School Counseling Home

• Common Application link: Common Application
• Great College Advice: Great Colletge
• SAT Practice: SAT Practice
• SAT vs. ACT: SAT vs ACT
• SAT Dates: SAT Dates
• College Access/Seven Hills: College Access
• Early College Planning

• Suicide Prevention Hotline (Available 24 hours) – 1-800-273-8255
• New Bedford Crisis Center – 508.996.3154
• Student/Parent Handbook 
• Exploratory Program/Selection of Permanent Career Majors – Page 14/15
• Academic Instruction – Page 13
• Career Majors – Page 14
• Grading – Page 17
• Class Rank – Page 22
• Elizabeth Connelly-Sylvia: TBD

9th Grade 

• New Student Orientation (refer to school calendar for date/time).

Parent Portal

• Instruction Packet will be provided at parent orientation, please activate the parent and student portal ASAP, as this will allow you to actively be involved in the students progress throughout the school year.  

Begin College Applications

Letters of Recommendation for College and Scholarships Registration 

• SAT
• PSAT
• ACT

FAFSA

• Available for Completion (10/1)

Parent Night Meeting (refer to school calendar for date/time)

• Grade 10, 11 & 12

Progress Report Grade – Trimester I

• accessible/viewable through the Parent Portal

Testing

• PSAT Test (see PSAT website for test date) 
• SAT Test (see SAT website for date/time/location)

GNB Voc-Tech College Fair (refer to school calendar for date/time) National Honor Society Induction Ceremony

• Trimester I Grades Close
• Open House (refer to school calendar for date/time)
• November 1st College Deadline
• SAT Test (refer to SAT website for date/time/location)
• Career Cruising Due Dates
• ASVAB – Military Exam

Trimester I – Report Cards

SAT Test (refer to SAT site for date/time/location)

Career Cruising Due Dates 

Credit for Life Fair

9th Grade Shop Exploratory

• Distribution of 9th Grade Shop Selection Forms (refer to school calendar for date)
• Collection of 9th Grade Shop Selection Forms (refer to school calendar for date)
• Freshman Shop Placement Letters distributed (refer to school calendar for date)

Progress Report Grades – Trimester II

• accessible/viewable through the Parent Portal

Trimester II – Report Cards
SAT Tests (refer to SAT website for date/time/location)

Bristol Community College

• Onsite Admissions (sign-ups in Guidance)

Trimester II – Report Cards

MEFA

• College Planning Parent Meeting (refer to school calendar for date/time) 

Progress Report Grades – Trimester III

• accessible/viewable through the Parent Portal

SAT Test (refer to Sat website for date/time/location)

Senior Awards Night (refer to school calendar for date/time)

Senior Sign-Out (refer to school calendar for date) 

Trimester III – FINAL Report Card

• Student will receive final report card through the mail  

Graduation 

Forms Available on School Website

• College Tour Visits (forms available on school website)
• Scholarships (available on school website)
• Student Emergency Contact Information (forms available on school website)
• Transcripts (requests available on school website)
• Attend IEP Teams
• Attend 504 Meetings
• post-Secondary Planning
• Scheduling
• Graduation Planning
• Awards
• Admissions/Registration of Students
• Middle School Recruitment
• Grade 9 Transition
• Family Communication
• Assist in Testing Coordination (ASVAB, PSAT, MCAS, SAT, etc.)
• Counseling/Crisis Intervention
• SAT/PSAT/ACT Registration
• Common App Reports
• Classroom Lessons
• Tracking Grade Progress
• MA Model Implementation
• Career Cruising
• Curriculum Development
• College Rep Meetings
• College search and preparation
• Plans of Remediation
• Parent Meetings
• Upward Bound Liaison
• RAPP Program Liaison
• Whaling Museum Apprentice Program Liaison