College Career Center
Geri Sliffman, College/Career Information Coordinator
301.284.4616 *
Email *
Open Mon-Fri, 7:15am - 3:40pm
Gaithersburg High School Test Code (CEEB): 210560
what we do
The College Career Resource Center for ALL high school students!
Career Exploration, College Planning, Financial Aid/Scholarship Awareness, Enrichment Opportunities, Summer Workshops
WHAT's NEW
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Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program 2019-2020 application is now open. New this year, the program now allows students to self-nominate with no limitations to the number of applicants from each school who can apply to receive a one-time scholarship of $2,500.
Applications and information are available at: https://www.scholarsapply.org/leadersandachievers/information.php
Applicants to the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program must:
- Have a demonstrated commitment to community service, outstanding qualities in character, integrity and leadership
- Be enrolled as a high school senior
- Reside in one of the communities listed on the program website
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university in the United States for the entire 2019- 2020 academic year
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
- Demonstrate financial need
All scholarship application materials must be submitted by December 7, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. EST, in order to be considered.
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College and Career
Check out SAT/ACT schedules, information and FREE test prep sites
ACT Info
- Registration & Information: www.actstudent.org
FREE ACT Test Prep: https://academy.act.org/
SAT Info
- SAT Registration & Information: www.collegeboard.org
FREE SAT Test Prep website: www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat
Students Can Download Microsoft Office at Home for Free
Students Can Download Microsoft Office at Home for Free - Montgomery County Public Schools
The Maryland Department of Education and Microsoft have entered into a collaborative partnership that allows all students to get the latest version of the Microsoft Office software suite, Office 365 ProPlus, at no cost. Office 365 ProPlus includes the full suite of Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as the ability to create, save and share Office files online. Under the program, students and staff are able to download and install the Microsoft Office software on up to five devices free of charge. The devices may be PCs, Macs, tablets or phones.
COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS 2018-2019
Ms. Bernadette White Director of School Counseling Services email
ALL GRADES
A - Bam & SCB/LFI: Ms. Bernadette White email
Ban - Chicas: Ms. Evelyn Culque email
Cho - El: Dr. Nikki Jarquin email
El - Hart: Mr. Jorge Ramirez email
Harvey -Leblanc: Dr. Ben OuYang email
Lee - Mejias: Ms. Thania Torres email
Melendez - Parrish: Ms. Walker email
Patel - Riegel: Ms. Ritchie email
Riley - Sosa: Ms. Pollard email
Soto - Zuniga: Ms. Colatrella email
ESOL METS, 1 - 2
A - F: Ms. Torres email
E - P: Dr. Jarquin email
R -Z: Ms. Culque email
Counseling Office: 301.284.4600 FAX: 301‐284‐4702
Counseling Support Staff
Mrs. Geri Sliffman College/Career Counselor 301‐284‐4616 email
Ms. Melissa Chase Registrar 301‐284‐4620
Ms. Johanny Perez School Counseling Secretary
Mrs. Lisa Koenick School Counseling Secretary/Transcript Coordinator
Mrs. Maria Garcia School Based ESOL Counselor 301‐284‐4591 email