• OSTC-Royal Oak Exploration Field Trip
• Automotive Women's Alliance event at BHS!
• JUNIORS: Horatio Alger Scholarship

1/6: SENIORS: Scholarship Search Party @lunch

1/13: SENIORS: Scholarship Search Party @lunch

1/14: SENIORS: OCC Apply + Next Steps Event - Sign up to attend!

1/16: 10th + 11th gr: OSTC-SE Open House

1/17: End of Semester 1

1/28: 10th + 11th gr: CASA Info Session - Sign up to attend!

02/04: HER Story - Driven to Success at BHS (Automotive Women's Alliance) - Sign up to attend!

Sign up here!

CASA (Center for Advanced Studies & the Arts) is a consortium school serving Berkley, Clawson, Ferndale, Lamphere, Madison, Oak Park and Pontiac school districts. CASA offers sixteen Advanced Placement courses, a vibrant visual arts curriculum and a robust advanced dance program.

If you are a current 10th or 11th grade student who would like to learn more about CASA, sign up to attend an information session on Tuesday, January 28, during 3rd hour in the LMC.

At OSTC-SE, we offer a range of CTE programs that provide students with the technical skills and academic knowledge needed to prepare for future employment and/or a successful transition to post-secondary education. Our rigorous education programs are designed to meet the needs of each student, and our instructors are dedicated to helping students achieve their full potential.

Students will attend OSTC in either the AM or PM Session and will take (3) classes at BHS.

Wednesday, February 5th

Required: Sign-up + return signed Permission slip (below)

Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30pm | Sign-up Required

OSTC-Southeast Campus

5055 Delemere Street Royal Oak, MI 48073

Thursday, January 16th from 4:30-7:30pm

OSTC-Southeast Campus

5055 Delemere Street Royal Oak, MI 48073

• Cost = $210 per exam | Free/Reduced Cost = $115 per exam

• AP Exam registration status in students' College Board accounts will change after CASA has ordered their AP Exams.
• Students must join their AP course in their College Board account.
• Students who have issues with College Board accounts must contact College Board at 866-315-6068.

Berkley Schools has partnered with Varsity Tutors for Schools, an online platform with access to free learning tools.

The platform includes the following:

• 24/7 on-demand chat tutoring and on-demand essay review

• Live group classes, recorded classes and celebrity-led StarCourses

• Assessments and self study practice problems

• College prep & admissions resources

How to Access Varsity Tutors

• Sign into the Varsity Tutors platform through the student Clever portal.
• To learn how to log into Clever with your child’s Berkley Schools Google account, follow these directions.

The Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID (or studentaid.gov login) is a username and password that is required to log in and access all Federal Student Aid websites, including the FAFSA. Serves as a legal signature when you submit your FAFSA. Go to studentaid.gov and click “create account” in the upper right hand corner. (do not use your BRK email)

👉 All those contributing to a FAFSA (parent/guardian) must create separate FSA IDs

🤷 Not sure who counts as a parent? Use the “Who is My Parent?” tool

• Gather the information needed to complete the FAFSA: You’ll need information on income, assets, and demographics. 📝This handy FAFSA checklist can help you organize everything you need.

• Begin the FAFSA, invite your parent as a contributor to the FAFSA. Enter your parent/guardian email, so they can complete their portion of the FAFSA.




• List the colleges, trade schools, that you applied to or are thinking of applying to. You can always log-in later and edit your ranking of schools.




• You and your parent/contributor will need to "sign" your FAFSA with your FSA IDs.

• Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in the United States

• Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)

• Demonstrate financial need ($65,000 or lower household income)

• Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities

• Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity

• Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0; and

• Be a United States citizen

Apply

Call the center or click here to reserve your seat at The Tutoring Center in Birmingham. Space is limited!

The Joyce Ivy Foundation Summer Scholars Program provides scholarships for talented, high-achieving young women from the Midwest to participate in academic summer programs at some of the country's top colleges:

Barnard | Bentley | Berkeley | Brown | Dartmouth | Georgetown | Harvard | Johns Hopkins | MIT | Northeastern | Northwestern | Smith | Spelman | Yale

Scholarships are awarded based on merit and financial need

Join us for a virtual info session with Foundation leadership and Joyce Ivy alumnae to learn more:

• January 22, 6 pm ET: click here to register

• Participate in an eight-week paid internship at a local nonprofit organization where you will learn first-hand about the needs of your community and the critical role nonprofits play.
• Learn valuable civic, social and business leadership skills.
• Each Student Leader will attend the Student Leaders Summit held in Washington, D.C. where you will learn how government, business and the nonprofit sector work together to address critical community needs.
• Browse the FAQs on the Student Leaders program.

Virtual Info Session

• Register for an online Student Leaders Information Session on January 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM (ET). Session will be available for streaming after aired.

Apply

• Applications for the 2025 program are now being accepted through January 15th, 2025.
• Students who have submitted applications will be notified of their application status spring 2025.
• Apply Now

The Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) Mental Health School Navigators are Behavioral Health Professionals that provide outreach and resources to Schools in Oakland County. Their goal is to reduce barriers to mental health services which sometimes includes financial difficulties.

OCHN’s Mental Health School Navigators can provide families with a financial reimbursement resource that provides up to $2000 per household to help cover co-pays and deductibles by a qualified mental health professional, such as for therapy or psychiatry.

These funds are available to any Oakland County student. For more information and to be considered for the reimbursement, complete this form.

• Schedule an appointment with Mrs. Sloan (last names A-D)
• Schedule an appointment with Mrs. Weiss (last names E-K)
• Schedule an appointment with Ms. Drinkard (last names L-R)
• Schedule an appointment with Mrs. Tye (last names S-Z, Class of '28 R-Z)
• Schedule an appointment with Mrs. Belsky (College + Career Counselor)

BHS students grades 9-12 have been added to the "College + Career Center" course in Schoology. New and 9th grade students will be added during the first week of school.

In this course, students will have access to info on colleges, careers, jobs, etc. Counseling Department events, important dates, and Counseling News will also be posted for students!

Parents/Guardians can join the "College + Career Center" course in Schoology by using the appropriate join code below:

• Class of 2025 - R8HQ-9D83-XX2XQ
• Class of 2026 - K82D-N48J-93NTM
• Class of 2027 - Q92Z-K9B2-WWGGJ
• Class of 2028 - GBCR-G893-B9K6T

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Find information on:

• Meeting with your counselor
• Mental health resources
• BHS course information/schedules
• Life after BHS! (college, jobs, careers, scholarships, financial aid)
• Calendar of upcoming BHS Counseling events