Financial Aid Seminar to be held next Thursday May 16th

Freshman, Sophomore and Junior parents are encouraged to attend a financial aid seminar that will be held on Thursday May 16, 2013. The night will commence at 7:00 in the BHS auditorium. The organization sponsoring the workshop is the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority . The presenter will be Carla Berg, Senior Associate Director at Bentley University. The BHS Guidance department highly recommends parents attend this session. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact the Guidance Office. Although the presentation is designed for Junior parents, all BHS parents are welcome to attend.

College Fair to be held at Arlington High School

MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 -AHS SPRING COLLEGE FAIR - This event will be held in the TOZ (Red) Gym from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Each year, approximately 120 colleges from across the country take part in the AHS College Fair.  Many of the college representatives who attend the fair are the same as those who make the admissions decisions for our geographic area.  This is a great opportunity to meet the representatives face-to-face, to ask questions about a particular college major, and to inquire about general admissions requirements. While the College Fair is open to all high school students and their parents, junior year students are strongly encouraged to attend. Please click below for directions and a list of colleges attending the fair. 

Direction to Arlington High School

Colleges Attending the College Fair

Guidance Breakfast on April 10th

The BHS Guidance Department cordially invites parents of underclassmen ( grades 9, 10 and 11) to join us for the next Guidance Breakfast. The topic will be about "Standardized Testing".  Our hope to provide parents with a better understanding of standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT and PSAT.  The breakfast will be held in the BHS Guidance College and Career Center at 8:30am on Wednesday April 10^th, 2013. Please RSVP by calling 781-270-1780. We look forward to seeing you!

Burlington Scholarship Breakfast

The BHS Guidance Department cordially invites parents to join us for the next Guidance Breakfast called the"Burlington Scholarship Program Breakfast". The breakfast will be held in the BHS Guidance College and Career Center at 8:30AM on Wednesday March 13, 2013.   This breakfast is designed for the parents of seniors and will briefly cover the scholarship application process, but will serve as more of a question and answer session. Please RSVP by calling 781-270-1780. We look forward to seeing you

PLAN Test at BHS is still on for Saturday March 9th

This is a reminder for freshman and sophomore that registered to take the PLAN test on Saturday, March 9^th. They should plan to arrive at the high school no later than 7:45 that morning and their room location will be posted in the main entrance of the school (near the statue). Testing is expected to finish between 11:30 and 12:00. Students should bring with them a #2 pencil, a calculator, and a student ID. We are glad you chose to take advantage of this opportunity for practice on the ACT. 

Course Selection Process Breakfast

The BHS Guidance Department cordially invites parents to join us for the next  Guidance Breakfast.  The topic will be about the "Course Selection Process". The breakfast will be held in the BHS Guidance College and Career Center at 8:30AM on Wednesday February 13, 2013. Please RSVP by calling 781-270-1780. We look forward to seeing you!

College and Academic Planning Night

College and Academic Planning Night was well attended with roughly 100 parents. Many aspects of academic planning, college planning and the college application process were covered. For parents that missed the event, BCAT will be streaming the event within the next few weeks. Below you will find the power point presentation that was given last night. College informational packets were distributed as well. If you would like to pick up a packet please feel free to stop by the Guidance Office.

Sophmore/Junior Academic Planning Night

Sophomore and junior parents and students are reminded that the “College and Academic Planning Night” will be held this Thursday, February 7, 2013 (snow date will be February 14, 2013). The evening will commence at 6:30 PM in the Burlington High School Auditorium. Members of the Guidance Department will cover a variety of topics in regard to academic and college planning. Although the presentation is geared for sophomore and junior parents and students, anyone is welcome to attend this event. If you cannot make the event it will be televised on BCAT. The times will be posted at a later date.

Course Selection Process

The course selection process for the school year 2012-2013 for the class of 2014, 2015, 2016 will commence on February 5th, 2013. The sequence of events is as follows:

Tuesday February 5, 2013

Materials will be distributed to each class: Juniors period 2, sophomores period 3 and freshmen period 4.  At this time, counselors will spend time discussing requirements, prerequisites, levels, credits, etc. with each class.

Monday February 11^th , 2013 to March 5, 2013

·        Students will review materials, visit on-line program of studies and discuss with their parents.

·        Teachers spend time in each of their classes discussing course selection with their students. 

·        Teachers must identify course prerequisites for their students.

·        Parents will review student selections as well as teacher recommendations. 

March 4, 2013 Period 4

An assembly will be held and students will be given registration information for requesting courses on Aspen, the Burlington Student Information System. 

March 6, 2013- March 14, 2013

Student window is open for course requests

March 6, 2013- March 14, 2013

Counselors will be available in the lower library to meet with students. Students can report to the lower library during study period.

March 14, 2013

The student window will close for student requests

PLAN Test Registration Deadline

The PLAN, a practice test for the ACTs, will be offered to any interested freshmen or sophomores on Saturday March 9 at Burlington High School. This test is recommended for anyone who is interested in taking the ACTs as a junior or senior or who is interested in figuring out whether they prefer the ACTs or the SATs. Since the test covers Geometry and Algebra I, it is recommended that students be enrolled in Geometry or a higher math class at the time they take this test. The ACT is a college entrance examination that is an alternative to the SAT and is growing in popularity among Burlington High School students. Please visit www.actstudent.org for more detailed PLAN information. All parents of freshmen or sophomores will be sent a registration form in the mail this week. In order to register for the PLAN your son/daughter must complete the registration form and submit it with a $30.00 fee to the Guidance Secretary.  Each student will receive a packet on test content and sample questions when they register.  The regular registration period ends Friday, February 1^st at the close of school. We hope you will consider taking advantage of this opportunity. 

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM