SEPTEMBER 3
MANDATORY MEETING FOR SENIORS
(Parents welcome)
2:10-3:00 (TAP 3) BHS Auditorium
Join your counselors for this mandatory meeting to get important information on planning your life after high school, the college application process, and using the Naviance program to make it all easier! Counselors will meet with all seniors individually for appointments throughout September and October, but this generalized, important information will only be given once.
SEPTEMBER 3
PARENT BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT
6:15-7:00 Parents of 9th Graders
Join Principal Bud Jenkins in the auditorium for a special welcome and a unique perspecive of life at Boulder High.
7:00-9:00 Parents of All Students
Please be in your student's first period class by 7:10.
Take advantage of this opportunity to follow your student's schedule and meet his/her teachers. Classes will be 15 minutes each with a 5 minute passing period in between. Refreshments will be available in the cafeteria during free periods.
***IMPORTANT HELPFUL HINT
Bring your student's schedule with you to avoid waiting for it to be printed out. Schedules are available on Infinite Campus or....from your student!
SEPTEMBER 10
"PICK A COLLEGE LIKE A PRO"
(Parents welcome)
7:00 PM (TAP) BHS Auditorium
We are pleased to welcome Terry Ruch, Assistant Director of Admissions at Northeastern Junior College, who will provide our students with valuable insights in the college decision process. This dynamic program will help you embrace the college search process like an empowered consumer. We highly recommend this for our juniors and other college-bound students. See you there!
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER
SENIOR GRADUATION CREDIT CHECK
Seniors must sign up to meet with their counselor for a review of your graduation requirements. We will accept your application for your diploma and records release form and review your transcript. This graduation credit check must be completed before your college applications are mailed/submitted. This review should be completed by December 5. If you need assistance on college planning, please make a separate, additional appointment.
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 10
PSAT REGISTRATION (for PSAT on October 18)
In the courtyard durling both lunch A & B
Cost is $24 - cash or check to BHS
Juniors and Sophomores - be sure to register to take the PSAT
The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) will be held at BHS on Saturday, October 18. This test is offered by the College Board only once a year. College-bound juniors and sophomores are encouraged to take this test. For Juniors, this is the National Merit qualifying test.
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER
COLLEGE VISITS @ BHS
Many college reps visit our campus to meet with students and discuss their college programs, scholarships and more. This is an excellent way for students to begin to get an idea about which colleges are of interest to them. Sign-ups are not necessary. Class absences due to college visits need to be excused by the parent . Be sure to mention that the absence was due to a college visit and it will not count in the absence tally.
OCTOBER 1
OUT OF STATE COLLEGE FAIR
7 PM Monarch High School
Take advantage of this opportunity to meet U.S. and international college reps. Learn about entrance requirements, housing, financial aid and student activities.
OCTOBER 2
EARLY ACTION/EARLY DECISION DEADLINE
Seniors with applications for EA/ED must have their appliations to their counselors by October 3. See your counselor for details.
OCTOBER 7 NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
COLORADO COLLEGE NIGHT
7 PM CU Events Center
The counselors urge all juniors and seniors and their parents to attend the district-wide college night. This is also a good time for freshmen and sophomores to begin the college search process. Students and parents will have the opportunity to meet with counselors from over 40 Colorado post-secondary schools and learn about entrance requirements, financial aid, majors, housing and campus visits.
OCTOBER 14
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
3:30-7 PM
LAST NAMES: H-P
OCTOBER 15
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
3:30-7 PM
LAST NAMES: A-G
OCTOBER 18 PSAT at BHS
OCTOBER 21
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
3:30-7 PM
LAST NAMES: Q-Z
NOVEMBER 7
DEADLINE FOR COMPETITIVE PRIVATE COLLEGE APPLICATIONSSeniors applying to private colleges and universities: If your application deadline is Jan 1-10, have the counselor's part of the application to your counselor by November 7; if your application deadline is Jan 13-Feb 1, have the counselor's part in by Dec. 5. This allows the counselor adequate time to write a recommendation or attach a transcript before winter break.
NOVEMBER 18
FINANCIAL AID NIGHT
7-9 PM BHS Auditorium
A college financial consultant will present a program for parents on the ABCs of financial aid and the various financial-aid forms. During this hands-on program, parents spend an hour learning how to complete necessary forms, including the FAFSA. FAFSA forms are available at fafsa.ed.gov.
NOVEMBER 19
BHS SHOWCASE
7-9 PM BHS Auditorium
Potential students and parents are invited to join us for a short gathering in the auditorium for an overall view of BHS from administrators, teachers, students and parents. You will tour BHS and visit classrooms for a more personal discussion with teachers, parents and link leaders. There will be a reception in the cafeteria.
DECEMBER 16-19 FINALS WEEK
Tuesday 12/16 periods 1, 5
Wednesday 12/17 periods 2, 6
Thursday 12/18 periods 3, 7
Friday 12/19 period 4 & make-up (must be arranged ahead of time)
FEBRUARY 12 NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
2008-2009 COURSE SELECTION
Tap 2 Classrooms
Current Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors will be getting information and instruction on course selection for 2009-2010.
FEBRUARY 18
8 th GRADE COURSE SELECTION NIGHT
BHS Auditorium
Details will be forthcoming but incoming 9th grade parents and students should plan on attending this important informative evening. Counselors and teachers will make short presentations, distribute materials and be available for questions.
MARCH 4
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
3:30-7 PM
LAST NAMES: L-Z
MARCH 5
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
3:30-7 PM
LAST NAMES: A-K
APRIL 23
ACT FOR JUNIORS
Boulder High Classrooms
State law requires all juniors to take the ACT test. There is no charge to the student and no pre-registration is required. Juniors may want to see how they perform on the April 23 test before paying to take the test on another date. Note: The results of the ACT administered at BHS are accepted by the NCAA and most colleges and universities except for military academies.
LATE APRIL
ADVANCED PLACEMENT DIPLOMA APPLICATIONS AVAILABLESeniors who qualify for an AP Diploma need to complete and return the AP Diploma Application (available in the counseling office) to Claire Sandford. Deadline date to be announced.
MAY 4-15
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTING
See Testing for detailed AP test schedule.
MAY 20-22
SENIOR FINALS
5/19: 2, 5, 7; 5/20: 3, 6; 5/21: 1, 4; all finals take place during regular class times.
MAY 21
AWARDS CEREMONY
7 PM BHS Auditorium
MAY 24 GRADUATION
MAY 22 & 26-28 FINALS
Friday, 5/22 periods 1, 5
Tuesday, 5/26 periods 2, 6
Wednesday, 5/27 periods 3, 7
Thursday, 5/28 period 4 & make-up (must be arranged ahead of time)
