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8th Grade: High School Updates

Important Dates
  • Monday, September 29, 2025: District 21 High School Showcase
  • Monday, October 6, 2025: Digital SHSAT Readiness Activity
  • Tuesday, October 7, 2025: High School Application, LaGuardia Application, and Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) Registration Opens 
  • Friday, October 31, 2025: SHSAT Registration Closes 
  • Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025: SHSAT School Day Testing 
  • Sat / Sun, November 15-16, 2025: SHSAT- Make up Testing (Location TBD)
  • Wednesday, December 3, 2025: High School Application Closes 
  • Thursday, March 5, 2026: High School Offers Available

To Learn about the HS Admissions Please join one of the information sessions. Details below:

Schedule of Events: 

  • Wednesday, October 15, 5pm to 6pm | High School Admissions General Event for Students with Disabilities. Event held in English and interpretation provided in: Bangla, Chinese (Mandarin), Russian, Spanish and ASL. 
  • Thursday, October 16, 5pm to 6pm | High School Admissions General Event in Spanish. 
  • Thursday, October 23, 5pm to 6pm | High Schools Admissions General Event in Chinese (Mandarin).
  • Friday, October 24, 3pm to 4pm | High Schools Admissions General Event. Event in English. Interpretation provided in: Korean, Russian, Spanish and Uzbek. 
  • Thursday, October 30, 6pm to 7pm | The testing Specialized High Schools. Event held in English. Interpretation available in: Chinese (Mandarin), French, Korean, Urdu and American Sign Language (ASL). 

HOW TO JOIN ANY EVENT:

  • Each event will be hosted live. Join us on Zoom at the event’s start time by visiting: https:/bit.ly/2025FallHSEvents
  • Webinar ID: 990 1261 6744 
  • Passcode: 123456 or
  • For phone audio: 
  • US: +16469313860 
  • Conference Line: 99012616744# 
  • Passcode: 123456#

IMPORTANT NOTE: visit schools.nyc.gov/HS where you will find the phone numbers to call for interpretation in each language. 

* Dates subject to change
 
 
Please visit the following websites for more helpful information:
 
 
Families are encouraged to visit the Class of 2026 Google Classroom for more HS related information. Under the classwork tab, you can find information on how to sign up for upcoming HS open houses/tours. If a HS you are interested in is not listed, please visit the High School's website directly or reach out to their Parent Coordinator.
 
For more information, students can see Ms. Shakeya Stephenson in the Main Office during their scheduled lunch period or email [email protected].
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