keep you for an hour and no longer! Specific Questions?  If you have some specific questions ahead of time, feel free to send them our way! You can add your questions to a Google Doc we have created - click  HERE . Hope to see you there!

A reminder to all seniors - please review your transcript and let your counselor know by Friday, September 20th  if there are any issues with grades, courses, credits, etc... Otherwise, your transcript will go out to colleges as is.

DEADLINE to Register for AP Exam(s) for Fall (Semester 1) courses is October 15, 2019! In conjunction with the College Board's new policy, Holliston High School's AP Exam registration is open through October 15, 2019, for all AP courses that begin during the first semester. These students MUST register by October 15th to take any AP exam in May.  For exams corresponding to Spring (Semester 2) ONLY courses (AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Government, AP Macro and AP English Language (Eng Lang is usually grade 11 students at HHS)), registration opens February 5, 2020, and closes February 25, 2020. To register for an AP exam students must complete TWO steps . The below link has detailed instructions on how to register at both the College Board website (in order to order exam(s)) AND at APTSUSA (in order to pay for exam(s))... both need to be completed in order to receive an exam in May. https://aptsusa.com/holliston/ faqs/    Please see Ms. Harwich in the School Co

This is a quick reminder that registration for the PSAT / Pre-ACT closes  this Friday, September 6 . If your student is planning on sitting for either exam, please ensure that their registration is completed by 11:59 pm EST on September 6.  Please see below for registration information:  PSAT registration  - testing on Saturday, October 19 Pre-ACT registration  - testing on Saturday, October 26 If you have any questions, please let Ms. Wong ( wongk@holliston.k12.ma.us ) in Guidance know.