2008-2009
GUIDANCE CALENDAR
NEW FAIRFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL



MONTH OF AUGUST


Day
Date
Event
Time
Wednesday
8/20/08
New Student Orientation
Late August -Early September
Recommended timeline for senior student athletes to file with NCAA:www.ncaaclearninghouse.net


MONTH OF SEPTEMBER


Tuesday
September 2
First Day of School (Shortened day)
Mon-Fri.
9/8 - 9/19
504 Accommodations given to all teachers
Tuesday
September 9
Middle School Open House
7:00 pm 9:00 pm
Monday
September 10
SAT Registration Deadline for October 14 test (Regular registration)
Thursday
September 11
Department Meeting
2:10 pm
Thursday
September 11
Open House: High School

6:30 pm

Monday
September 15
CCC Opens
8:30 am
Tuesday
September 16
College Visit: University of Vermont
1:00 pm
Wednesday
September 17
CCC "Welcome Back" breakfast for volunteers - MS Cafeteria

8:30 am
Wednesday
September  17
College Visit: University of Maryland, Baltimore City
Central Connecticut State University
11:00 am

1:00 pm
Thursday
September 18
College Visits:College of  Mt. St. Vincent
Bay Path College
Lasell College
8:30 am
9:15 am
1:00 pm
Friday
September 19
College Visit: Manhattan College

10:00 am
11:15 am
Monday
September 22
College Visit: Southern New Hampshire University
8:30 am


Tuesday
September 23
PTO Meeting High School
7:00 pm
Tuesday
September 23
College Visit: Colby Sawyer College

9:15 am

Wednesday
September 24
College Visits: Clarkson University
Boston University
9:00 am
12:30 pm
Wednesday
September 24
Connections
Thursday
September 25
College Visit:Stony Brook University
1:00 pm

Friday
September 26
College Visit:Mount St. Mary's College
10:15 am
Tuesday
September 29
No School- Rosh Hashanah

* Students should discuss with their counselors which college entry test is best to take. Register online at CollegeBoard for the SAT and ACT. Every SAT and ACT can be taken at Danbury High School, but register early!
**Some colleges had yet to respond at the time this calendar was published. Please check with your counselor or the College & Career Center for additions.

SENIORS!! In your college application process, you MUST give at least two weeks notice to your counselor and to those from whom you are requesting letters of recommendation. Scroll down to the very end of this calendar page for a list of deadline dates. These dates are also posted on every counselor's door.



MONTH OF OCTOBER


Wednesday
October 1
College Visits:Providence College
Pace University

10:30 am
1:00 pm
Thursday
October 2
College Visits:  Iona College
Eastern CT State University
9:00 am
1:00 pm
Saturday
October 4
Open House:  University of Pittsburg, to register: call 1-877-SEE-PITT or website: www.oafa.pitt.edu
Tuesday
October 7
Information Session: University of Notre Dame. Held at  Fairfield College Prep School cafeteria, 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT
7:30 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
October 1- 8
PSAT Sign -Ups held in the cafeteria for sophomores and Juniors. Cost is $25- Cash or Check made payable to NFHS
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Friday
October 3
College Visits: Wentworth Institute of Tech
Nichols College
University of Rhode Island
8:30 am

10:30 am
1:00 pm
Saturday
October 4
SATs
Monday
October 6
College Visits: University of Maine@ Presque Isle
Western New England University
8:30 am

12:15 am
Tuesday
October 7
College Visit: Briarwood College
9:00 am
Wednesday
October 8
College Visits:  Sacred Heart University
University of Massachusetts- Amherst
McGill University
8:30 am
12:15 pm
1:00 pm
Thursday and Friday
October 9 and 10
No School
Friday
October 10
Open House: Fairfield University, Nursing Program  RSVP: 203-254-4100/ Website: www.fairfield.edu/admission
Sunday
October 12
College Information Session: Washington University in St. Louis, held at: Marriott Hartford Farmington, 15 Farm Springs Rd, Farmington, CT, call 860-678-1000
2:00-3:00
Monday
October 13
No School- Columbus Day
Monday
October 13
Open House: Wellesley College, www.wellesley.edu/admission/fall2008/specialvisit.html or 781-283-2270
Monday
October 13
Open House: New England School of Communications /Register  at www.nescom.edu or call 1-888-877-1876
Monday
October 13
Open House: Mitchell College, 437 Pequot Ave, New London, CT, 1-800-443-2811/ website: www.mitchell.edu
Monday
October 13
Open House: Skidmore College, call 1-800-867-6007 or website: www.skidmore.edu
Monday
October 13
Open House: University of Connecticut6, Avery Point, www.averypoint.uconn.edu, 860-405-9026
1:00 pm
 Monday
October 13
Open House: Drew University,Science Day, Madison, NJ,  for Juniors and Seniors, register on line: www.drew.edu/cla/visit, or call 973-408-DREW
Tuesday
October 14
College Visits: St. Joseph's College Maine
James Madison University
Dean College

