Great Futures Charter High School for the Health Sciences
Dear Prospective GFCHS Student, Great Futures Charter High School for the Health Sciences is recruiting students for the 2017-2018 school year to be enrolled in its September 2017 ninth grade class! All students who are Jersey City residents are eligible to apply. Great Futures Charter High School for the Health Sciences is seeking dynamic students who are highly motivated to do well in school. Students are expected to enthusiastically engage in their learning; energetically focus on high academic success; actively study and complete work, projects and assignments; eagerly participate in career-related experiences and internships in health science fields at the Jersey City Medical Center; willingly take part in improvement and enrichment activities held beyond school hours and on Saturdays; and genuinely commit to service learning and performing community service. GFCHS is seeking students who will fully commit to a myriad of new learning opportunities and work-related experiences during their high school years that will pay off in the form of college acceptance coupled with work-related certification(s) and skills. Great Futures Charter High School for the Health Sciences holds high expectations for all students. Students are projected to meet high academic standards and graduate in four (4) years having successfully completed a rigorous curriculum of 160 course credits. Preparing all students for success in college and the 21st century workplace, focusing on certified health-related professions, is the school’s goal. Students should complete the attached Registration Form in its entirety. The completed Registration Form must be received no later than 4:00pm on Friday, January 13, 2017. Your Registration Form should be hand-delivered or mailed so that it is received by the deadline date. Late and/or incomplete Registration Forms will not be considered for entrance. Faxed/emailed Registration Forms will not be accepted. Mail or Hand- Deliver the Completed Registration Form to: Great Futures Charter High School for the Health Sciences 225 Morris Boulevard* Jersey City, NJ 07302 Write “GFCHS Gr.9 Student Registration Form” on envelope. *(Located in the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hudson County site.) It is important that students and parent(s)/guardian(s) provide an accurate mailing address and/or email address so they may receive confirmation of receipt of the Registration Form. Information will also be sent to you (e.g. notification of next steps, inclusion in the potential public lottery, enrollment acceptance letter, etc.) throughout the registration process. We wish every prospective student the best of luck and hope to see you in our classrooms in the future! If you have any questions that need to be answered before completing your Registration Form, please feel free to email us at [email protected] or call 201-716-1520. Sincerely, Great Futures Charter High School for the Health Sciences Page 1 of 3
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of Prospective GFCHS Student, We look forward to receiving your child’s completed Registration Form. Registration ends on Friday, January 13, 2017 at 4:00pm. When your Registration Form is received, you and your child will receive an email, along with a mailed letter, confirming its receipt. Completing the Registration Form does not provide automatic admission into the school. If the number of student Registration Forms received by the deadline date meets, or is less than, the number of available seats at the ninth grade level – 125, then all students who registered will be accepted. In the event that the number of student Registration Forms received by the deadline date exceeds the number of available seats, then a public lottery will be held. The lottery ensures an equitable acceptance process for all student registrants. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOTTERY, THE STUDENT MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE GREAT FUTURES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES PRIOR TO THE LOTTERY. If the lottery DOES NOT need to occur, parent(s)/guardian(s), will be notified on January 17, 2016 via email and postal mail that the student has been accepted. Final Registration for accepted students will occur on Saturday, January 21, 2017 from 9:00am – 2:00pm, Tuesday, January 24th through Thursday, January 26th from 4:00-6:30pm each day, and Saturday, January 28, 2017 from 9:00am – 2:00pm. Final Registration is in-person and parent(s)/guardian(s) must bring the documents listed below in “Final Registration Requirements”. If the lottery NEEDS to be held, it is scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 6:00pm promptly at Great Futures Charter HS for the Health Sciences, 225 Morris Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07302. Parent(s)/guardian(s) will be notified via email and postal mail on/before January 17, 2017 informing them about the student’s participation in the lottery. In case of inclement weather, the lottery will be held on an alternate date: Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 6:00pm. Parent(s)/guardian(s) and prospective students DO NOT need to be present for the lottery. Final Registration for students accepted through the lottery process is in-person and will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2017 from 9:00am – 2:00pm, Tuesday, January 24th through Thursday, January 26th from 4:006:30pm each day, and Saturday, January 28, 2017 from 9:00am – 2:00pm. Parent(s)/guardian(s) must bring the documents listed below in “Final Registration Requirements”. Any student accepted who does not complete his/her Final Registration by January 28, 2017 will FORFEIT their seat and the seat will be offered to the next eligible student who registered. Final Registration Requirements: A. Complete the “Grade 9 – September 2017 Registration Form Packet” online at www.greatfuturescharterhs.org, print out your completed forms and attend a Registration Session. B. Parents and students must both be present in order to complete the Final Registration process. In order to register your child, you must be the official parent/guardian. Parent(s)/guardian(s) need to bring the following documentation/information: 1. Your child. 2. Child’s Certified Birth Certificate with Raised Seal. (Original Copy) 3. Proof of Guardianship - tax return, court order, if applicable. (Original Copies) 4. Immunization Record (Original Copy) 5. Photo ID of parent/guardian, for example, driver’s license or passport. 6. Proof of Residency - Bring 3 forms: driver’s license, utility bills, bank statement, copy of valid lease, mortgage contract, real estate tax bill in your name (Original Copies) At the Registration session, students will receive information on next steps and the “Parent/Student Orientation Session” to be held in February 2017. Great Futures Charter High School for the Health Sciences is excited to offer your child this opportunity for success and looks forward to working together to meet the student’s needs. Page 2 of 3
