Events

Calendar of Events

TIP 1:  Check out college websites for a list of their events.  Usually they hold events during school breaks and weekends so you can go to campus and find out what they have to offer.  

TIP 2:  Pay attention to deadlines and make sure to ask questions if you do not know something.  

September 2:  First day of school

September-October:  Senior meetings with the counselor (watch for a letter and a calendar invitation)

September 6:  National ACT Testing Day (register at www.actstudent.org or through your MyACT account)

October 1:  FAFSA Opens (financial aid application) Start here:  www.fafsa.ed.gov

October 1-31:  College Knowledge Month (college application fees waived for Minnesota schools); visit this website for more information:  https://sites.google.com/view/minnesotagoestocollege/site-support/free-application-opportunities

October 13 at 6:00 PM:  Financial Aid Information Night in the PHS media center

October 13: 3:30-7:00 PHS Conference Night

October 18: National ACT Testing Day

October 16-20:  No School (Education Minnesota break) -- a great time to visit colleges, fill out college applications, and work on some scholarships

November 21: End of Trimester 1

November 27-28:  No School (Thanksgiving break)

November 30:  Deadline to turn in senior pictures to Kjersten Hunt for the yearbook

December 1:  Local Scholarship Applications Open (in counseling google classroom)

December 13:  ACT National Test Day

December 23 (half day) December 24-January 2:  Winter break-- No School -- work on those local scholarship applications!

January 26: PHS Conference Night

February 14:  ACT National Test Day

February 27: End of Trimester 2

February 28:  Local Scholarship Application Deadline

March:  Make sure you are on-track to graduate

April:  Watch for an email from the counselor to fill out graduation information and indicate where you want your final transcripts sent

April 6: PHS Conference Night

April 11:  ACT National Test Day

May 7:  AP Statistics Test (12-4)

May 11:  AP Calculus AB Test (8 am to 12 pm)

May 22:  Last day of school!  Graduation practice, grad bash, and GRADUATION CEREMONY (7 pm)