High School

• Cedarwood hosts a High School Info Night each fall

• Local high schools have open houses and other visiting opportunities for incoming first year students in October, November, December, and January. A few have late spring opportunities. Please find a detailed list of open house opportunities below.

• If your student plans to attend their local public high school, please plan to contact the school about registration & course selection in mid to late January. You’ll find this on the high school website, often listed under “8th Grade Forecasting”. Find your local public high school here.

• The lottery for Benson, Jefferson, and Metropolitan Learning Center is usually held in late autumn. This year the window is between November 15 and December 15.

• Please confirm your family’s final high school application choices to Cedarwood by December 15, 2023 (we’ll send a reminder!)

• Applications to local independent and private high schools are typically due in January and February. The deadline for the student’s application is generally different from the deadline for academic records from the schools.

• If you are applying for a scholarship or if your school has a specific deadline, please let us know as soon as you can. The deadlines are different for each school.

Secondary School Admissions Test (SSAT): The SSAT is available in-person at Oregon Episcopal School or online. In-person dates are October 14, November 11 & December 9.

High School Placement Test (HSPT) : Portland area Catholic high schools are offering the HSPT in-person in early December.

This list is by no means exhaustive, but provides a good start! Most open houses are in-person this year, but check the school’s website for updates and changes before you go!

Jesuit High School: October 29, 2023

Central Catholic High School: October 1, 2023

Oregon Episcopal School: November 5, 2023

Catlin Gabel: October 22, 2023

St. Mary's Academy: October 15, 2023

Valley Catholic High School: October 8, 2023

Pacific Crest Community School: October 28, 2023

Portland Waldorf High School: October 21, 2023

Riverdale High School: shadow days available

Northwest Academy: Tours and information sessions offered. Virtual visits also available.

Metropolitan Learning Center: How to enroll December 5, 2023

Jefferson High School: TBA

Grant High School: December 6, 2023

Cleveland High School: Bridging the Gap December 14, 2023

Lincoln High School: December 14, 2023

Ida B Wells High School: December 5, 2023

Milwaukie Academy of the Arts: Open House: December 6, 2023

Please check your local public high school or public magnet program’s website for 8th grade forecasting & registration details. These will be available by early winter.

Please keep in mind that most schools with an application process require teacher recommendations. When requesting teacher recommendations, please provide as much advance notice as possible to empower our teachers the time to write the best letter they can on behalf of your child. These requests are made through the high school’s application portal.

Since most independent schools require recommendations from your daily lesson teacher, math teacher, and another leader or teacher at the school, in addition to school records, we will track those recommendations to ensure the deadlines are met.

The email addresses you will need when submitting requests for records or recommendations are:

Kelly Marquis, Class of 2024 Teacher: kmarquis@cedarwoodschool.org

Jacob Wooton, Math Teacher: jwooton@cedarwoodschool.org

Natalie Norman/Michelle Jarvis, Section Leaders for the Middle School & Subject program (serving for Principal/Counselor recommendation this year): nnorman@cedarwoodschool.org/mjarvis@cedarwoodschool.org

Jo Wiersma, Registrar: jwiersma@cedarwoodschool.org

Erin Cooley, Director of Enrollment Management: ecooley@cedarwoodschool.org