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.

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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.

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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.

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Contact the High School Counseling Dept.

1 Sir Bills Circle
Johnstown NY 12095
Phone: (518) 762-4664
Fax: (518) 736-1489

CEEB Code 332635

Jeffrey Blacha
School Counselor
Student Last Names: A-K

Kellie LaCoppola
School Counselor
Student Last Names L-Z

Carm Anagnostopulos
Secretary

High School Profile

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