8:30 am

12:00 pm
1:15 pm

Wednesday
October 15
College Visits: Monmouth University
New England College
 Roger Williams University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Elon University
9:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
Thursday
October 16
College Visits: Albertus Magnus College
Loyola College of Maryland
Siena College
Albany University (SUNY)



9:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:30 pm
Friday
October 17
College Visits: Union College
Western CT State University
College of New Jersey
Stonehill College
Hartwick College
9:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
Saturday
October 18
PSATs  held at NFHS
7:30 am to 11:00 am
Saturday
October 18
Open House: Manhattanville College, Register by 10/10- call 1-800-328-4553 / www.manhattanville.edu
10:30 am to 3:00 pm
Saturday
October 18
Open House: Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, 305 Ives Hall, Cornell University, Includes Luncheon. Register by October 15th, www.openhouse.cornell.edu, 607-255-2222
8:00   am to 1:00 Pm
Saturday
October 18
Open House: Drew University , Madison, NJ, Discover Drew, 973-408-DREW, www,drew,edu/cla/visit
Saturday
October 18
Open House: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Mullins Center, rsvp: www.umass.edu/admissions/openhouse
Saturday
October 18
Open House: Berkeley College, White Plains, NY,  call 800-446-5400 / BerkeleyCollege.edu/OpenHouse
Saturday
October 18
Open House: Wheelock College, Boston, MA, 617-879-2206/800-734-5212, www,wheelock.edu
Saturday
October 18
Open House: Fairfield University- ph: 203-254-4100 or  website:  www.fairfield.edu/admission
Saturday
October 18
Open House: Johnson and Wales University, Providence, RI- call to 1-800-342-5598/ email jpvd@admissions.jwu.edu
Saturday
October 18
Open House: Western New England, Springfield,MA, www.wnec.edu/admissions, or call 1-800-325-1122 ext. 1312 or 423-782-1312
Sunday
October 19
Open House: Mount St. Mary College (Newburgh, NY) - Ph:  845-569-3248 or email admissions@msmc.edu
Website:  www.msmc.edu/admissions
Sunday
October 19
Open House: St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY, luncheon served,  www.sbu.edu
11:15 am  to 3:00 pm
Sunday
October 19
Open House: Bay Path College- 413-565-1331 or 800-782-7284, ext 1331
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Sunday
October 19
Open House: Southern CT State University ; register at www.southernct.edu" www.southernct.edu or call 203-392-5644
11:am to 3 pm
Sunday
October 19
Open House: Eastern Connecticut State University, Sports Center, call 860-465-5286/ www.easternct.edu
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Monday
October 20
Information Session: MIT, held at Iona Prep Gymnasium, 255 Wilmont Road, New Rochelle, NY http://web.mit.edu/admissions/falltravel/
7:00 pm
Monday
October 20
College Visits: Marist College
Suffolk University
Virginia Tech
Long Island University-CW Post
  10:20 am
  11:00 am
  12:00 pm
   1:00 pm
Tuesday
October 21
College Visits:St. John's University
Lynchburg College

  9:00 am
  10:00 am  
Wednesday
October 22
Information Session: Dartmouth College: held at Doubletree Hotel Tarrytown, 455 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY- www.dartmouth.edu/apply or call 603-646-2875
7:00 pm
Wednesday
October 22
Connections
College Visit: Muhlenberg College
St. Joseph's College, West Hartford

 8:57 am
 11:00 am
1:00 pm
Thursday
October 23
College Visit: Naugatuck Community College
  9:00 am
Thursday
October 23
College Visit: Mitchell College
1:00 pm
Thursday
October 23
Information Session: Discover Duke- held at  Marriott Trumball Merritt Parkway, 180 Hawley Lane,  Trumball, CT
To register and see a listing of all Discover Duke program locations visit www.admissions.duke.edu
Friday
October 24
College Visit: Manhattanville College
11:30 am
Saturday
October 25
Open House:  Roanoke College, Salem, VA  1-800-388-2276/ website:  www.roanoke.edu/visit
Saturday
October 25
Open House: University of North Carolina Greensboro, www.uncg.edu/adm/visit" www.uncg.edu/adm/visit ,  or call 336-334-5243
Saturday
October 25
Open House: Eastern Connecticut State University , Sports Center, 860-465-5286
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Saturday
October 25
Open House: University of Connecticut, Waterbury Campus- www.waterbury.uconn.edu
10am to 12:00 pm
Saturday
October 25
Open House: Loyola College in Maryland, lunch included, www.loyola.edu/edu/admissions/campusvisits or call 410-617-5012" www.loyola.edu/edu/admissions/campusvisits or call 410-617-5012 or 800-221-9107
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Saturday
October 25
Open House: St. Johns University, Queens campus, 1(888) 9StJOHNS, admission@stjohns.edu, register www.stjohns.edu/open_house
8:30 am
to 3:00 pm
Sunday
October 26
Open House: Central Connecticut State University, Kaiser Hallo, call 869-832-2289/ www.ccsu.edu" www.ccsu.edu
11:00 am -2:00 pm
Sunday
October 26
Open House: Manhattan College
12:00 to 3:00 pm
Sunday
October 26
Open House: University of Scranton, 1-800-SCRANTON, or www.scranton.edu/visit
Sunday
October 26
Open House: The College of New Jersey
1:00 pm
Sunday -Monday
October 26-27
Fall Visit Program: Colby College, Waterville Maine, call 800-723-3032 to rsvp
Monday
October 27
College Visits: University of Hartford
Johnson State College  
Drew University
University of CT
University of Scranton
   8:30 am
   9:30 am
  11:00 am
  12:00 pm
   1:00 pm
Monday
October 27
Open House/Info session: Barnard College NYC - pre-registration required  212-854-2014 or www.barnard.edu/admiss
Tuesday
October 28
High School PTO meeting
  7:00 pm
Tuesday
October 28
College Visits: Tufts University
Western Connecticut University
Penn State Universtiy
Fairfield University
Southern Connecticut State University
    9:00 am
 10:00 am
 11:00 am
  11:30 am
  12:30 am
Wednesday
October 29
College Visits:    Salve Regina College
Keene State College
Lake Forest College
Green Mountain College
  9:00 am
  10:00 am
  11:00 am
   1:00 pm
Thursday
October 30
College Visit: Full Sail University
 Wheaton College   
9:30 am
12:15 pm
Friday
October 31
Wells College
SUNY@ Geneseo
Johnson & Wales University  

8:30 am
10:00 am
11:00 am



MONTH OF NOVEMBER


Saturday
November 1
SATs


Saturday
November 1
Open House/Info session: Barnard College NYC - pre-registration required  212-854-2014 or www.barnard.edu/admiss
Sunday
November 2
Open House/Info session: Barnard College NYC - pre-registration required  212-854-2014 or www.barnard.edu/admiss
Sunday
November 2
Open House: Western Connecticut State University  www.wcsu.edu/openhouse
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday
November 2
Open House: Iona College 800-231-IONA or 914-633-2502  www.iona.edu
Monday
November 3
College Visit: Quinnipiac University
10:00 am
Tuesday
November 4
No School - Election Day


Thursday
November 6
College Visit: Rochester Institute of Technology
8:00 am

Friday
November 7
College Visit: University of Maine at Presque Isle
1:00 pm

Friday
November 7
Open House: Drew University, Madison NJ -“Arts Day”  register on line- www.drew.edu/cla/visit  973-408-DREW
Saturday
November 8
HS Homecoming Dance
Sunday
November 9
Open House: Siena College, Loudonville NY  call 1-888-AT Siena, www.siena.edu
Sunday
November 9
Open House: Western New England, Springfield,MA, www.wnec.edu/admissions, or call 1-800-325-1122 ext. 1312 or 423-782-1312
Monday
November 10
HS Morning Conferences
7:30 am -
 9:20 am
Monday
November 10
College Visit: University of Rhode Island
1:00 pm
Tuesday
November 11
No School - Veterans Day
Wednesday
November 12
College Visit: Alfred University
11:00 am
Wednesday
November 12
HS Evening Conferences
5:00 pm -
 8:00 pm
Thursday
November 13
HS Afternoon Conferences
12:15pm - 2:04 pm
Friday
November 14
Open House: Southern New Hampshire University - Culinary  800-642-4963, admission@snhu.edu
8:30 am
Friday to
 Saturday
November 14 and15
HS Play - Arsenic and Old Lace
Saturday
November 15
Open House: Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT  1-800-578-9160 or www.albertus.edu
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday
November 15
Open House: Suffolk University-Boston
Rsvp 617-573-8460 www.suffolk.edu/visit
11:00 am -3:00 pm
Saturday
November 15
Open House: Wellesley College
781-283-2270, www.wellesley.edu/admissions/fall2008/specialvisit.html" www.wellesley.edu/admissions/fall2008/specialvisit.html
Saturday
November 15
Info Session: University of CT at Avery Point  860-405-9026, www.averypoint.uconn.edu
1:00 pm
Saturday
November 15
Open House: Wheelock College -200 The Riverway, Boston MA  617-879-2206/800-734-5212,  www.wheelock.edu
Sunday
November 16
Open House: St. John's University, Queens campus, 1(888) 9STJOHNS admissions@stjohns.edu - register at www.stjohns.edu/open_house
8:30 am -
  3:00 pm

Sunday
November 16
Open House: St. John's University, Staten Island campus, (718) 390-4500 siadmhelp@stjohns.edu   register at www.stjohns.edu/open_house
11:45 am - 4:00 pm

Monday
November 17
College Visit: University of New Haven
12:30 pm
Wednesday
November 19
HS - 1Q report cards issued
Wednesday
November 19
HS Tri-M Regional Concert
Wednesday
November 19
Open House: Hartwick College  - 95 Country Club Rd, New Canaan CT   rsvp by Nov 14 (888-427-8942)
7:00 pm -
8:30 pm
Saturday
November 22
Open House: The College of New Jersey
1:00 pm
Saturday
November 22
Open House: Drew University, Madison NJ -“Inside Drew” register on line- www.drew.edu/cla/visit  973-408-DREW
Wed-Friday
November 26    to 28
No School - Thanksgiving





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      Last Updated 10/24/08