HHS School Counseling Announcements

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!

Ninth-grade families - please use this as a resource during the course selection process. This  site  is also a great resources and explains many of the nuances with HHS's scheduling process. 

We hope you all had a successful and easy week back from the winter break! It was so nice to see so many families logged in to the Virtual College Admissions Panels on Wednesday evening. The evening was incredibly informative, and we hope that you found the information valuable as many of you are embarking on the college application process! We'd appreciate your feedback (even if you were unable to attend, your input as to better times for scheduling this type of evening are helpful as we look ahead to next year) - please fill out   this short survey   with your thoughts! As promised here are the recordings and some other resources:  Panel 1 - UVM, Villanova, Syracuse, Elon, and CU - Boulder Panel 2 - University of Delaware, UMass - Amherst, Endicott, Bentley, Rochester Institute of Technology, and St. Anselm College School Counseling Website  - click on  Contact Us  to make an appointment with your counselor! Additionally, we wanted to provide a few reminders about upcoming local

The  MetroWest   College  and Career  Fair   will take place on  Saturday, March 18, 2023  from  9:00 – 12:00 pm  at the Ashland High School located at 65 E. Union Street in Ashland, MA.  The  college  and career  fair  is free and open to the public. The fair will give students and parents from MetroWest area high schools the opportunity to speak with representatives from over 100 colleges, universities and gap-year options, as well as provide students with an opportunity to engage with professionals from over 50 unique careers.  In addition, there will be ongoing speakers to discuss topics such as the college application process, financial aid, and SAT/ACT’s. For more information regarding the MetroWest College and Career Fair and a complete listing of participating colleges please go to: http://www.mwccf.org .

Please join the school counselors and representatives from 10 colleges and universities virtually on March 1, 2023 at 6 pm and 7 pm for a general overview of the college admissions process and a bit more about their specific schools. See your email for more details!