{"id":21,"date":"2015-08-11T19:29:56","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T19:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hnhsd.org\/hhswp\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:35:34","slug":"guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hnhsd.org\/~hmhs\/?page_id=21","title":{"rendered":"School Counseling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Table of Contents<\/h3>\n

2026-2027 Program of Studies<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Student Appointment Form<\/a>
\nFamily Resources<\/a>
\nYouth Services<\/a>
\nParent Information<\/a>
\nContact Information<\/a>
\nRegistration Requirements<\/a>
\nTranscript Requests<\/a>
\nExternal Test Dates<\/a>
\nAlternative Programming<\/a>
\nNew Hampshire Scholars<\/a>
\nCollege Preparation<\/a>
\n Scholarships & Grants<\/a>
\nExtended Learning Opportunities (ELO)<\/a>
\nCareer and Transition Planning<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

2021 Suicide Prevention Presentation<\/a>
\nStudent Crisis Guide for Parents<\/a>
\nSchool Profile 24-25<\/a>
\nProgram of Studies 2025-2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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Student Appointment Form<\/h3>\n

Coming soon!<\/p>\n

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Family Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Brattleboro Retreat<\/a>
\nMonadnock Family Services<\/a>
\nOtter Creek\/Matrix<\/a>
\nDivision of Children, Youth and Families<\/a>
\nChildren and Parents Project<\/a>
\nCheshire Medical Center<\/a>
\nHealth Care and Rehabilitation Services<\/a>
\nSuicide Prevention Presentation for Students<\/a>
\nStudent Crisis Guide for Parents<\/a><\/p>\n

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Youth Services<\/h3>\n

Boys and Girls Club of Brattleboro<\/a>
\nBig Brothers Big Sisters<\/a>
\nYMCA<\/a><\/p>\n

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Parent Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Electronic Cigarette Information<\/a>
\nE-Cigarette Parent Tip Sheet for Talking to Your Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

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School Profile<\/b><\/p>\n

School Profile 24-25<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Program of Studies<\/b>
\nProgram of Studies 2023-2024<\/a><\/p>\n

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Guidance Contact Information<\/b>
\nCathy Johnson – Guidance Registrar
\nE-mail: cjohnson@hnhsd.org<\/p>\n

Kate Allen – Middle\/High School Counselor
\nE-mail: kallen@hnhsd.org<\/p>\n

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Registration Requirements<\/b><\/h3>\n

-Notarized Residency Affidavit (Plus 2 supporting documents with your address)\u00a0https:\/\/hinsdale-nh.finalforms.com\/documents\/a67ea69f-9c6c-49d9-aa6d-657658eb2324\/download<\/a>
\n-Birth certificate
\n-Immunization record
\n-Custody papers (if applicable)
\nHinsdale School District Website\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Final Forms Online Registration\u00a0https:\/\/hinsdale-nh.finalforms.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Transcript Requests<\/b><\/h3>\n

Transcript Request Form<\/a><\/p>\n

River Valley Transcript Request<\/a><\/p>\n

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Test Dates<\/b><\/h3>\n

All juniors take the SAT in Spring free of charge<\/b>
\nResults from the School Day SAT for Juniors are available late May. Juniors should plan on retaking the test (for the traditional cost) in the Fall of their Senior year.<\/p>\n

Please see Ms. Allen in Guidance for more information or if you have any questions.<\/p>\n

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Alternative Programming<\/b><\/h3>\n

Windham Regional Career Center – http:\/\/www.wrccvt.com\/<\/a>
\nVLACS – http:\/\/www.vlacs.org\/<\/a>
\nVirtual High School – http:\/\/www.thevhscollaborative.org\/<\/a>
\nKeene Community Education (Night Classes and GED) – http:\/\/www.keenecommunityed.org\/<\/a>
\nKeene State College Continuing Education (Dual Enrollment) – http:\/\/www.keene.edu\/conted<\/a>
\nRiver Valley Community College (Dual Enrollment) – http:\/\/www.rivervalley.edu\/<\/a>
\nEarly College Online (Formerly Estart Online College Courses) – http:\/\/www.ccsnh.edu\/academics\/estart<\/a>
\nJob Corp – http:\/\/www.jobcorps.gov<\/a>
\nSt. Paul’s – http:\/\/asp.sps.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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New Hampshire Scholars<\/b>
\nNew Hampshire Scholars Program – http:\/\/www.nhscholars.org\/<\/a><\/h3>\n

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College Preparation<\/b><\/h3>\n

