WHS Guidance Blog

Attention WHS graduates!

Are you interested in coming back to WHS to share your college experiences with current high school juniors and seniors?

Dec 22nd you can be the college rep at a mini college fair setting at WHS!  Let us know you are interested and we'll tell you the rest of what you'll need to know in order to participate.

Contact Ms. Dornisch or Mr. Carter for more info or to sign up to be part of this fun morning at WHS.

Ms. Dornisch: margo.dornisch@weymouthschools.org 781-337-7500, ext 5116

Mr. Carter: kevin.carter@weymouthschools.org 781-337-7500, ext 5165

In addition, there is an SAT Prep course being offered through the Evening School Program. That course will focus on the May test date. More information will be available soon regarding the Evening School SAT Prep course.

Suggestions for Juniors 

1. Provide your email address to your guidance counselor so that the counselor can keep you informed of helpful information and deadlines. 

     A-Caz - Mr. Carter - kevin.carter@weymouthschools.org 

   Cb-Dox - Ms. Clancy - kimberly.clancy@weymouthschools.org 

    Doy-Haz - Mr. Woods - frank.woods@weymouthschools.org 

     Hb-Macc - Mrs. Dornisch - margo.dornisch@weymouthschools.org   

    Macd-Nez - Mrs. Powell - fabiola.powell@weymouthschools.org 

     Nf-Sha - Ms. Brennan - kelly.brennan@weymouthschools.org   

    Shb-Zz- Mr. Powers - david.powers@weymouthschools.org 

2. Plan for and register for the SAT - sign up and register by visiting  http://www.collegeboard.com 

Use the CEEB code 220745 to have your scores sent to Weymouth High.                 

May 7^th  SAT exam, you must register by April 8.                                                         

June 4^th SAT exam, you must register by May 6. 

NOTE: Students planning to attend some colleges and universities may need to take one or more SAT subject tests. These may not be taken on the same day as the SAT. Check with the college's website or see your counselor if you are not sure if your college requires SAT subject tests.  

3. Register (free) for virtual college fairs at http://www.collegeweeklive.com         

This is a great way to learn about colleges all across the country. You can merely observe and learn or you can participate in live chat sessions. Many sessions are recorded if you are unable to view them live. 

4. Start thinking about a half dozen schools (or more) that may be of interest to you.  

Plan to visit a few colleges during school vacations, weekend, holidays. There are many colleges close to us including Boston schools like Boston College, Boston University, Suffolk, UMass Boston, Emerson, Northeastern etc. to other more suburban schools like Curry, Stonehill, Lasell, Bridgewater, Endicott, etc. You could also plan to visit some more distant schools or even schools out of state. Begin to plan visits to colleges during the summer as well. 

5. Consider visiting the 2011 Spring Boston National College Fair at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Tuesday April 12 or Wednesday April 13.  

You may plan to attend with friends or with your family in the evening hours. 6-9 on Tuesday.  Keep your ears open for a possible field trip as well. 

6. Sign in to the Naviance website http://connection.naviance.com/fc/signin.php?hsid=weymouth to begin to learn more about yourself by completing personality and interest tests.  

You can also begin to search for colleges by indicating areas of study (majors) that you plan to study in the future.  

You will need your personal access code to be able to save your results in Naviance. See your counselor if you need assistance or need your access code. 

Wed, March 2nd - Fisher College representatives will be on site to review applications for interested applicants.  Fee waivers will be offered to those bring reviewed on this day.

Please see you Guidance Counselor if you are interested in being considered.

Are you a senior looking at four year colleges for after high school?

If you don't know when your deadlines are, haven't given your guidance counselor a brag sheet, or in general don't know what your plans are... you need an appointment - STAT... or ASAP... or whatever acronym will get you down to our offices the quickest.

You limit your options when you miss deadlines, so please make sure you are keeping track.

Deadlines also apply to financial aid applications, scholarships, etc. Don't miss out on something because you miss a deadline, keep a calendar, or put them in your blackberry, I don't care how you do it, really... just do it!

February vacation could be a good time to visit colleges, along with the upcoming long weekend for MLK Jr. Day. Plan some visits, schedule tours, see some places you plan to apply or some to which you've already applied.

Check out the "helpful links" page on the Counseling Services website for additional resources.  Also, don't forget about the "Scholarship Scoop" page for scholarships we get wind of here at school.  It's all worth your time.

VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL (VHS)  

IS COMING TO  

WEYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL 

• Are you interested in taking some exciting online classes and study with students from all over the world?   
• Are you motivated to work on your own? 
• Do you have room in your schedule for 2^nd semester? 

THEN VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL MAY BE FOR YOU! 

• You will receive credit for these classes. 
• Classes are available during the school day or from your own home 24/7. (Must have Internet service)  

For more information and/or a pass to the presentation  

on December 16^th during Block 4: 

• Please see Ms. Brennan in the Gold Guidance Office or 

    Mrs. O’Neill in the Library no later than the end of school on  

    Monday, December 13^th.   (Deadline is extended, please see either one of us asap.)

• http://www.govhs.org 
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtUJBC_QOhs