Guidance
Phone:  518-658-2515 ext. 206  Fax:  518-658-0483

Mrs. Patrice Nash, Secretary   
mailto:pnash@berlincentral.org 

Mrs. Rachel Harrison, Counselor  10-12 mailto:rharrison@berlincentral.org

FAFSA Night – Feb. 9^th:  6:30 – 8:00 (Click here to view the list of materials you will need to complete your FAFSA Application)

COMMON APPLICATION ONLINE

Attention seniors applying to college, please let the guidance office know where you have completed applications so that we can send your transcripts!

SUNY Statewide Financial Aid Days

The State University of New York is hosting its ninth annual SUNY Statewide Student Financial Aid Days on Saturday, January 21, 2012 and Saturday, February 11, 2012. They are designed to answer questions and provide assistance regarding the financial aid application, the types of aid available, and the award process.  To be eligible to participate students must register online at www.suny.edu/studentevents or by calling the SUNY Recruitment Response Center at 1-800-342-3811.    For further information, you may also stop by the Guidance Office.

S.A.T. Preparation Course

HVCC offers a SAT Prep Class through their Office of Community & Professional Education. Registration begins January 18 th. This course is designed to prepare students for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (math, verbal and writing sections). The course will teach strategies for problem solving, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, sentence completion, grammar and essay writing skills. Classes begin on February 15 at 6:00 pm. Please call 629-7339 for more information; visit their website at www.hvcc.edu or stop in the Guidance Office for more information.

Guidance Office Financial Aid Information Session

The High School Counseling Center will be sponsoring a Financial Aid Information Session on February 9 at 6:00 pm in the High School Library. A representative from Sage College Financial Aid Office will give an overall presentation on the financial aid process. This will include information on how to complete your application for private and state college institutions, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) application, and information on private and federal college loans. There will be staff on hand to answer your questions and concerns. If you have any questions, please call the Guidance Office at 658-2515, extension 206.

HVCC College Financial Aid Workshop

Attend a FREE College Financial Aid Workshop. HVCC is offering two free, hands-on workshops to help you understand your family’s financial aid eligibility and how to apply for federal/state aid and scholarships. For those wishing to attend you should pre-register online: www.hvcc.edu/finaid/workshops

 Wednesday, February 15, 6:00 pm

Thursday, March 15, 6:00 pm

 NOTE: All families are welcome, not just those students considering Hudson Valley.

 In addition: If you are unable to attend either workshop, join the live webcast at:

www.hvcc.edu/finaid/workshops . Please visit this link in advance to test your software compatibility.

 HESC has a FAFSA Assistance Hotline, 1-800-808-1790. Hours are Tuesday and Thursday from noon- 5:00pm through February 28. E-mail help available at FAFSAhelp@hesc.org

Driver's Education

The next Driver’s Ed meeting will be on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 2:15.

Mr. Benkoski will be collecting the money for Driver’s Ed.  The check should be made out to “Berlin Central School District”. 

For more information please contact the Guidance Office.

 Driver's Education Letter
DMV Online Driver's Education Manual

Extracurricular Activities

College Visits

ASVABS Test

CAREERS

Career Zone

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