Freshman / 9th Grade
Meet with your high school counselor to create a 4-year course plan - what classes you both need to take to graduate on time and classes you might want to take to learn about new skills or possible career pathways.
Register for courses that are required for admission to AZ universities:
Explore courses that can provide college credit in high school including dual-enrollment, Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB). Explore the credit transfer policies at the AZ public universities.
Join extracurriculars to build key life skills like leadership and problem-solving. Plus, you might uncover new talents and interests along the way!
Explore resources to help you stay on track in your classes - school tutoring options, Khan Academy, etc.
Start exploring careers early with your ECAP! Take the career interest assessments in MyFutureAZ and via Big Future to align your high school courses with what excites you.
Attend events at AZ college/university campuses.
- Arizona State University
- Northern Arizona University
- Univeristy of Arizona
- Maricopa County Community College District (Maricopa Community Colleges)
Discover ways to fund your education or training after high school. With costs being the biggest hurdle, it’s key to explore your many options early to make your future goals achievable!
- Create a Raise.me account to begin earning micro scholarships.
- Begin to explore different scholarship opportunities in places like our THRIVE Scholarship Database.
Get Involved
Looking for ways to get involved? Keep a lookout for your school’s club fair!
It is always a good time to get involved on your high school campus. There are clubs for everyone ranging from coloring clubs, K-pop, volunteer/service, mentoring, equality and many more. Also, all CTE programs have student organizations, as do all of the performing/visual arts and sports teams.
GPS High School Clubs & Activities
Meet With Your Counselor
Your counselor can help you with much more than just schedule changes!
Campo Verde High
Canyon Valley
Desert Ridge High
Gilbert Classical Academy
Gilbert High
Highland High
Mesquite High
Free/Reduced Lunch Application – for More than Just School Lunches!
Free/Reduced Lunch Application – for More than Just School Lunches!
Did you know that if you qualify for assistance through the National School Lunch Program (NLSP), you may be eligible to receive fee waivers for the SAT/ACT exams, some College Applications, and fee reductions for AP Exams?
Free and reduced-price meals are available to families who qualify. If your family chooses to apply, please fill out a Free & Reduced Meal Application.
From the College Board:
"The College Board fee-waiver service assists qualified, economically disadvantaged students who plan to take the SAT/SAT Subject Tests/PSAT/NMSQT/AP Exams. A student must be either enrolled in or eligible to participate in, the National School Lunch Program (NLSP) to receive a fee waiver. Schools participating in new federal programs such as Community Eligibility may not be able to use the NLSP criterion to identify and verify individual student fee-waiver eligibility. However, several other criteria or indicators can still be used to confirm eligibility for fee-waiver benefits."
For more information, please speak with your counselor.
Accepting Your Fee Waiver Benefits