High School Counseling Department
Hingham High School

17 Union Street · Hingham, MA 02043 · 781-741-1560 x1150 · 781-741-1515 fax · HHS CEEB Code: 221-000

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Hingham High School
17 Union Street
Hingham, MA 02043
781-741-1560
781-741-1515 fax

Seminars

The School Counseling Department offers seminars to all students in grades 9 – 12.  The Coordinated, Comprehensive School Counseling Program begins in the fall for ninth and twelfth grade students.  Students whose schedules do not permit a student to be assigned to a seminar meet with their counselor on an individual basis as time permits to review the topics covered in each seminar.  As always, counselors remain available on an individual basis throughout the day. 

Fall Semester

Freshman Seminars:  The focus of freshmen seminars is orienting all ninth grade students to the high school.  Counselors visit health classrooms in the fall to review with students the role of school personnel, teacher and student expectations, time management, study skills, stress, graduation requirements, the student transcript, MCAS requirements, the mid-year exams procedure, and course selection for grade 10. 

Senior Seminars:  The focus of senior seminars offered in the fall is to assist students in planning for life after high school.  Since each year Hingham High School sends approximately 85% of its graduates to four-year colleges and another 5% to two-year schools, the primary task of these seminars is teaching students to navigate the complex college application process.  Seniors are able to benefit from the expertise of their school counselors and also benefit from each other.  They are also encouraged to explore the Naviance Family Connection software with their parents.  Counselors review with seniors SATs, post-high school planning timeline, college applications including the essay, recommendations, scholarships, financial aid, and alternatives to college.

Spring Semester

Junior Seminars:  During the second semester, school counselors turn their attention to sophomores and juniors.  Junior seminars begin the process of helping students evaluate what they have accomplished educationally to date and what they hope to accomplish during their senior year and beyond.  Students explore post-secondary options and begin to build their first list of possible colleges and universities, if appropriate.  With the help of their counselor and the use of the Naviance Family Connection software, students are able to develop an initial college list.  These lists are later refined through continued work with the student's counselor.  Alternatives to college are always discussed and presented.

Sophomore Seminars:  Sophomore seminars take place in the spring and enable counselors to explore with students their strengths, weaknesses, and interests as they relate to possible career choices.  Sophomores take and score the Harrington O’Shea Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Personality Assessment during the seminar.  The results are discussed at length and possible careers and/or college majors are explored.  In addition, MCAS requirements, including testing procedures, are reviewed with students.