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High School Counseling

Counseling Staff | Counseling Center Calendar | Transcripts | SAT & ACT/College Planning Information | College Representatives I Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Counseling Staff 2023-24 

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

Student Assistance Counselor

Will Hartley, whartley@jd.cnyric.org

School Psychologist 

Elaine Howe, ehowe@jd.cnyric.org

Secretarial Support Staff

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2023-24 Counseling Center Calendar

All dates are subject to change.

August 2023

  • August 4: Registration deadline for September ACT
  • August 21: Counseling Center reopens
  • August 25: Student schedules mailed home and available on SchoolTool
  • August 26: SAT 7:45 a.m. at area schools
  • August 28-30: Course changes and schedule conflicts remedied via email and phone. Deadline is 2:00 p.m. Tues., August 30.
  • August 29: Tour Day for 9th grade students and new students, 10 a.m. to Noon
  • August 29: 9th grade and new student parent information session for parents/guardians of 9th grade and new students (with additional opportunity for 9th grade students and new students to walk through building) 6:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.

September 2023

  • Sept. 5: First day of school for all grades
  • Sept. 8: Registration deadline for October SAT
  • Sept. 9: ACT Exam 7:45 a.m. at area schools (not at JDHS)
  • Sept. 20-21: Senior College Planning Workshops in Senior Social Studies Classes 
  • Sept. 22: Registration deadline for October ACT
  • Sept. 27: 2nd period (1st half) Counselors meet with all Juniors re: PSAT’s
  • Sept. 28: Financial Aid and College Planning Night for parents of seniors – 6:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 28: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing forms for colleges with October 15 deadlines. 

October 2023

  • Oct. 4: Eastside College Fair at East Syracuse-Minoa  High School 6 – 8 p.m.
  • Oct. 5: PSAT Registration fee ($25) due from Juniors
  • Oct. 5: Open House 7 p.m.
  • Oct. 6: 1st Mid-Marking Period ends
  • Oct. 6: Registration deadline for November SAT
  • Oct. 7: SAT 7:45 a.m. at JDHS
  • Oct. 13: 1st Mid-Marking Reports available on Schooltool
  • Oct. 14: PSAT at JDHS – 7:45 a.m.
  • Oct. 17: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing Forms for colleges with a Nov. 1st deadline.
  • Oct. 27: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing Forms for colleges with a Nov. 15 deadline.
  • Oct. 28: ACT 7:45 a.m. at JDHS

November 2023

  • Nov. 3: Registration deadline for Dec. SAT
  • Nov. 3: Registration deadline for December ACT
  • Nov. 4: SAT 7:45 a.m. at JDHS
  • Nov. 9: 1st Quarter marking period ends
  • Nov. 13: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing Forms for colleges with a Dec. 1 deadline.
  • Nov. 17: 1st Quarter Report Cards mailed and available in SchoolTool

December 2023

  • Dec. 1: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing Forms for colleges with Dec. 15 deadlines.
  • Dec. 2: SAT– 7:45 a.m. at area high schools (not at JDHS)
  • Dec. 6: 2nd period (1st half) Junior PSAT Results Meeting/ College Planning with SCOIR
  • Dec. 8: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing Forms for colleges with a Jan. 1 deadline.
  • Dec. 9: ACT Exam – 7:45 a.m. at area schools (not at JDHS)
  • Dec. 15: 2nd Mid Marking Period ends
  • Dec. 22: 2nd Mid Marking Period Reports available on SchoolTool

January 2024

  • Jan. 5: Registration deadline for February ACT
  • Jan. 26: 2nd Quarter Marking Period ends

February 2024

  • Feb. 2: 2nd Quarter Report Cards mailed home and available on SchoolTool
  • Feb. 5: Curriculum meeting for parents of 8th grade students 7:00 p.m.
  • Feb. 7-8: Student Scheduling for 2024-2025 begins – Course Recommendation Days
  • Feb. 10: ACT – 7:45 am at area schools (not at JDHS)
  • Feb. 12-15: Sophomore Career Planning in English 10 classes
  • Feb. 23: Registration deadline for March SAT

March 2024

  • March 7-8: Counselor Presentations to Juniors – College Planning Workshops in English 11 classes
  • March 7: College Planning Night for parents of Juniors 6:30 p.m.
  • March 8: Registration deadline for April ACT
  • March 8: 3rd Mid-marking period ends
  • March 9: SAT 7:45 a.m. at area high schools (not at JDHS)
  • March 16: Mid-Marking Reports available on SchoolTool

April 2024

  • April 12:  3rd Quarter marking period ends
  • April 13: ACT Exam – 7:45 a.m. at area schools (TBA)
  • April 15-18: Sophomore Career Planning Part 2 in English 10 classes
  • April 19: Registration deadline for May SAT
  • April 19: 3rd Quarter Report Cards mailed home and available in SchoolTool
  • April 29: National Honor Society Induction (Class of 2024) – 7:00 p.m.

