Here you can find resources presented to parents and guardians at some of the Guidance Department's evening events such as Senior Parent Night, Financial Aid Night, and Junior College Planning Night.
Junior Future Planning Night 2024
College Applications: Who Does What?
Resource List from Junior Future Planning Night
Financial Aid Night 2023
Senior Future Planning Night 2023
College Applications: Who Does What?
Financial Aid Night 2022
Presentation Slides (provided by MEFA)
Senior Future Planning Night 2022
College Applications: Who Does What?
College Resources for Families
Recording of counselor presentation
Junior Future Planning Night 2022
Resource List from Junior Future Planning Night
Counselor Slides - WHS Guidance
Senior Future Planning Night 2021 (link to video recording)
Guidance Night 2021 (link to video recordings and resources)
Junior Future Planning Night 2021
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority
Future Planning: Words to Know
Special Opportunities & Scholarships
Senior Future Planning Night 2020
Senior Future Planning Night Slides
College Applications: Who Does What?
Parent/Guardian Resources for the College Process
College Admissions Deans Respond to COVID-19
Guidance Night 2020
Admissions 101 (slides)
College Admissions Testing (slides)
College Financing (Cost of Education Fact Sheet)
College Visits (Ten Questions to Jumpstart Your Search; College Visit Guide)
Disability Services at the College Level (Documentation Guidelines; Ross Center Overview - UMass Boston)
Inclusive College Experiences (Program Overview of Transitional Scholars at Mass Bay Community College)
Social & Emotional Learning at WHS (slides)
So, You're Interested in STEM? (STEM Guide, STEM Careers & Majors, 5 Questions for STEM)
Technology to Help You Succeed (slides)
Writing the College Essay (slides)
Financial Aid Night 2019
College Financing Slides (presentation slides)
Understanding Financial Aid (handout)
Senior Year at a Glance (handout)
Senior Future Planning Night 2019
Senior Future Planning Night Slides (2019)
Parent Resources for the College Process
College Applications: Who Does What?
Suzy Q's College Application Process (an overview)
Guidance Night 2019
Interviews 101 (Slides, Handout)
Understanding PSATs & Naviance (Slides, Handout, PSAT Parent/Guardian Resource)
Understanding Disability Services at the College Level (Slides)
Admissions 101 (Slides)
Preparing for Success: Study Skills for All Students (Slides, Studying Flow Chart, Helpful Study Tips, Example of Remembering Strategies, Helpful Phone Apps)
Financial Aid 101 (Slides)
Writing the College Essay (Slides)
Junior Future Planning Night 2018
-Future Planning: Words to Know