Common Application – http:\/\/www.commonapp.org\/<\/a>
\nFAFSA – http:\/\/www.studentaid.gov\/<\/a>
\nFinancial Aid & Loan Information<\/b>
\nFAFSA Websites:<\/b>Notice: You should never pay to complete the FAFSA. Be aware of scams offering to complete the form for a fee. Use the above link to complete the form.<\/i>
\nhttp:\/\/www.fafsa.ed.gov\/<\/a>
\nStudent Aid on the Web
\nhttp:\/\/studentaid.ed.gov\/PORTALSWebApp\/students\/english\/index.jsp<\/a>
\nSome institutions may require that students complete a CCS profile to apply for financial aid:
\nhttps:\/\/profileonline.collegeboard.com\/prf\/index.jsp<\/a>
\nStudents need to go to this site to sign their MPN and complete entrance counseling.
\nhttps:\/\/studentloans.gov\/myDirectLoan\/index.action<\/a><\/p>\n

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Scholarships & Grant Information<\/b><\/h3>\n

Please see Mrs. Johnson in Guidance for more information or if you need assistance.
\nIf they dont have a due date, please do not do those yet as they are last years.<\/strong>
\nThe new ones will be added as they are received.<\/strong><\/p>\n

NH Charitable Foundation scholarships
\nhttp:\/\/www.nhcf.org\/scholarships<\/a>
\nFastWeb Scholarships https:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/<\/a>
\nCollegeboard.org \u00a0https:\/\/www.collegeboard.org\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/blog\/scholarships-for-college\/<\/a>
\nNursing Scholarships: https:\/\/nurse.org\/scholarships\/<\/a>
\nAIA\/NH Architecture Foundation Scholarship<\/a> Due:
\nAlbert T. Marcoux Memorial Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 Due: Received by
\nAnthony Romano & Vernon Kelly Grants\u00a0 <\/a>Due:
\nAmerican Legion Oratorical\u00a0 <\/a>See Mrs. Johnson in Guidance
\nBCANH Baseball Scholarship 2025 <\/a>Due:before 11:59 pm on
\nCasella Diesel Mechanic Scholarship 2026<\/a> Due: 3\/15\/26
\nChrista Mcauliffe Education Scholarship <\/a>Received in mail by
\nDept. of NH Scholarship <\/a>\u00a0Due:\u00a0 Received in mail by
\nJohn A. High Child Welfare Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 <\/a>Due: Received in mail by
\nLee P. Mahle Mem. Field of Education Scholarship<\/a> Due: Received in mail by
\nMarion J. Bagley Award<\/a> Due: no later than
\nRaymond K. Conley Memorial Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 Received in mail by
\nVocational Education Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 <\/a>Due:\u00a0 received in mail by
\nAmy Dutton Memorial Scholarship <\/a>Due: not this year
\nAmerican Legion Auxiliary Unit #5 Scholarship<\/a> Due: Received before
\n2023-American-Legion-Post-5-SCHOLARSHIP-APPLICATION<\/a> Due: before
\nBrattleboro Elks Scholarship 25-26<\/a>\u00a0 Due: 4\/10\/26
\nBrattleboro Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarship<\/a> Due: 5\/8\/26
\nBrattleboro Sunrise Rotary Scholarshiphttps:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfoEgAehy1J94Jfjg5YGf6Dh2AtSawQUVUjVhs7yuJTW0Hbew\/viewform<\/a> Due: 5\/13\/26
\nBrodsky Prize for Journalism\u00a0 https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScP8lA5Y_Gz-AcQn-oeNLlYXClGG8usl5XUQDfTTmZXNxMoqQ\/viewform<\/a>Due: before 12:00pm
\nCoca Cola Scholars Program Scholarship\u00a0<\/a> Due\u00a0 \u00a0by 5:00 pm
\nCatholic Daughters of the Americas Scholarship 25<\/a> Due:
\nCheshire Fair Association Scholarship<\/a> Due: by 4\/1\/26
\nCheshire Health Foundation Scholarships \u00a0https:\/\/www.cheshiremed.org\/careers\/scholarships<\/a>Due:
\nComposite Scholarship 26 <\/a>Due: 4\/24\/26
\nConvenientMD Scholarship 2025https:\/\/convenientmd.com\/scholarships\/<\/a> Due:
\nDavid Kacanek Memorial Scholarship<\/a> 26 <\/a>Due: 4\/23\/26
\nDAR Nursing Scholarships: https:\/\/www.dar.org\/national-society\/scholarships\/nursing-medical-scholarships<\/a> Due: various due dates-look now
