Senior Info

Seniors - Class of 2025

 

2025 Senior Meetings in Gym Bear Time B (unless noted):

Senior Meeting Links

 

OHS Financial Aid Events 2024-2025

Financing Your Future -Nov 14 6-8pm PAC 

Financial Aid Completion Event -TBA 
Homeroom Financial Aid Homeroom Slides - TBA

Completion of Financial Aid Form by MARCH 1st in SchooLinks 

Click HERE for other financial aid support options from WSAC

 

Graduation Requirement:  High School & Beyond Plan

Lesson 1: Senior Presentation in Social Studies Classes 10/14-18 

Senior Timeline - Dates, Deadlines & Special Events  

College Application Manager in SchooLinks - how to track & obtain your required documents for post high school applications (two year, four year, technical schools/pre-Apprenticeship programs)

  • How to request Letters of Recommendation 
  • How to send transcripts to colleges 
  • How to have your Counselor send required documents (evaluation or recommendations) 

Communication & Announcements

HSBP Tasks Must be Completed by March 1st.

Senior INTERVIEW INFORMATION: - Interviews April 16th  

Senior Exit Interview Instructional Video 

Exit Interview Instructions

Exit Interview Rubric 

 

COUNSELING CENTER VISITS to SENIOR SOCIAL STUDIES 

Majority of information shared with seniors is done through Senior meetings & senior social studies classes or if you are NMSC or RUNNING START, it would be during your assigned HOMEROOM presentations or you will have to meet with your A-Z alpha counselor.

 

Running Start: Please check in with Mr. Bonaldo EVERY Wednesday he hosts a check in for Running Start students.  10:35am Email Mr. Bonaldo for CODE. [email protected]

 

Freedom Farm students without Senior Social Students at OHS campus will have a special sessions through your Junior or Senior class on campus at OHS. 

 

These informative LARGE GROUP presentations are VERY IMPORTANT to provide you added support & direction during senior year.  We DO NOT HAVE TIME to provide every senior an individualized personal re-cap of what was missed, we are working with over 1,900 students this year grades 9-12. Replies to your questions that were answered during these sessions will NOT be prioritized to respond to.  PLEASE make every effort to attend these presentations or find a peer to share the information you may have missed.  

 

2024-25 Seniors Timely Task: 

Sept-Oct-Nov:

If you need a recommendation letter create a shared folder for your recommenders: 

LINK>>  Shared folder of information for Letters of Recommendation 

College Application Guide -  SchooLinks 

Oct-Nov-Dec:

Create a list of post secondary schools/programs you are planning to apply to. 

LINK>>

LINK>> Checklist 

LINK>> Tracking Chart 

2025 WA College Deadlines (public & private) 

Dec-Jan:

Review Scholarship Opportunities

*Go to HSBP Schoology GROUP for a NOW list - Join code: ZXTP-SM74-DZHBD

LINK >>OSD Scholarship List 

Feb-April: 

Decisions & admissions results 

Review Financial Aid Award Letters 

Complete HSBP Tasks & Exit Interview 

 

May-June: 

Final decisions on pathway 

Pay required deposit for any fall start programs (do not miss deadline) 

Register for courses for fall

Graduation Procedures & Process

 

2024 OHS SENIOR PARENT GROUP

To be involved in the group or to submit your ideas for the senior graduation party or fundraising suggestions, email us at [email protected].

 

SENIOR HELPFUL LINKS:

 

SENIORS:

Seniors must utilize SchooLinks for publishing their post high school plan & sending any student documents through electronic processing platform. 

 

You MUST use SchooLinks & requests will either be AUTO processed or must be requested.

  • Counselor Evaluations - AUTO processed 
  • Counselor Recommendations - AUTO processed 
  • Transcripts (initial, mid year & final) - AUTO processed 
  • Teacher Evaluations - must be MANUALLY REQUESTED BY STUDENT
  • Teacher/Staff Letters of Recommendation - must be MANUALLY REQUESTED BY STUDENT
  • Teacher Recommenders must be discussed with recommenders in ADVANCE before they are requested to SPECIFIC schools in Naviance 
  • DO NOT request recommendations to ALL APPLICATIONS! Be VERY specific in your selections. 
  • Must have the CORRECT DEADLINE listed for every program you are applying to.  If you are unable to edit this deadline date please contact us or your counselor or teacher with the CORRECT APPLY BY DATE. 
  • INFORMATION IS SENT BY DEADLINE - if there is NO DEADLINE LISTED, information WILL NOT BE SENT!!  - review and confirm your deadlines!