COLUMBUS FAMILY ACADEMY 8 th Grade Transition to High School.

COLUMBUS FAMILY ACADEMY

8th Grade Transition to High School

Choices for High School

Comprehensive High School (Hillhouse and Wilbur Cross)

Connecticut Vocational Technical High Schools

Magnet High Schools Private/Parochial

High Schools The Sound School Aces Educational

Center for the Arts Open Choice

Things to consider…..

When choosing the best school for you

Attend Open House Dates Shadow a student at the High School of

interest and spend a day there (must be done prior to the first week in March)

Attend Magnet Fairs Apply to schools that have your interests

and likes in mind, not your friends Speak to students who are attending or

have attended the High School you are interested in

Magnet School application deadline is February 14th, 2014

This decision will affect the next four years of your life and is an important one!!

Wilbur Cross and Hillhouse

This is your neighborhood school. Depending on your home address you are either a Wilbur Cross or Hillhouse student

You do not have to apply The only time you would apply to a

comprehensive High School is if you lived outside the parameters of that school. For example; if you were in the district of Hillhouse and wanted to attend Wilbur Cross then you would apply to Wilbur Cross on the magnet application

Connecticut Vocational/Technical Schools Eli Whitney Platt Technical School Wilcox Technical School These schools offer a license in a

trade in addition to a traditional High School Diploma

Applications available with Ms. Chisholm

Trades Offered are: Plumbing and Heating Carpentry Hairdressing and Barbering Culinary Arts Manufacturing Technology Electrical Health Technology Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Automotive Technology

Magnet Schools

Hill Regional Career High School Career in Allied Health Field or Business and

Computer Technology theme Hours: 7:30am-2:15pm Enrollment:

approximately 730 students (largest magnet school)

Latin and keyboarding are a requirement College Preparatory Curriculum strong Science

and Math base Specialized instruction includes: nursing,

banking, economics, finance, information technology, EMT & CNA certification

Partnerships with local Colleges and Universities College Preparatory Curriculum

Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School Arts focused theme Hours: 7:15am-2:15pm Enrollment:

approximately 450 students Part of each day devoted to student’s chosen

art discipline State of the art facility, new as of 2009 College Preparatory Curriculum Partnerships with local Colleges and

Universities Can only apply to one of the disciplines (dance,

creative writing, theatre, visual arts, music-instrumental, vocal music, music-strings)

High School in the Community

An academy for Law and Social Justice Strive to have students as active members in their

community and work toward the betterment of New Haven

HSC offers Constitutional Law, Debate & Humanities Hours: 7:45am-2:30pm Enrollment: approximately

350 Students College Preparatory Curriculum Partnerships with local Colleges and Universities, as

well as community agencies for shadowing and internships

Small community based school environment Students encouraged to self-advocate and become

leaders

Hyde School of Health Sciences & Sports Medicine This is a “Character First” school, with emphasis

placed on attitude and effort. The school’s theme is Health Sciences and Sports

Medicine and is focused in terms of a curriculum designed to foster careers in those fields.

College Preparatory Curriculum Partnerships with local College and Universalities Hours: 7:55am-2:35pm, Enrollment: approximately

200 students Affiliated with the Hyde Foundation, whose mission is

to prepare youth for life Hyde is a small community and encourages families

to be involved in the students High School career.

Metropolitan Business Academy Business theme featuring business concepts

and skills into all areas of learning. Four career pathways: Health/Science,

Law/Political Science, Digital Media & Finance Hours: 7:44am-2:05pm Enrollment

approximately 400 students New state of the art building as of 2010 Career and business internships and

partnerships available College Preparatory curriculum Partnerships with local College and Universities Dress Code is business casual

Common Ground

Environmental learning and understanding; focus on active learning through the environment and leadership development

Goal of Common Ground is to create the next generation of environmental leaders

20 acres of land at the base of West Rock used to study organic food production, nature and environment. Common Ground uses New Haven as its classroom

Hours: 8am-2:50pm Enrollment: approximately 150 students (Smallest magnet school)

Family environment, all meals are cooked from the food grown on the campus

College Preparatory Curriculum Partnerships with local Colleges and Universities Opportunities to participate in paid internships

New Haven Academy

Academic theme base, focus on college success and critical thinking; required projects and exhibitions to advance in grade

A rigorous academic program of Math, History, Literature, and Spanish language study that emphasizes hands on learning and critical thinking.

