HHS School Counseling Announcements

  HOLLISTON HIGH SCHOOL - COUNSELING ACCESS The role of school counseling (school counselors/adjustment counselors/social workers) is to support students so that they are better able to access the curriculum and appropriately plan coursework and post-high school choices. School Counseling is not a replacement for individual or family counseling; however, we are committed to providing you support during the school day and assisting you in finding outside resources when appropriate. School Counseling Office Physical Space and Distancing Virtual Zoom Room Student Access College Visits Focus SCHOOL COUNSELING OFFICE School counseling services are BY APPOINTMENT ONLY during this time. We encourage students to schedule an appointment time with their counselor during their remote learning days . With the exceptio n of real-time urgent needs, students should have a scheduled appointment. PHYSICAL SPACE AND DISTANCING Given the small size of our office space, we are asking for no more than...

Attention, Members of the Class of 2021! We know many of you were looking forward to visiting colleges this fall, but may be unable to do so due to various restrictions. In an effort to provide you an opportunity to learn more about some of these schools, we are going to be hosting virtual college visits during DSB (10:47-11:22) through Thanksgiving break. Please check your Naviance accounts for who will be visiting and when under Upcoming Events. There will be two colleges scheduled each day. Also, each morning seniors will receive a notification about which colleges will be hosting a visit that day through Remind.  *It is important that you click on the virtual visit link BEFORE/RIGHT at the start of DSB in order to gain access to the event. 

On behalf of Holliston High School and HHS School Counseling, you are invited to join us in celebrating our underclassmen students at the Underclassmen Virtual Awards Presentation. The  presentation will go live tomorrow evening,  Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.  on the  HHS School Counseling YouTube page . The link will remain active on YouTube, so please feel free to access at your convenience. The event will also be broadcast on HCAT TV (Verizon - channel 33, Comcast - channel 96) - date and time to be announced soon! We are also pleased to debut a video to celebrate our seniors compiled by the School Counseling Office in collaboration with Samuel Abdallah and Austin Chang, members of the Class of 2021. Each year, we ask our seniors to "wear their futures," whether that may be college, entering the trades, or a gap year - to name just a few! -  on May 1, the national college enrollment deposit deadline. This year, with many colleges exte...

On behalf of Holliston High School and HHS School Counseling, please join us in celebrating our seniors this evening at their virtual Senior Awards presentation!  The Senior Awards presentation will go live this evening,  Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.  Please join us on the  HHS School Counseling YouTube page  to celebrate the Class of 2020! The link will remain active on YouTube, so please feel free to access at your convenience. The event will also be broadcast live via HCAT TV (Verizon - channel 33, Comcast - channel 96), and will be livestreamed to the Holliston Cable Access Facebook page.   Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

Attention, sophomores & juniors! We know many of you were looking forward to the college mini-fairs that were scheduled to be held this month at HHS. In an effort to provide you an opportunity to learn more about some of these schools, we are going to be hosting colleges in virtual Zoom sessions a few times a week specifically for HHS students, starting next Monday, May 4 (currently visits are scheduled through May 15th, but this may be extended depending on interest)!  These sessions are a great opportunity for you to learn more about the schools, "meet" regional representatives (these individuals may actually be reading your applications!), and ask questions. Links to the individual Zoom sessions hosted by the colleges are available by clicking  here  ( you must be logged into your HPS e-mail to view this document) . No sign-up necessary! Just click the link at the specified time.  Colleges are being added each day, so please check back often! C...

Due to the evolving COVID19 situation, the deadline for inputting course selection requests has been extended until Friday, March 27th at 9 pm . If you have questions about a recommendation, please e-mail your teacher; any other questions, please use the Flag for Counselor Assistance form in the Unified Classroom portal or e-mail your counselor. More information to come on counselor availability over the next few weeks. Please check your e-mail regularly! Stay safe and healthy!

Course selection is open in Unified Classroom  until 9 pm on Monday, March 16th. Please make your selections by this date. These links are also available on the Form/Resources page of the School Counseling website. See below for additional resources: Program of Studies 2020-2021 Course Selection Presentation 2020 -2021 - Grades 9-11 Course Selection Presentation 2020-2021 - Grade 8  Video Recording of the Course Selection Presentation for Grade 8 Students Override Form 2020-2021 Online Learning Opportunities - Course Descriptions TEC Online Learning Registration - Students ONLY  - SENIORS Educere Online Learning Registration - Students ONLY  - SENIORS Parent/Guardian Online Enrollment Agreement (electronic permission slip) was e-mailed home to parent/guardian on 3/9 - must be received with appropriate registration form - if you need another copy, please see your school counselor Flag for Counselor Assistance Form **Seniors only:** In order to register...