HHS School Counseling Announcements

Hello Sophomores! HOBY is a 3-day leadership workshop for sophomores only. The program will take place at Bentley University June 12-14, 2020 . The program has inspirational speakers, e.g., the founders of Life is Good, and lots of activities to help students better understand and embrace  leadership through service to the community . The program doesn’t have a specific vision of what a leader looks like – a leader might be a quiet person who leads by example or a person who leads by embracing their wonderful self regardless of what peers think. The definition of a leader is BROAD!  Our budding leaders who don't necessarily fit the typical mould and could use an opportunity to find their tribe and discover their leadership potential are especially encouraged to apply.  Website:  https://hobyma.org/Se minarUpdates The application process is outlined below: We ask any interested sophomores to answer ALL the questions listed in  FlipGrid  by Decem...

Seniors! The Daughters of the American Revolution offers a  Good  Citizen  and Scholarship Program. If you think you are dependable, service-oriented, a leader and patriotic, we would like to know as we have to nominate a Holliston High School  Good   Citizen . Please write a brief paragraph (150-200 words) sharing how you think you embody these qualities and submit it to the School Counseling Office by Friday, November 15 - you can e-mail your counselor directly. (Yes, it really is that easy.) The nominee will be notified on Monday, November 18th during DSB and needs to be available to answer an essay prompt from the DAR program on Monday after school or on Tuesday, by the end of DSB.

Attention, seniors! Senior grades will be sent to colleges to which you have already applied beginning on Thursday, 11/14. Please review your grades to make sure they are correct, and  if not, please let your counselor know ASAP.  If you  DO NOT  want your grades sent, please let your counselor know. If we do not hear from you, and you have already applied to a college, your senior grades will be sent as is. 

Attention all students taking the PSAT/NMSQT on Saturday, October 19: Check in will begin at 7:15.   TESTING WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 7:45am .  Students who arrive after test booklets have been distributed in their testing room will not be permitted to test. There will be a check in desk located in the main lobby outside the auditorium where you will be directed to your testing room. Please check in with a current and valid school- or government- issued photo ID. Your photo ID will be checked again when you arrive at your testing room. Students will not be admitted without identification. If you do not have a photo ID of any type, please reach out to Kira Wong at  wongk@holliston.k12.ma.us . What to bring: Sharpened # 2 pencils with good erasers  (Required) An approved calculator ( Required  for use on Math Calculator Section ONLY) - click  HERE  for a list of approved calculators. Most graphing calculators are permitted ( see lis...

DEADLINE to Register for AP Exam(s) for Fall (Semester 1) courses has been extended to SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2019! 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/ apinfo/ Please see Ms. Harwich in the School Counseling Office with questions.

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 RS...

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!