Announcements & Events

 
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The fall Financial Aid Night (Virtual) will be held on Tuesday, October 1st @ 7:00 PM 
 
You are encouraged to email our presenter questions in advance of the webinar.  He'll address your questions during the zoom presentation.    To send in a question simply email : [email protected] .
 
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Oct 1, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Hackettstown High School "The College Aid Presentation"
 
Register in advance for this webinar:
 
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
 
 
The "College Aid Presentation" will cover the financial aid process and the important items to consider while applying to college.
 
-New Changes to the Financial Aid Process
-Changes to the Federal loans
-State Financial Aid Changes (TAP & Excelsior)
-The Impact of Early Decision and Early Action on Financial Aid
-New Deadlines for the College Process 
-Understanding Financial Aid 
-What forms and deadlines you need to look out for
 
 
Please check out our presenter's YouTube channel for dozens of helpful presentations on the college and admissions process:
 
Ed Zamora College Prep Channel
 
 
 
The Ed Zamora College Prep Channel is the YouTube channel of our financial aid night presenter.  You'll find numerous videos here (most of which we will not be providing a link for) that talk about college and the financial aid process.  Please feel free to explore his channel for important information and to support the scholarship opportunity offered.
 
2024-25 FAFSA Has Issues Already
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DATE OF TEST: Tuesday, October 29
 
REGISTRATION WINDOW:  August 28 through September 13. 
 
(A registration form can be found in the upper right hand corner of this screen.  One was also emailed to students)
 
 
WHAT IS THE PSAT?
 
The PSAT is a practice test designed to prepare students for success on the actual SAT which is a common college entrance requirement.  It is recommended that students who are considering college take the PSAT twice – once in 10th grade and again in 11th grade.  Juniors who take the PSAT are also enrolled in the PSAT/NMSQT scholarship competition. 
 
The PSAT is now administered electronically -- students are required to bring their fully charged chrome book, a calculator and their student ID to the test.  
 
Students should report directly to the New Gym for testing.  Please do not go to class first.
 
Information, practice questions and helpful videos can be found on the CollegeBoard website at www.collegeboard.org and information on the new digital test can be found at https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/k12-educators/educator-experience/get-to-know-digital/whats-different and information on the Bluebook app can be found at https://bluebook.collegeboard.org/ .
 

TEST FEES:

-- Juniors test for free (NOTE: juniors who order a test but do not take it will be charged a unused test fee).
-- Sophomores pay the $18 fee charged by CollegeBoard;
-- Sophomores on free/reduced lunches can take the test at no cost.
 
 
TEST CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY:

-- Juniors may take the test for free.  However, any junior who orders a test but then chooses not to take the test, will be charged the Unused Test Fee that CollegeBoard charges Hackettstown.
-- All refunds will be based on College Board’s refund policy:
---------- Any fees charged to Hackettstown will not be refunded to the family.
---------- Any fees refunded to Hackettstown will be refunded to the family.
-- Refunds cannot be offered due to avoidable technology or power issues (examples: student forgets chrome book; student forgets charger; student forgot to charge the chrome book, battery runs out during the test, chrome book is not in working order; charger does not work, etc.). 
 
 
TECHNOLOGY EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS TAKING DIGITAL TESTS:
 
•    Students must bring their school supplied Chrome book & power cord to the test.
•    Students must fully charge their Chrome book the night before.
•    Students are expected to make sure their Chrome book & battery are in good working conditions.  Students should have their school equipment repaired and/or replaced in advance of the test, if needed.
•    Students who cannot take the test because of avoidable device and/or power issues will be charged CollegeBoard’s Unused Test Fee.
 
 
COLLEGEBOARD COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA ON STUDENTS:
 
Now that the CollegeBoard has gone to digital test taking, they require a certain amount of demographic information to be collected in order to create a student test.  By registering for the test, you are giving Hackettstown High School permission to release this information to CollegeBoard.  There is no way to opt out of this data collection and still take the PSAT.  This is mostly information that, in prior years, was filled in by the student on the day of the test.
Demographic data collected in advance from Hackettstown High School:
•    First Name
•    Middle Initial
•    Last Name
•    Date of Birth
•    Gender (F = Female; M = Male; A = Another)
•    Grade
•    Student School ID
•    State Student ID
 
 
 
October 7-10
 
The only students who will take the fall NJGPA are seniors who have not achieved a passing score on one or both sections of the NJGPA (mathematics or English).
 
