Counseling Staff | Counseling Center Calendar | Transcripts | SAT & ACT/College Planning Information | College Representatives I Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Counseling Staff 2024-25
Grade 9
- A – Br: Joe Colligan
- Bu – Gl: Serena Wadsworth
- Go – K: Kristin Butler
- L – Sa: Denise Becher
- Sc – Z: Theresa Goad
Grade 10
- A – Cam: Joe Colligan
- Car – F: Serena Wadsworth
- G – Le: Kristin Butler
- Li – Sak: Denise Becher
- San – Z: Theresa Goad
Grade 11
- A – CI: Joe Colligan
- Co – Ho: Serena Wadsworth
- Hu – Mc: Kristin Butler
- Me – Re: Denise Becher
- Ri – Z: Theresa Goad
Grade 12
- A – Cl: Joe Colligan
- Co – Gi: Serena Wadsworth
- Gl – La: Kristin Butler
- Le – Sa: Denise Becher
- Sc – Z: Theresa Goad
Student Assistance Counselor
Will Hartley
School Psychologist
Elaine Howe
Secretarial Support Staff
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Amber Schmitt
2024-25 Counseling Center Calendar
All dates are subject to change.
August 2024
- August 9: Registration deadline for September ACT
- August 19: Counseling Center reopens
- August 23: Student schedules mailed home and available on SchoolTool
- August 24: SAT 7:45 a.m. at area schools
- August 26-28: Course changes and schedule conflicts remedied via email and phone. Deadline is 2:00 p.m. Tues., Sept. 3.
- August 27: New Student Orientation and Tour, 10 a.m. to Noon
- August 27: New Student Parent Information Session for parents/guardians of 9th grade & 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 2024
- Sept. 3: First day of school for all grades
- Sept. 14: ACT Exam 7:45 a.m. at area schools (not at JDHS)
- Sept. 18/19: Senior College Planning Workshops in Senior Social Studies Classes
- Sept. 20: Registration deadline for October ACT
- Sept. 20: Registration deadline for October SAT
- Sept. 24: Open House 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 25: 2nd period (1st half) Counselors meet with all Juniors re: PSAT’s
- Sept. 26: Financial Aid and College Planning Night for parents of seniors 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 26: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing forms for colleges with October 15 deadlines
- Sept. 30: East Side College Fair at Fayetteville-Manlius High School 5:30-7:30 p.m.
October 2024
- Oct. 4: PSAT Registration fee due from Juniors
- Oct. 4: 1st Mid-Marking Period ends
- Oct. 5: SAT 7:45 a.m. at JDHS
- Oct. 11: 1st Mid-Marking Reports available on SchoolTool
- Oct. 12: PSAT at JDHS – 7:45 a.m.
- Oct. 18: Registration deadline for November SAT
- Oct. 18: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing Forms for colleges with a Nov. 1 deadline
- Oct. 25: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing Forms for colleges with a Nov. 15 deadline
- Oct. 26: ACT Exam – 7:45 a.m. at JDHS
November 2024
- Nov. 2: SAT 7:45 a.m. at JDHS
- Nov. 8: Registration deadline for December ACT
- Nov. 8: 1st Quarter marking period ends
- Nov. 13: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing Forms for colleges with a Dec. 1 deadline
- Nov. 15: 1st Quarter Report Cards available in SchoolTool
- Nov. 22: Registration deadline for December SAT
December 2024
- Dec. 2: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing Forms for colleges with Dec. 15 deadlines
- Dec. 4: 2nd period (1st half) Junior PSAT Results Meeting/ College Planning with SCOIR
- Dec. 6: Deadline to turn in College Application Processing Forms for colleges with a Jan. 1 deadline
- Dec. 7: Saturday SAT – 7:45 a.m. at area high schools (not at JDHS)
- Dec. 13: 2nd Mid Marking Period ends
- Dec. 14: ACT Exam – 7:45 a.m. at area schools (not at JDHS)
- Dec. 20: 2nd Mid Marking Period Reports available on SchoolTool
January 2025
- Jan. 3: Registration deadline for February ACT
- Jan. 13: Curriculum meeting for parents of 8th grade students 7:00 p.m.
- Jan. 24: 2nd Quarter Marking Period ends
February 2025
- Feb. 5/6: Student Scheduling begins – Course Recommendation Days
- Feb. 7: 2nd Quarter Report Cards available on SchoolTool
- Feb. 8: ACT – 7:45 a.m. at area schools (not at JDHS)
- Feb. 10/11: Sophomore Career Planning in English 10 classes
- Feb. 21: Registration deadline for March SAT
- Feb. 28: Registration deadline for April ACT
March 2025
- March 4/5: Counselor Presentations to Juniors, College Planning Workshops in English 11 classes
- March 6: College Planning Night for parents of Juniors 6:30 p.m.
- March 7: 3rd Mid-marking period ends
- March 8: SAT 7:45 a.m. at JDHS
- March 14: Mid-marking reports available on SchoolTool
April 2025
- April 3: National Honor Society Induction (Class of 2025) 7:00 p.m.
- April 5: ACT Exam – 7:45 a.m. at area schools (TBA)
- April 11: 3rd Quarter marking period ends
- April 18: Registration deadline for May SAT
- April 25: 3rd Quarter Report Cards available in SchoolTool
May 2025
- May 5-16: Advanced Placement Examination Dates
- May 3: SAT 7:45 a.m. at JDHS
- Map 9: Registration deadline for June ACT
- May 23: 4th Quarter Mid Marking Period ends
- May 22: Registration deadline for June SAT
- May 30: 4th Mid Marking Period Reports available on SchoolTool
June 2025
- June 3: Junior Awards Presentation at JDHS 1:00 p.m.
- June 7: SAT 7:45 a.m. at area high schools (TBA)
- June 12: Senior Awards Presentation JDHS 7:00 p.m.
- June 14: ACT Exam -7:45 a.m. at JDHS
- June 17-25: NYS Regents Examinations
- June 22: 2025 Commencement, Noon at the Civic Center (line up @11:15 a.m.)
- June 25: 4th Quarter Marking Period ends
July 2025
- July 3: 4th Quarter Report Cards available in SchoolTool
Revised July 24, 2024
Transcripts
To obtain a high school transcript, please complete and sign the transcript request form and email it to transcriptrequest@jd.cnyric.org.
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
Includes information about the ACT test and the online registration site for the ACT.
Fair Test
Lists colleges that are test-optional. Updated regularly.
SAT/College Board
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
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
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
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
Provides a free scholarship search.
NCAA Eligibility Center
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
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
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
This site offers comprehensive financial aid information, especially New York state financial aid.
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:
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- 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:
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- 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.