May 2024

  • May 1-17: Advanced Placement Examination Dates
  • May 3: Registration deadline for June ACT
  • May 4: SAT 7:45 a.m. at area high schools (not at JDHS)
  • May 17: Registration deadline for June SAT
  • May 17: 4th Quarter Mid Marking Period ends
  • May 24: 4th Mid Marking Period Reports available on SchoolTool

June 2024

  • June 1: SAT 7:45 a.m. at area high schools (TBA)
  • June 4: NYS Regents Examination (new) Algebra I
  • June 4: Junior Awards Presentation at JDHS 1:00 p.m.
  • June 6: Senior Awards Presentation JDHS 7:00 p.m.
  • June 8:  ACT Exam -7:45 a.m. at JDHS
  • June 14-26: NYS Regents Examinations
  • June 23: Commencement, Noon, at the Civic Center (line up @11:15am)
  • June 25: 4th Quarter Marking Period ends

July 2024

  • July 5: 4th Quarter Report Cards mailed home and available in SchoolTool

Revised July 7, 2023  

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Transcripts

To obtain a high school transcript, please complete a transcript request form and return it to the counseling center.

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SAT & ACT/College Planning Information

There are a number of websites that can help students and their families plan for college. Several are listed below along with descriptions of what you will find at each. 

ACT

www.actstudent.org

Includes information about the ACT test and the online registration site for the ACT.

Fair Test

www.fairtest.org

Lists colleges that are test-optional. Updated regularly.

SAT/College Board

www.collegeboard.org

Includes information about College Board tests, programs, and online registration for the SAT, a Test Question of the Day, sample test questions and a searchable database of colleges and financial aid info. Additionally, Advanced Placement (AP) exam information is available. 

College Data

www.collegedata.com

Click on “College Chances” to determine your admissions chances at each college, College Data compares your information with the qualifications of recently enrolled freshmen.

College Results Online

www.collegeresults.org

An excellent database showing government data on college retention and graduation rates. www.khanacademy.org – Free online SAT prep approved by the College Board.

Common App

www.commonapp.org

This site is the most popular site for completing and submitting your college application. Over 800 colleges accept the Common Application for admission. Website also includes sample college essay questions.

Fastweb

www.fastweb.com

Provides a free scholarship search.

NCAA Eligibility Center

www.eligibilitycenter.org

NCAA Clearinghouse for prospective student-athletes. If you plan to play NCAA college sports, you will need to register here to be evaluated for academic eligibility.

SCOIR

www.scoir.com

This site provides career and college planning inventories and search engines and is used to request Jamesville-DeWitt teacher recommendation letters to be sent to colleges in your senior year. 

U.S News & World Report

www.usnews.com

If you go to the Education page on this site, you can retrieve the U.S. News & World Report’s free basic college information. For $40/year, you can access very detailed college admissions data.

Higher Education Services Corporation

www.hesc.ny.gov

This site offers comprehensive financial aid information, especially New York state financial aid.

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College Representatives

The district uses SCOIR for college representative visits.  Please access the J-D calendar at scoir.com. 

Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Jamesville-DeWitt High School students who plan to attend college or university in New York State can be nominated for a NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence.

NYS Scholarships for Academic Excellence provide up to $1,500 per year for up to five years of undergraduate study in New York State.

J-D students will nominated based on the following criteria:

Regents Test Scores 

A high school which, prior to its students’ senior year, has offered students seeking Regents credit either a Regents examination or an approved alternative assessment, but not both, in each of the following subjects: 

    • Comprehensive English
    • Global Studies
    • United States History/Government
    • Mathematics B
    • Two or more of the following four sciences: Earth Science, Living Environment/Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

The high school shall select their winner(s) by computing a weighted average of the scores on the Regents examinations and/or approved alternative assessments taken by students prior to their senior year, in all of the following subjects: 

    • English Language Arts (weight of three)
    • Algebra II (weight of three)
    • Global studies and Geography (weight of one)
    • United States History & Government (weight of one)
    • Science: at least two, but up to four courses may be included. (weight of one for each course)
      • Individual schools must decide, in the science area, how many sciences to use in the calculation. They must use the same number of science courses for all students in the competition. They do not need to use the same courses.  

If the approved alternative assessment is not scored on a one hundred-point scale, the high school must convert the scores on the approved alternative assessment to a one hundred-point scale. If a student elected not to take the Regents examinations listed, or an approved alternative assessment, then that student cannot compete or be selected as a scholarship winner.