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 FUTURE PLANS-JUNIORSIf you haven't met with your Guidance counselor to explore
your college/career choices for the future, please do so as
soon as possible. (This meeting will be about 45 minutes.)
(See the Guidance secretary, Mrs. Willard to make your appointment.)
Please be sure to go on to "Naviance" under tab "About Me" and fill out your Future Plans questionnaire first.
Thank You Notes
Seniors, please remember to write thank you notes to the teachers
who wrote letters of recommendation for you. Their time and effort
should be acknowledged with a note.
 TRANSCRIPTS (MID YEAR)Mid-Year Grades - All mid-year grades were sent to colleges the week of February 19th.
(If the college is telling you they don't have the mid-year transcript yet,
please tell them to check their mail first.)
OPEN HOUSE - Beauty School
DATE: March 10, 2010
TIME: 6pm-8pm
PLACE: Woburn, MA
For more info...
 ASVAB Test 2010SHS will be offering the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to juniors and seniors who wish to take it. The ASVAB assess academic ability and predicts success in a wide variety of occupations. The military uses the test to determine a person’s skills and aptitudes in a variety of subjects, and the results enable the military to place the person in the best possible slot for a person with that particular skill set. The ASVAB test does not require a commitment to the military, but may give insight into possible careers. Juniors and seniors interested in taking this test should see Ms. Hoar in the Guidance
Office to sign-up. DATE: March 12, 2010 TIME: 8:00am ROOM #: TBA (Principal will make announcement)
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2010 All Stoneham Scholarship
(Principal will have a senior assembly)
Middlesex League – S.I.L.S. Award (Juniors)
*Spirit-Integrity-Leadership-Service*
 Members of the junior class, who are ranked in the top 20%, were invited to apply for the S.I.L.S. Award. (For more information look under "Junior information" section below.)
***Deadline date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010***
 10th Grade 2010 MCAS EnglishEnglish Composition - 3/23/10
ELA Language & Literature - 3/24/10 & 3/25/10
**SHS COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR 10th GRADERS **
A-Bi Mrs. Croteau, Bl-De Mrs. Vaughan, Di-K Ms. Dillon/Ms. Sherwood, L-P Mrs. Ronayne, Q-Z Ms. Hoar
College Fair for Students with Learning Disabilities
For more detailed information:
DATE: Thursday, March 25, 2010
TIME: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
PLACE: Woburn Memorial HS-Cafe
 The next SAT for the school year 2009-2010 is on May 1, 2010 (NOTE: It will not be held at S.H.S).
Regular registration to sign-up is by March 25, 2010.
Late Registration date is April 8, 2010.
(College Board prefers online registration.)
(For more info or other dates on SAT's, go to the links listed above and click on Testing Information Page.)
 MCAS
10th Grade 2010 MCAS English
English Composition/ELA Language & Literature- 3/23/10 - 3/25/10
**SHS COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR 10th GRADERS **
A-Bi Mrs. Croteau, Bl-De Mrs. Vaughan, Di-K Ms. Dillon/Ms. Sherwood, L-P Mrs. Ronayne, Q-Z Ms. Hoar
ASVAB Test 2010
DATE: March 12, 2010 TIME: 8:00am ROOM #: TBA Juniors and seniors interested in taking this test should see Ms. Hoar in the Guidance Office to sign-up. |
 REPORT CARDS
Report Cards were handed out to students on Friday, February 5th.
This would be a great time to check-in with your student to see how
they are doing!
8th Grade (St. Patricks School Parents)
A Stoneham High School counselor visited the St. Patrick's
Parish School February 26th to discuss the courses for 9th grade
classes in 2010-2011. If you have any questions please don't hesitate
to call or e-mail the Counselors.
(E-mail and phone listings are at the top of this page.)
**SHS COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR 9th GRADERS 2010-2011**
A-Bi Mrs. Croteau, Bl-De Mrs. Vaughan, Di-K Ms. Dillon/Ms. Sherwood, L-P Mrs. Ronayne, Q-Z Ms. Hoar
 EARLY RELEASE DAY (Teacher Conference)DATE: March 16, 2010 TIME: 12:00pm (NO LUNCH WILL BE SERVED) |
**SHS COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR 12th GRADERS **
A-Bi Mrs. Croteau, Bl-D Mrs. Vaughan, E-L Ms. Dillon/Ms. Sherwood, M-P Mrs. Ronayne, Q-Z Ms. Hoar
2010 All Stoneham Scholarship
(Principal will have a senior assembly)
Thank You Notes
Seniors, please remember to write thank you notes to the teachers
who wrote letters of recommendation for you. Their time and effort
should be acknowledged with a note.
