SCHOOL COUNSELING NEWS TO USE
Periodically during the school year, the School Counseling Department will send out a newsletter to families featuring important updates, upcoming events, and valuable resources to support students.
Below you'll find highlights from our Fall 2026 edition packed with helpful information to keep you informed and connected during the break and beyond.
Fall 2026 News to Use
Welcome Back!!
All parent nights are at 7pm on Google Meet unless otherwise indicated.
Standardized Testing Night - September 17th (link to register)
Summit Educational Group is pleased to partner with Wellesley High School to provide this informational webinar about the college testing landscape. In this webinar, Summit's Drew Heilpern will share the latest information about these standardized tests, talk about what's on the tests and how and when to prepare for them. Wellesley High School's Margaret Walendin will provide specific testing details for junior year students.
Session topics include:
SAT vs. ACT, how they differ and how to choose
Components of a good Test Prep Plan
The digital adaptive PSAT and SAT
Preparing for these tests
The role of standardized tests in the college admission process
The goals of this session are simple: to reduce anxiety, increase clarity, and impart confidence to families about the college admissions testing process. To learn more about Summit, visit mytutor.com
Please note: If you cannot make it on this date, register anyway and we'll send a link to the webinar recording.
Senior Caregiver Night - September 23rd
9th Grade Caregiver Event - Sept 25th at 9am in the WHS Auditorium
MEFA Financial Aid Night - October 26th in the WHS Auditorium
Navigating the College Transition for Students w/LD - October 21st
Junior Caregiver Night - Nov 12th
3W Gap Year Night - Jan 13th
8th Grade Caregiver Night - Jan 20th in the WHS Auditorium
10th Grade Caregiver Night - March TBD
Please fill out the following form by September 11th and drop it off with your counselor if you would like to request a schedule change. Counselors will process possible changes on 9/14.
*After 9/14 please refer to the schedule change guidelines on page 42-43 of the Student Handbook.
All are welcome: 9:00-10:00 am in the FDR Fridays: October 9th, December 18th, February 12th & April 16th
Department Resource Centers
Teacher Office Hours
Please check your schedule for your seminar time with your counselor. Counselors will be reviewing important information for the post-secondary process. Please contact your counselor for individual meetings as needed.
Visit the Standardized Testing Padlet for all your testing information throughout the year.
Step-Up Day is Wednesday, October 14th
MCAS Family Portal
From Parent Square Post
MCAS Portal The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is pleased to share the MCAS Family Portal with you. This online tool lets you see your student’s MCAS test results. Preliminary MCAS results from spring 2026 are available. You will also see your student’s results from past years (2023–2025), if available.
How to Get Started
Go to mcasfamilyportal.emetric.net
To create an account, you will need:
your student’s registration code (listed in the email sent from WPS Technology Dept.)
your student’s date of birth.
Need Help?
First, view the Quick Start Guide at doe.mass.edu/mcas/family-portal.
Next, see the MCAS Family Portal Help Guide, also at doe.mass.edu/mcas/family-portal, which shows you step by step how to:
create an account;
add your student to your account; and
view your student’s test results.
If you have trouble setting up your login/registration codes, please email us at portal@wellesleyps.org.
WHS School Counseling Department
Director: Margaret Walendin - walendinm@wellesleyps.org
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