Eighth Grade Parent High school night

A few reminders Enjoy the Process! Be Patient with Your Child Encourage them to break the process up into different deadlines Final High School List Essay Completion Application Information Trust Your Child’s Gut Feeling after Shadowing Be Aware of What You Say in Front of Your Child Be Meaningful in Where You Apply

Catholic high schools admission process FAMILY responsibility School responsibility Set up Shadow Dates Completing Essays required on Application Completing the Application by the Due Date Sending in Transcripts Sending in Test Scores Sending in the common recommendation form for Catholic schools Sending in Clergy Recommendation Form

HSPT Exam Each school offers the HSPT Exam on one of two days: January 7th January 14th Day of Tips Leave 15 minutes earlier than you need to Have a healthy (and not too heavy) breakfast Send child with water bottle

Independent high schools admission process Most independent schools have a deadline of January 15th Many independent schools require separate recommendation forms to be filled out by the math and English teacher If there is an online recommendation system, please make sure you enter the correct teacher names and spellings If there are hard copies please bring them to the main office and we will make sure they get to the appropriate teacher We will mail them so please do not worry about this Please turn in all forms prior to Christmas break

Public high school admission process 15 city-wide high schools SFSUD Application and Information- Application Deadline- January 15 (estimated based on last year’s date) Abraham Lincoln, Balboa, Galileo, George Washington, ISA, John O’Connell, June Jordan, Lowell, Mission, Philip & Sala Burton, Raoul Wallenberg, SOTA, Academy of Arts and Sciences, S.F. International, Thurgood Marshall Information is still not updated List schools in order of preference http://www.sfusd.edu/en/enr oll-in-sfusd-schools/how-to- apply-for-school/apply-for- high-school.html Acceptance based on openings Tie-breakers based on Open House Dates Siblings Tours Open Enrollment 4 Charter Schools Shadowing Test Score Areas Leadership High School, Gateway High School, City Arts and Technology High School, Life Learning Academy Contact Information No Tie-Breakers Applications can be picked up at the San Francisco Public Schools Office on 555 Franklin Street Lottery

Lowell high school admission process Lowell’s 8th Grade Information Night Thursday, October 27th 6-8PM Each family will only receive 2 tickets School tours- go to Lowell’s website to sign up: https://lhs- sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com Sign-Up Due: October 10th

New This Year 1st Week of December Google Form to be filled out prior to Christmas break of all schools your child is applying to in order to ensure Holy Name completes the appropriate documentation

Writing Help 3-4:15PM October 25th November 8th November 22nd December 13th

A few reminders Enjoy the Process! Be Patient with Your Child Encourage them to break the process up into different deadlines Final High School List Essay Completion Application Information Trust Your Child’s Gut Feeling after Shadowing Be Aware of What You Say in Front of Your Child Be Meaningful in Where You Apply