Freehold Regional High School District Magnet Programs Information on all magnet programs & application available at frhsdmagnetprograms.com

FREEHOLD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT FRHSD – not just your town – 8 municipalities HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

FREEHOLD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT COLTS NECK HS FREEHOLD REGIONAL HOWELL HS FREEHOLD HS MANALAPAN HS Who are we? What is the FRHSD? HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT MARLBORO HS FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP HS

Full academic offerings Diverse elective courses FREEHOLD REGIONAL Full academic offerings Diverse elective courses Athletic teams Extracurriculars Comprehensive high school HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

FRHSD MAGNET PROGRAMS HOWELL HS COLTS NECK HS MANALAPAN HS FREEHOLD HS Fine & Performing Arts Humanities COLTS NECK HS Law & Public Service Navy JROTC FRHSD MANALAPAN HS Law Enforcement & Public Safety Science & Engineering FREEHOLD HS Culinary Arts Computer Science Medical Sciences 6 schools, 12 programs – might change schools FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP HS Animal & Botanical Sciences Global Studies MAGNET PROGRAMS MARLBORO HS Business Administration

FRHSD Magnet Programs attract students of specific academic interests and passions Full-four year, vertically-articulated programs Application process to determine top candidates Smaller community within the larger high school Defining a magnet program MAGNET PROGRAMS

FRHSD Animal & Botanical Sciences Business Administration Computer Science Culinary Arts & Hospitality Fine & Performing Arts Global Studies Humanities Law & Public Service Law Enforcement & Public Safety Medical Sciences Navy Junior ROTC Science & Engineering 12 programs MAGNET PROGRAMS

How do you know if a Magnet Program is right for you? FRHSD Passion for the focus of the program Willingness to commit to a four year program Willingness to attend the school where the program is located Find out more by attending our Open Houses (not mandatory – but really helps) See page 7 Which program? MAGNET PROGRAMS

Application Components FRHSD For ALL Programs Grades from 7th & 8th grade Essay Extracurriculars Recommendations For SOME Programs Entrance Exam Audition Interview Parts of application MAGNET PROGRAMS

40% - 15% 20% 25% 5% 10% 30% 5% * 70% 35% 30% * 25% * Program Grades Entrance Exam Essay Extra-curriculars Recommen-dations Audition Interview Animal & Botanical Sciences 40% - 15% 20% 25% Business Administration (Algebra I required‡) 5% 10% Computer Science Culinary Arts/ Hospitality Management 30% Fine & Performing Arts 5% * 70% Global Studies Humanities Law & Public Service Law Enforcement & Public Safety 35% 30% * Medical Sciences Navy Junior ROTC 25% * Science & Engineering Weighting of application components (note the blue and red text)

Online Application Opens Date Event Notes Monday October 2, 2017 Online Application Opens Students may begin an application. Students can apply to up to TWO programs. Wednesday November 1, 2017 Student Information and Program Choice deadline Student Information and Program Choice sections of the application will be frozen and considered complete 11:59 pm. Tuesday November 14, 2017 Essay and Extra-curricular List deadline All essays and the extra-curricular/activities list will be frozen and considered complete at 11:59 pm. Exam Registration If applicable, students must select their exam session by this date. If no exam session has been selected, students will be randomly placed in one of the two sessions. Saturday December 9, 2017 Entrance Exam The entrance exam for Business Administration, Computer Science, Global Studies, Humanities, Law & Public Service, Medical Sciences, and Science & Engineering programs will take place at Colts Neck High School. Snow date is December 16, 2017. December 19, 2017 Recommendation All online recommendations must be filed by 11:59 pm. Thursday March 1, 2018 Status Notification Notification of application status (accepted, waitlisted, denied) in the online system. Application timeline

Navigating & Starting the Application Website – frhsdmagnetprograms.com

Create a Username & Password After creating an account, log back in here Starting an application CREATE AN ACCOUNT HERE

FRHSD Keep in mind. . . MAGNET PROGRAMS Magnet Programs are about individual passions Students in Colts Neck, Farmingdale, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, & Marlboro apply for seats Four-year commitment to magnet program with possibility of changing schools Small community within larger comprehensive school (best of both worlds) Can apply to 1 or 2 programs Application opens October 2; closes November 14 Questions MAGNET PROGRAMS

FRHSD Questions? MAGNET PROGRAMS Ask now! Read the packet Go to frhsdmagnetprograms.com Call the Curriculum & Instruction Office (see packet/website for number) Call/email the Program Supervisor (see packet/website for numbers/emails) Attend an Open House and talk to students Questions MAGNET PROGRAMS