Welcome to the Guidance and Counseling Department
The 2025 -2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open!
New for 2024 – 2025 School Year: Every graduating senior will be required to complete the FAFSA, the NJ Alternative Financial Aid Application, or a parent/guardian waiver form. As this is a new graduation requirement, information will be forthcoming in 2024.
FAFSA Completion Workshops: https://www.hesaa.org/Pages/FAFSA.aspx
NJ Alternative Financial Aid Application Completion Workshops for NJ Dreamers: https://www.hesaa.org/Pages/NJAlternativeApplication.aspx
Working Papers are going digital! As of June 1, 2023 go to MYWORKINGPAPERS.NJ.GOV
to process working papers.
College Visits
Juniors and Seniors
The Guidance Office is very excited to invite colleges and universities to come visit with you in person again. In addition, we are also making virtual visits an option, in case school representatives cannot visit in person. The visiting schools are given the following time slots:
In Person Visits will be held at 8am, 9am, 10am, and 1pm in the Media Center
Virtual Visits will be held at 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, and 7pm
To see which schools are coming to SHS, either in person or virtually, please log into Naviance and do the following:
Click on Colleges at the top of the page
Click on College Visits
Click on Register for the school(s) you wish to visit with
We ask that you register for no more than 5 in person visits. You may register for as many virtual visits as you would like. If you need assistance with logging into Naviance, please send Mrs. Garvey an email or visit her in the Guidance Office.