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All juniors will take the ACT for free on February 25 during the school day. Juniors will need to bring a charged Chromebook for the ACT. At the same time, the sophomores will take the practice ACT via paper/pencil. Students do not need to register for either of these tests; however, juniors will be given some non-test questions to complete, and create their ACT account prior to the test. Students will use this account to send future ACT test scores for college applications and scholarship opportunities. Additional information will be provided in the coming weeks.

Our spring state testing at the high school includes the following subjects and dates:

English II: April 23 and 24;

Biology, American/US History ,and American Government: May 5;

Algebra I and Geometry: May 6 and 7.

AP testing will begin on May 5th through May 16th. By registering in the MyAP.collegeboard.org account, students are automatically opted-in for the exam. Students will use this account to send future AP scores for college applications. Any student enrolled in an AP course this school year may see their AP teacher or the school counseling office if they have any questions. Please note the testing dates assigned to students and the courses are national testing dates and we do not have offer make-up dates.

Perry High School will hold their annual registration night on Tuesday, February 4th for grades 8 through 11 at 6:00 p.m. via Google Meets. The virtual session will include a general overview of the registration process, introduce new courses, and there will be break-out rooms with staff from multiple high school departments in case any students and families would like to ask course-specific questions. Course requests are due on February 28th.

CCP

Students who would like to enroll in summer CCP courses at Lakeland Community College can begin summer registration starting March 3, 2025. Anyone who missed our College Credit Plus information night may view the video located on the high school guidance website.

Seniors who are interested in applying for scholarships should check the PHS guidance web page at least once a week. We post scholarships as we receive them. Senior Scholarship Night will be held on May 14th at 6:00 p.m. in the Goodwin Theatre.

The LEAF page is another great resource. Stop in and see your school counselor should you need assistance.

https://www.perry-lake.org/ScholarshipList.aspx

https://leaf-ohio.org/

Attention all seniors and senior parents/guardians, please refer to the Class of 2025 webpage for information regarding senior activities and commencement. There will be many events in the spring and we do not want anyone to miss an opportunity to attend. Some of these events are mandatory to attend.

Our spring parent/teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, February 20th from 4:00-8:00 p.m. The conferences default to in-person; however, you can request to meet virtually. Counselors and Mrs. Soeder are also available for 1-on-1 registration meetings during this time.

Guidance Department:

Lisa Gigante - School Counselor (A - K): gigantel@perry-lake.org

Kelly Holderman - School Counselor (L - Z): holdermank@perry-lake.org

Amy Sorine - Counseling Department Secretary: sorinea@perry-lake.org

Guidance Related Services:

Magen Corbett - LEAF Advisor: mcorbett@leaf-ohio.org

Russell Newman - District Social Worker: newmanr@perry-lake.org

Rita Soeder - Career Exploration Specialist; teacher: soederr@perry-lake.org

Kali West - Student and Community Connector; Teacher: westk@perry-lake.org