High School Class Timelines

Freshman Timeline

August

• Attend Ninth grade orientation for students and their parents.

September

• Check your schedule for accuracy.
• Sign up and get involved in clubs; try a leadership role this year!
• Keep in mind deadline for Add/Drop Period is the second week of September.

February

• Meet with your School Counselor to select courses for tenth grade.

Sophomore Timeline

September

• Check your schedule for accuracy.
• Sign up and get involved in clubs; try a leadership role this year!

October

• Sign up and take the PSAT test if eligible. This test is a preliminary SAT test.

December

• HFM BOCES Career and Technical Center visits to discuss career and technical education options available to students.

January

• Students may visit the HFM BOCES Career and Technical Center to explore career and technical education options.

March

• Meet with your School Counselor to select classes for Junior year. Academic standing is reviewed and career and college exploration is discussed.

Junior Timeline

September

• Check your schedule, make sure that you have all the courses that you want and need.
• Sign up for the PSAT, a pretest for the SAT.
• Get involved in clubs or activities.

October

• FMCC College Fair – College admission representatives available to speak to, in addition to informative seminars.
• PSAT/NMSQT

December

• Attend Financial Aid Night

January

• Sign up for the SAT and ACT college admission tests.

March

• Review college catalog materials.
• Compare and contrast your findings.
• Visit college campuses.
• Attend college fairs.
• Review pros and cons of early admission.

April – June

• Take SAT and ACT exams.

May

• Take SAT offered at JHS.

July/August

• Visit college campuses.
• Start to narrow your list of colleges down based on campus visits.

Senior Timeline

September

• Register for the ACT/SAT/SAT Subject tests.
• Schedule your Senior Meeting with your counselor.
• Ask at least two teachers for recommendation letters.
• Meet with college representatives visiting JHS.
• Gather all application materials needed to apply to colleges.
• Visit any colleges on your list, if you have not already done so.

October

• Register for the SAT if you have not done so.
• Senior Meeting.
• Write your college application essay.
• Take the ACT or SAT test.
• College Fair at FMCC.
• Check the Counseling Center for Scholarship Information.
• Continue to meet with College Representatives.

November

• College applications should be completed and handed in to your counselor.
• Financial Aid Night.

December

• Finalize college applications.

January

• File FAFSA.
• Apply for scholarships.

April

• Watch for college acceptance letters!
• Compare your financial aid packages.
• Select a college by May 1!

May

• Notify colleges of your final decision.
• Keep track of all deadlines at the college of your choice.
• Senior Survey/Questionnaire.