General Timeline for WHS Incoming Freshman (current 8th graders)

  • Attend Assembly with high school counselors at Swift Middle School in December
  • Attend 8th grade parent night in February
  • Visit WHS for a tour and link crew activity in February
  • Fill out course selection form in March

General Timeline for WHS Freshman

Throughout the year:

  • Meet with teachers for extra help as needed
  • Check Naviance messages
  • Work hard in all classes
  • Seek out counselor for help if needed
  • Update email in Naviance if necessary
  • Make sure you and your parents know your username and password for Infinite Campus/ Parent Portal
  • Freshman Counselor Workshop during either quarter 1 or quarter 2

September

  • Meet your school counselor
  • Join a club, sports team, and/or extracurricular activity
  • Make an academic, social and/or personal goal for the year
  • Make sure your parents have your schedule for Open House
  • Take the Learning Styles Inventory

October

  • Take Readistep
  • Consider attending the College &Career fair

November

  • Consider joining a winter sport or club
  • Attend Clubs and Activities Fair

December

  • Set a goal(s) for spring
  • Attend Cocoa and Cramming study session
  • Start preparing for mid-year exams

January

  • Consider joining a spring sport, club or activity

February

  • Think about electives/classes for next year
  • Talk to your teachers about level of classes recommended for next year

March

  • Meet with your counselor to discuss courses for next year
  • Consider joining a Spring sport or club

April/May

  • Keep up the good work in your classes and finish Q3 strong

June

  • Study for finals
  • Plan some community service for the summer

General Timeline for WHS Sophomores

Throughout the year:

  • Meet with teachers for extra help as needed
  • Check Naviance messages
  • Work hard in all classes
  • Seek out counselor for help if needed
  • Update email in Naviance if necessary
  • Make sure you and your parents know your username and password for Infinite Campus/ Parent Portal

September

  • Make an academic, social and/or personal goal for the year
  • Make sure your parents have your schedule for Open House
  • Consider joining a club or sport

October

  • Take PSAT
  • Attend College & Career Fair

November

  • Consider joining a winter sport or club

December

  • Set a goal(s) for spring
  • Start preparing for mid-year exams

January/February

  • Think about electives/classes for next year
  • Talk to your teachers about level of classes recommended for next year
  • Take Cluster Finder Inventory
  • Sign up for AP exams (if applicable)

March

  • Meet with your counselor to discuss courses for next year
  • Consider joining a Spring sport or club
  • Sign up for teacher conferences

April

  • Keep up the good work in your classes and finish Q3 strong

May

  • Take AP exams (if applicable)
  • Attend your sophomore meeting
  • Prepare student athlete NCAA Clearinghouse Eligibility Form (if applicable)

June

  • Study for finals
  • Plan some community service for the summer

General Timeline for WHS Juniors

Throughout the year:

  • Meet with teachers for extra help as needed
  • Check Naviance messages
  • Work hard in all classes
  • Seek out counselor for help if needed
  • Update email in Naviance if necessary
  • Make sure you and your parents know your username and password for Infinite Campus/ Parent Portal
  • Attend Junior Counselor Workshop in either quarter 3 or quarter 4 (beginning with class of 2019)

September

  • Make an academic, social and/or personal goal for the year
  • Make sure your parents have your schedule for Open House

October

  • Take PSAT
  • Attend College & Career Fair

November

  • Sign up for conferences with your teachers/school counselor

December

  • Set a goal(s) for spring
  • Continue to meet with teachers for extra help as needed
  • Start preparing for mid-year exams

January

  • Prepare for end of semester exams
  • Attend Junior Parent Night
  • Take Career Interest Inventory

February

  • Register for SAT/ACT
  • If needed register for SAT prep course (see your counselor to discuss)
  • Sign up for AP exams (if applicable)

March

  • Plan college visits with family (call ahead or book online)
  • Develop your college list via Naviance, your counselor and other resources
  • Attend the Hartford National College Fair

April

  • Develop a solid preliminary list of colleges
  • Visit College Admissions offices as well as Financial Aid offices when visiting colleges
  • Become familiar with Early Action/Early Decision options

May

  • Identify teachers who you may ask for recommendations
  • Prepare student athlete NCAA Clearinghouse Eligibility Form (if applicable)
  • Continue to update your counselor and accessing Naviance
  • Take AP exams (if applicable)

June

  • Continue college search
  • Arrange college visits and/or interviews for Summer

Summer

  • Do something to build your resume
  • Write your college essay!

Timeline for WHS Seniors Applying to College

Below is a general timeline for the college application process.

Throughout the year

  • Meet with teachers for extra help as needed
  • Check Naviance messages
  • Work hard in all classes
  • Seek out counselor for help if needed
  • Submit 20 hours of community service

Capstone

  • Attend senior capstone project assembly in September
  • Return topic proposal to your advisor by the end of September
  • Beginning of December- 1st check in
  • End of January-2nd check in
  • End of March- 3rd check in and final work day
  • April & May- Capstone Presentations

September

  • Solidify a college list
  • Check Naviance for upcoming college visits
  • Create and begin working on the Common Application or school’s application
  • Work on college essay (write, edit, rewrite, repeat!)
  • Register for the SAT and/or ACT
  • Submit transcript request
  • Ask 2-3 people for recommendation letters (at least one should be a core area teacher)
  • Attend Senior meeting (parents are encouraged to attend)

October

  • Continue working on the Common Application or schools application
  • Know college application deadlines
  • Early Acceptance Deadlines begin
  • Polish/Fine tune college essay
  • Take the SAT and/or ACT
  • Check scholarship list on Naviance
  • Attend WHS College & Career Fair

November

  • Prepare to submit college applications (know deadlines!)
  • Check scholarship list on Naviance

December

  • Apply for a PIN through FAFSA (student and parent)
  • Submit college applications
  • Check scholarship list on Naviance
  • Submit SAT/ACT scores to colleges

January

  • File with FAFSA
  • Sign up for College Goal Sunday (FAFSA workshop)
  • Continue looking at scholarships
  • Request semester grades sent to colleges (if needed)

February

  • Continue looking at scholarships
  • Sign up for AP exams (if applicable)

March

  • Attend Local Scholarship Assembly

April

  • Inform college/university you plan on attending
  • Let you counselor know your post- secondary plans
  • Submit local scholarship applications

May

  • Take AP exams (if applicable)

June

  • Graduation!