\nDavid G. Kent Mathematics Scholarship<\/a> Due
\nDorcas & Peter Pombay Scholarship 26 \u00a0<\/a>Due: 5\/5\/26
\nBrattleboro Elks Scholarship 25<\/a> Due:
\nBurger King Scholarship:https:\/\/burgerkingscholars<\/a>.com\/\u00a0 Due:\u00a0 12\/15\/2025
\nElks Most Valuable Student Scholarshiphttps:\/\/www.elks.org\/scholars\/scholarships\/MVS.cfm <\/a>\u00a0 Due:11\/12\/25
\nFedpoint Nursing Scholarship:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.fedpointusa.com\/scholarships<\/a>\u00a0 Due:
\nFidelity Scholars Program:\u00a0https:\/\/opportunities.uncf.org\/s\/program-landing-page?id=a2iVJ00000e9gQnYAI&_gl=1*1vqp3zm*_gcl_au*MTkwODY0ODc1NS4xNzY0NTk3OTE0<\/a> Due: 1\/29\/26
\nFisher Cats Scholarship \u00a0https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/250294431191149<\/a> Due:\u00a0 4\/17\/26
\n40 & 8 Nursing Scholarship <\/a>Due: See Mrs. Johnson in Guidance
\nGateway Foundation Scholarships <\/a>\u00a0 Due:\u00a0 please bring to Mrs. Johnson the day before or by 12:00 pm on 5\/15\/26
\nGE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship https:\/\/learnmore.scholarsapply.org\/ge-reagan\/ \u00a0<\/a>Due:closed
\nGranite Edvance Scholarship\u00a0 http:\/\/graniteEdvance.org\/ge-scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 Due:\u00a0 11\/18\/25
\nGranite State Scholarship <\/a>Due: to Mrs. Johnson
\nHagen Scholarship https:\/\/haganscholarships.org\/application\/<\/a>\u00a0 Due: 3\/15\/26
\nHeisman High School Scholarship\u00a0 https:\/\/heismanscholarship.com\/<\/a>Due: 10\/17\/25
\nHispanic Scholarship fundhttps:\/\/www.hsf.net\/sign-up\/<\/a>\u00a0 due:
\nH.L. Turner Group Scholarshiphttps:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc8iSVB2bXXKcFrMOS347aG1gItRYjppPmtkyqCP2Ssg-v6ZQ\/viewform<\/a>\u00a0 Due:
\nHoratio Alger Scholarship two year and Technical school https:\/\/horatioalger.org\/career-technical-scholarship-eligibility\/<\/a>\u00a0 Due:\u00a0 6\/15\/26
\nJeffrey P. Smith Farm Scholarship 25<\/a> Due:
\nJerry Goldberg Skills for Success Scholarship<\/a> Due:\u00a0 See Mrs. Johnson in Guidance.\u00a0 Due:
\nhttps:\/\/www.nhiaa.org\/students-parents\/JewettConstruction<\/a> Jewett Constructions Trades Scholarship\u00a0 Due:\u00a0 3\/31\/26
\nJohn Penfield Brattleboro Rotary Scholarshiphttps:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScqygdb3uI2Ftxli1VsDMHVixB62WA4DiPvP8WATH_LVKlOHQ\/formResponse<\/a> Due:\u00a0 5\/13\/26
\nJulia T. Pingree Student Business Scholarship <\/a>Due no later than
\nLantos Activist Artist Scholarshiphttps:\/\/www.lantosfoundation.org\/activist-artist-scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 Due:
\nManning Zimmerman & Oliveira NH Student Distracted Driving Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 Due:
\nLeague of NH Craftsmen Scholarship <\/a>Due: contact at their website
\nLebanon Arts & Crafts Association<\/a>\u00a0 Due:
\nManchester Artists Association Scholarship\u00a0<\/a> Due:
\nMarine Corps League Scholarships 26<\/a> Due:\u00a0 to Mrs. Johnson by 8:00 am 4\/17\/26
\nMary Spencer Langille Memorial Scholarship 26 \u00a0<\/a>Due: 4\/9\/26
\nMatthew Eric Nurmi Memorial Scholarship<\/a> 26 \u00a0<\/a>Due:\u00a0 3\/31\/26
\nMcDonald’s HACER National Scholarship\u00a0 https:\/\/www.scholarships.com\/scholarships\/mcdonalds-hacer-national-scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 Due 2\/17\/26
\nMembers First Credit Union Memorial Scholarship( Must be a member )Members First Credit Union Memorial Scholarship <\/a>\u00a0 See their website.
\nMilitary families scholarship\u00a0https:\/\/fisherhouse.org\/programs\/scholarship-programs\/scholarships-for-military-children\/<\/a> Due:
\nMargaret D. Bell Monadnock Humane Society Scholarship https:\/\/monadnockhumanesociety.org\/bell-scholarship\/<\/a>\/Due: 4\/1\/26
