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College & Career Exploration Series
Career Exploration Lunchtime Series: College & Career Center, 11:45 pm – 12:45 pm Monday 2/3: Electrician Apprenticeships Tuesday 2/4: Nursing Career Pathways Tuesday 2/11: Careers with the U.S. Marine Corps Friday 2/21: Daryl Wright, S.O.M.E. Center for Employment Training. Free training in the healthcare and building trades. Tuesday, 2/4 Presentation: Nursing Careers Ashley Darcy Mahoney,…
Read MoreJackson-Reed Career Fair: We Need Your Help on April 4th!
Calling all Jackson-Reed Families! Fill out this form if you know a business, organization, or other technical career pathway that can attend the Jackson-Reed Career Fair on Friday, April 4th from 9:30 am – 11:30 am. Our goal is to expose all our upcoming graduates to career pathways they can pursue directly after graduating high…
Read MoreAP Exam Administration Update
Join Your AP Class Section(s) To have an AP exam ordered for them for the May 2025 AP exam administration, students enrolled in AP courses need to join their AP class section(s) with the join code provided by their teacher. Students should log into their College Board accounts, go to “My AP Classroom,” and check…
Read MoreCollege Visits & Info this Week
Harvard University Monday, December 9, 12 noon-12:45 pm Current Harvard undergraduate Liv Birnstad will give a presentation about her path to Harvard, campus life, academics, admissions, and financial aid, followed by time for students’ questions. Art Schools The two schools below were not able to visit this fall but provided the information and admissions rep…
Read MoreThe 2025–26 FAFSA Form Is Now Open!
The FAFSA is the first step to financial aid for all students heading to two-year college, four-year college, and career school. There will be FAFSA Completion Assistance in the Jackson-Reed College and Career Center on the following dates. Thursday, December 5, 3:30 pm-4:30 pm (UPDATED) Tuesday, December 10, 3:30 pm-4:30 pm Tuesday, December 17, 3:30…
Read MoreTuesday Tea Time for Class of 2025 Families!
Every Tuesday morning through Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the Senior Counseling team will host a weekly gathering, “Tuesday Tea Time,” from 8:30 am to 9:30 am in the College Counseling and Career Center. Connect with fellow senior parents, senior counselors, and our college and career counselors. Interact and share information about post-secondary planning. Discuss any…
Read More2025 National Merit Scholarship Program
Congratulations to the following members of the Class of 2025 for their outstanding performance on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Semifinalist Brylawski, Henry Commended Students Arbelaez, Elena Biswal, Safya Bocian, Sarah Colleye, Margaux Cuaresma, Samara Fox-Fernandez, Ethan Keller-McLeer, Ruadhan Kieffer, Rohini O’Doherty, Indigo Ruben, Gus Steinberg, Ida Zich, Cole Click here for more information…
Read MoreVirtual Senior Writing Session
Mr. Minsker, in conjunction with our College and Career counselors, will be offering an afternoon session around writing your personal statement/college essay. This informative session will be held on Teams from 1:30 to 3:00pm, and students who attend will hopefully make good progress with their essays and their college applications. Below is the information for…
Read MoreCollege Fair on Wednesday, October 2
Jackson-Reed will be hosting an in-person College Fair this Wednesday, October 2 from 10 am-12 noon in the Aux Gym. Please, come to the College and Career Center to sign up to attend. Local Colleges & Universities Attending American University Capitol Technology University Catholic University of America George Washington University Johns Hopkins University Marymount University…
Read MoreHBCU College Fair
Wednesday October 9th HBCU College Fair- Juniors and Seniors Time: 9:30am-11:30am Location: JR Aux Gym
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