NEWS AND
INFORMATION
Announcements:
Exploring College
Options with Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Penn & Stanford will be held on Sunday, May 13, at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown and on Thursday, May 17, at the Long
Island Marriott in
JUNIOR COLLEGE
MEETINGS: In order to prepare for the Junior College Meeting
with your Guidance Counselor, students are asked to complete the following
assignments on Naviance:
·
Personality Type Inventory
·
College Search Worksheet*
·
Resume*
These forms must be fully completed and submitted to the counselor
promptly. Parents/Guardians of Juniors
should contact the Counseling Office to schedule an appointment after their child submits the required
worksheets. Appointments cannot be
schedule until the worksheets are submitted.
NCAA
REQUIREMENTS: Athletes
are reminded to complete the necessary NCAA Clearinghouse paperwork at the end
of Grade 11. Registration must be done on-line. After filing, students must
notify their guidance counselor and bring a transcript release form (available
in the guidance office) to the Registrar’s Office so that a transcript may be
sent to the NCAA. See our guidance department web page or the NCAA web-site: www.eligibilitycenter.org
for additional information.
SAT/ACT:
·
Visit
http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-dates
for a list of SAT I and SAT II testing dates and deadlines.
·
Visit
http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html
for a list of ACT testing dates and deadlines.
HOMEBOUND POLICY: When a student is absent for more
than three consecutive days, a doctor’s note should be brought to the
Counseling Department. Homebound tutoring services may be available if the
student is absent for more than three consecutive days due to a documented
medical condition.
Seniors:
COLLEGE APPLICATIONS: Seniors must meet with their guidance counselor before they
submit any college application materials to the Registrar’s Office. IMPORTANT: Any student
who has applied on-line to a college must remember to notify the Registrar and
request that an official high school transcript be sent to the college.
Students should see their counselor for more information.
As students receive decisions from colleges, a copy of each letter must
be given to his/her counselor.
SCHOLARSHIPS: Scholarship bulletins will be posted
on the guidance web site and on Naviance. Scholarship
information can also be obtained online at www.fastweb.com.
Individual college catalogues are also an excellent resource for scholarship
and financial aid information.
The FAFSA should
be completed as soon after January 1 as possible. The FAFSA can be found on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Remember, you may also need to complete the C.S.S. Profile if the colleges you
applied to require it. You can access
this form at the College Board’s web site: www.collegeboard.org.
The Oceanside District Scholarship is now available. The
scholarship is based primarily on financial need and you must have your social security number to
apply. Sign up with Mrs. Aiello in Room
S103. The deadline is April 16, 2012.
Promotion Requirements:
To enter Grade 12, students need to have successfully
completed 15.5 credits. These credits must include English 9, 10, 11; social
studies 9, 10, 11; ½ credit in health; 2 credits of mathematics; 2 credits of
science and 3 years of physical education.
To enter Grade 11, sophomores must have successfully
completed 10.5 credits. These credits must include English 9 & 10; social studies
9 & 10; and one year of science, mathematics and physical education.
To enter Grade 10, freshmen must have earned 5 credits
excluding physical education.
Students
who fail a course or a Regents exam during the school year should see their
counselor regarding summer school.
If your child has special
circumstances regarding promotion requirements, please contact his/her
counselor.