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Register for your 2025-2026 classes!
Course Registration Information Night, 5:30-6:30
Enrollment forms due March 14, start of 6th
Signed hard copy form to 6th per. teacher
Digital form submitted online; pdf version
Lunchtime help through March 13, KC 207
Complete community service hours, 25 by April 1. Questions? Contact Ms. Doyle at theresa.doyle@signature.edu.
Stay on top of your schoolwork and get help through NHS tutoring (contact Ms. Atkinson) and/or Mu Alpha Theta math tutoring after school on Wednesdays, in KC 207.
Bill of Rights Institute MyImpact Challenge submissions are due May 18.
Civic engagement contest that rewards student service projects with cash prizes of up to $10,000.
Send a project report of up to 2000 words, an essay of up to 1200 words on how your project upholds one civic virtue and one founding principle, and photo or video documentation.
Entries may be from groups of up to 5 or from individuals. Winning group entries split the prize money.
We the Future Contest for grades 9-12 submissions are due 11:00 p.m. our time, May 31, but early entries are encouraged. The contest is hosted by Hillsdale College.
Submissions might be one of 2 different essay prompts, a song, a survey with a marketing plan to determine knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, a short film on how the Constitution makes the U.S. unique, or a PSA geared to one of 2 prompts about citizenship.
The winner from each category will receive a $1000 scholarship prize (group entries will split the prize money); winners who commit to attend Hillsdale College will also be considered for a one-time $5000 scholarship award.
PSAT/NMSQT
Best preparation for sophomore-year PSAT?
2024 Student Guide, still relevant
Free skills practice through Khan Academy
Free PSAT full-length exams through College Board's Bluebook
SAT
All members of the Class of 2028 will take a school-day SAT, likely in March, 2027 (junior year).
Fee waiver eligibility information
See Ms. Cirino to obtain a fee waiver
ACT
Fee waiver eligibility and benefits
See Ms. Cirino to obtain a fee waiver
Sign up for College Fairs Online and enter a drawing for a $1000 scholarship. The more you engage, the more chances you earn.
Admissions Beat, a podcast wherein an Ivy League Dean demystifies the college search and application process
The College Tour, Seasons 1-9 on Amazon Prime, spreadsheet of all episodes here. Free college search classes here.
Big Future's College Search Guide
Explore Scholarship Databases
BigFuture’s Scholarship Search
Financial Aid Information Guide (includes FAFSA info)
Obtain your recommender's consent.
After securing the verbal agreement of your recommender, complete the form, linked here.
Spring and Summer Programs Not Associated with a University
Deaconess High School Volunteer Program application due March 19
Must be 15 years old by June 1
Must agree to attend a one-day orientation on May 26
15 volunteers placed at Midtown and 15 at Gateway
One 8-hour shift per week, June 2-July 25. Shifts will rotate among the nursing unit, the central supply department, and the gift shop
Girls Who Code Free Summer Programs early application regular application due April 11 before 11:59 PM PST.
2 FREE programs offered for all levels of programmers, including beginners:
a two-week online summer immersion program; choose Round 1 (July 7-July 18) to comply with our return to school.
a six-week asynchronous course starting June 30
Spring and Summer Programs, University-Affiliated
Rose-Hulman's Sonia Math Day registration due March 14
Open to high school women
A free, day-long event of fun mathematics activities in honor of the first woman to receive her doctorate in mathematics, Sonia Kovalensky
Actuarial and Data Science camps at Lebanon Valley College, in Harrisburg, PA, applications accepted on a rolling basis; cost is $950, but financial aid is available
Computer and Data Science Camp-June 22-27
Ball State's Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning High School Workshops registration now open; space is limited--apply now!
In-person and online options available, programs in interior design, archtecture, and urban planning, both residential and singe-day offerings, scholarships available
UE's Journey to Justice registration open, deadline unclear.
Join a bus tour to visit key sites in the Civil Rights movement, June 7-13
Open to teachers, community members, and students at least 15 years old
College credit is available (tuition is $100) as are scholarships to help pay the $1400 cost that includes lodging, transportation, museum entry fees, and most meals.
Stanford's Pre-Collegiate Summer Institute Online Pre-Collegiate Summer Institute application due March 20
2 sessions: June 16-27 and July 7-18
Courses across the disciplines available
Need-based financial aid available
Purdue Summer College for High School Students
Many university credit courses offered, both online and in person, both long-term and short-term.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis until April 1, application fee waived for eligible students
Must have a minimum GPA of 3.30, some age restrictions depending on the program chosen
Cinema Academy at IU-Bloomington applications accepted on a rolling basis
Game Development Camp at IU-Bloomington applications are accepted on a rolling bases
Many sessions offered for all levels, in person and online
Scholarships available
Arabic High School Summer Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign due March 9 for early admission, final application deadline March 30
Generous scholarships available to those who apply by March 9
June 15-June 28
Earn 2 college credits
Smith Pre-College app priority deadline is February 1. Program dates and content vary, financial aid available. Selective.
Johns Hopkins Summer Pre-College Engineering program application accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until February 14 (the hybrid program deadline is in May, depending on the session)
Residential, online, and hybrid programs available
Financial aid available
Iacooca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive sponsored deadline app priority deadline of February 14, and final deadline of March 11.
In-person summer program at Lehigh University, June 23-July 20
Financial aid available for those who apply by February 14
The University of Columbia's Climate School in the Green Mountains application due March 15
Two-week campus-based program in Vermont for students interested in exploring responses to our warming planet
Scholarships available
February and March information sessions available, register at the website linked above
Johns Hopkins Global Health Leaders Conference application priority deadline is February 20, final deadine is March 31.
Online, highly selective program to learn about global health.
TCU Neeley Analytics Academy app opens February 3 and is due April 11.
Highly selective program is on TCU's campus, July 7-12; need-based scholarships available
Focus is on data analytics and market research skills.
Sewanee, University of the South, Pre-College summer programs in writing, music, Spanish, and the environment application deadline for those seeking financial aid is April 18. Prospective attendees are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, however.
Valparaiso's Beacon Engineering Academy applicaton is due May 4
for current 10th-11th graders, June 22-28
Projects in bio-nuclear-environmental engineering
partial scholarships available to help with the $800 cost for overnight camp
Dartmouth's Precollege program offers online and in-person courses both throughout the year and over the summer; need-based aid is available; deadlines and course content vary by program
Brown University, summer 2025, both online and in person, fee waivers available. App opens January 15.
William and Mary, online courses in law, entrepreneurship, medicine, and psychology, need-based scholarships available
Multi-length courses available throughout the year.
Rice University Pre-College Program
online, scholarships available, multi-length courses available throughout the year.
Wake Forest Online and In-Person Courses in business, medicine, bioscience, and psychology, and criminal law available throughout the year or this summer.
Columbia Business School programs available new through summer, deadlines vary by program.
Georgetown Pre-College Online Program application open; many programs of varying length available; both college credit and enrichment courses available; financial aid available. The website also has links to in-person summer options.
Northwestern's Pre-College Online Program application open; scholarships available. The website also has links to in-person summer options.
University of Chicago's Pre-College Summer Session program applications now open. Deadlines depend on the option chosen. Financial aid available.
Notre Dame's Pre-College Online Programs; various courses offered throughout the year; scholarships available