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Yearly Counseling Calendar

Below is a representation of the school year in School Counseling. Check email throughout the year for actual dates, times, registrations, and other important information.

Semester 1

August

• New student registrations

• Grade 9 Orientation

• Schedule changes beginning on the first day of school

September

• Schedule changes

• Add/Drop period first ten school days

• Individual Senior meetings

• ​UCONN ECE Registration Open

• Juniors & Seniors meet with College Admissions Representatives in CCRC

• College Applications classroom presentation with Seniors 

• Senior Parent College Planning Night

October

• PSAT for all Juniors

• Financial Aid Night -FAFSA Demo

• SAT October - not at HVRHS

• ACT October - not at HVRHS

• UCONN ECE enrollment deadline 

• Grade 9 lessons: HVRHS resources

• Individual Senior meetings​

• Juniors & Seniors meet with College Admissions Representatives in CCRC

• Resume Writing in CCRC

• Common Application help sessions during study hall and flex block

November

• First Local Scholarship informational email for seniors

• 7th/8th Grade Open House

• SAT November - not at HVRHS

• NCCC Partnership Program spring registration

• AP Exam registration

• Juniors: Margaret Derwin Scholarship Presentation  (application due following February)

• Juniors & Seniors meet with College Admissions Representatives in CCRC

• Resume Writing during activity block

• Common Application help sessions during study hall and flex block

• 9th Grade: Individual and small group meetings with counselors regarding career exploration results & course planning

December

• Juniors & Seniors meet with College Admissions Representatives in CCRC

• Juniors: Interpreting PSAT results presentation with counselors

• SAT December - not at HVRHS

• ACT December - not at HVRHS

• 9th Grade: Individual and small group meetings with counselors regarding career exploration results & course planning

• Resume Writing during activity block

• Common Application help sessions during study hall and flex block

• Report to Regional with recent HVRHS alumni

January

• Juniors: Margaret Derwin Scholarship presentation, application opens

• Sophomores: anxiety lesson classroom lesson with counselors

• Course Selection Presentation (Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors)

• 8th Graders Visit HVRHS

Semester 2

February

• Local Scholarship informational Q&A during Flex for seniors, ASVAB testing

• ACT February - not at HVRHS

• National School Counseling Week!  

• Grades 9-11: Course Selection information and registration 

• Senior mid-year transcripts sent to colleges

• Counselors visit 8th Grades for scheduling

• Sophomores Stress/Anxiety Presentation #1

March

• Grades 9-11: Course Selection information and registration 

• Juniors: Post-High School Options classroom lesson

• Juniors: College Search classroom workshop

• Juniors: College Criteria Advisory lesson

• Junior Parent College Planning Night - March 26 - 6:30pm

• Juniors: Statewide CT SAT Day and Freshman/Sophomore PSAT Day - March 20th

• Juniors: Individual post-secondary planning meetings with counselors & parents

• Juniors: NACAC College Fair field trip - March 21 - First come first serve

April

• Sophomores: Anxiety lesson #2

• Juniors: Individual post-secondary planning meetings with counselors

• ACT April - not at HVRHS

• Sophomores: Resume workshop with the CCRC

• Juniors: Statewide CT SAT Day Make-up 

• College Fair / Career Fair 

May

• AP Exams

• SAT May - not at HVRHS

• Sophomores Stress/Anxiety Presentation #2

• Sophomores: Individual meetings with counselors

June

• Sophomores: Individual meetings with counselors

• ACT June - not at HVRHS

• NCCC Partnership Program fall registration

• Scholarship & Awards Ceremony for Seniors 

• Graduation