SENIORS-College Decisions
As you begin to hear from your colleges, please be sure to let your
Counselor know. We want to know what is happening.
SchoolGuides.com is your stop for college, testing, financial aid and
scholarship information. It's free, it's easy and packed with useful
information to help guide you on your path to the school of your choice.
APPLICATIONS TRANSCRIPT ORDERING - for Graduating Students 2010
 The guidance office and front office need a minimum of 10 school days to prepare a transcript and process your applications - this includes transcript requests for scholarships as well.
*WATCH YOUR APPLICATION DEADLINES*
NOTE: For all other Transcripts scroll down to the bottom for more information under:
Transcript Request - past students
 SENIOR BOYS: All young men must register with the Selective Service System within 30 days of reaching their 18th birthday. Failure to do so may result in losing the opportunity to receive student loans, to participate in federal job training and to hold a federal job. One of
the first questions on the Financial Aid Form asks if you have registered for Selective Service. You may register at your local post office or online at www.sss.gov.
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 EARLY DECISION/ACTION and/or SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICATIONS
If you are planning to apply to one of the service academies (West Point, Naval Academy, etc)
or to an early action, early decision or early notification program at any college, please make an
appointment to see your counselor NOW.
*** Even if you are just thinking about applying, make an appointment with your counselor.***
SAT SCORES AND TRANSCRIPTS
 WHEN TRANSCRIPTS ARE SENT OUT, SAT SCORES ARE NOT INCLUDED. YOU MUST SEND SCORES OUT THROUGH COLLEGE BOARD TO EACH
COLLEGE TO WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING. (You should have a mailed copy
**SHS COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR 11th GRADERS **
A-Bi Mrs. Croteau, Bl-De Mrs. Vaughan, Di-J Ms. Dillon/Ms. Sherwood, K-N Mrs. Ronayne, O-Z Ms. Hoar
Middlesex League – S.I.L.S. Award (Juniors) *Spirit-Integrity-Leadership-Service*
Members of the junior class, who ranked in the top 20%, were invited to apply for the S.I.L.S. Award. The awards honor one male and female student from each of the high schools in the Middlesex League who best exemplify the qualities of scholarship, integrity, leadership and
service. (Students were called down to an assembly by the principal, Mr. Russo on 3/10/10 and given the application.)
Applications should be completed and dropped off to the Guidance Secretary by Wednesday, March 17, 2010. As part of the selection process, finalists will be interviewed by a committee. (Any questions should be directed to their counselors.)
**SHS COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR 11th GRADERS **
A-Bi Mrs. Croteau, Bl-De Mrs. Vaughan, Di-J Ms. Dillon/Ms. Sherwood, K-N Mrs. Ronayne, O-Z Ms. Hoar |
FUTURE PLANS
If you haven't met with your Guidance counselor to explore
your college/career choices for the future, please do so as
soon as possible. (This meeting will be about 45 minutes.)
(See the Guidance secretary, Mrs. Willard to make your appointment.)
Please be sure to go on to "Naviance" under tab "About Me" and fill out your Future Plans questionnaire first.
 STUDENT EVALUATION REQUEST FORMS (Blue Sheet)
A couple of weeks ago counselors met in the library with the Juniors.
They were given a blue portfolio folder with information about their Future
Plans. In the folder was a blue eval form. There are a number of you who
still have not turned in your "Student Eval Request Form". This form will be
very important to your counselor when writing college recommendation letters.
The due date is March 12th.
PLEASE SIGN-UP FOR SAT's MARCH 2010
To sign up go to collegeboard.com or click here for information
(You do not sign-up in Guidance.)
 COLLEGE ESSAY
It is not too early to start to think about essays. Take a look at an old application and see what questions were
asked. Start writing some rough drafts. If next year's essay questions are not exactly the same, you can usually
incorporate some of what you have already prepared. (Spending the fall of your senior year stressing over
essays is definately not the way to go.)
