Sachem North High School

Guidance Publications

The Guidance Department publishes important information and updates for students and their families throughout the school year.  Below, you will find some helpful publications on the college process and scholarships, programming for the upcoming school year, and general information for Sachem North students.  Publications currently available are:

• Scholarship Information - Important scholarship opportunities for students
• Remind - Receive reminders from the Sachem North Guidance Dept. directly to you cell phone/email. 
• Correspondence - Important notices about upcoming guidance events and more
• High School Profile - used by many colleges as a "snapshot" of our graduating class
• College Handbooks - information for juniors and seniors about the college search and application process
• Course Handbook & Programming Folders - a list of the courses available to students for the upcoming school year

Scholarship Information 2023-2024

Local Scholarships:

Congratulations to all of the seniors who received scholarships/awards at Senior Academic Awards and Scholarship Night 2024.  Local scholarship info for next year will be posted on or around February 1st.  For a list of scholarships that were offered in 2024, check out the Local Scholarship Directory.  

Scholarships Available on Naviance:

All national and regional (non-local) scholarships, as well as college-specific scholarships will now be posted in Naviance for students and parents to view.  New scholarships will be added to Naviance on a weekly basis as they are received by our office.  Some scholarships may direct you to a separate web site for more scholarship information.  Others may require you to download an application that will be accessible in Naviance.  Please follow all scholarship instructions carefully to ensure optimal consideration for each scholarship.  

Both students and parents have access to Naviance, so if you are unsure of your username and password, please reach out to your counselor for assistance.  Once in your Naviance account, click on the "Colleges" link at the top of the page and then "Scholarships and Money," then "Scholarship List."  Click on the name of each scholarship listed in order to obtain details for the scholarship/web links to the scholarship web site.  

* Helpful Scholarship Links -

• NYS STEM Incentive Program
• NYS Excelsior Scholarship
• www.fastweb.com
• www.goingmerry.com
• www.nextstudent.com
• www.scholarships.com
• www.appily.com/scholarships
• www.unigo.com

Remind

Students and parents can receive important updates/information from the Sachem North Guidance Department directly to their cell phone and/or email address.  Stay in the loop about SAT/ACT deadlines, scholarship information, college visits, evening presentations, and much more.  Please click on the appropriate link below depending on your/your student's grade level:

• Grade 12 (Class of 2024)
  
• Grade 11 (Class of 2025)
• Grade 10 (Class of 2026)
• Grade 9 (Class of 2027)

Correspondence

•  Letter to the Community: Summer Guidance Hours and Schedule Change Guidelines (June 2024)
• Letter to the Community:  High School Scheduling Process (January 2025)

School Profile

• School Profile 23-24 

College Handbooks

• The Senior Guide to the College Application Process highlights the steps involved in the college application process and provides other helpful information as students prepare for their senior year.
• The Junior College Handbook provides important information for high school juniors as they begin the college process.
• College and Career Readiness Checklist

Course Handbook & Programming Folders

Course Handbook for the 2024-2025 School Year 

Programming Folders: (use the folder for the grade you are planning to be in next school year)

12th Grade Programming Folder for 2024-2025 School Year

11th Grade Programming Folder for 2024-2025 School Year

10th Grade Programming Folder for 2024-2025 School Year

9th Grade Programming Folder for 2024-2025 School Year