Important: Running Start ’24-25 Signups
Garfield counselors will start accepting emails to set up appointments for Fall 2024 Running Start registration on April 15. Students
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College & Career
Here is information related to life after Garfield, including events and milestones/deadlines.
Click here for the Garfield’s College & Career Center main page.
Seattle Public Schools uses Naviance online services to help students plan their life after graduation. Read our post on Naviance or SPS info about it.
Note: The PTSA website lists autumn in-person and virtual presentations by college admissions representatives, but the best ways to learn about these are to log onto Naviance and watch for College and Career Center announcements.
Golden Grads Scholarship: Apply Now!
Every year, the Garfield Golden Grads alumni organization awards scholarships to graduating seniors. The 2024 scholarship application is now available
Read MoreJuniors Face Deadline on Middle School Courses
Did your current Junior earn poor grades in middle school on a high-school-level course such as Spanish 1 or Algebra
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Feb. 16 Deadline for 2 Free Years of College
Hello again Garfield families! This is Josh Valdez, Outreach Specialist at Garfield for Seattle Promise, the program that offers free tuition
Read MoreProgram at GHS Gives 44 Seniors Instant College Admission
For 44 Bulldogs in the Class of 2024, the process of getting into a good college became a lot easier
Read MoreEngineering Mentor Night Jan. 25
The Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) together with the Math, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program at Seattle Central College (SCC)
Read MoreInstant Admission to Portland State U on Jan. 25
Portland State University will be offering instant admission to qualified students at Garfield on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024! Interested seniors
Read MoreJuniors & Seniors: Learn about Running Start
Garfield’s Counselors will host a Running Start info session 10:10-11 am, Wednesday, Feb. 7 (during Advisory), in the Quincy Jones
Read MoreOn-the-Spot College Admissions Offers at GHS
Three colleges are coming to meet with seniors at Garfield and offer on-the-spot admissions decisions. Students received email information this
Read MoreTeam Read Hiring Students
Team Read is hiring 9th- to 11th-graders to be second semester after-school reading coaches 2 days a week at Bailey
Read MoreHelping Students Get 2 Free Years of College
Josh Valdez is the new Outreach Specialist at Garfield for Seattle Promise, the program that offers free tuition of up
Read MoreYour PTSA Dollars Do More for Academic Support
Y-Scholars — PTSA 2023-24 investment: $8,000 This excerpt from the Seattle YMCA Blog provides one great example of how PTSA
Read MoreUpdate: Register, Pay for AP Exams by Nov. 9
Update: Garfield’s Advanced Placement (AP) Exams registration and payment deadline has been extended to Thursday, Nov. 9, at 5 pm.
Read MoreRecommendation Letters for College
Garfield’s resources for students applying to college include a “Request for Letters of Recommendation” form to be filled out and
Read MoreLocation Switch for College Presentations
College admission presentations will be held in the Commons, as of Oct. 25, Ms. Bigham has announced. Students and families
Read MoreFall 2023 Schedule of College Visits
All Garfield students are welcome to register to attend presentations in the GHS Auditorium by admissions officers from a wide
Read MorePSAT for Juniors on Oct. 26
On Oct. 26, Garfield juniors will use their SPS laptop computers to take the free, school-day PSAT/NMSQT, which acts both
Read MoreCounselors Prepping Seniors to Graduate
Seniors have received important information to help smooth the path to on-time graduation, reports Head Counselor Daniel Lee. In addition,
Read MoreGet Ready for the SAT on Oct. 11
All seniors except those with College-Board-approved accommodations are to take the SAT on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Garfield has presented the
Read MoreGHS Changes PSAT, SAT Plan
Principal Hart on Oct. 3 announced changes in SAT and PSAT administration this fall, removing Grade 10 from taking a
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