Attention Grades 7 & 8 Families -
SAVE THE DATE: North Andover High School looks forward to welcoming NAMS families on Thursday, February 5th for our 8th Grade Open House. During this event, families will have access to a building tour, learn about our academic offerings and course selection, and preview our co-curricular activities like athletics teams and clubs. The high school will send more information to families after the new year. We hope you'll join us!
Essex Tech Admissions: https://essexnorthshore.org/admissions/
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical Schools will be holding an Open House Saturday, November 22, 2025. Parents/caregiver must register on their website EssexNorthShore.org by clicking the admissions tab. The link will be available before or by mid October they must register 1 ticket per every guest.
Session 1 - 8:30 am - 10:30 am
Session 2 - 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
https://essexnorthshore.org/admissions/
Essex Tech anticipates enabling the portal to begin accepting applications no later than November 1, 2025. Watch for the “Apply Now” button on their admissions website. For more information please visit https://essexnorthshore.org/admissions/
Deadline for applications is Friday, January 10, 2026.
Youtube link to view the admissions video: https://youtu.be/lxQIa5tifq0
Representatives from Essex Tech will hold a presentation for all 8th grade NAMS students on Thursday, October 23, 2025 during the school day.
Lottery System: This school year will be just as the previous school year, a lottery based process of admissions. If a student passes both 7th & 8th without failing or over our limit of unexcused absences they may qualify for the lottery, otherwise they may not and will be notified. North Andover is a surrounding school meaning all applicants can only participate in one of our 7 Agricultural, Animal and Science programs that we have videos and listing on our website under programs for all to see.
Greater Lawrence Admissions: https://www.glts.net/domain/25
Open House for Prospective Students & Families : November 2, 2025 - 12:00 - 2:00.
Registration for Fall 2026 admissions will open on October 21 and applications will be reviewed after Q1/T1 of Grade 8 is complete for Class of 2030.
Priority Deadline for Class of 2030 - February 1, 2026
GLTS is excited to announce the launch of their online application portal. The online application is available on the GLTS website here: Admissions or students & parents can log in directly to our portal here: https://glts.go2cte.com/
Representatives for GLTS will hold a presentation for all 8th NAMS grade students on Friday, October 24, 2025 during the school day.
Thank you!
Private High School or Technical High School:
We understand the importance of finding the right school for your child and will support them throughout this process. If your child is planning on applying to a private high school or technical high school we ask that you reference the following link to download all necessary documents as well as to familiarize yourself with our process and requirements.
PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AnSI7hnkLJF1TDWV-ZdPB50S1zyF5ZQM-qjBl19aa1Y/edit
Please have your child fill out the information sheet and provide an electronic copy to your child's guidance counselor as well as any teacher who is writing a recommendation. This information is incredibly helpful as our wish is to provide a comprehensive evaluation of your child's strengths, accomplishments and overall skill set.
INFORMATION SHEET:
docs.google.com/document/d/1tTmLdhk8avjzr-dhg96Y3f3wvu3Xx6TJE3VtFQkaYaQ/edit?usp=sharing
We ask parents and students to research private high schools on their own. The guidance department does not provide information or applications regarding private high schools, however, we will assist your child by writing recommendations and sending all supporting documents. For "on-line" recommendations, the guidance department completes the "school report" (i.e. "principal/counselor recommendation" and "transcript" form). "Personal" and "Special Interest" recommendations are generally completed by someone other than the guidance counselor.
Greater Lawrence Technical High School and Essex Tech applications are now generated online. Here are the links for those schools:
GLTS Application: glts.go2cte.com/
Essex Tech Application: essextech.go2cte.com/
***Please note that trimester 1 ends on December 5, 2025 which means that transcripts cannot be uploaded prior to this date. All private/technical school applications that have been given to Ms. Nightingale will be uploaded when transcripts are available. We will make every effort to upload your child's applications by the identified due date.***
Private School/Technical School Application Process
docs.google.com/document/d/1AnSI7hnkLJF1TDWV-ZdPB50S1zyF5ZQM-qjBl19aa1Y/edit