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      <title>October SAT</title>
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      <description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The registration deadline for the &lt;strong&gt;October 3&lt;/strong&gt; national SAT test is &lt;strong&gt;September 18&lt;/strong&gt;. Any senior who desires to retake the SAT for the opportunity to improve scores for college admission or scholarships can register at this link by signing into their College Board account -&lt;a href="https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat"&gt;&amp;nbsp;https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PSAT/NMSQT</title>
      <link>https://www.zps.org/pub/news/posts/2312</link>
      <description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Juniors&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;interested in taking the fall PSAT/NMSQT on &lt;strong&gt;October 27&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;can register&lt;a href="https://forms.gle/51VgzUkJzRR3ZR6F8"&gt;&amp;nbsp;HERE&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;Friday, 10/2&lt;/strong&gt; at 3:00 p.m. This is an OPTIONAL test to prepare for the SAT. It is also the qualifying test for National Merit Scholarship consideration. Cost is $20. The late test registration window runs from 10/2 to noon on 10/9 at a cost of $30. No registrations will be accepted after the late deadline.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Senior Year Counseling Meeting</title>
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      <description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seniors/Senior Parents:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Here is the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15lZWRw2hChcRevnGzs-34k6CXzhjIJjHfL_CbRvXcIs/edit?usp=sharing"&gt;slideshow&lt;/a&gt; from the fall senior counseling meeting. Please review the information in the presentation and utilize this&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AW0kC3z7Ml2xyZAxRLqs_VTO8nUlo8WhvYTQkQ1ReiM/edit?usp=sharing"&gt;&amp;nbsp;senior year planning checklist&lt;/a&gt; for information relevant to your last year of high school. It is very important that you complete the&lt;a href="https://forms.gle/thCYXkNKJ8bhv1DK6"&gt;&amp;nbsp;senior survey&lt;/a&gt; in order to inform your counselor if you would like to schedule an individual meeting to review post-high plans and ask questions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Seniors - Start Your Common App With Us!</title>
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      <description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seniors&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Are you planning to attend college next year but are overwhelmed at the prospect of starting your applications? Do the schools you are planning on applying to use the Common Application but it seems confusing? No worries! We are here to help! The counseling office will be hosting a Common App help session on&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Monday, September 21&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;during Advisory. Seniors will be able to get an overview of the Common App, create their own accounts, and get answers to some of the frequently asked questions that arise. If you are interested in attending, please complete&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmMzHkkwMGXuMM6TpSt2Cjjod6tE6wJYwYchAHhfyKIM8xsg/viewform?usp=dialog"&gt;&amp;nbsp;this form&lt;/a&gt; by noon on &lt;strong&gt;Friday, September 18&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAR Good Citizen Award</title>
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      <description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seniors&lt;/strong&gt;: Each year, the local chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) invites Zeeland East and Zeeland West to participate in the DAR Good Citizen Program and Scholarship Contest. This program is intended to encourage and reward seniors who possess the qualities of good citizenship: dependability, service, leadership, patriotism. If you are interested in being considered for this honor, please complete&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_cOdGy52dezkBZTQoDnwjdSXdnzBZ8pl6wXuZ70frMhhFfw/viewform?usp=preview"&gt;&amp;nbsp;this form&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp; For the chance to win at least $500, students will be required to prepare a resume and write an essay. &amp;nbsp;The deadline for consideration is &lt;strong&gt;noon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;on September 23.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>College Speed Dating</title>
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      <description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Come and check out our new spin on college rep visits - college speed dating! &amp;nbsp;Connect with multiple schools during one Advisory session. Learn more and register&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6eBC2d63eCdcV64VuOu0Ciyt4Ky4HI1ok8oguZIxTQdwgRg/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=102882814231658157807"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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