REGISTRATION FORM FOR ADMISSION INTO GRADE 9 FOR 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR Deadline Date for Submission of Completed Registration Form: Friday, January 13, 2017 by 4:00pm Mail or Hand-Deliver the Completed Registration Form to: Great Futures Charter High School for the Health Sciences 225 Morris Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Write “GFCHSHS Grade 9 Student Registration Form” on envelope. Email questions to: [email protected] or call 201-716-1520
STUDENT INFORMATION (PLEASE PRINT) Last Name: Date of Birth:
First Name: Month
Day
Year
MI Gender:
Current School Student Attends:
Male
Female
Present Grade (Sept. 2016):
STUDENT’S PRIMARY ADDRESS Street Address: City:
State:
Zip:
Home Telephone:
Cell Phone:
Email Address:
PARENT(S) / GUARDIAN (S) INFORMATION Last Name:
First:
Relationship:
Street Address:
City:
Home Telephone:
Cell Phone:
Work Phone:
Email Address:
Last Name:
State:
First:
Zip:
Relationship:
Street Address:
City:
Home Telephone:
Cell Phone:
Work Phone:
Email Address:
Print Parent/Guardian Name: First
State:
MI
Parent/Guardian Signature:
Zip:
Last Date
Great Futures Use Only: Student Registration #__________ Official Date:_____________ Reviewed:________
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Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of Prospective GFCHS Student, We look forward to receiving your child’s completed Registration Form. Registration ends on Friday, January 13, 2017 at 4:00pm. When your Registration Form is received, you and your child will receive an email, along with a mailed letter, confirming its receipt. Completing the Registration Form does not provide automatic admission into the school. If the number of student Registration Forms received by the deadline date meets, or is less than, the number of available seats at the ninth grade level – 125, then all students who registered will be accepted. In the event that the number of student Registration Forms received by the deadline date exceeds the number of available seats, then a public lottery will be held. The lottery ensures an equitable acceptance process for all student registrants. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOTTERY, THE STUDENT MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE GREAT FUTURES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES PRIOR TO THE LOTTERY. If the lottery DOES NOT need to occur, parent(s)/guardian(s), will be notified on January 17, 2016 via email and postal mail that the student has been accepted. Final Registration for accepted students will occur on Saturday, January 21, 2017 from 9:00am – 2:00pm, Tuesday, January 24th through Thursday, January 26th from 4:00-6:30pm each day, and Saturday, January 28, 2017 from 9:00am – 2:00pm. Final Registration is in-person and parent(s)/guardian(s) must bring the documents listed below in “Final Registration Requirements”. If the lottery NEEDS to be held, it is scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 6:00pm promptly at Great Futures Charter HS for the Health Sciences, 225 Morris Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07302. Parent(s)/guardian(s) will be notified via email and postal mail on/before January 17, 2017 informing them about the student’s participation in the lottery. In case of inclement weather, the lottery will be held on an alternate date: Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 6:00pm. Parent(s)/guardian(s) and prospective students DO NOT need to be present for the lottery. Final Registration for students accepted through the lottery process is in-person and will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2017 from 9:00am – 2:00pm, Tuesday, January 24th through Thursday, January 26th from 4:006:30pm each day, and Saturday, January 28, 2017 from 9:00am – 2:00pm. Parent(s)/guardian(s) must bring the documents listed below in “Final Registration Requirements”. Any student accepted who does not complete his/her Final Registration by January 28, 2017 will FORFEIT their seat and the seat will be offered to the next eligible student who registered. Final Registration Requirements: A. Complete the “Grade 9 – September 2017 Registration Form Packet” online at www.greatfuturescharterhs.org, print out your completed forms and attend a Registration Session. B. Parents and students must both be present in order to complete the Final Registration process. In order to register your child, you must be the official parent/guardian. Parent(s)/guardian(s) need to bring the following documentation/information: 1. Your child. 2. Child’s Certified Birth Certificate with Raised Seal. (Original Copy) 3. Proof of Guardianship - tax return, court order, if applicable. (Original Copies) 4. Immunization Record (Original Copy) 5. Photo ID of parent/guardian, for example, driver’s license or passport. 6. Proof of Residency - Bring 3 forms: driver’s license, utility bills, bank statement, copy of valid lease, mortgage contract, real estate tax bill in your name (Original Copies) At the Registration session, students will receive information on next steps and the “Parent/Student Orientation Session” to be held in February 2017. Great Futures Charter High School for the Health Sciences is excited to offer your child this opportunity for success and looks forward to working together to meet the student’s needs. Page 2 of 3
REGISTRATION FORM FOR ADMISSION INTO GRADE 9 FOR 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR Deadline Date for Submission of Completed Registration Form: Friday, January 13, 2017 by 4:00pm Mail or Hand-Deliver the Completed Registration Form to: Great Futures Charter High School for the Health Sciences 225 Morris Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Write “GFCHSHS Grade 9 Student Registration Form” on envelope. Email questions to: [email protected] or call 201-716-1520
STUDENT INFORMATION (PLEASE PRINT) Last Name: Date of Birth:
First Name: Month
Day
Year
MI Gender:
Current School Student Attends:
Male
Female
Present Grade (Sept. 2016):
STUDENT’S PRIMARY ADDRESS Street Address: City:
State:
Zip:
Home Telephone:
Cell Phone:
Email Address:
PARENT(S) / GUARDIAN (S) INFORMATION Last Name:
First:
Relationship:
Street Address:
City:
Home Telephone:
Cell Phone:
Work Phone:
Email Address:
Last Name:
State:
First:
Zip:
Relationship:
Street Address:
City:
Home Telephone:
Cell Phone:
Work Phone:
Email Address:
Print Parent/Guardian Name: First
State:
MI
Parent/Guardian Signature:
Zip:
Last Date
Great Futures Use Only: Student Registration #__________ Official Date:_____________ Reviewed:________
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