AUGUST 2026
- Back to school! Hope you have a great start to your 8th grade year!
- Start thinking about the high schools you are interested in learning more about, and make a list
of the things that are most important to you in making a decision. - Create a list of questions that you can ask the staff and students at high schools you visit.
- Want to learn more about Shadow Days? Read this month’s admissions newsletter, THE WHY.
SEPTEMBER 2026
- Plan a shadow day- September dates are the 10th, the 17th, and the 24th.
- Questions about admission events? Read this month’s admissions newsletter!
- Register to take Alter’s High School Placement Test Prep Class.
OCTOBER 2026
- Plan a shadow day- October dates are the 8th, the 15th, and the 29th.
- Attend our Arts, Athletics and Spirit Admissions Event – Wednesday, October 7 at 6 pm.
- Register for our High School Placement Test Prep Class.
- Learn more about test taking strategies and how high schools use the HSPT by reading this month’s issue of THE WHY!
- Register for the High School Placement Test, which will be given November 21.
NOVEMBER 2026
- Attend our Admissions, Academics and Faith Event- Thursday, November 5 at 6 pm.
- If you haven’t already, join us for a shadow day on November 5th.
- Complete your application for admission, scholarship applications and financial aid application
by November 13! - Take the High School Placement Test on Saturday, November 21.
- Learn more about the application process in THE WHY.
DECEMBER 2026
- You have applied…what happens next? The process is explained in this month’s installment of our admissions newsletter, THE WHY.
JANUARY 2027
- Admissions decisions will be delivered on January 15, 2027. We hope to welcome you to the
Class of 2031! - Registration begins for the Class of 2031 on January 25, 2027.