\nMoran Family Surveying Scholarship 25-26 <\/a>Due:\u00a0 Received by 3\/31\/2026
\nMt. Pisgah ATV Club Scholarship\u00a0<\/a>Due:\u00a0 Postmarked by
\nNational Society DAR Scholarship https:\/\/www.dar.org\/national-society\/scholarships\/nursing-medical-scholarships<\/a>Due:\u00a0 various dates
\nNAWIC Construction Trades Scholarship\u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.scholarships.com\/scholarships\/nawic-construction-trades-scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 Due 2\/28\/26
\nNEACAC Annual Essay Contesthttps:\/\/neacac.memberclicks.net\/essay-contest-information-application<\/a> Due:\u00a0 4\/1\/26
\nNH Broadcaster Scholarship https:\/\/www.nhab.org\/nhab-student-broadcaster-scholarship-program<\/a>Due: Postmarked by
\nNH Building Officials Education Scholarship<\/a> Due:
\nNH Charitables Assoc-certificate Scholarships<\/a> Due: Rolling until 12\/11\/26
\nNH Charitable Foundation Scholarships<\/a> Due:
\n\u00a0<\/a>NH Farm Bureau Scholarship https:\/\/www.nhfarmbureau.org\/scholarship-information\/<\/a>Due: various dates
\nNH Gay Men’s Chorus Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 Due:
\nNHIAAA Student-Athlete Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 Due: to Mr. Kilelee
\nNH Math Education Major Scholarship<\/a> Due:
\nNH Police Assoc. Pipes & Drums https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeU6Ge3TDI7qqvlPnyeA_UJriDqJxtSm_Rx4GTa-KeH2MNDKA\/viewform<\/a> Due:before midnight
\nNH Association of Chiefs of Police Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 Due:
\nNH PTA Scholarship <\/a>Due:
\nNH Scholarships \u00a0\u00a0 https:\/\/www.collegescholarships.com\/local\/new-hampshire-scholarships<\/a> Due: various dates
\nNH School board Scholarship: https:\/\/nhsba.org\/\/Due:\u00a0<\/a>
\nNH Snowmobile Association Scholarshipshttps:\/\/slednh.com\/scholarships\/<\/a>\u00a0 Due
\nNH Water Pollution Control Assoc. Scholarship https:\/\/nhwpca.org\/form.php?form_id=20&c=1<\/a>
\nwww.NHWPCA.org<\/a> Due:
\nRed Sox Service Scholarship: https:\/\/www.redsoxfoundation.org\/servicescholarships\/#Application<\/a>Due: 4\/1\/2026
\nRiver Valley Credit Union Scholarshiphttps:\/\/myrivervalleycu.org\/accounts\/kids-and-teen-accounts\/river-valley-credit-union-scholarships\/<\/a> Due:
\nRoger J. Sheridan Elks Scholarship<\/a>Roger J. Sheridan Elks Scholarship\u00a0 Due:\u00a0 2\/1\/26
\nScores Running Club Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0 <\/a>Due: Not offering this year
\nSkrungloo Farm, Inc. Scholarship<\/a> Due before 3\/15\/26
\nTaco Bell Live Mas Scholarship https:\/\/www.tacobellfoundation.org\/live-mas-scholarship\/<\/a> Due: 1\/6\/26 by 5:00 pm.
\nThe Jennifer Solar Whelan Memorial Music Scholarship<\/a> Due: before 5:00 pm
\nStephen Phillips memorial Scholarship https:\/\/phillips-scholarship.org\/<\/a>Due:\u00a0 by noon
\nUnion Leader William Loeb Athlete Scholar Award<\/a>\u00a0 Due: before 1\/15\/26
\nUnion Leader Loeb Educational Grant <\/a>Postmarked by:
\nUS JCI Senate Scholarship<\/a>Due:\u00a0 Postmarked by 1\/17\/26
\nVermont State Association of Emblem Clubs Scholarship<\/a> Due: to Mrs. Johnson by
\nWantastiquet Grange Legacy Scholarship 26 <\/a>Due:\u00a0 5\/14\/26
\nWard Law Group Scholarship https:\/\/wardlawnh.com\/scholarship\/<\/a>\u00a0 Due:
\nWilliam Loeb Athlete Scholar Award 24\u00a0<\/a>
\nWTS Transportation Scholarship for Women\u00a0 https:\/\/www.wtsinternational.org\/chapters\/new-hampshire\/scholarships-0<\/a> Due:<\/p>\n

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Extended Learning Opportunities<\/b><\/h3>\n

About ELOs<\/a>
\nELO Design<\/a><\/p>\n

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Career and Transition Planning<\/b><\/h3>\n

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