Northwest Counseling Department Update Academic Year 2020-2021: We continue to be available remotely for our students, parents, staff, and community. Feel free to reach out to us by email using the links provided below. If you need immediate assistance, please email our Counseling Secretary, Angelica Agosto at Angelica_M_Agosto@mcpsmd.org. Meet our department! | update: 26 August 2020 |
NEW! Counseling Department Post-Secondary Planning for the Class of 2022 | Google doc | PDF | March 2021 |
Counseling Quick Links:
Counseling Services: Department Resources During Distant Learning | General Information | New Student Enrollment | Work Permits | Summer School
College Information: The Application Process @ NW | NEW College FAQs | Process for Transcript Requests | NEW Process for Mid-Year Transcript Requests | Montgomery College
College & Career Prep: Naviance Access for Parents & Students
Senior Meeting Parent Presentation: August 26, 2020
Virtual College Q & A Forum with Northwest Counselors. Spring 2020 presentation
MCPS College Career resources for the Class of 2021:
Navigating the College Admissions Process During COVID-19 Virtual Talk Show #1 | Virtual Talk Show #2
Counseling on Twitter
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The Northwest High School Counseling Team:
Jodi Edmunds, Resource Counselor
Counselor & Alpha Student Breakdown:
| Jodi Edmunds | MC2 grades 11-12 |
| Sue Bunting | MC2 grade 10 |
| Jeff Flach | A - Ber |
| Tamela McCarthy-Redd | Bes - Deb |
| Christine Kravitz | Dec - Go |
| Nancy Blanco | Gp - Kak |
| Athena Cois | Kal - Map |
| Austin Freeman | Maq - N |
| Sammy Buck | O - Ros |
| Christina Kim | Rot - Thn |
| Sean Stewart | Tho - Z |
Counseling Support Staff:
- Secretarial Team: Ms. Angelica Agosto, Counseling Secretary
- Registrar's Office: Ms. Jacqueline Scholl, Registrar
- Counseling Office Support: Ms. Jacqueline Carpenter, Assistant Registrar & Counseling Secretary
- College Career Information Center: Ms. Rochelle Davis, College Career Information Coordinator
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Counseling Services & General Information:
Northwest students and parents are invited to e-mail their counselor using the mailto links provided in the Counselor & Alpha Student Breakdown. Counseling Services include:
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Academic & Personal Counseling (long term therapy is not provided)
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College & Career Planning | College Readiness Newsletter PrepTalk
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Coordination of Educational Management Team Meetings
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Coordination of Parent/Teacher Conferences
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Referral Services to Community Resources and Supports
The College Application Process at Northwest High School:
- The Northwest Senior Survival Guide including The College Application Process
- The Letter of Recommendation: Student Self-Evaluation Form | Quick Guide for Naviance | Student Requests
- The Common App
- The Coalition App
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The Registrar's Office & Transcript Requests:
- Release of Records & Early Decision Acknowledgement Form (required before transcripts can be released): A link to this Google Form is also available on the College & Scholarship Transcript Request Form. Click here to download the PDF version.
- College & Scholarship Transcript Request Form: A link to this Google Form includes the Release of Records & Early Decision Acknowledgement Form link.
- College Application Follow Up with Mid-Year Transcripts: Mid-Year Transcripts which include first semester grades should be available the second week of February. Please request your Mid-Year Transcript using the Google Form linked here. All Common App schools require a Mid-Year Transcript.
- Selective Service Registration: Selective Service Registration for high school male students age 17 years and 3 months. Registration is quick, easy, and it's the law. Registrations processed on the 18th birthday.
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New Student Enrollment Information:
The following links will provide new student's and parents to Northwest High School the required documents needed for enrollment:
How to Enroll Your Child in Montgomery County Public Schools:
New Student Enrollment Forms Requirement by the Northwest Counseling Department:
- NW Documents Required for Enrollment
- NW Authorization for Release of Student Form
- New Enrollment: New Student Information Form & Student Emergency Information Form
- Authorization to Release Records Form
Additional information that may be required for Proof of Residency:
Montgomery College:
MC Home Page. Use this link to access the online application through admissions as well as Accuplacer testing information and MC financial aid. High school seniors applying to Montgomery College should plan to apply during the 'Application Fee Waiver' season October 1 to March 1.
NW + MC Early College Access (Early Placement) Program Information. Earning college credit during your senior year. Application begins during senior year class registration! Click here for program details.