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Guidance
Guidance
Sachem High School East Guidance Department
Phone: 631-716-8200 Fax: 631-716-8262
Twitter: @EastGuidance_
Remind: Text: 81010 , Message: @seguidance
Google Classroom Codes:
- 9th Grade: 7c7ppwc
- 10th Grade: b7ud6bd
- 11th Grade: 4dj4ady
- 12th Grade: wwN46xp
Important Updates:
- College & Career Fair: Monday, April 7th - 6:45-9pm @ East
- Click here for info on picking your courses for next school year!
- Click here for Scholarship Information!
- College Information Night Presentation for 10th and 11th Grade Students (January, 2025)
- Senior College Application Handbook 24-25 / Senior Checklist / Transcript Request Form / Presentation: The College Admissions Process / Applying For Financial Aid
- On-Site Admission Days: Suffolk CCC / St. Joseph's University / L.I.U. - Post / Mercy University
- Naviance Parent Workshop 2024
- Junior College Handbook 2023-2024 / College Information Night Presentation
- College & Career Readiness Checklist 2023-2024: English / Spanish
12th Grade Transcript Request / Teacher/Counselor Letter of Rec Deadlines:
| College Application Deadline: | Deadline to Submit Transcript Request to the Guidance Office: | Deadline to Submit Requests to Teachers / Counselor for Letters of Recommendation: |
| November 1st | October 18, 2024 | October 11, 2024 |
| November 15th | October 30, 2024 | October 25, 2024 |
| December 1st | November 13, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
Welcome to our Guidance Department website!
Our goal for this website is to have a user-friendly site where parents, students and interested community members can get information and resources to help them with guidance questions and concerns.
Our counseling staff at East is comprised of 10 counselors who are assigned to students alphabetically by grade. The hope is that counselors and students will develop a relationship that will continue over their four years of high school. In this way, counselors would be able to address students' needs in the areas of academics, future plans after high school as well as social/personal concerns.
Students will benefit from our school counseling program through our guidance curriculum which will provide experiences to address their academic, career, and personal/social needs.
Our Goals:
1. Provide a safe and secure environment for students to receive and counselors to deliver, developmentally
appropriate services.
2. Increase student academic achievement.
3. Enhance student self-esteem.
4. Assist students with post-high school college/career planning.
5. Develop strong parent/community involvement.
6. Provide professional development to all counselors.
Our guidance office telephone number is 631- 716-8200. Please feel free to call our office to speak with your son's/daughter's counselor.
Please visit Naviance Student for important information about colleges, scholarships, SAT/ACT test dates and deadline, guidance events, and more!
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Counselor |
9th |
10th |
11th |
12th |
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M. Sofia |
A - Br |
A - Be |
A - B |
A - Ca |
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W. Corrigan |
Bu - Da |
Bo - C |
C - E |
Ce - E |
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S. Iadanza |
De - Gl |
D - F |
F - He |
F - Hi |
|
C. Aliperti |
Go - K |
G - I |
Hi - Ll |
Ho - Le |
|
J. Cruz |
L - Me |
J - L |
Lo - M |
Li - Mo |
|
N. Koerber |
Mi - Ph |
M - Pa |
N - Q |
Mu - Pi |
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R. Chisari |
Pi - Sa |
Pe - Ro |
R - Sh |
Pl - Se |
|
F. Ciancimino |
Sc - Vo |
Ru - V |
Si - We |
Sh - Va |
|
T. Moon, Chair |
W - Z |
W - Z |
Wh - Z |
Ve - Z |
|
M. MacLellan |
A - Z |
A - Z |
A - Z |
A - Z |
NEW Pay for It System for AP Testing
Ms. Moon, Department Chair
Telephone: (631) 716-8200
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Upcoming Events/Deadlines:
12th Grade Transcript Request / Teacher/Counselor Letter of Rec Deadlines:
Suffolk Community College Application Workshop: October 29, 2025 at East (Deadline 10/24)
New York State Colleges Waiving Application Fees in 2025:
- SUNY - October 20th - November 3rd (Apply to up to 5 campuses for free, including Suffolk Community College!)
- CUNY - November 10 to November 21 (Application waiver for all New York State public and private high schools)
- Independent NYS Colleges and Universities (various dates/campuses)
Course Withdrawal Policy: Students are permitted to withdraw from classes, without penalty, for the first 4 weeks of school. If a student chooses to withdraw after the 4-week window, they will receive a WP (Withdrawn Passing) or a WF (Withdrawn Failing) based on their grades at the time of withdrawal. The last day that students may request to withdraw from class, without penalty, is Monday October 6th, 2025. We will be strictly following these deadlines to maintain appropriate class sizes to continue to offer the wide variety of programs that we do.
AP Exam Sign Up 2025: PaySchools registration window open October 1st - 31st
Upcoming Guidance Presentations:
- College Information Night for Parents of 12th Graders - September 30, 2025, 6 pm @ Sachem North
- SUNY Information Night - October 6, 2025, 6 pm @ Sachem North
- Financial Aid Information for Parents - October 18, 2025, 10 am @ Sachem East
- Financial Aid Information Night - October 20, 2025, 6 pm @ Sachem North
- Welcome to High School: Guidance Information for 9th Graders and Parents - October 28, 2025, 7 pm @ Sachem East
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- Local Scholarship Information - The Local Scholarship Google Classroom is published in February and runs through mid-March. Please check back in February for more information.
- Naviance Scholarship Info - All national and regional (non-local) scholarships, as well as college specific scholarships are posted in Naviance for students and parents to access. If you do not know your username and password, contact your school counselor. Once logged into Naviance, click on “Colleges” then “Scholarship Search” under the Scholarships & Money category.
- FAFSA - FAFSA Website
- HESC (NYS TAP/Excelsior Scholarship) - NYS TAP/Excelsior Scholarship
- NYS Excelsior Scholarship
- NYS STEM Incentive
- NYS Dream Act
- CSS Profile
- Helpful Scholarship Websites:
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- Naviance Student/Parent Access (East) (North)
- Naviance Teacher Access
- College Board (SAT/AP) - CollegeBoard Site
- Testing Accommodations for College Board Exams
- ACT - ACT Site
- ACT Testing Site
- NCAA Clearinghouse - NCAA Clearinghouse
- Senior Guide to the College Admissions Process (High School East)
- Junior College Handbook
- School Profile 24-25
- Common Application - Common App
- SUNY Information - SUNY Information
- CUNY Information - CUNY Information
- Early College Program through Suffolk Community College: Interested in getting a jump start on college coursework? Eligible 11th and 12th graders can take college courses through the Early College Program at Suffolk County Community College. Rising 10th graders may enroll starting in the summer session. Applications must be typed and submitted to the Guidance Office. Courses must be approved prior to registration: Application
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- Schedule Change Request Policy
- Course Withdrawal Policy: Students are permitted to withdraw from classes, without penalty, for the first 4 weeks of school. If a student chooses to withdraw after the 4-week window, they will receive a WP (Withdrawn Passing) or a WF (Withdrawn Failing) based on their grades at the time of withdrawal. The last day that students may request to withdraw from class, without penalty, is Monday October 6th, 2025. We will be strictly following these deadlines to maintain appropriate class sizes to continue to offer the wide variety of programs that we do.
- NYS Graduation Requirements
- Course Handbook
- Programming Folders - Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9
- Early Release/Late Arrival Form
- BOCES Information (coming soon)
- AP Capstone Diploma Program
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- Naviance Student/Parent Access (East) (North)
- NYS CareerZone
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- New York State Department of Civil Services
- Sample Resume