HHS School Counseling Announcements

We hope you are enjoying the last few days of summer! We are looking forward to welcoming you all back to school soon! We are writing with an important update about changes to the Guidance caseload distribution due to fluctuations in class sizes. Each year, the Guidance department and administrative team review and, if necessary, make changes to, the caseload distributions. This ensures that each counselor has a relatively equitable caseload size so that we may be able to provide the best possible support to our students. Please see the chart below for the new caseload distributions for the 2019-2020 school year. The letter distributions are based on last names. Changes from last year are  bolded/underlined. Taylor  Mont Harwich Ross/Wong Grade 9 (2023) A-D E-L M-R S-Z Grade 10 (2022) A-D E-L M-R S-Z Grade 11 (2021) A-C D-K L-R S-Z Grade 12 (2020) A-D E-K L-R S-Z Mrs. Harwich will continue to work with 9th and 10th grade students who have older s...

We hope you are enjoying your summer - only a few short weeks until we are back to school! Due to a scheduling error,  Holliston High School will not be hosting the October 26, 2019 administration of the ACT; we will, instead, be a test site for the September 14, 2019 administration of the ACT.  If you would like to register for the September 14, 2019 ACT test date, there are still seats available at Holliston High School. Registration closes on August 16, 2019; late registration (with an additional fee) closes on September 1st.  If you would like to sit for the October 26, 2019 ACT test date, you may register at other local high schools. Those schools in close proximity to Holliston hosting the October ACT are Milford High School, Framingham High School, and Natick High School.  Our spring standardized testing calendar has also been affected.  We will not be hosting the ACT on June 13, 2020; instead, we will host the ACT on April 4, 2020.  ...

Attention, Class of 2019: We hope you are enjoying your summer! Final transcripts were sent to the colleges you indicated in Naviance yesterday. It can take up to two weeks for colleges to receive and process these documents, so please be patient. If your college has not received your transcript by July 10, please let Mrs. Camiel know by e-mailing her at  camielv@holliston.k12.ma.us .

Registration for the PSAT and Pre-ACT being offered in the fall is now open. Registration will close on September 6th. 10th and 11th graders will have the option to take one, or both of the tests in the 2019-2020 school year. The PSAT/NMSQT will be offered on Saturday October 19th, 2019. The Pre-ACT will be offered on Saturday October 26th, 2019. Contrary to widespread belief, both the ACT and SAT are accepted by ALL colleges and universities. Students have 2 options and we wanted to ensure that our students have the best opportunity to test well and, in offering the Pre-ACT and the PSAT, we increase the student's ability to make a more informed decision now instead of when the testing starts to count and costs much more! REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 6th - registration is not complete until payment is received. COST: $35 (one exam); $70 (both exams) REGISTRATION: http://aptestservice.com/holliston All registration and exam questions can be found on this comprehensive website...

Attention, seniors! Please complete your graduation survey in Naviance as soon as possible. This is a graduation obligation, and you will not receive your cap and gown until this is completed. How to complete the survey: Login to Naviance . Click on ABOUT ME (top right-hand corner). Go to MY SURVEYS. Click on SURVEYS NOT STARTED. Complete the CLASS OF 2019- GRADUATION SURVEY.

For the past few years, here at HHS, we have used May 1 to celebrate our seniors and inspire underclass students by asking our seniors to wear a shirt/sweatshirt with the college of their choice, GAP/PG year program in which they will participate, branch of military they will join, or their place of employment. This year, we will be branching out and inviting seniors and faculty/staff to  wear your future   in a more broad sense. What are your hopes and dreams? What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you want to achieve? What do you hope for this world? This can, of course, include more traditional views of post-secondary plans (college, work, military), but we really encourage you to think outside of the box! This coming Wednesday will be an incredibly fun day at HHS. Congratulations to our seniors for planning for their future – well done! We are proud of you.

Planned attendees for Thursday's Mini-Fair are  here . Sophomores and juniors are invited to attend the fair at the following times: 1st LUNCH at 10:57        MINI-FAIR 11:15 – 11:35 2nd LUNCH at 11:36       MINI-FAIR 11:25 – 11:45 3rd LUNCH at 12:14        MINI-FAIR 11:45 – 12:15    Please let your counselor know if you have any questions!