Want a head start on the college process? The SFHS College Advisors, Ms. Austin and Ms. Lee, are offering two different week-long summer courses. College Roadmap for the McQueens is for rising sophomores and the College Application Workshop is for rising seniors. Additionally, SFHS is offering a College Essay Writing Workshop for rising seniors, which will be taught by Mrs. Ferrara, an English teacher at SFHS. Students can sign up for these courses here.
Working directly with the SFHS College Advisors, rising seniors will gain an understanding of the functionality of the Common Application, the UC application, and the CSU application. Specifically, students will complete all common components of the Common Application except for the essay and colleges’ supplemental questions. Students will work on the Activities and Honors section of the UC application as well as brainstorm ideas and develop drafts of the UC Personal Insight Questions.
This course is for St. Francis students who want to get a head start on their college planning. The course will cover the following topics; self-evaluation, values assessment, deciding what’s important in their future and goal setting. Students will also learn how to maximize their high school experience; making high school count, ie. extracurricular activities, service, involvement, leadership. The SFHS College Advisors will guide students through utilizing Naviance, the resume builder and other college planning-related features.
Thank you for attending last night’s Class Level Parent Night & Junior Parent College Night. As promised, we have made the presentations available for your convenience. If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to reach out to the counseling department.
Wednesday, January 24: Late Start Activity: Mandatory Sophomore Advisory, 8:00 – 9:00am in the Dining Hall
Wednesday, January 24: Class Level Parent Nights & Junior Parent College Night
Thursday, January 25: Late Start Activity: Mandatory Junior Advisory, 8:00 – 9:00am in the Dining Hall
Tinker Bells who would like to take or retake the SAT will need to do so on one of the national Saturday test dates: August 26, October 7, November 4, December 2. Seats for these tests fill quickly, so please register as soon as possible at Collegeboard.com.
SFHS will offer a school day ACT in the fall for the Class of 2024.
A big thank you to the freshman, sophomore, and junior parents that joined us for the virtual Parent Nights sponsored by the Counselors and College Advisors. We did not record the sessions; however, the presentations are attached.
Thank you to all of the parents that joined the SFHS College Advisors for the virtual Paying for College & Financial Aid Workshop last Tuesday evening. Click below to access the presentations.