Hours: 8am-2:30pm Enrollment: approximately 200 students

Shadow experiences and internships available Strong College based Curriculum Partnerships with local Colleges and Universities A written Life Plan is a requirement of graduation,

college is strongly emphasized in this Social Action Project to help solve a social issue or

community problem is required.

Riverside Academy

Students should discuss applying to Riverside with Ms. Chisholm prior to choosing this school on their magnet application

Features School to Career Counseling Individualized course of study based on basic

skills assessment Flexible Hours Enrollment: 200 students Successful completion of the program allows for

transition back to Comprehensive High School

Important Tips

Preference will be given to siblings living in your household This is a lottery, the process is not first come first serve Do not list any schools more than once Only apply to schools of interest, if you do not have three choices

that is ok and better to fill in only those of interest You will be assigned a reference PIN # once your application is

received, if you do not receive this see Ms. Chisholm Once you receive your notification of your acceptance it will be

assumed you are attending that school. If you do not wish to attend the High School of acceptance then you must call with your PIN # and decline the placement

If you receive no notice from the Magnet Office by mail then call the office with your PIN # 203-946-7415

You could be put on a waiting list until October of the following year

Students can complete their application online at www.NewHavenMagnetSchools.com

Private and Parochial Schools Institutions that require an entrance exam and a tuition is

charged See Ms. Chisholm for guidelines and requirements Independent Boarding Schools Taft School Choate Rosemary Hall Westover School Independent Day Schools Cheshire Academy Hamden Hall Hopkins School Parochial Schools Lauralton Hall Notre Dame Sacred Heart

Sound School

Not Part of the Lottery Process Applications see Ms. Chisholm Preference is given to early applicants Focus in Marine or Agriculture Science Hours: 8:00am-2:30pm Enrollment: approximately 320

students College Preparatory Curriculum Partnerships with local Colleges and Universities Located on the banks of the New Haven Harbor in historic

oyster point Long Island Sound is central to the Sound School curriculum Fishery on site Rowing and Sailing are unique sports offered at the Sound

School More information is available on the website:

www.soundschool.com

Educational Center for the Arts

Not part of the lottery process. Open House Jan. 31st at 6:00pm

Performing Arts School See Ms. Chisholm for applications Auditions application and recommendation required Hours: 1-4pm Monday- Thursday (Students can not attend

ECA and Coop, Hyde, or Eli Whitney) Enrollment: approximately 290 students

Tuition for out of New Haven student is 4,000.00 a year, tuitions for New Haven students is free

Application deadline is March 1st

Honors level curriculum in the arts under the tutelage of practicing professional artists

Academics received at your High School

Open Choice

Applications for out of district High School

Applications available with Ms. Chisholm Must be a New Haven resident Aces Open Choice (203) 498-6891

Pathway to Promise…Think College….. New Haven Residency Attend a New Haven Public School 90% Attendance Community Service “B” Average over your four years of High School

FULL TUITIONAsnuntuck CC Northwestern CT CC

Capital CC Norwalk CC

Central Connecticut State University Quinebaug Valley CC

Charter Oak State College Southern CT State University

Eastern Connecticut State University Three Rivers CC

Gateway CC Tunxis CC

Housatonic CC University of Connecticut

Manchester CC Western CT State University

Middlesex CC

Naugatuck Valley CC

Connecticut Independent Not for Profit College and Universities

Tuition gift of 2,500.00 per year Albertus Magnus College

Connecticut College

Fairfield University

Goodwin College

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts

Mitchell College

Quinnipiac University

Sacred Heart University

Saint Joseph College

St. Vincent’s College

Trinity College

University of Bridgeport

University of Hartford

University of New Haven

Wesleyan University

Yale University

GOOD LUCK!!!!