Guidance Department

IMPORTANT NOTES:  

• Senior Parent Meeting: Monday, September 20th at 7pm
  
  
• Junior Parent Meeting: Monday, September 27th at 7pm
  
  
• Check out College Fair Information: scroll down and click on "College Admission Information." 
  • Suburban College Fair: September 26th from 1pm to 3pm at Otterbein. CLICK HERE for more information.
    
    
• Computer Science Learning Opporutunity -  Ohio LinuxFest: Learn about Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) September 11th at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.  Basic registration is free. CLICK HERE to view the flyer.  For more information, visit http://www.ohiolinux.org.
  
  
• Miami University's Bridges Program - Sunday and Monday, November 14 – 15 - Students who successfully complete the program and apply for admission for fall 2011 will receive a $50 admission fee waiver and a $2,500 four-year renewable scholarship. CLICK HERE for details.  For more information and criteria to apply, visit www.muohio.edu/bridges.  APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 10TH.
  
  

• National Portfolio Day – MassachusettsCollege of Art & Design – October 10th, 2010 at ColumbusCollege of Art & Design.  For more information, visit www.portfolioday.net
  
   

• youngArts Program - Are you talented in the visual, literary and performing arts? $500,000 in total monetary awards plus all-expense-paid trips to Miami and New York are available for seniors in the performing, literary and visual arts.  Final registration deadline: October 15th, Audition/Portfolio Deadline: October 30th (materials must be received by 5pm EST). For more information, visit www.nfaa.org or call 800-970-ARTS. 
   
   

• Take a FREE full-length practice SAT, ACT or PSAT and find out how you will score. Become familiar with the exam’s format and receive a personalized score report pinpointing your strengths and weaknesses. Knowing your results early will give you time to improve your game before Test Day.  For more information, visit http://www.princetonreview.com/nationaltestingday.aspx.
  

*Please scroll down to find helpful links, including information about Watterson's curriculum and graduation requirements, preparing for standardized tests, career information, college information and more!

Students are assigned a counselor according to the first letter of the student's last name.  Feel free to call us at  614-268-8671  614-268-8671  if you have any questions!

 Helpful Links:

Study Skills Resources

Graduation Requirements/Curriculum Information

Junior & Senior Bulletins

OGT, PSAT, SAT & ACT Testing & Preparation Information

Selecting a College

College Admission Information

Financial Aid Information

NCAA Information

Career Information

Summer School Classes

Summer Programs

TRANSCRIPTS: In order to send an official transcript to any institution (College/University, NCAA, Dual Enrollment, Scholarships, etc.), you must fill out a Transcript Request Form and give it to your counselor.  Allow 10 days for processing.  The first form must have both the student's and a parent's signature, all others require only the student's signature.  Please CLICK HERE to download the form, or see your counselor for a form.  
 

Are you an 18 year old male?  If so, the law requires that you register with the Selective Service.  All men between the ages of 18 and 25 who are permanent residents of the United States (even if you are not a U.S. citizen) must register. You can click on the following link and fill out an on-line form to register.  Men who have registered remain eligible for federal student aid, most federal jobs, and federal job training. Male non-citizens living in the U.S. who are 18 through 25 must register to remain eligible for citizenship.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER