September: Kickoff & Campus Prep

🎓 Review Graduation Progress: Meet with your counselor to verify your credits, schedule, and progress toward FGHS graduation requirements or an Honors Diploma.

🌅 Connect at Senior Sunset: Celebrate the start of your final year with the Class of 2027 at the stadium!

✉️ Request Recommendation Letters: Ask teachers, counselors, or mentors early to allow ample time for thoughtful recommendations.

✍️ Draft Essays: Begin writing your Common App essay or main personal statement.

October: Financial Aid & Early Submissions

🎓 Order Graduation Gear: Review the Jostens presentation and order your cap, gown, and announcements during lunch order week.

💵 Submit Financial Aid Applications: Complete the FAFSA or ORSAA as soon as it opens, and submit the Oregon Promise Grant application if planning to attend an Oregon community college.

🚀 Finalize Early Applications: Submit Early Decision/Early Action applications and order official transcripts through the counseling office.

🔍 Explore Early Scholarships: Search for fall scholarship opportunities in the College & Career Center.

November: Application Deadlines & Capstone Milestones

📌 Meet November Deadlines: Submit all early college applications ahead of Nov. 1 and Nov. 15 deadlines.

🛡️ Advance the Viking Senior Project: Stay on track with your required Viking Senior Project capstone deliverables.

📝 Prepare Regular Decision Essays: Draft supplemental essays for January college deadlines.

December: Mid-Year Checks & Winter Break

📦 Confirm Jostens Orders: Verify that your cap, gown, and diploma name details are finalized before winter break.

❄️ Complete January Applications: Wrap up Regular Decision essays and application details early to enjoy your holiday break.

📈 Maintain Academic Standing: Keep your grades up; first-semester grades are included on mid-year transcript reports.

January: Regular Decision Submissions & OSAC Launch

💻 Submit Regular Decision Apps: Fire off all remaining college applications before their deadlines.

📱 Monitor Application Portals: Log into college portals to ensure transcripts, test scores, and recommendations have been received.

🌟 Launch OSAC Application: Begin the OSAC Single Application to access over 600 Oregon-specific scholarships.

February: Local Scholarships & Pathways

💰 Submit OSAC & Local Scholarships: Finalize your OSAC application before the March 1 deadline and submit local Forest Grove community scholarship applications.

🛣️ Apply for Career Pathways: Turn in your Career Pathway Recognition application if completing a specialized pathway distinction.

March: Decision Letters & Campus Visits

📬 Review Admission Offers: Track decision notifications and compare financial aid award letters side-by-side.

🎉 Pick Up Announcements: Collect your official graduation announcements during lunch delivery day.

🌲 Visit Campuses: Attend admitted-student events or tour local campuses to help make your final decision.

April: Final Decisions & Celebrations

📸 Submit Senior Photo: Turn in your senior photo for school traditions and the commencement slideshow.

🤝 Commit to a School: Select your college and submit your enrollment deposit before the May 1 Decision Day deadline.

🪩 Attend Senior Prom: Dress up and celebrate Prom Night with the Class of 2027!

May: Recognition & Final Prep

🏆 Attend Senior Celebrations: Celebrate at Logros for bilingual and multicultural achievements, followed by Decision Day festivities.

📝 Take AP/IB Exams: Complete AP testing for potential college credit.

🎓 Pick Up Cap & Gown: Collect your physical cap and gown during the final makeup delivery day.

June: Graduation & Onboarding

✨ Complete Senior Clearance: Turn in all coursework, attend Spotlight on Success, and participate in Grad Practice at the Basinski Center.

🎓 Graduation Day: Walk the stage at the Basinski Center and graduate with the Class of 2027!

🏛️ Set Up College Portals: Activate your official college email account and register for summer orientation.

July & August: Next Steps

🏡 Complete Housing & Health Forms: Submit dorm preferences, complete roommate matching, and turn in immunization records.

📄 Send Final Transcripts: Confirm that FGHS sends your official final transcript showing your diploma to your college.