ACTIVITY RESUME
Another fun project is working on a resume of your high school activities. Since most college applications
ask for a list of your high school activities, church or community projects and employment, get on the
computer and prepare a one or two page resume including any offices or leadership positions you held.
Make it neat and proofread it. It will be a timesaver in the fall.
 MILITARY CAREER
If you are interested in a Military Career stop by and see Ms. Kristen Hoar,
our counselor contact to the Military Representatives.
BLUE EVALUATION SHEET
Teachers, the blue evaluation sheets were handed out to Juniors on February 8th. Juniors will be coming
around to ask if you can sign the sheet for evaluations for Class of 2011. They are due back March 12th.
 STUDENT EVALUATIOn form cLASS OF 2011
There is still time to send in the "Student Evaluation Forms". Please, just a brief paragraph.
You can click on the link above. The Counselors will be writing up their students College Recommendation for the applications.
(Guidance Counselor assignments are listed above.)
FOR COACH, ADVISOR OR EMPLOYER
 STUDENT EVALUATIOn form
cLASS OF 2011
There is still time to send in the "Student Evaluation Forms". Please, just a brief paragraph.
You can click on the link listed above. The Counselors will be writing up their students College
recommendation for the applications.
You can drop it off in the Guidance Office with Mrs. Willard, mail it or it can be e-mailed to her at:
(Guidance Counselor assignments are listed at the top.)
Stop by Guidance and check out the "Summer Programs" Board
TUFTS Summer Program 2010
*July 6, 2010 - August 13, 2010*
Summer is a time to relax, but it's also a time to look ahead to what comes after high school. Challenge
yourself by enrolling in a unique program at Tufts University for highly motivated rising high school juniors
and seniors. Improve your writing and critical thinking skills, explore the fields of medicine and health care,
discover global dimensions to personal ethics and justice, or earn undergraduate credit. Tufts can help you
make the most of your summers before college. ase.tufts.edu/summer
(Tufts Summer Study is a NON-RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM.)
For more information:
 JOB OUTLOOK FOR 2014 for pdf
The Stoneham Independent
 AS SEEN IN GUIDANCE
In WHY Do They Act That Way? nationally renowned, award-winning
psychologist Dr. David Walsh explains exactly what happens to the human
brain on the path from childhood into adolescence and adulthood.
Revealing the latest scientific findings in easy-to-understand terms, Dr. Walsh
shows why moodiness, quickness to anger and to take risks, miscommunication,
fatigue, territoriality, and other familiar teenage behavior problems are so
common — all are linked to physical changes and growth in the adolescent brain.
 STONEHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY431 Main Street
Stoneham, MA 02180
Adult Services: 781-438-1324
Children's Services: 781-438-1325
 For Learning Express Library
To get free SAT, PSAT and ACT practice tests you can take at home go to the Learning Express Library and click on College Entrance Exam.
(Click on Testing Information Page above under additional links to get more information.)
You must have a valid Stoneham Library card.
 JOB POSTING Looking for a job???
Check out our Job Posting board in the Guidance Department in September.
(Babysitting, lawn mowing, cashiers, snow shoveling etc......)
 Tutoring is coming to the Guidance Office. If you need a Tutor see your counselor for information. (If you are a student that would like to
become a TUTOR please stop by guidance to sign-up.) ...for more information
If you have any questions see your Guidance counselor.
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TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS -SHS ALUMNI
 TRANSCRIPTS: If you are a past student and need your transcript you can call Mrs. Office hours are 7:30am to 4:00pm. (You can leave a voice message after school hours.)
(Please be sure to include your name, address, year of graduation or
date of withdrawal and a contact number if you are leaving a message.)
To print out the Transcript Request form only (PDF):
To complete and then print the Transcript Request form (You can save to your computer-Word.):
Driving Directions
Stoneham High School
149 Franklin Street
Stoneham, MA 02180
To get directions from MapQuest.....
 To Contact the Guidance Department: Main#: 781-279-3810
Fax#: 781-279-2115
149 Franklin Street
Stoneham, MA 02180
Guidance hours: 7:30am - 3:30pm
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