Instant 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
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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.
Juniors & 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 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
Read MoreDates for Free PSAT, SAT for Grades 11, 12
This year, free, school-day college entrance exams will be provided to two three grade levels at Garfield. The school will
Read MoreYale Admissions Presentation
Garfield will be hosting a special admission presentation for Yale University on Monday, Oct. 9, 10:45-11:15 am. Students can just
Read MoreApply by Sept. 29 to Get Paid to Learn Web Design
Deadline is Sept. 29 for high school students to apply to join a web-design program at Garfield, created by the
Read MoreApply for College Possible, Get Pizza
Junior and Senior students: On Wednesday, Oct. 4, eat pizza after school while you apply for the opportunity to receive
Read More2023 Naviance Opt-Out Window Ends Sept. 29
Seattle Public Schools offers an annual month-long window for families to opt their students out of using Naviance, the online
Read MoreCongrats to Garfield’s National Merit Semifinalists!
Congratulations to Garfield’s three National Merit Semifinalists: Kyle Cobden, Cyrus Edwards and Abby Nakamoto, all of the Class of 2024.
Read MoreFree College Coaching at Garfield
Junior and Senior students have the opportunity to receive FREE College Coaching at Garfield, if they qualify! College Possible Coaches
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