Students will take one unit per day, beginning at 7:50.
Hi everyone,
 
This year we're changing how students will register for AP Exams.  This will require a little more agency on the students' part but will hopefully make the process simpler because it centralizes the process onto the AP platform which the students will be using anyways.  Please be aware of the following tasks & deadlines.
 
Students join the AP Classroom:  
Deadlines : Friday, September 6th -- Students must use the join code (provided by your teacher) to join the AP Classroom (for each AP course being taken).
 
Students order their AP Exams:
Deadline : Friday, October 4th -- In the AP Classroom, students must change their "undecided" order status to "yes" (if they're going to take the exam) or no (if they're not going to take the exam).
 
Students pay for their AP Exam orders:
Deadline : Friday, November 1st -- Students must bring their payment to the Guidance Office.  Payment information will be distributed early in the year.  NOTE: Students who do not make their payment by November 1st will have their test cancelled by Hackettstown High School.
 
  • The exam fee is $99 per exam.  
  • Students on free or reduced lunch may receive a deduction -- final cost to be determined soon.
  • Exams ordered (late) between November 16 and march 14 cost a total of $139 ( 99 + 40 late fee).
  • Exams cancelled (late) after November 15 will incur a $40 unused / cancelled exam fee.  This 40 will either be deducted from any refund owed or added as a school fine.
  • Exams ordered but not taken on test day will incur a $40 unused / cancelled exam fee.  This 40 will either be deducted from any refund owed or added as a school fine.
 
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AP Exams are Digital this year!
College Board has been transitioning their exams from paper & pencil to digital.  The PSAT last fall and the SAT this past spring were the first to see the new format.  The APs this year will now also be provided in a digital-only format.
 
 
 
The fall school-day SAT will not be offered this year. 
 
Hackettstown will still offer a school-day SAT this spring (Wednesday, April 9).
 
REGISTRATION HAS NOT YET OPENED FOR THE SPRING SAT.
 
The fall school-day window offered by CollegeBoard has not proven to be advantageous to most students.  It's late for seniors to be taking the test and early for the juniors. 
  • Seniors who still need the test can sign up for a Saturday SAT through their CollegeBoard accounts.  Saturday SATs are offered at various other schools locally.
  • Juniors who want to take the SAT early can also sign up for a Saturday SAT through their CollegeBoard accounts.
  • Otherwise, we recommend that any potentially collegebound Junior should take the PSAT with us in October (date TBD) and then the school-day SAT with us in the spring (date TBD).
 
 
Mrs. Pam Wilson has retired and we wish her all the best in her new endeavors!  If you see her around the athletic fields please say hi.
 
Mrs. Jennifer Russo is the new Secretary to the Director of Pupil and Personnel Services (aka the guidance secretary).  Please take a moment to welcome her to the family when you speak to her.
-- [email protected]
-- (908) 852-8150 x2230
 
HHS IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE COLLEGE CREDIT TRANSCRIPTS

For Dual Enrollment through Warren County:

 - Go to www.warren.edu
 - On the left side of the page click "Request Transcript"
 - Follow the instructions including downloading the Transcript Request Form
 - Print out the transcript release form and complete it.    (Use your social security
   number if you do not know your Warren student ID #)
- Return the completed form to the
   email/fax listed on Warren's website (do NOT return to HHS).  
- Warren County will send their college credit transcript directly to the college(s) you indicate on the form.

- Need to know which classes receive WCCC credit and what they count as?  
- Go to High School webpage
- Click "Guidance" tab
- "College Credit Programs"
- Click "Warren County Dual Enrollment/Credit"
 

For Credit in Classes Taken through Centenary University:

- Go to: https://www.centenaryuniversity.edu/academics/registrar/
- Click "Request Transcript" on the lower right side and follow their instructions.
- Centenary will forward their college credit transcript directly to the college(s) you indicate.
 
 
 
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